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Before using passenger lists, it is very helpful to know the following about the passenger: | Before using passenger lists, it is very helpful to know the following about the passenger: | ||
:•Name as used in the U.S. and in the "Old Country" | :•Name as used in the U.S. and in the "Old Country" | ||
:•Variations for spelling of the passenger's name | :•Variations for spelling of the passenger's name | ||
:•Nicknames | :•Nicknames | ||
:•Approximate age when arrived in the U.S. | :•Approximate age when arrived in the U.S. | ||
:•Approximate year when arrived in the U.S. | :•Approximate year when arrived in the U.S. | ||
:•Relatives of the passenger | :•Relatives of the passenger | ||
:•People the passenger might have come with. | :•People the passenger might have come with. | ||
=== Useful Records === | === Useful Records === | ||
- For immigration to Maryland, 1633-1680, see the sources at [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/1820.html#maryland http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/1820.html#maryland] <br> | - For immigration to Maryland, 1633-1680, see the sources at [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/1820.html#maryland http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/1820.html#maryland] <br> | ||
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- For records of early immigrants to what is now the United States. see [[Early U.S. Immigrant Records|Early U.S. Immigrant Records]]. | - For records of early immigrants to what is now the United States. see [[Early U.S. Immigrant Records|Early U.S. Immigrant Records]]. | ||
The "[[Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section of the United States Research Outline lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Maryland. [[Portal: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 "[[Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section of the United States Research Outline lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Maryland. [[Portal: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. | ||
=== Maryland Ports | === Maryland Ports for Immigrants to Maryland === | ||
The major port of entry into Maryland was Baltimore. Most Baltimore passenger lists are on microfilm at the National Archives, the Maryland Historical Society, the Baltimore City Archives, and the Family History Library. | The major port of entry into Maryland was Baltimore. Most Baltimore passenger lists are on microfilm at the National Archives, the Maryland Historical Society, the Baltimore City Archives, and the Family History Library. | ||
Some immigrants arrived at Annapolis, Havre de Grace, Nottingham, and St. Mary's | Some immigrants arrived at Annapolis, Havre de Grace, Nottingham, and St. Mary's.The only known customs passenger lists for other Maryland ports are: | ||
:• Annapolis, 1849 (Family History Library film 830231) <br> | |||
:• Havre de Grace, 1820 (Family History Library film 830234). | |||
Immigrants to Maryland, especially western Maryland, may have arrived in Philadelphia (see the Pennsylvania Research Outline). | |||
<br>'''Baltimore Arrivals, 1820 to 1891''' | |||
The following records can help you identify an ancestor who arrived in Baltimore City, Maryland between 1820 and 1891: | The following records can help you identify an ancestor who arrived in Baltimore City, Maryland between 1820 and 1891: | ||
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:• Morton Allan ''Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals. 1931''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=139764&disp=Morton+Allan+directory+of+European+passe%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 U3m 1980]; 1931 edition on fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=139764&disp=Morton+Allan+directory+of+European+passe++ 6046854].) | :• Morton Allan ''Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals. 1931''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=139764&disp=Morton+Allan+directory+of+European+passe%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 U3m 1980]; 1931 edition on fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=139764&disp=Morton+Allan+directory+of+European+passe++ 6046854].) | ||
=== '''Indexes of German Immigrants'''. === | === '''Indexes of German Immigrants'''. === | ||