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==How do I find records?==
===Online Records===
*[http://www.stevemorse.org/ One Step Webpages by Stephen Morse] Provides a comprehensive list of links to passenger lists.
====Partner Sites Indexing Multiple Databases====
Use these search engines first to check for your ancestor in multiple databases for many ports all at once.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search '''FamilySearch Historical Records''']: Under "Restrict records by", click on "Type".  Check the "Immigration and Naturalization" box.
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=40 '''Ancestry.com Immigration and Travel Collections'''.]  ($)
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records-in-immigration-and-travel '''Findmypast Immigration and Travel Collections'''.]  ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/category-4000/immigration-travel?s=218489221 '''MyHeritage Immigration and TravelCollections.'''] ($)
====Collections With Nationwide Coverage====
====='''Included in Above Partner Site Indexes'''=====
Most of the collects are in the above websites.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48116 New World Immigrants, Vol. II], ($), index
*'''1500s-1900s''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486 U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] ($), index. Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=218489221 MyHeritage], ($), index.
*'''1600-1700''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2065 Persons of Quality Original Lists (immigrants 1600-1700)], ($), index
*'''1620-1635''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2496 New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635], ($), index
*'''-1684''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49286 Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684], ($), index
*'''1820-1874''' {{RecordSearch|1921756|United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874}}
*'''1820-1874''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-atlantic-ocean-and-gulf-coast-ports-passenger-lists-1820-1874 United States, Atlantic Ocean and Gulf Coast Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1874], ($), index
*'''1820-1873, 1893-1959''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8758 U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959], ($), index. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5315 Roll 1: 1820-1871],[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5807 Roll 2: 1820-1873], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6507 Roll 4: 1820-1870], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6976 Roll 6: 1820-1863], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7313 Roll 7: 1820-1835], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7890 Roll 8: 1845-1849]
*'''1829-1957''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20348/new-england-passenger-crew-lists?s=275764761 New England, Passenger and Crew Lists] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1890-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9220 U.S., Select Crew Lists and Manifests, 1890-1963], index, images ($)
*'''1897-1992''' {{RecordSearch|5000182|United States, Masters’ of Vessels Oaths, 1897-1992}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Masters’ of Vessels Oaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1911-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2072112|New England, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1911-1954}} No index, browse images only.
*'''1918-1940'''{{RecordSearch|2191222| United States, New England Seamen's Identification Cards, 1918-1940}}, images


====='''Additional Collections Not Included in Above Partner Site Indexes'''=====
Passenger arrival records can help you determine when an ancestor arrived and the ports of departure and arrival. They can also be used to identify family and community members who arrived together as well as the country they came from.  
Although there will be some overlap with the Partner Site searches, you should search these collections. Different search engines can yield different results.
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-transatlantic-migration-indexes United States, Transatlantic Migration Indexes], index ($)
*[http://www.germanroots.com/onlinelists.html Ship Passenger Lists and Records Online], links
*'''1600s''' [http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's], index
*'''1620-1640''' [http://www.greatmigration.org/ The Great Migration Study Project, 1620-1640], index
*[https://immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild], index


====Immigration Records By Major Port====
See also ''[https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22United+States%22&resultListItem=1 Ancestors Season 2: Immigration Records]'' at the FamilySearch Learning Center.  
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3785972 Dept. of the Treasury. Customs Service. Transcripts of Passenger Arrival Lists, ca. October 1819–ca. December 1832. NAID 3785972]


====='''Baltimore'''=====
== Pre-1820 Passenger Arrival Records ==
*'''1820-1964''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8679 Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1964] ($)
*'''1820-1834''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48454 Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore, 1820-1834], ($), index
*'''1820-1948''' {{RecordSearch|2018318|Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948}}
*'''1820-1897''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10374/baltimore-maryland-passenger-list-card-index-1820-1897?s=275764761 Baltimore, Maryland, Passenger List Card Index, 1820-1897], ($)
*'''1820-1957''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/maryland-baltimore-passenger-lists-1820-1957 Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1957], ($), index
*'''1846-1851''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/baltimore-passenger-lists-1846-1851 Baltimore Passenger Lists 1846-1851], ($), index
*'''1890-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3770 Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Steamship Arrivals, 1890-1930], ($), index
*'''1891-1943''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10721/baltimore-maryland-passenger-lists-1891-1943?s=275764761 Baltimore, Maryland Passenger Lists, 1891-1943], index ($)
*'''1897-1952''' {{RecordSearch|3398454|Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists Index, 1897-1952}}, index.
*'''1954-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2072742|Maryland, Baltimore, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes, 1954-1957}}


