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Fifty Years in Canada Mrs Swain Recounts Emigration
Mrs D E Swain visiting Crosby district recalls her family’s 50 year journey to Canada in August currents. Edward Walker sailed from Liverpool July 25 41295 aboard Numidian taking ten days to Montreal. The party traveled to Winnipeg and Millwood where farming, mills, and a photography business flourished. Swain became postmaster and later leading dealer, continuing until 1943 amid Manitoba settlement.
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D. E. Swain
Gulf of
Lawrence
St. Lawrence
Montreas
Winnipeg
Millwood
West
Brandon
Baird
Manitoba
W. E. Swain
Roland