I also found Henry Erasmusson (born in Norway) and Jane Stead in the 1870 Manitoba Census St Andrews Page 140. His father is Bastian Erasmusson and Jane's father is listed as Abraham Stead. Daughter Sophia is listed as 9 years old.

I found Henry Erasmusson from Norway, in the 1891 Census. Married to Jane. 1891 Census, North Springfield, Lisgar, Manitoba. Page 5.

Google says from Little Britain to Headingley is only 48 km and would take only 10 hours to walk. I think Portage Trail became hwy 9.

Hinds map is at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... 858%29.jpg

Also the 1843 census shows that William had 2 mares, 4 oxen, 9 cows, ....4 carts, 1 canoe, ..

I lost my reply so I send it a again. Search for "Henry Hinds Maps" from his 1857 exploration. Gary Stills created a portion of this map showing the trails/roads of the Parish of St Andrew.

Before 1817 there was a "Portage Trail" running north from Fort Gary, thru Seven Oaks, to Lake Winnipeg ...

Hi Donavan. I'm your 4th cousin 1x removed.
We don't know much about the native woman that was James Swain's country wife. They likely were not married. There are stories that he left her and his/her children with northing when he went back to England.
Some of the birth dates of her children don ...

I've uploaded most of the stories and pictures into my public tree on Ancestry.com, Lang Family Tree. I recommend you take a look.
I have a picture taken in 1884 of Fort Edmonton, where Robert James Inkster is said to have been born in 1880. The family story is that he was born inside the fort but ...

Rhonda, the Inkster family closely follows the history of Western Canada from strong first nations, to fur traders, to missionaries, to the Red River and Northwest Rebellions, the Irish exit, and finally the settlement of the west.

Ken.

Note that Bridget Agnes Smith is the daughter of William Robert Smith ( 1797-1869) and Mary Ann Swain (1805-1851) written up in Red River Ancestry. http://www.redriverancestry.ca/SMITH-WI ... T-1797.php