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*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing co., 1988. {{FHL|313545|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W3c}}. | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing co., 1988. {{FHL|313545|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W3c}}. | ||
=== Colonial Ships === | === Colonial Ships === | ||
Though they do not include names of passengers, records kept by the Board of Trade and stored at [[England The National Archives|The National Archives]] (Kew, England), document ships' arrivals and departures from Virginia ports between 1698 and 1774. FamilySearch microfilmed these records. They are useful for learning about the history of ships entering the colony: | Though they do not include names of passengers, records kept by the Board of Trade and stored at [[England The National Archives|The National Archives]] (Kew, England), document ships' arrivals and departures from Virginia ports between 1698 and 1774. FamilySearch microfilmed these records. They are useful for learning about the history of ships entering the colony: | ||
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*Naval Office Shippings Lists for Virginia, 1698-1774 in the Public Record Office, London. {{FHL|301374|item|disp=FHL Films 972825-972828}}. | *Naval Office Shippings Lists for Virginia, 1698-1774 in the Public Record Office, London. {{FHL|301374|item|disp=FHL Films 972825-972828}}. | ||
Ships mentioned in the ''Virginia Gazette'' betwen 1736 and 1780 have been identified in the free online index produced by [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm Colonial Williamsburg]. The index links to scanned newspaper images. | Ships mentioned in the ''Virginia Gazette'' betwen 1736 and 1780 have been identified in the free online index produced by [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm Colonial Williamsburg]. The index links to scanned newspaper images. | ||
Peter Wilson Coldham compiled a list of convict ships travelling between English and Virginia ports during the eighteenth century. See appendix to: | Peter Wilson Coldham compiled a list of convict ships travelling between English and Virginia 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}}. | *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}}. | ||
Names of ships can also be gleaned from county court order books and English | Names of ships can also be gleaned from county court order books and [[Virginia Public Records#Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies|English State Papers Colonial, American and West Indies]]. | ||
=== Westward Migrants === | === Westward Migrants === | ||