Hello
It is quite likely that your Grandfather did not go to North Sydney in order to actually live there.
North Sydney was the arrival port for vessels whose departure port was Port aux Basque. There seem to be quite a few Richards on the Island but, sadly, your Grandpa doesn't seem to be among the people with easily available records.
I checked
- Ancestry's Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 ... where the connection between arrive/depart ports and the two locations quickly became apparent.
- Ancestry's Nova Scotia 1911 Census database
- Nova Scotia [public] Historical Vital Statistics database. Here is the web site, in case you don't already have it: http://
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Did passenger list 'cause I was curious (nosy?). I was searching the other two anyway, re my Great-Uncle, so it only took a few more minutes to check yours too - without success, even varying the search terms (e.g. "S" only, and "E" then "Emanual" as first name + different date ranges).
By the way ... my Great-Uncle is Edward Richards. I found out about him only last night when chatting with my Mom about her past! It's unlikely he's related to your Grandpa, but sure would be an interesting coincidence if turns out they were.
Cheers
Judith
