Lee Thomas Norton (often Thomas Lee Norton in records) was a mariner by trade, plying the seas around England. Thomas was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, baptized on September 18, 1816 to parents Jeremiah Norton a shipwright and his wife Elizabeth Sharpe. When Thomas was 15 years old he became an indentured servant to William…
Category: 2021
Are Your Irish Immigrants to Canada In this Database at the National Archives Ireland
I am a member of the East Galway Genealogy Facebook Group and Martin Curley recently shared a new resource that I had not explored. The collection of records are from Chief Secretary of Ireland’s Office records found on the Archives of Ireland website. These records are described on the site as: “The records of the…
Bakery Boys in Quebec Expose an Embezzlement Case
Celebrating 150 Years of the Royal Canadian Artillery
This year, 2021 is the 150th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Canadian Artillery. In 1871 the British Military were handing over the reins of guarding Canada to its own people. It was not as prestigious as it may sound, in 1905 the reminisces of William Jordan were given to the Kingston newspaper The…