Ireland Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

Immigrant lists from the various ports of entry provide the most information on Irish immigrants to the United States. While several ports of entry existed, the majority of Irish immigrants came through New York. The following published lists and indexes of information on Irish immigrants to America are found in the Family History Library's US/Canada collection:  

*Filby, P. William and Mary K. Meyer, eds. ''Passenger and Immigrations Lists Bibliography, 1538-1900.'' 2d ed. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co., 1988. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+W33p book 973 W33p 1988].) This bibliography references over 2,500 published lists of Irish immigrants to the United States that will eventually be included in Filby's ''Passenger and Immigrations Lists Index.''  

*Glazier, Ira A., ed. ''The Famine Emigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at the Port of New York, 1846-51''. 7 vols. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983-86. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.71+W3f book Ref Q 974.71 W3f].) These volumes contain many lists and indexes of Irish immigrants to the United States.  

'''New Zealand''' <br>In 1840 the British began colonizing New Zealand. Most immigrants to New Zealand received some form of assistance either from the New Zealand Company or from a government or church association set up to encourage immigration. Besides the age, origin, and occupation, New Zealand immigration records usually include additional details such as the wife's and children's names and ages and details of settlement. Many New Zealand immigration records are available at the Family History Library and are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under:  

== British Records of Irish Emigration  ==