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==Offices and Archives to Contact== | ==Offices and Archives to Contact== | ||
'''Passenger Lists.''' Port records listing the names of departing or arriving passengers are called passenger lists. Pre-1890 passenger departure lists are rare. Post-1890 lists are arranged chronologically by port of departure. These lists—which usually give '''the emigrant’s name, age, occupation, address, and sometimes destination'''—are kept at the Public Record Office, Kew: ( | '''Passenger Lists.''' Port records listing the names of departing or arriving passengers are called passenger lists. Pre-1890 passenger departure lists are rare. Post-1890 lists are arranged chronologically by port of departure. These lists—which usually give '''the emigrant’s name, age, occupation, address, and sometimes destination'''—are kept at the Public Record Office, Kew: | ||
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The National Archives | |||
Ruskin Avenue, Kew | |||
Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU | |||
England | |||
Internet: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ | |||
This office collects records of the British government (such as parliamentary papers) and law courts from 1086 to the present. It is in England but has many Scottish records. You need a reader’s ticket to use its collection. | |||
==Finding the Town of Origin in Scotland== | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Scotland== | ||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Scotland, see [[Scotland Finding Town of Origin|'''Scotland Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Scotland, see [[Scotland Finding Town of Origin|'''Scotland Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | ||