Starting family tree, how do I find distance relatives in Canada?

-I'm thinking about doing my family tree and I know I have distant relatives in Canada who emigrated there around the early 1900s from the UK on my Grandads side, it was my great grandads gran parents.



The only thing is I'm not totally sure how I'd go about this, I know I've got to look in the Canadian census, but how do I go about finding out where they left from in the UK and where they arrived in Canada? Are there some sort of Port or Emigration records and would that provide the right information?



Any help would be great.



ThanksOne method that can work is to trace back to where your family were living when the relatives emigrated. If you are lucky you'll be able to find some relevant records on https://www.familysearch.org/ or http://www.freebmd.org.uk/



Then find the correct village page on CuriousFox http://www.curiousfox.com/ and post an entry there - and sit back and wait. If the Canadian family ever tap in their names and the location, your entry will pop up, and they can get in touch with you. You only need to join as a free member to add an entry.
I assume you know the names of the folks who went to Canada (if not, you'll need to find that out before you can proceed).



But yes, your first step should be to locate them on the Canadian census. If you have a subscription to Ancestry.com, you can find the censuses up to 1911 there; they're also available for free at https://www.familysearch.org/ . but only up to 1891 at this point.



The 1901 and 1911 census asked for year of immigration. Sometimes the year given is exactly right, but sometimes it's off by a few years, so bear that in mind. With the immigration date, you can search the Canadian Passenger Lists and Immigration records, some of which are available on Ancestry.com. If you don't have a subscription, just post another question with the details and someone will look it up for you. Another place to check for Passenger Lists is the Immigrant Ships Transcription Guild: http://www.immigrantships.net/ The passenger lists should tell you from which port your relatives departed, and where they arrived.



Good luck!