Book description
The exodus from England that gathered pace during the 19th century
accounted for the greatest part of the total emigration from Britain
to Canada. And yet, while copious emigration studies have been
undertaken on the Scots and the Irish, very little has been written
about the English in Canada.
Drawing on wide-ranging data collected from English record offices
and Canadian archives, Lucille Campey considers why people left
England and traces their destinations in Ontario and Quebec. A mass of
detailed information relating to pioneer settlements and ship
crossings has been distilled to provide new insights on how, why, and
when Ontario and Quebec acquired their English settlers. Challenging
the widely held assumption that emigration was primarily a flight from
poverty, Campey reveals how the ambitious and resourceful English were
strongly attracted by the greater freedoms and better livelihoods that
could be achieved by relocating to Canada's central provinces.
“As with Lucille Campey's previous books, Seeking a Better Future is
a major addition to the literature for those looking for insight into
their pioneer immigrant ancestor experience, in this case the English in
Quebec and Ontario.” Lucille H. Campey was born in Ottawa. A
professional researcher and historian, she has a master's degree in
medieval history from Leeds University and a Ph. D. from Aberdeen
University in emigration history. She is the author of 8 books on early
Scottish emigration to Canada and one on English emigration to Canada.
Her latest title,
Seeking a Better Future
, is to be released in the fall of 2012. She lives near Salisbury in
Wiltshire, England.
