Ontario Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

In 1895, Canadian shipping companies agreed to make manifests of passengers traveling to the United States. The Canadian government allowed U.S. immigration officials to inspect those passengers while they were still in Canada. The U.S. immigration officials also inspected train passengers traveling from Canada to the United States. The U.S. officials worked at Canadian seaports and major cities like Quebec and Winnipeg. The manifests from every seaport and emigration station in Canada were sent to St. Albans, Vermont.  

The Family History Library has copies of both kinds of manifests. Because the manifests were sent to St. Albans, Vermont, they are called St. Albans District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory. Despite the name, the manifests are actually from seaports and railroad stations all over Canada and the northern United States, not just Vermont.  

'''Border Crossing Manifests'''. Manifests may include each passenger's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. The manifests are reproduced in two series:

 

''Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-January 1921''. (608 rolls; FHL films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1561087-499}}.) Includes records from seaports and railroad stations all over Canada and the northern United States. These manifests provide two types of lists:  

''Detroit District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954''. (117 rolls; FHL films {{FHL|484198|title-id|disp=1490449-56}}.) Only from Michigan ports of entry: Bay City, Detroit, Port Huron, and Sault Ste. Marie.