====='''Boston'''=====
To find passenger arrival records for immigrants arriving before 1820, you must rely on printed sources. These include published lists of immigrants' names taken from newspapers, naturalization oaths, indenture lists, headright grants, and other records. These types of records are listed in the ''Place Search'' of the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following:  
*'''1811-1921''' {{RecordSearch|2216301|Massachusetts, Boston, Crew Lists, 1811-1921}} — index & images
*'''1820-1891''' {{RecordSearch|1860873|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1891}}
*'''1820-1891''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10376/boston-massachusetts-passenger-lists-1820-1891?s=275764761 Boston, Massachusetts, Passenger Lists, 1820-1891], index ($)
*'''1820-1943''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/massachusetts-boston-passenger-lists-1820-1943 Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943], ($), index
*'''1820-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8745 Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963] ($)
*'''1890-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3770 Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Steamship Arrivals, 1890-1930], ($), index
*'''1891-1943''' {{RecordSearch|1923995|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943}} Index and images. Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10707/boston-massachusetts-passenger-lists-1891-1943?s=275764761 MyHeritage], index ($)
*'''1846-1851''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/boston-passenger-lists-1846-1851 Boston Passenger Lists 1846-1851], ($), index
*'''1848-1891''' {{RecordSearch|2304666|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1848-1891}}, index & images.
*'''1891-1943''' {{RecordSearch|1923995|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943}}
*'''1899-1940'''{{RecordSearch|2173946| Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists Index, 1899-1940}}, index & images.
*'''1899-1940''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1909 Book Indexes to Boston Passenger Lists, 1899-1940], ($), index
*'''1917-1943''' {{RecordSearch|2173944| Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists, 1917-1943}}, index & images.
*'''1921-1949''' {{RecordSearch|2526178|Massachusetts, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1921-1949}}, index.


====='''Galveston'''=====
:[STATE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
*[http://www.galvestonhistory.org/attractions/maritime-heritage/galveston-immigration-database Galveston Immigration Database], index
*'''1893-1960''' [https://stevemorse.org/ellis/passengers.php?mode=galv Galveston Passengers (1893-1960)], index ($)


====='''Honolulu'''=====
:[STATE], [COUNTY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
*'''1900-1952''' {{RecordSearch|1913398|Hawaii, Honolulu Index to Passengers, Not Including Filipinos, 1900-1952}}
*'''1900-1953''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/hawaii-honolulu-passenger-lists-1900-1953 Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953], ($), index
*'''1900-1953''' {{RecordSearch|2141044|Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953}} Images only. Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10722/honolulu-hawaii-passenger-lists-1900-1953?s=275764761 MyHeritage], index ($)
*'''1900-1959''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1502 Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959] ($)
*'''1942-1948''' {{RecordSearch|2427245| Hawaii, Passenger Lists of Airplanes departing Honolulu, 1942-1948}}, images only.
*'''1942-1948''' {{RecordSearch|2427245|Hawaii, Passenger Lists of Airplanes departing Honolulu, 1942-1948}} — index & images


====='''Los Angeles'''=====
:[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
*'''1900-1948''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/california-los-angeles-san-pedro-and-wilmington-passenger-lists-1900-1948 California, Los Angeles, San Pedro, and Wilmington Passenger Lists, 1900-1948], ($), index
*'''1907-1948''' {{RecordSearch|1916084|California, Los Angeles Passenger Lists, 1907-1948}}


====='''New Orleans'''=====
An excellent index of over 4,588,000 names found in more than 2,500 published sources is:  
*'''1807-1860''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2822773 Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels, 1807-1860], index & images
*'''1807-1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1562 New Orleans, Louisiana, Slave Manifests, 1807-1860] Index and images ($)
*'''1813-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7484 New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963] ($)
*'''1820-1945''' {{RecordSearch|1916009|Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945}}
*'''1846-1851''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-orleans-passenger-lists-1846-1851 New Orleans Passenger Lists 1846-1851], ($), index
*'''1867-1871''' {{RecordSearch|3326858|United States, Louisiana, Passenger Departures from New Orleans, 1867-1871}}, index.
*'''1903-1945''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/louisiana-new-orleans-passenger-lists-1903-1945 Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1903-1945], ($), index


====='''New York'''=====
*Filby, P. William, and Mary Keysor Meyer. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7385897&referer=brief_results ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''], 15 vols. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (Family History Library book 973 W32p.) This is an index of '''published''' passenger lists. The first three volumes are a combined alphabetical index printed in 1981. Supplemental volumes have been issued annually.<br>
*'''1624-1664''' [http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/ships/#index Ships Passenger Lists to New Netherland, New York 1624 to 1664]
*'''1675-1920''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7831 New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920] Includes passenger lists. ($)
*'''1675-1920''' {{RecordSearch|1919703|New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists, 1820-1846}} Browse images only.
*'''1820-1891''' {{RecordSearch|1849782|New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1891}} Partial index.  
*'''1820-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7485 New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850] ($)
*'''1820-1957''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7488 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957] ($). Also at [http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-states-records/immigration-and-travel/new-york-city-passenger-lists-1820-1957 Findmypast], ($), index
*'''1846-1851''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10031/passengers-arriving-in-new-york-from-ireland-1846-1851 Passengers arriving in New York from Ireland 1846 - 1851] ($), index
*'''1846-1890''' [http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-states-records/immigration-and-travel/new-york-passenger-lists-1846-1890 New York Passenger Lists 1846-1890], ($), index
*'''1887-1921''' {{RecordSearch|2443349| New York, New York, Soundex to Passenger and Crew Lists, 1887-1921}}, Images and images.
*'''1890-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3770 Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Steamship Arrivals, 1890-1930], ($), index
*'''1892-1924''' {{RecordSearch|1368704|New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924}} Index only.
*'''1892-1924''' [https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/ Passenger List Search] - The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
*'''1897-1902''' {{RecordSearch|3031525|New York, New York, Index to Passengers Lists of Vessels, 1897-1902}}, index
*'''1902-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1876434|New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956}} Browse images only.
*'''1906-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2299396|New York Book Indexes to Passenger Lists 1906-1942}}
*'''1909, 1925-1957''' {{RecordSearch|1923888|New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957}} — index & images
*'''1917-1973''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1277 New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1973] ($)
*'''1917-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2467808| New York, New York, Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted, 1917-1957}}, Images only.


