However, he soon returned home with his young family, when he, and the other miners found that the conditions in the Nova Scotia mines, were much worse and more unsafe than conditions in Blantyre.
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Ann Crossar My great grandfathers brothers and their families left Blantyre in 1900’s and emigrated to Nova Scotia – in fact John Sim had a daughter born in Canada and called her Nova Scotia Sim. Here us picture if their headstone from Thorburn cemetery, Nova Scotia.
Jane Johnstone My grannie’s first husband and his brother lasted one month in Pittsburgh
Margaret Brown Burns My grandfather had a go in Canada but he too came home very disillusioned.
The Blantyre Project as did mine!
Mhairi McGaulley Is this McAuley or McGauley?
The Blantyre Project definitely McGauley.
Mhairi McGaulley Cornelius McGaulley Do you know anything about this?
Cornelius McGaulley Unfortunately not, worth having a look in to though.
Lorna MacKinnon Is he related to your Dad Mhairi?
Mhairi McGaulley I am not aware of any McGaulleys/McGauleys having gone to Canada in 1927 but any McGaulleys/McGauleys must’ve been some sort of connection I would think?
Betty Brown When the came from Ierland, people could not spell, so some spelt it with one l.
Betty Brown That was in uk. They landed mostly Scotland.
Joy McLennan This is so true..my gramps and family first went to Cape Breton Is…Nova Scotia. They couldn’t believe it. Rough men, horrid conditions….went back to Blantyre. Then the WHOLE family came to Vancouver Island….WAY BETTER! …Around 1912!