The British Isles have undoubtedly provided more immigrants to Canada than any other country. Therefore, encountering British strays in Canadian records is very common. In this instance 'Ireland' comprises the present day countries Eire and Northern Ireland. Differentiation is seldom made in our records, especially in the most of the time periods we are dealing with. I have no doubts, somewhere along the line, some have been missed and others have been included who may not have been born in the British Isles, but at least we will have gathered up a few of these elusive characters.
Military research can often be very frustrating.
Trying to trace these wandering souls can be a trial indeed. Perhaps this may help someone, somewhere. The possible list of material is endless. All that is given is the country. Soon after we started compiling the Strays Index we realized that there were a great many interesting and worthwhile references amongst our material which referred to British Residents with Canadian Connections.