====='''Philadelphia'''=====
:To search the Internet Ancestry.com version of the ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index'' for free at the Family History Library [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486 click here], enter the name of the immigrant, search, and click "View Record" to see the source information. You can also search the same index on a home computer if you [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the results list details. You can also go to a [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Special:Search?fulltext=true&search=Family+History+Center family history center] near you to access the institution version of Ancestry.com. Many public libraries have the full version.
*'''1800-1962''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8769 Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1962] ($)
*'''1800-1819''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48455/ Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia, 1800-1819], ($), index  
*'''1800-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7483 Philadelphia, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1800-1850], ($), index
*'''1800-1862''' {{RecordSearch|1908535|Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1882}} Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10377/philadelphia-pennsylvania-passenger-lists-1800-1882?s=275764761 MyHeritage],index ($)
*'''1800-1906''' {{RecordSearch|2173965| Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists Index, 1800-1906}}
*'''1800-1948''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/pennsylvania-philadelphia-passenger-lists-1800-1948 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1948], ($), index
*'''1846-1851''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/philadelphia-passenger-lists-1846-1851 Philadelphia Passenger Lists 1846-1851], ($), index
*'''1883-1945''' {{RecordSearch|1921481|Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945}}
*'''1883-1948''' {{RecordSearch|1921483|Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger List Index Cards, 1883-1948}} Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10375/philadelphia-pennsylvania-passenger-list-card-index-1883-1948?s=275764761 MyHeritage], index ($)
*'''1890-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3770 Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Steamship Arrivals, 1890-1930], ($), index
*'''1893-1909''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2892 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Immigration Records, Special Boards of Inquiry, 1893-1909], ($), index


====='''San Diego'''=====
:Filby's Passenger and Immigration Lists Index can also be found at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ World Vital Records]. This a subscription site but it can be accessed without cost at FamilySearch Centers.
*'''1904-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2442742| California, San Diego Passenger Lists, 1904-1952}}, Images only.  
*'''1929-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2465054|California, San Diego, Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists, 1929-1954,}} Images only.


====='''San Francisco'''=====
:Filby does not index official U.S. arrival lists (see below) or manuscript sources, but it does index the names of many people who immigrated between 1538 and the 1900s and who are listed in post-1820 published sources.
*'''1893-1953''' {{RecordSearch|1916078|California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953}}. Also at [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/california-san-francisco-passenger-lists-1893-1953 Findmypast], ($), index  
*'''1893-1934''' {{RecordSearch|3477656|California, index to San Francisco passenger lists, 1893-1934}}, index
*'''1896-1921''' {{RecordSearch|3477659|California, San Francisco Crew Manifests, 1896-1921}}, index.
*'''1903-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3477658|California, customs passenger lists of vessels arriving at San Francisco, 1903-1918}}, index.
*'''1910-1941''' {{RecordSearch|2299374| California, San Francisco, Immigration Office Special Inquiry Records, 1910-1941}}, Images only.
*'''1912-1946''' {{RecordSearch|3338292|United States, California, Certificates Surrendered at San Francisco from Aliens Previously at Honolulu, Hawaii, 1912-1946}}, index.
*'''1930-1949''' {{RecordSearch|2822767|California, List of United States Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949}}, index. 
*'''1936-1949''' {{RecordSearch|2442743| California, San Francisco Airplane Arrival Card Index, 1936-1949}}, Images only.
*'''1954-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2443335| California, San Francisco Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957}}, images only.


