HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-09-27, Page 5GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 197—PAGE 5
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Dear Editor,
I a`m the proud
possessor of the original
passengers' contract
ticket that brought the
Farrish family from
Scotland to Canada in
1851.
This ticket was put in
the Old Curiosity Shop io
Goderich by one of the
Farrish family at some,
early date. The shop was
on Hamilton Street and
operated by Gavin Green.
Before he retired, he
gave this ticket to my dad
who passed it on to me.
This is how I came by it.
The name on the ticket
is spelled Ferrich. This, I
thought, was an error but
our youngest son, who
was in the navy for over
20 years, went to Edin-
borough Castle and in
talking with the curator
found that the family
originally came from
Normandy. The scientific
name for iron is Ferri and
Ferrich meant Iron Man.
Here is a list of names
Letters to the Editor...
• from page 4
say to quite a number of
people.
When I proposed our
location at an executive
meeting in Toronto
(usually this tournament
is held in bigger and more
central places), I had a
simple vision of
promoting our town and
of attracting many
visitors. And, yes - I
wanted to show to the
Parks people from across
the province what a
handsome and friendly
town we have.
As I am not a golfer and
never had any experience
with such a venture, I
must admit I had.no idea
what exactly I was
getting into. I say this to
point out the fact 'that
without the knowledge
and enthusiastic support
of our Recreation
Director, Jim Moore, and
his pleasant and capable
staff who stay with a job
until it is done, no matter
what the hour, the
tournament could not and
would not have become
the success it was. -My
most sincere thanks go
particularly to Mr. Moore
and Miss Jane Netzke
who stayed with the
tournament every minute
of the long day.
Using the Callaway
system (a new expression
I learned) we needed
apprnximateLy 50 pri7P
for the golfers, and again,
Mr. Moore went into
action. The local mer-'
chants responded
splendidly and their
generous donations
turned our long table of
prizes into a display of
which we could be truly
proud. I believe Mr.
_Moore is giving more
- direct thanks to the
businessmen elsewhere,
but I want to express my
gratitude to the mer-
chants collectively for
their excellent response.
The same goes for the
stores who generously
donated prizes for the
ladies' draws during the
banquet.
Mr. Mac Campbell,
Chairman of the Tourist
Committee, and mem-
bers Mrs. Jean Adams
and Mr. Bert Squire
offered to give their
whole day to supply in-
formation about the town
and to give tran-
sportation to the visiting
wives who had hours of
spare time for sight-
seeing and shopping. Mr.
Jim Hayter again had a
courtesy car at our
disposal and an afternoon
bus tour of the town was
organized. The ladies'
groups were really
delighted with the at-
tention and courtesy.
Thanks to Jean and the
gentlemen mentioned!
Coun. Jim Searls,
Chairman of the Traffic,
Committee'``� gave us
.courtesy parking tickets
for the visitors, exem-
pting them for that
particular day from the
s usual parking •restrtc-
tions. Again, the courtesy
was appreciated. Thanks,
Jim!
Our Parks and Public
Works' crews had the
town spotless. I suspect
that the Parks Chairman,
Tick qutict,(tptic
Coun. John Doherty, had
left instructions with
Peter Spain and his crew
to "polish the flowers and
vacuum the grass" in the
morning, but the night of
rain came to the rescue
and left everything
sparkling clean.
The Maitland Golf and
Country Club came in for
a great deal of praise
from the visitors, for
being well run as well as
for the beautiful scenery.
And Miss Dunlop with her
helpers produced a most
delicious dinner, as a
delightful end to a day of
golfing under sunny skies
and of good fellowship
among the people who
work for parks.
The most common
comments from the
visitors were about our
Square, the lovely older
homes on treed streets,
the lake views, the great
many gardens splendid
with fall flowers, the
splashes of flowers in all
sorts of places and the
overall clleanliness. And
our merchants got.. an
excellent rating on the
ladies' scorecard. °
Eight couples stayed
overnight in town and
some others had reser-
vations at Benmiller Inn.
