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*''Missing Relatives and Lost Friends''. Baltimore: Clearfield, 2008. {{FHL|1462342|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B38b}}.
*''Missing Relatives and Lost Friends''. Baltimore: Clearfield, 2008. {{FHL|1462342|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B38b}}.


The English port of Whitehaven, in northwest England, had extensive trade dealings with Maryland and Virginia during the colonial period. For an excellent study of this trade and the families involved, see:<br>
The English port of Whitehaven, in northwest England, had extensive trade dealings with Maryland and Virginia during the colonial period. For an excellent study of this trade and the families involved, see:<br>  


*Lawrence-Dow, Elizabeth and Daniel Hay. ''Whitehaven to Washington''. Copeland, England, 1974. {{FHL|258446|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2d}}.<br>
*Lawrence-Dow, Elizabeth and Daniel Hay. ''Whitehaven to Washington''. Copeland, England, 1974. {{FHL|258446|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2d}}.<br>


Scholarly articles published in ''The American Genealogist'' and the ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'' illustrate strategies that will help Americans trace their colonial Maryland immigrant origins.
Scholarly articles published in ''The American Genealogist'' and the ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'' illustrate strategies that will help Americans trace their colonial Maryland immigrant origins.  


==== Colonial Ships  ====
==== Colonial Ships  ====
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*Green, Karen Mauer. ''The Maryland Gazette, 1727-1761: Genealogical and Historical Abstracts.'' Galveston, Texas: Frontier, 1989. {{FHL|540298|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 D2g}}.
*Green, Karen Mauer. ''The Maryland Gazette, 1727-1761: Genealogical and Historical Abstracts.'' Galveston, Texas: Frontier, 1989. {{FHL|540298|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 D2g}}.


Peter Wilson Coldham compiled a list of convict ships travelling between English and Maryland ports during the eighteenth century. See appendix to:  
[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Peter Wilson Coldham]] compiled a list of convict ships travelling between English and Maryland ports during the eighteenth century. See appendix to:  


*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''British Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1788.'' CD-ROM. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. {{FHL|1210004|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM CD-ROM no. 2150}}.
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''British Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1788.'' CD-ROM. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. {{FHL|1210004|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM CD-ROM no. 2150}}.


Dr. Marianne S. Wokeck created a detailed list of "German Immigrant Voyages, 1683-1775" to Colonial America. Destinations include Maryland (1750s). She published the list in an Appendix to:  
Dr. Marianne S. Wokeck created a detailed list of "German Immigrant Voyages, 1683-1775" to Colonial America. Destinations include Maryland (1750s). She published the list in an Appendix to:  
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- For&nbsp;records of early immigrants to what is now the United States. see [[Early U.S. Immigrant Records|Early U.S. Immigrant Records]].  
- For&nbsp;records of early immigrants to what is now the United States. see [[Early U.S. Immigrant Records|Early U.S. Immigrant Records]].  


The "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration Emigration and Immigration]"&nbsp;page for the United States&nbsp;on the FamilySearch Research Wiki&nbsp;lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Maryland. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown.
The "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration Emigration and Immigration]"&nbsp;page for the United States&nbsp;on the FamilySearch Research Wiki&nbsp;lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Maryland. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown.  


=== Ports for Immigrants to Maryland  ===
=== Ports for Immigrants to Maryland  ===
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Sometimes records in the English Court of Chancery help Americans learn about their British origins, for an example, see:  
Sometimes records in the English Court of Chancery help Americans learn about their British origins, for an example, see:  


*Coldham, Peter Wilson. "William Roberts of Maryland: Sidelights from the British Public Records Office," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 85, No. 3 (Sep. 1997):219-221. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL&nbsp;Book 973 B2ng}}
*[[Peter_Wilson_Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. "William Roberts of Maryland: Sidelights from the British Public Records Office," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 85, No. 3 (Sep. 1997):219-221. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL&nbsp;Book 973 B2ng}}


From 1611 to 1776, more than 50,000 English and Irish&nbsp;felons&nbsp;were sentenced to deportation to&nbsp;American colonies&nbsp;over the centuries. These include Irishmen who rebelled against Cromwell's army in 1649.&nbsp;The 1755 Census of Maryland reveals the distribution of transported convicts&nbsp;across the colony. The highest concentrations of transported felons were in [[Anne_Arundel_County,_Maryland|Anne Arundel]], [[Baltimore_County,_Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Charles County, Maryland|Charles]], and [[Queen_Anne's_County,_Maryland|Queen Anne's]] counties:<ref name="null">[http://books.google.com/books?id=3TY3AAAAYAAJ "An Account of the Number of Souls in the Province of Maryland, in the Year 1755,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 34 (1764):261.</ref>  
From 1611 to 1776, more than 50,000 English and Irish&nbsp;felons&nbsp;were sentenced to deportation to&nbsp;American colonies&nbsp;over the centuries. These include Irishmen who rebelled against Cromwell's army in 1649.&nbsp;The 1755 Census of Maryland reveals the distribution of transported convicts&nbsp;across the colony. The highest concentrations of transported felons were in [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel]], [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Charles County, Maryland|Charles]], and [[Queen Anne's County, Maryland|Queen Anne's]] counties:<ref name="null">[http://books.google.com/books?id=3TY3AAAAYAAJ "An Account of the Number of Souls in the Province of Maryland, in the Year 1755,"] ''The Gentleman's Magazine,'' Vol. 34 (1764):261.</ref>  


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Histories of ethnic groups are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MARYLAND - MINORITIES. An example is:  
Histories of ethnic groups are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MARYLAND - MINORITIES. An example is:  


• Cunz, Dieter. The Maryland Germans: A History. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1948. (Family History Library book 975.2 F2c; fiche 6048035.)
• Cunz, Dieter. The Maryland Germans: A History. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1948. (Family History Library book 975.2 F2c; fiche 6048035.)  


=== Westward Migrants  ===
=== Westward Migrants  ===
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