====Border Crossings====
=== Passenger Arrival Records Beginning in 1820  ===
*'''1894-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2185932|United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954}}, index; ''also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1895-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1803785|United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1960}}, index
*'''1895-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1075/ Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1960] ($)
*'''1905-1963''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1070 Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963], ($)
*'''1908-1935''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1344 Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935] Some records in French.($)


====Immigration Records by Ethnic, Nationality, Political, Religious, or Socioeconomic Groups====
If your ancestor arrived after 1819, he may be listed in one or more of the following. These lists are in chronological order by the date of arrival, and the lists for one year may be on as many as twenty microfilms.  
====='''Indentured or Bonded Servants'''=====
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49038 Bonded Passengers to America (9 vols. In 3)], ($), index
*'''1614-1775''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61074 Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775], index ($).
*'''1615-1779''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49089 Bonded Passengers to America (Volumes I and II) 1615-1775 &amp; 1617-1775], ($), index
*[https://immigrant.pricegen.com/login/login.php Immigrant Servants Database], index
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=B414AAAAMAAJ The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700, with Their Ages, the Localities Where They Formerly Lived in the Mother Country, the Names of the Ships in which They Embarked, and Other Interesting Particulars; from MSS. Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England], images [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2065/ Indexed at Ancestry] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49280 Omitted Chapters from Hotten's Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations] at Ancestry - index & images ($)


====='''Slavery'''=====
'''Online Indexes and Lists.''' Most passenger lists are also indexed and available on the Internet.  
*'''1790-1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1714 U.S., Southeast Coast-wise Inward and Outward Slave Manifests, 1790-1860] ($)
*'''1807-1860''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2822773 Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels, 1807-1860], index & images
*'''1807-1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1562 New Orleans, Louisiana, Slave Manifests, 1807-1860] Index and images ($)


====='''Quaker'''=====
:*'''''One-Step Webpages''''' ''[http://stevemorse.org/ Ellis Island, Castle Garden, and Other Ports]'' 1820 - 1957
*'''1682-1750''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7516 Immigration of Irish Quakers to Pennsylvania, 1682-1750], ($), index
:*'''''Ancestry.com''''' ($) ''[http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40 Immigration and Travel]'' 1500s - 1957


====='''British'''=====
'''Customs Passenger Lists, 1820 to 1902.''' These are lists that were submitted by the masters of ships to U.S. customs officials upon arrival in the United States. Customs passenger lists include each immigrant's name, age, gender, occupation, country of origin, and country or place of intended destination.  
*'''1636-1815''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/early-emigration-from-britain-1636-1815 Early Emigration From Britain 1636-1815], index ($)
*'''1636-1815''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/early-emigration-from-britain-1636-1815 Early Emigration From Britain 1636-1815], browse images ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2997 UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960] Includes ships coming to U.S. ($)


====='''Chinese'''=====
'''Immigration Passenger Lists, since 1883.''' These lists, also known as “ship manifests,” were submitted by the masters of ships to the Immigration and Naturalization Service and its predecessors. In addition to the same information found in the customs passenger lists, you may find the exact birthplace or last residence, marital status, previous U.S. residence, place of destination, and the names of relatives in the “old country” and in the United States.  
*'''1882-1947''' {{RecordSearch|3477655|California, San Francisco Chinese passenger lists, 1882-1947}}, index.
*'''1905-1923''' {{RecordSearch|2443335| California, San Diego, Chinese Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1923}}, Images only.
*'''1912-1943''' {{RecordSearch|2427227| California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco, 1912-1943}}, Images only.


====='''Dutch'''=====
The National Archives has the customs and immigration passenger lists and indexes from 1820 to the 1950s. These are described in [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788&referer=brief_results ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States'']. You can request a search of the records at the National Archives with [https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.swe?SWECmd=Start&SWEHo=eservices.archives.gov Passenger Arrival List form NATF 81].
*'''1820-1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7914 Dutch Immigrants to America, 1820-1880], ($), index
*'''1881-1894''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7994 Dutch Immigrants: New York Passenger Lists, 1881-1894] ($)


====='''Filipino'''=====
The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has copies of over 12,000 microfilms of passenger arrival records and indexes from the National Archives. The following is a list of the major ports and years for which National Archive microfilm records are available. The approximate number of immigrants admitted from 1820 to 1920 is in parentheses after the name of the city. The film numbers of these records are most easily found in the ''Place Search'' of the Family History Library Catalog under
*'''1900-1952''' {{RecordSearch|2141043| Hawaii, Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, 1900-1952}}, Index and images.  
*'''1928-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2427230| California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942}}, Images only. (FS)
*'''1928-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2427230|California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942}} — index & images (FS)
*'''1946''' {{RecordSearch|2426310| Hawaii, Index to Filipino Arrivals to Honolulu, 1946}}, index & images.


====='''Finnish'''=====
:[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.
*'''1892-1960''' {{FSC|33982|item|disp=Matkustajaluettelot Suomen Höyrylaiva Osakeyhtiö (Passenger lists Finland Steamship Company) 1892-1960}}
*[https://siirtolaisrekisteri.siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/ Migrant Register]($)  at Siirtolaisuusinstituutti (Migration Institute) [https://siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/aineistot/sukututkimus/ Information on contents]


====='''German'''=====
Following is a guide to the most significant collections at the Family History Library. Use the National Archives number when working at National Archives branches.  
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=275764761 Germans Immigrating to the United States], index ($)
*'''1850-1897''' {{RecordSearch|2110801|United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897}}
*'''1850-1934''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934] In German, includes ships coming to U.S., index only for 1850-1923. ($)


