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Hello, I have been researching my family heritage and have run into numerous stumbling blocks on my father\'s side of the family. My mohter is Beatrice Patterson - I have no problems here thanks to some excellent work by the Pattersons in keeping accurate accounts of all relatives and relations...if only the Thompson\'s would have done this, my job would be complete... in Canada at least. My father is Alfred Thompson (born August 03,1944) - he has three living sisters (Ola, Jan, and Bridget) and one deceased brother (Zeno) - their father was William Thompson who was married to Mary Rooney - his father was also Alfred Thompson (born around 1880) who was married to Catherine Girard (who I believe was also born around 1880). It is at this point where my journey becomes foggy. I have heard that my original ancestor was a survivor from the shipwreck of the Carrick of Whitehaven which brought up on the rocks off the coast of Cap des Rosier. This ship wrecked in 1847. I can\'t locate a passenger list or a list of the survivors to confirm there was even a Thompson there at all. In researching the Thompsons in the Gaspe region (specifically in the Douglastown and Haldiman areas) there are records of them being there in the early 1700\'s or maybe even sooner...that is 100 years plus before the wreck of the Carrick of Whitehaven. So, if there was a Thompson on that ship that survived, did he seek out an area (Douglastown, Barachois, Haldiman, etc.) where other Thompsons were settled after coming up on shore in Cap des Rosier because the location of these two regions aren\'t exactly next door to each other?? I know that fisherman assisted in saving the survivors of the wreck and I know that there were plenty of fisherman in the Douglastown area so I guess it is possible although from the people I have spoken to, the fishermen wouldn\'t normally fish up there...they would head across to Grand Greve if they were to travel to fish. This all leaves me confused and seeking out answers. Any assistance would be much appreciated. Thanks, Mike
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