Talk:List of Irish Quebecers

Robbie Burns
I dont know if anybody here realizes this but the link to separatist politician Robert Burns actually goes to Scottish poet and patriot, Robbie Burns. Who never visited Quebec in his life!

The Nelsons
Many sources claim that Robert and Wolfred Nelson were born of an English father. Nothing on the mother though. Some other places talk of them as being of Irish origin. This will need to be clarified.

-- Mathieugp 20:32, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the notice. Humm. I read about their Irish roots, and also about the Irish origins of the surname Nelson (a patronymic name meaning "son of Nell", a form of the Irish name Neal which means "champion"). Even if the father were immediately from England, the family might have close Irish roots because of the name and the various reports on Nelson's Irishness and therefore could be admissible here. I'll welcome input from anyone with information that could help. I personally think for now that it could be kept. ...if the origins cannot be proven here, maybe add a "origins debated" or "disputed", "uncertain" next to the names. --Liberlogos 23:50, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Furthermore
Sewing graciously brought to my attention the past Progressive Conservative MP Jean-Pierre Blackburn. I also found information on the Irish roots of the Blackburn surname, but no direct mention of a link between the man in question and such ancestry. I feel confirmation could be useful and wise before adding him to the list. Can anyone provide more information?

Additionally, while we are on the subject of Quebecois origins, does anyone know more about the roots of the Turps, for Parti Québécois MP and past Bloc Québécois star representative Daniel Turp? And for the Seymours of Quebec sovereigntist intellectual Michel Seymour? About Mr. Seymour, I have heard himself say that he has an ancestor born in the United States of America (within or around Washington D.C., I believe), but I do not know where the parents of this ancestor came from (probably England). --Liberlogos 00:45, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Two questions

 * 1) Isn't Paul Martin a Franco-Ontarian?
 * 2) Is Joe Beef a real person?

-- Mathieugp 12:34, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Jennifer Finnigan
I think Jennifer Finnigan, the actress, has the background and prominence to qualify for this list. Cranston Lamont 22:49, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

What is a 'Quebecer'?
They're called Quebecois. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.31.161.18 (talk) 23:41, 30 April 2011 (UTC)