====='''Irish'''=====
*'''New York City (23,960,000)'''
*[http://www.dunbrody.com/get-involved/irish-emigration-database/ Irish Emigration database]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190310073216/http://www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm Irish Immigrants Database]
*[https://immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose Ireland under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival".
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61849/ Irish Emigrants in North America, Part 1-6] - at Ancestry, index & images ($). 
*'''1682-1750''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7516 Immigration of Irish Quakers to Pennsylvania, 1682-1750], ($), index
*'''1803-1806''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48482/ Irish Passenger Lists, 1803-1806], index ($)
*'''1833-1839''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62369/ Irish Emigration Lists, 1833-1839], index ($)
*'''1841-1849''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48480/ Irish Emigration to New England through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 1841 to 1849], index ($). 
*'''1846-1851''' [https://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=180&tf=F&cat=GP44&bc=sl Ireland Famine Emigrants Online (1846-1851)] 
*'''1846-1851''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5969 New York, Irish Immigrant Arrival Records, 1846 - 1851],  ($)
*'''1846-1851''' [http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-states-records/immigration-and-travel/irish-famine-immigrants-1846-1851 Irish Famine Immigrants, 1846 - 1851]
*'''1847--1871''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48579/ Irish Passenger Lists, 1847-1871], index ($)  
*'''1850-1883''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8760/ New York Emigrant Savings Bank, 1850-1883], index ($)
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.


====='''Italian'''=====
:<u>Indexes</u><ref name="Also">Also see the U.S. Bureau of Customs ''Supplemental Index . . .'' described later in this section.</ref>
*'''1855-1900''' {{RecordSearch|2110811|United States Italians to America Index, 1855-1900}}  
::{{FHL|60951|title-id|disp=1820-1846}}&nbsp;(785 films)&nbsp;Passenger lists&nbsp;...New York, 1820-1897; Index to passenger lists...1820-1846 {{FHL|341057|title-id|disp=1897-1902}}&nbsp;(3898 films) Passenger and crew lists...New York, 1897-1942; index...1897-1902; index..1902-1948<br>{{FHL|341057|title-id|disp=1902-1943}}&nbsp;(3898 films) Passenger and crew lists...New York, 1897-1942; index...1897-1902; index..1902-1948
*'''1855-1900''' [http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=2123&tf=F&cat=GP44&bc=sl Italians to America Passenger Data File, 1855 - 1900, NARA], index, incomplete.  
*'''1855-1900'''[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=218489221 Italians Immigrating to the United States, 1855-1900], ($), index, incomplete.  
*'''1855-1900''' [http://italygen.com/immigration/passengers-lists.html Italians to America Passenger Data File, 1855 - 1900], NARA, index & images
*'''1905-1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4742 Italian Passengers to Louisiana, 1905-10] ($), index, incomplete.


====='''Japanese'''=====
:<u>Lists</u>
*'''1928-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2427230| California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942}}, Images only. (FS)
::{{FHL|60951|title-id|disp=1820-1897}}&nbsp;(785 films) Passenger lists ...New York, 1820-1897; Index to passenger lists...1820-18 {{FHL|341057|title-id|disp=1897-1942}}&nbsp;(3898 films) Passenger and crew lists...New York, 1897-1942; index...1897-1902; index..1902-1948
*'''1928-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2427230|California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942}} — index & images (FS)


====='''Jewish'''=====
*'''Boston (2,050,000)'''
*'''1882-1929''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1361 U.S, Boston Arrivals of Jewish Immigrants from HIAS Records, 1882-1929], ($), index
*'''1901-1917''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2519 Galveston, Texas, Jewish Immigration Records, 1901-1917], ($), index


====='''Russian'''=====
:<u>Indexes</u><ref name="Also" />
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=275764761 Russians Immigrating to the United States], index ($)
::{{FHL|70879|title-id|disp=1848-1891}}&nbsp;(397&nbsp;films)&nbsp;Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, 1820-1891&nbsp;; with index, 1848-1891<br>{{FHL|341169|title-id|disp=1899-1940}}&nbsp;(597 films) Passenger lists...Boston,1891-1943; Book indexes, 1899-1940; Index 1902- 1920
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/russians-to-america Russians To America] ($), index.
*[http://www.russianimmigrants.org/ 19th Century Russian Immigrants to the USA], index.
*'''1834-1897''' {{RecordSearch|2110813|United States Russians to America Index, 1834-1897}}


===Offices to Contact===
:<u>Lists</u>
====National Archives and Records Administration====
::{{FHL|70879|title-id|disp=1820-1891}} (397 films) Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, 1820-1891&nbsp;; with index, 1848-1891<br>1874–1883 &nbsp;Passenger lists are not at the Family History Library.&nbsp; They are at&nbsp;the Massachusetts State Archives.&nbsp;<br>{{FHL|341169|title-id|disp=1891-1943}}&nbsp; (597 films) Passenger lists...Boston,1891-1943; Book indexes, 1899-1940; Index&nbsp;1902-&nbsp;1920
*The [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/overview '''National Archives (NARA)'''] has immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and 1982. The records are arranged by [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html#https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html '''Port of Arrival (See Part 5).''']
*Order copies of passenger arrival records with [https://www.archives.gov/files/forms/pdf/natf-81.pdf '''NATF Form 81'''.]
*You may do research in immigration records in person at the National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. 
*Some [https://www.archives.gov/locations '''National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regional facilities'''] have selected immigration records; call to verify their availability or check the online Microfilm Catalog.


