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From: "Brenda Dougall Merriman, CGRS, CGL" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] "Foreign born in 1850"
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:27:51 -0400
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Craig,

With all respect <G> you might try for another explanation of NSW. In 1860
(your census reference for this odd birthplace) the only things just south
of Hudson's Bay were natives and Hudson's Bay forts. There were no forts
called New South Wales, or North Wales for that matter. There is a current
geographic feature called Wales Point which seems to coincide with what was
Fort Churchill. York Factory and Flamborough House are other HBC historical
names along the southwest portion of Hudson's Bay. If a man in Michigan in
1860 had been born "way up there" surely he would have named the fort as his
birthplace. Or Canada. However most residents of the forts were likely
born/recruited in Scotland or England to work there. Very odd.

But very enlightening discussion!
Brenda in Toronto


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From: "Craig R. Scott" <>
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Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [APG] "Foreign born in 1850"


> While doing research on some Union soldiers in the 1860 census from
> Michigan
> and New York I kept coming across a place of birth of N.S.W.
>
> It seemed strange to me that so many Austrailians would be in Michigan and
> New York, as in New South Wales.
>
> Then I came across a J. Wilkes map of British Colonies in North America
> dated 1797 that showed New South Wales to be just southeast of New North
> Wales, just south of Hudson Bay.
>
> So right church (Anglican?), wrong pew.
>
> C.
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