Wales Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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Most Welsh immigrants to the United States arrived at New York. Immigrant lists are the main source of information on those arriving in the United States. More than 1,000 lists are indexed in an ongoing series by: | Most Welsh immigrants to the United States arrived at New York. Immigrant lists are the main source of information on those arriving in the United States. More than 1,000 lists are indexed in an ongoing series by: | ||
*Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981–. (Family History Library | *Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981–. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W32p|disp=book 973 W32p}}.) | ||
A bibliography of over 2,500 published lists is: | A bibliography of over 2,500 published lists is: | ||
*Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Bibliography, 1538–1900.'' 2d ed. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1988. (Family History Library | *Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Bibliography, 1538–1900.'' 2d ed. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W33p|disp=book 973 W33p 1988}}.) | ||
The Family History Library has post-1820 passenger lists for most U.S. ports. Most are indexed. For further information, see [[United States|United States]]. | The Family History Library has post-1820 passenger lists for most U.S. ports. Most are indexed. For further information, see [[United States|United States]]. | ||
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A few books about Welsh arrivals are also available, such as: | A few books about Welsh arrivals are also available, such as: | ||
*Browning, Charles H. ''Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania.'' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wm. J. Campbell, 1912. (Family History Library | *Browning, Charles H. ''Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania.'' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wm. J. Campbell, 1912. (Family History Library {{FHL|98940|title-id|disp=974.8 F2bc}}.) | ||
To locate other books on immigration to the United States, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | To locate other books on immigration to the United States, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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To search emigration records effectively, you should know the approximate date of emigration, the name of the ship, the type of or reason for emigration, or the emigrant’s previous residence in Wales. If you know the ship’s name, you may find additional details about the ship, including ports of embarkation and arrival, in: | To search emigration records effectively, you should know the approximate date of emigration, the name of the ship, the type of or reason for emigration, or the emigrant’s previous residence in Wales. If you know the ship’s name, you may find additional details about the ship, including ports of embarkation and arrival, in: | ||
*''Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping''. fiche ed. LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1981. (Family History Library | *''Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping''. fiche ed. LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1981. (Family History Library {{FHL|22058|title-id|disp=fiche 6024581–6025295}}.) | ||
'''Passenger Lists.''' Port records listing the names of departing or arriving passengers are called passenger lists. Passenger departure lists are rare before 1890. After 1890 they are arranged chronologically by port of departure. These lists, which usually give the emigrant’s name, age, occupation, address, and sometimes destination, are kept at the Public Record Office (see [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] for the address). | '''Passenger Lists.''' Port records listing the names of departing or arriving passengers are called passenger lists. Passenger departure lists are rare before 1890. After 1890 they are arranged chronologically by port of departure. These lists, which usually give the emigrant’s name, age, occupation, address, and sometimes destination, are kept at the Public Record Office (see [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] for the address). | ||
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'''Probate Records.''' Probate records may mention emigrant relatives. Probates of persons dying overseas who owned property in Wales should have been proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (until 1858) or at the Principal Probate Registry (after 1857). The following work lists some American wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury: | '''Probate Records.''' Probate records may mention emigrant relatives. Probates of persons dying overseas who owned property in Wales should have been proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (until 1858) or at the Principal Probate Registry (after 1857). The following work lists some American wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury: | ||
*Coldham, Peter W. ''American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1989. (Family History Library | *Coldham, Peter W. ''American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1989. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 P27c|disp=book 942 P27c}}.) | ||
For more information, see [[Wales Probate Records|Probate Records]]. | For more information, see [[Wales Probate Records|Probate Records]]. | ||