=====Requesting a Record=====
*'''Baltimore (1,460,000)'''
*[https://genealogy.uscis.dhs.gov/ '''Web Request Page'''] allows you to request a records, pay fees, and upload supporting documents.
*[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/genealogical-records-help/record-requests-frequently-asked-questions '''Record Requests Frequently Asked Questions''']


==What are United States passenger arrival records?==
:<u>Indexes</u><ref name="Also" />
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  The records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry.
::[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F74109 1820-1897]&nbsp; <br>[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F291580 1897-1952&nbsp;&nbsp;] <br>[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F291611 1833-1866]


==What can I find in them?==
:<u>Lists</u>
*Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''.  The names of wives and children were often not included. 
::[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F65295 1820-1948]


*Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for '''each immigrant’s name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin''', but not the city or town of origin.
*'''Philadelphia (1,240,000)'''


*Information given on passenger lists from 1891 to 1954 included:
:<u>Indexes </u><ref name="Also" />
**name, age, sex,
::[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F67567 1800-1906]&nbsp; <br>[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F291536 1883-1948]
**nationality, occupation, marital status,
**last residence, final destination in the U.S.,
**whether they had been to the U.S. before (and if so, when, where and how long),
**if joining a relative, who this person was, where they lived, and their relationship,
**whether able to read and write,
**whether in possession of a train ticket to their final destination, who paid for the passage,
**amount of money the immigrant had in their possession,
**whether the passenger had ever been in prison, a poorhouse, or in an institution for the insane,
**whether the passenger was a polygamist,
**and immigrant's state of health.  


*In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included.
:<u>Lists</u>
::[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F67567 1800-1882&nbsp;] <br>[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F291536 1883-1945]


'''Example:'''<br>
*'''New Orleans (710,000)'''
[[File:US passenger list French data.png|1000px|alt= US Passenger List Arrival Boston]]


'''Example: This passenger list gives the name and age of each passenger, their birth place, last residence in the home country, information on next of kin in the home country, and information on any relative they are joining in the U.S.'''
:<u>Indexes</u><ref name="Also" />
<br>
::1853-1952


[[File:Filipino example passenger list.png|1000px|alt=US Passenger List From Philippines]]
:<u>Lists</u>
::1820-1945


==Search Strategies==
*'''Other Ports''' (4,000,000). Lists and indexes for Charleston, Galveston, Key West, New Bedford, Passamaquoddy, Portland (Maine), Providence, San Francisco, Seattle, and other ports are also at the Family History Library and the National Archives.
*You will usually find several possible entries for '''immigrants with similar names and ages'''. Learn everything you can so you can distinguish your ancestor from others of the same name. Knowing your ancestor’s full name, approximate date of arrival in the United States, approximate age on arrival to the United States, the likely port of arrival, the name of their spouse, their religion, and their occupation will all help in identifying your ancestor in passenger lists.


*Many immigrants traveled in groups or settled among friends and relatives from their native land.  Knowing the names of some '''relatives, neighbors and friends''' of your ancestor will help identify him on a passenger list.
A collection of the lists of over 60 smaller ports is found in:


*Remember it wasn’t uncommon for '''one member of the family''' to come to the United States first and send for the rest of the family after getting established.
*United States. Bureau of Customs. ''Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. . . . Washington, D.C.'': National Archives, 1964. (FHL films 830231-46.) These lists range from 1820 to 1874, but most years are missing.


*It is important to understand that many''' immigrant names were misspelled''', misunderstood because of heavy accents or the lack of the ability to speak English, or Americanized.  A name may have been lengthened or shortened.  Search each index creatively for name variations.
:An index to the above lists is:
==Emigration and Immigration Background and Records by State==


