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=== English Records of Emigration === | === English Records of Emigration === | ||
[[Image:SS Empress of Britain pre-1924.jpg|thumb|right|366x230px | [[Image:SS Empress of Britain pre-1924.jpg|thumb|right|366x230px]]To search emigration records effectively, you should know the approximate date of emigration, the name of the ship, the type of or reason for emigration, or the emigrant’s previous residence in England. If you know the ship’s name, the following work may provide additional details on the ship, including ports of embarkation and arrival: | ||
''Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping''. Fiche edition. LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1981. ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F22058 FHL fiche 6024581–6025295]; does not circulate to Family History Centers.) | ''Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping''. Fiche edition. LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1981. ([https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F22058 FHL fiche 6024581–6025295]; does not circulate to Family History Centers.) | ||
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Passport Applications: Passports were not mandatory for British travelers until 1914, but some passports or certificates were issued before that year. An index to the names of [http://www.findmypast.com/resources/passportapplications/about.jsp passport applicants] for some earlier years is online. <br> | Passport Applications: Passports were not mandatory for British travelers until 1914, but some passports or certificates were issued before that year. An index to the names of [http://www.findmypast.com/resources/passportapplications/about.jsp passport applicants] for some earlier years is online. <br> | ||
Great Websites for passenger lists and other migration records: | '''Great Websites for passenger lists and other migration records:''' | ||
*[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/category.aspx?cat=40 www.ancestry.com ]($) Many passenger lists including those arriving at US and Canadian ports. Also a database for those returning or visiting the British Isles from 1878-1960. | *[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/category.aspx?cat=40 www.ancestry.com ]($) Many passenger lists including those arriving at US and Canadian ports. Also a database for those returning or visiting the British Isles from 1878-1960. | ||