An old homestead in Carp (Ottawa), Ontario
An old homestead in Carp (Ottawa), Ontario, Canada.
The farm at the end of this dead end road was established in 1851, so this may perhaps give us a clue as to the age of this homestead and farm.
This old homestead is located on Peter Robinson Road.
About Peter Robinson:
In 1823, Peter Robinson brought almost 500 settlers to the Ottawa area on two ships, the Hebe and the Stakesby. They sailed from County Cork. There are many thousands of descendants in the Ottawa area today.
These early settlers were mostly from the poorest part of Ireland - the southwest - mainly from County Cork and County Tipperary.
They were brought to Upper Canada, in part, to help reduce the numbers of poor Irish Catholic tenants on several large Irish estates - Lord Doneraile's property for example. Sending these people to Canada was expected to reduce the average level of poverty in Ireland and at the same time give a "leg-up" to selected emigrants, all of whom had good character references and were expected to become self-sufficient in Canada.
After the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) the British government was amenable to government assisted emigration.
An old homestead in Carp (Ottawa), Ontario
An old homestead in Carp (Ottawa), Ontario, Canada.
The farm at the end of this dead end road was established in 1851, so this may perhaps give us a clue as to the age of this homestead and farm.
This old homestead is located on Peter Robinson Road.
About Peter Robinson:
In 1823, Peter Robinson brought almost 500 settlers to the Ottawa area on two ships, the Hebe and the Stakesby. They sailed from County Cork. There are many thousands of descendants in the Ottawa area today.
These early settlers were mostly from the poorest part of Ireland - the southwest - mainly from County Cork and County Tipperary.
They were brought to Upper Canada, in part, to help reduce the numbers of poor Irish Catholic tenants on several large Irish estates - Lord Doneraile's property for example. Sending these people to Canada was expected to reduce the average level of poverty in Ireland and at the same time give a "leg-up" to selected emigrants, all of whom had good character references and were expected to become self-sufficient in Canada.
After the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) the British government was amenable to government assisted emigration.