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 For emigrants leaving France, documents that record their migration can sometimes be found in France and in the country to which they moved.
-=== Le Havre Passenger Index  ===
-A French genealogical society has discovered a 100-year-old card file of 45,000 passengers, 25,000 sailors, and 5,000 retirees at Le Havre from 1780 to 1840. The source of the index is uncertain and it is difficult to determine how comprehensive it is. It does not correspond to the unindexed lists mentioned above. The passenger cards usually show name, maiden surname of the spouse (including cross references), birth date or age, birthplace, parents, date and place of embarkation and debarkation, and, for French ships, the vessel's name.
-Researchers may send written inquiries to learn if a relative is indexed. The society can search only for passengers between 1780 and 1840, and they will search only for a specific name. They will not respond to vague requests to search for anyone with a certain surname.
-Send the correctly spelled given name and surname of the passenger, a self-addressed, stamped envelope, stating your email address on the cover letter, to—
-Liste de passagers<br>[http://www.gghsm.org/ Groupement Généalogique du Havre et de Seine-Maritime]<br>B.P. 80<br>76050 Le Havre Cedex<br>FRANCE<br>Email:gghsm@wanadoo.fr<br>Telephone:02.35.44.94.40
 === French colonial records (Registres d’engagement pour les colonies françaises) ===