After all, this was long before computers were storing data. Reading this publication gives us an insight into the history of the Loyalists. They become real people to us and we feel their sorrow, their anger and their frustrations. As a family unit they all worked together to provide food and shelter and warm clothing. Children took on adult tasks at a very young age.
Genealogical researchers delight in using the appendix of the book.
It lists the names of heads of families or single men of 18 years of age and upwards, their former home, their service during the revolution, their first grants, their subsequent grants and place of residence. You will find The Loyalists of New Brunswick in most libraries and other research institutions in the province. By the way, each year on the 18th of May, a ceremony is held in Saint John to commemorate the Landing of the Loyalists in 1783 and the incorporation of the city in 1785. This year is no different. Co. Cork, Ireland, about 1833.