THOMAS/ ANDERSON of Perth, Scotland to Quebec, Canada

[SweetAmber32]

I'm looking for info on David Thomas b. abt 1796 in Perth, Scotland and Jane (Jean) Anderson b. abt 1799 in Perth as well. They both left Scotland, on the same ship, according to a family tree. Apparantly, according to the tree, they married on the ship. But I have a copy of the church record for their marriage Oct 21 1817 in St. Andrew' Church, Quebec, Canada. They had, as far as I know, two daughters, Ann(a) Anderson Thomas, b. Jul 08 1827 Quebec, Canada and Jane Anderson Thomas b. Aug 07 1829 in Quebec, Canada. Ann(a) Anderson Thomas married John Stanley in 1851 in Quebec, Canada. I do not know if Perth is the correct place of birth, nor who their parents/ siblings were of David THOMAS or Jane (Jean) ANDERSON. As the Jane's name, their marriage record from the church and the births of the daughters, Jean is written down. Jane is from another family tree, mentioned above. Jean could have been a nickname as her daughter Ann(a) named my gg-grandmother Jane and Jane (Jean) and David named their second daughter Jane. Any help is appreciated.

[Anne H]

Hi SweetAmber32,

Welcome to TalkingScot

I can't help with information on your Thomas family, but it could be possible they married on the ship then opted for a church wedding upon reaching land. Is that ten-years from their marriage before they had their first child, or are those the only children found, so far?

Other people's research can be very helpful in putting your tree together, but I would always want to thoroughly check anything from anyone elses "tree".

You have a lot of Jean's and Jane's there...those names are interchangable along with Jessie, Jeanie and sometimes, Janet.

Hopefully someone will come along who might be able to shed some light on your family.

Regards,
Anne H

[SweetAmber32]

Thanks for the welcome Anne. I agree with trying to make sure the info is as accurate as possible. It is possible that they married on the ship, then had a church wedding. The gentleman who had the ship marriage info, did not provide any sources and his email is no longer working for me to question him. But I do have Davids and Janes (Jean) marriage record from the church, so atleast that is sourced. The person who helped get me that record, only found birth records for Ann(a) and her sister Jane. There might have been more, but I can't seem to find any other children. So, hopefully I'll get lucky and someone will help put a crack in this brickwall.

Sincerely,
Morgan Cole

[SarahND]

Hello Morgan, and welcome!

As I'm sure you've seen, on the IGI there is a David Thomas born 20 Nov 1795 and christened 24 Nov 1795 in Kinclaven, Perth
Father: John Thomas
Mother: Janet Garvie

You can purchase the record on Scotland's People (link at top of the page)

But... how to be sure he is the one who went to Quebec? At least there only seems one to choose from in Perth, but there are 6 more in other parts of Scotland. I assume that his marriage record said nothing about his place of birth? Or any subsequent record? I know that mostly they will just say "Scotland", but sometimes you can get lucky...

All the best,
Sarah

[SarahND]

Hi again,
I'm not sure if you have checked out the Québec Bibliothèque et Archives nationales site, but they have put up lots of priceless data. Much of it is, naturally, in French, but it shouldn't be too difficult to search if you just remember that Nom means "surname" and Prénom means "first name."

http://www.banq.qc.ca/portal/dt/genealo ... alogie.jsp

I found this, for example, which may or may not be your David:

Non-Catholic burials in the Montréal Area, 1768-1899

Nom: Thomas
Prénom: David
Année sépulture: 1850
Église: Garrison Anglican Church
Folio 12v
Source: Centre d'archives de Montréal, CE601,S65

This is probably one of the two David Thomases who appear in the Laval Montréal directory (also available on the same library and archives site) for 1842-43 as:

Thomas, David, carter, Wolfe, near Dorchester street.
Thomas, David, contractor, Panet street

Not sure if either of these are anything to do with you, but there is a wealth of information available there.

Have fun!
Sarah

[LesleyO]

Hi, Morgan --

Another good source for non-Catholics buried in a cemetery in Montreal proper during that time period is Mount Royal Cemetery. My oiwn great grandfather bought a family plot there in the early 1800s, where many of my early rleatives are buried -- and there are other related family plots in the same area. Go to this link:

http://www.mountroyalcem.com/products_s ... lang=en-CA

for their searchable database. I took a look for David Thomas and there are several, all too recent, but perhaps there are other names there that may help you, if you've not yet explored that site. You state "Quebec, Canada" -- do you mean Quebec City, or the province of Quebec?