tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post2309196400405077053..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Remittance MenJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-13087460445074067502018-04-15T13:09:06.076-04:002018-04-15T13:09:06.076-04:00We have a major remittance man in our family histo...We have a major remittance man in our family history. My husband's line, I dare say, in fact my husband's name. In 1796 the Prince Regent, later George Fourth, paid this ancestor to get out of London and never darken his door again. He scurred north to Bury St. Edmunds and caused a fair amount of trouble there too. He was paid handsomely to leave london and received an annuity for theGail Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-64984566882804806562018-04-15T12:12:18.275-04:002018-04-15T12:12:18.275-04:00"Strictly speaking, a remittance man was any ..."Strictly speaking, a remittance man was any individual who received an allowance—a remittance —from family or friends at home. In its literal sense, the term applied to a great many of the young gentlemen who came to Canada before 1900 (who) received remittances from their families during the early stages of their careers in Canada. In popular usage, however, the term “remittance man” meantJDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-47541993679654685002018-04-15T10:00:57.257-04:002018-04-15T10:00:57.257-04:00I'm intrigued by the term "remittance man...I'm intrigued by the term "remittance man". The definition given by songwriter Jimmy Buffett is "the black sheep of the family clan", which certainly fits with your story. Do you know the origin of the term?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954640804963088681noreply@blogger.com