Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers: English Settlers in Atlantic Canada (The English In Canada Book 1)

The first-ever comprehensive book written on early English immigration to Canada, __Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers__ introduces a series of three titles on The English in Canada. Focusing on factors that brought the English to Atlantic Canada, it traces the English arrivals to their various settlements in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, and considers their reasons for leaving their homeland. Who were they? When did they arrive? Were they successful? What was their lasting impact? Drawing on wide-ranging documentary sources, including passenger lists, newspaper shipping reports, and the wealth of material to be found in English county record offices and in Canadian national and provincial archives, the book provides extensive details of the immigrants and their settlements and gives details of more than 700 Atlantic crossings — essential reading for individuals wishing to trace English and Canadian family links or to deepen understanding of the emigration process. Planters, Paupers, And Pioneers Is The First Comprehensive And Detailed Study Ever To Be Written Of English Emigration To Canada. The First Of Three Books On The English In Canada, It Considers The Factors Which Brought The English To Atlantic Canada. It Traces The English Arrivals To Their Various Settlements In Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, And Newfoundland, And Considers Their Reasons For Emigrating. Who Were They? When Did They Arrive? Were They Successful? What Was Their Lasting Impact? Drawing On Wide-ranging Documentary Sources, Including Passenger Lists, Newspaper Shipping Reports, And The Wealth Of Material To Be Found In English County Record Offices And In Canadian National And Provincial Archives, The Book Provides Extensive Information About The Immigrants And Their Settlements And Details Of More Than Seven Hundred Atlantic Crossings-essential Reading For Individuals Wishing To Trace English And Canadian Family Links Or To Deepen Their Understanding Of The Emigration Process.--book Jacket. Leaving England -- Laying The Foundations: Yorkshire Emigration -- The Loyalists Who Followed -- Nova Scotia's English Settlers: Two Types Of English -- Scattered Far And Wide In New Brunswick -- With Ships To Launch: The Prince Edward Island English -- Newfoundland's West Country Settlers -- The Home Children -- The Sea Crossing -- The English In Atlantic Canada. Lucille H. Campey. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [431]-451) And Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format. The first in a series of three titles on "The English in Canada," this book focuses on factors that brought the English to Canada, tracing the English arrivals to the various settlements. Drawing on wide-raging documentary resources, this book is essential reading for individuals wishing to trace English and Canadian family links