{| style=width:75%; vertical-align:top;"
:*United States. Bureau of Customs. ''Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports . . . .Washington, D.C.'': National Archives Record Services, 1960. (FHL films 418161-348.) This also indexes lists for Baltimore (1820-1869), Boston (1820-1874), New Orleans (1820-1850), and Philadelphia (1820-1874).
|-
|
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:`10px; width:950px;">
  <li>[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Alabama]]</li>
  <li>[[Alaska Emigration and Immigration|Alaska]]</li>
  <li>[[Arizona Emigration and Immigration|Arizona]]</li>
  <li>[[Arkansas Emigration and Immigration|Arkansas]]</li>
  <li>[[California Emigration and Immigration|California]]</li>
  <li>[[Colorado Emigration and Immigration|Colorado]]</li>
  <li>[[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration|Connecticut]]</li>
  <li>[[Delaware Emigration and Immigration|Delaware]]</li>
  <li>[[District of Columbia Emigration and Immigration|District of Columbia]]</li>
  <li>[[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Florida]]</li>
  <li>[[Georgia Emigration and Immigration|Georgia]]</li>
  <li>[[Hawaii Emigration and Immigration|Hawaii]]</li>
  <li>[[Idaho Emigration and Immigration|Idaho]]</li>
  <li>[[Illinois Emigration and Immigration|Illinois]]</li>
  <li>[[Indiana Emigration and Immigration|Indiana]]</li>
  <li>[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Iowa]]</li>
  <li>[[Kansas Emigration and Immigration|Kansas]]</li>
  <li>[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Kentucky]]</li>
  <li>[[Louisiana Emigration and Immigration|Louisiana]]</li>
  <li>[[Maine Emigration and Immigration|Maine]]</li>
  <li>[[Maryland Emigration and Immigration|Maryland]]</li>
  <li>[[Massachusetts Emigration and Immigration|Massachusetts]]</li>
  <li>[[Michigan Emigration and Immigration|Michigan]]</li>
  <li>[[Minnesota Emigration and Immigration|Minnesota]]</li>
  <li>[[Mississippi Emigration and Immigration|Mississippi]]</li>
  <li>[[Missouri Emigration and Immigration|Missouri]]</li>
  <li>[[Montana Emigration and Immigration|Montana]]</li>
  <li>[[Nebraska Emigration and Immigration|Nebraska]]</li>
  <li>[[Nevada Emigration and Immigration|Nevada]]</li>
  <li>[[New Hampshire Emigration and Immigration|New Hampshire]]</li>
  <li>[[New Jersey Emigration and Immigration|New Jersey]]</li>
  <li>[[New Mexico Emigration and Immigration|New Mexico]]</li>
  <li>[[New York Emigration and Immigration|New York]]</li>
  <li>[[North Carolina Emigration and Immigration|North Carolina]]</li>
  <li>[[North Dakota Emigration and Immigration|North Dakota]]</li>
  <li>[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Ohio]]</li>
  <li>[[Oklahoma Emigration and Immigration|Oklahoma]]</li>
  <li>[[Oregon Emigration and Immigration|Oregon]]</li>
  <li>[[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration|Pennsylvania]]</li>
  <li>[[Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration|Rhode Island]]</li>
  <li>[[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration|South Carolina]]</li>
  <li>[[South Dakota Emigration and Immigration|South Dakota]]</li>
  <li>[[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Tennessee]]</li>
  <li>[[Texas Emigration and Immigration|Texas]]</li>
  <li>[[Utah Emigration and Immigration|Utah]]</li>
  <li>[[Vermont Emigration and Immigration|Vermont]]</li>
  <li>[[Virginia Emigration and Immigration|Virginia]]</li>
  <li>[[Washington Emigration and Immigration|Washington]]</li>
  <li>[[West Virginia Emigration and Immigration|West Virginia]]</li>
  <li>[[Wisconsin Emigration and Immigration|Wisconsin]]</li>
  <li>[[Wyoming Emigration and Immigration|Wyoming]]</li>
</ul>
|}


==References==
=== Indentured Servants Database  ===
<references/>


[[Category:United States Beginning Research]]
More than 75 percent of the colonists who settled south of New England financed their voyages to the New World as indentured servants, convict servants, and redemptioners. This project aims to identify all immigrants described by these terms in<br>American and European sources from 1607 through 1820. To date, there are approximately 16638 immigrant servants listed in the [http://www.immigrantservants.com/ database].That number continues to grow as this is an on-going project.
[[Category:Beginners]]
 
=== Ulster Ireland Presbyterian Immigrants  ===
 
An account of the (mainly) Ulster Presbyterians who immigrated to America in the 18th century and includes genealogical information. It also provides detail on the social and political conditions that the immigrants faced during that period. An extensive index is included.[http://www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrishAmerica/Contents.php www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrishAmerica/Contents.php]  
 
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
 
*[[United States, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
=== Notes  ===


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United States  Gotoarrow.png  Emigration and Immigration  Gotoarrow.png  Passenger Arrival Records

Passenger arrival records can help you determine when an ancestor arrived and the ports of departure and arrival. They can also be used to identify family and community members who arrived together as well as the country they came from.

See also Ancestors Season 2: Immigration Records at the FamilySearch Learning Center.

Pre-1820 Passenger Arrival Records[edit | edit source]

To find passenger arrival records for immigrants arriving before 1820, you must rely on printed sources. These include published lists of immigrants' names taken from newspapers, naturalization oaths, indenture lists, headright grants, and other records. These types of records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following:

[STATE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
[STATE], [COUNTY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION

An excellent index of over 4,588,000 names found in more than 2,500 published sources is:

  • Filby, P. William, and Mary Keysor Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 15 vols. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (Family History Library book 973 W32p.) This is an index of published passenger lists. The first three volumes are a combined alphabetical index printed in 1981. Supplemental volumes have been issued annually.
To search the Internet Ancestry.com version of the Passenger and Immigration Lists Index for free at the Family History Library click here, enter the name of the immigrant, search, and click "View Record" to see the source information. You can also search the same index on a home computer if you click here, but you will be asked to subscribe to see the results list details. You can also go to a family history center near you to access the institution version of Ancestry.com. Many public libraries have the full version.
Filby's Passenger and Immigration Lists Index can also be found at World Vital Records. This a subscription site but it can be accessed without cost at FamilySearch Centers.
Filby does not index official U.S. arrival lists (see below) or manuscript sources, but it does index the names of many people who immigrated between 1538 and the 1900s and who are listed in post-1820 published sources.

