Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers

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English Settlers in Atlantic Canada

By Lucille H. Campey

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Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers is the first comprehensive work on early English immigration to Canada, focusing on the settlers who arrived in the Atlantic provinces. It explores who these immigrants were, their reasons for leaving England, their settlement patterns across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, and the lasting impact they had on the region.

Based on extensive research from passenger lists, archives, and English county records, the book details over 700 transatlantic crossings, offering a rich resource for those interested in family history and the broader emigration experience.
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Ideal for readers interested in Canadian history, genealogy researchers tracing English ancestry, and those fascinated by migration and settlement themes.

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.

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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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781554887484

Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 October 2010

Country: Canada

Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 707g

Pages: 384

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American & Canadian History Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Lucille H. Campey Non-Fiction

About the Author

Lucille H. Campey was born in Ottawa and is a professional researcher and historian. Having married an Englishman, she moved to England where she acquired her M.A. in medieval history from Leeds University, then completed a doctorate on emigration history from the University of Aberdeen. She is the author of eight books on early Scottish emigration to Canada. Lucille and Geoff Campey live near Salisbury in Wiltshire.