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==Scottish Immigrants== | ==Scottish Immigrants== | ||
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/scottish.aspx '''Scottish Immigrants Genealogy Resources'''] Library and Archives Canada.<br> | |||
*Few Scottish families settled in Canada before the British conquest in 1759. The majority of these early Scottish settlers were '''Roman Catholics seeking political and religious refuge, fur traders with the Hudson's Bay Company, merchants and disbanded soldiers.''' | |||
*Between 1815 and 1870, over 170,000 Scots immigrated, with increasing numbers settling in Quebec and Ontario, notably in Lanark County. They were a widely-varied group, including Highlanders and Lowlanders, farmers, teachers, merchants, clergymen and servants. Many were Presbyterian and English speaking. Many Scots were encouraged and supported by the British government and private companies in their effort to emigrate.<ref>"Scottish Immigrants", Library and Archives Canada. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/scottish.aspx, accessed 25 October 2020.</ref> | |||
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