Passenger Arrival Records Beginning in 1820[edit | edit source]

If your ancestor arrived after 1819, he may be listed in one or more of the following. These lists are in chronological order by the date of arrival, and the lists for one year may be on as many as twenty microfilms.

Online Indexes and Lists. Most passenger lists are also indexed and available on the Internet.

Customs Passenger Lists, 1820 to 1902. These are lists that were submitted by the masters of ships to U.S. customs officials upon arrival in the United States. Customs passenger lists include each immigrant's name, age, gender, occupation, country of origin, and country or place of intended destination.

Immigration Passenger Lists, since 1883. These lists, also known as “ship manifests,” were submitted by the masters of ships to the Immigration and Naturalization Service and its predecessors. In addition to the same information found in the customs passenger lists, you may find the exact birthplace or last residence, marital status, previous U.S. residence, place of destination, and the names of relatives in the “old country” and in the United States.

The National Archives has the customs and immigration passenger lists and indexes from 1820 to the 1950s. These are described in Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States. You can request a search of the records at the National Archives with Passenger Arrival List form NATF 81.

The Family History Library has copies of over 12,000 microfilms of passenger arrival records and indexes from the National Archives. The following is a list of the major ports and years for which National Archive microfilm records are available. The approximate number of immigrants admitted from 1820 to 1920 is in parentheses after the name of the city. The film numbers of these records are most easily found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under

[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.

Following is a guide to the most significant collections at the Family History Library. Use the National Archives number when working at National Archives branches.

  • New York City (23,960,000)
Indexes[1]
1820-1846 (785 films) Passenger lists ...New York, 1820-1897; Index to passenger lists...1820-1846 1897-1902 (3898 films) Passenger and crew lists...New York, 1897-1942; index...1897-1902; index..1902-1948
1902-1943 (3898 films) Passenger and crew lists...New York, 1897-1942; index...1897-1902; index..1902-1948
Lists
1820-1897 (785 films) Passenger lists ...New York, 1820-1897; Index to passenger lists...1820-18 1897-1942 (3898 films) Passenger and crew lists...New York, 1897-1942; index...1897-1902; index..1902-1948
  • Boston (2,050,000)
Indexes[1]
1848-1891 (397 films) Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, 1820-1891 ; with index, 1848-1891
1899-1940 (597 films) Passenger lists...Boston,1891-1943; Book indexes, 1899-1940; Index 1902- 1920
Lists
1820-1891 (397 films) Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, 1820-1891 ; with index, 1848-1891
1874–1883  Passenger lists are not at the Family History Library.  They are at the Massachusetts State Archives. 
1891-1943  (597 films) Passenger lists...Boston,1891-1943; Book indexes, 1899-1940; Index 1902- 1920
  • Baltimore (1,460,000)
Indexes[1]
1820-1897 
1897-1952  
1833-1866
Lists
1820-1948
  • Philadelphia (1,240,000)
Indexes [1]
1800-1906 
1883-1948
Lists
1800-1882 
1883-1945
  • New Orleans (710,000)
Indexes[1]
1853-1952
Lists
1820-1945
  • Other Ports (4,000,000). Lists and indexes for Charleston, Galveston, Key West, New Bedford, Passamaquoddy, Portland (Maine), Providence, San Francisco, Seattle, and other ports are also at the Family History Library and the National Archives.

A collection of the lists of over 60 smaller ports is found in:

  • United States. Bureau of Customs. Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. . . . Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1964. (FHL films 830231-46.) These lists range from 1820 to 1874, but most years are missing.
An index to the above lists is:
  • United States. Bureau of Customs. Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports . . . .Washington, D.C.: National Archives Record Services, 1960. (FHL films 418161-348.) This also indexes lists for Baltimore (1820-1869), Boston (1820-1874), New Orleans (1820-1850), and Philadelphia (1820-1874).

Indentured Servants Database[edit | edit source]

More than 75 percent of the colonists who settled south of New England financed their voyages to the New World as indentured servants, convict servants, and redemptioners. This project aims to identify all immigrants described by these terms in
American and European sources from 1607 through 1820. To date, there are approximately 16638 immigrant servants listed in the database.That number continues to grow as this is an on-going project.

Ulster Ireland Presbyterian Immigrants[edit | edit source]

An account of the (mainly) Ulster Presbyterians who immigrated to America in the 18th century and includes genealogical information. It also provides detail on the social and political conditions that the immigrants faced during that period. An extensive index is included.www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrishAmerica/Contents.php

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Also see the U.S. Bureau of Customs Supplemental Index . . . described later in this section.

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