Which province are you researching in?

I've been researching my family history for more than 30 years. My Canadian research has been limited to Ontario, primarily the Hamilton-Wentworth area. By no means am I an expert but I'm pretty familiar with what type of records are available to anyone researchig in this area.

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Permalink Reply by Jacquie Norris on September 25, 2011 at 2:59pm

I too have family in the Hamilton - Wentworth County. What name's are you searching?

J. Norris

Permalink Reply by Cara-Mae Hackett on November 17, 2011 at 11:30am

I just joined this site today and most of my ancestors came over from Alsace and settled in New Germany (now Maryhill), Ontario.

I'm on ancestry.ca & findagrave.com but I thought it was worthwhile to check out other sites as well.

The surnames I am having the biggest issue with are Meyer (also found as Myer, Myers, Mire) and his wife whose actual maiden surname I am still unsure of though I've found it as Jaeg, Jaeq, Yack, Yach, Yacht, Jaeckle, Jaegle and Jary in various places.

And the ancestor I am having the biggest problem finding is John Theobald Wadel. His wife was listed as a widow in the 1861 census. He was naturalized in 1848. Still nothing solid on who his parents were or when he exactly died or where he was buried.