Reading excerpts from the book 'Assisting Emigration to Upper Canada' by Wendy Cameron gave me a clue that maybe my husband's ancestor Richard Adams - born 9 Apr 1814 - immigrated 1832 from Chulmleigh in Devon UK - died 26 Nov 1878 Woodstock Ontario & buried at the Anglican Cemetary Woodstock Ont - was part of the Petworth Immigration Scheme. How would I be able to prove this?

[From Wendy Cameron, Petworth Emigrations] -- It's safe to say that it is unlikely that this ancestor was a Petworth emigrant. Devon is well outside the catchment area. In Assisting Emigration p 207-9, Table P-2.1, a table listing known Petworth emigrants by county, the closest county listed is Somerset. The 11 Somerset emigrants were sent in 1835 -- from Bath where the wealthy circulated in and out and where they may well have had a single sponsor. You can never say never, we were unable to account for the origins of a significant number of emigrants, and we had a few late additions not included in this table, but the odds are not good. On a positive note, you can suggest that if a connection is found we would be interested in receiving a form through the website. If found, I think it will be through tracing the family and any local sponsorship they enjoyed rather by searching the sources we examined for our books.

Can you tell me or point me someplace that might tell me the intestate succession for land in 1886 in Ontario? Would the widow get part and/or the children? What percentage?

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What were the names and locations of Methodist churches and cemeteries for Manvers Twp. in 1888?

Have you visited Victoria County GenWeb? You might be able to find this information or perhaps links/addresses to local genealogy societies who may be able to help. Also check with the United Church Archives for information on Methodist Churches. A list of all known Ontario cemeteries can be found at CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project

My father was born out of wedlock in 1931. My grandmother married in 1935 and her husband adopted my father although I'm not sure what year. Would his original birth info have his biological father's name and if so would I have access to that

On our page regarding Birth Records it states who can obtain access to birth records for births that have occurred within the past 92 years (yes you can if you prove you're next of kin). There is also a link to the Registrar General where you can find the necessary forms. With an adoption however his original birth registration may have been pulled and replaced by a new one. And the information on either would be whatever your grandmother provided.

Some of my ancestors are said to be United Empire Loyalists from the U.S. who immigrated there from England. Do you have any possible dates for these Loyalists entering Canada and where they may have settled?

The migration of Loyalists from the USA to Canada started in the mid 1770's, most migrated first to Nova Scotia (and what is now New Brunswick), then west to Upper & Lower Canada as free land was offered. Loyalist settlements in Upper Canada were mostly in Eastern Ontario (in & around Kingston) but Loyalists can also be found in other areas of what is now Southern Ontario.