Most people were here for
the first time and many
were sure they will be
back ori their own
I thought you would
want me to share these
experiences with you, as
we share the pride in our
town.
Sincerely
Elsa Haydon
on the ticket dated June2,
1851: Jno Ferrich-age 67;
wife Annie Ward -67;
Barbara -34; Robert -30w
Anne -24; Isabella -28;
David -26; John -24;
William -19; Mathew -16;
Marg -12; and David -10.
These last two were
grandchildren and David
was my grandfather.
Other names on the
ticket were another Jno-
23; William Ferguson -28;
and Ellen Murray -30.
A Farrish tombstone in
Kintail Cemetery
corresponds with these
names and ages as does a
tombstone in Grelna
Green, Dunfrieshire,
Scotland for a Barbara
Farrish who died in
Montreal in 1861. The
spelling of 'the last name
must have been changed
from the original spelling
on the birth certificate.
A passengers' contract
ticket must have been
given to every passenger
enjoying a passage from
the United Kingdom to
North America in those
days. The ticket I have
reads as follows :
The ship • Shannon of
1100 tons register burthen
to sail from Liverpool for
New York on the Second
Day of June, 1851. I
`engage that the parties
'herein named, shall be
provided with a steerage
passage to the Port of
New York in the United
States of America on the
ship Shannon with not
less than 10 cubic feet of
luggage for each statute
adult for the sum of 50
pounds -7-6 including
government dues before
embarkation and head
money, if any, at the
place of landing and
every other charge. And I
hereby acknowledge to
have received the sum of
50 pounds -7-6 in full
payment.
In addition, to any
provisions the passengers
may themselves bring,
the following quantities
at least of water and
provisions will he sup-
plied to each passenger
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RICK WHETSTONE
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER
166 THE SQUARE, GODERICH PH. 524-6572
Peedde eo►oie cue, ...We' ff tale Cate a 'vau!
by the Master of the Ship
as required by law and
also fires and a place for
cooking and also three
quarts of water daily, 21/2
pounds of bread or
biscuit, not inferior in
quality to Navy biscuit,
one -pound of wheaten
flour, three pounds of
oatmeal, two pounds of
rice, i/z .pound of sugar, 1/2
pound of molasses, and
two ounces of tea per
week.
Five pounds of good
potatoes, may at the
option of the Master of
the Ship, be substituted
for one pound of oatmeal
or rice and in ships
sailing from Liverpool or
Irish ports or Scottish,
ports, oatmeal may be
substituted in equal
quantities, in whole or in
part of the issues of rice,,. ,.,„`
At the bottom of the
ticket is a signature on
behalf of Frederick
Sabel, May 29, 1851,
Deposit 50 pounds -7-6.
The Shannon was a
sailing ship and may
have taken a month or
more to reach New York
from Liverpool. Many
hardships such as
weather, .; sea sickness,
loneliness', etc must have
been encountered on the
voyage. It was the only
way across the Atlantic
at this time.
Why did they come? It
their only hope
was
of
owning a home. In
Britain and Europe at
that time, the feudal
system existed where a
few landlords owned the
land and factories paying
small wages.
These people had no
hope of owning a home so
when the offer of owning
their own home and land
was made, they were
willing to suffer the
hardships of pioneering
in Canada.
This family came via
Montreal. One' is buried
there. How they got to
'Ashfield, I will never
know but they got there,'
to farms covered with
solid bush and gave us the
heritage we have today.
Every day we hear on
radio and t.v. and read in
the newspapers of the
plight of the boat people
of Asia and their
problems. Are their
problems to be compared
to the problems off our
ancestors? • •
I have been in that part
of Asia and boats are part
of those people's way of
life. In Hong Kong harbor
there are hundreds of
"Sanpans” boats where
people live all their lives.
These are small boats
partially covered with a
canopy. All garbage and
excrement must be
thrown overboard and
washed away with the
tide.
The boat people of
today are brought here in
a matter of hours, get
good meals en route, and
bed and lodging on
arrival. „ -
Is there any com-
parison? Think it over.
Elmer J. Farrish
Gorrie
Let's hear
your point
of view!
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GODERICH
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