13,601
edits
fixing links
(adding content) |
(fixing links) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''[[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland|Maryland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' [[Image:MD Ship The Dove.png|thumb|right|250px | ''[[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland|Maryland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' [[Image:MD Ship The Dove.png|thumb|right|250px]] | ||
=== Overseas Immigration === | === Overseas Immigration === | ||
| Line 207: | Line 207: | ||
*St. Mary's ([[St. Mary's County, Maryland#Immigration|St. Mary's County]]) | *St. Mary's ([[St. Mary's County, Maryland#Immigration|St. Mary's County]]) | ||
==== Customs Districts ===== | |||
*Chester District | *Chester District | ||
| Line 256: | Line 256: | ||
*Some immigrants arrived at Annapolis, Havre de Grace, Nottingham, and St. Mary's. The only known customs passenger lists for other Maryland ports are: | *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 {{FHL|66154item|disp=FHL film 830231.}} | :*Annapolis, 1849 {{FHL|66154item|disp=FHL film 830231.}} | ||
:* Havre de Grace, 1820 {{FHL|66154|item|disp=film 830234.}} | :*Havre de Grace, 1820 {{FHL|66154|item|disp=film 830234.}} | ||
*Immigrants to Maryland, especially western Maryland, may have arrived in Philadelphia (see [[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration]]. | *Immigrants to Maryland, especially western Maryland, may have arrived in Philadelphia (see [[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
| Line 307: | Line 307: | ||
==== FHL and NARA Microfilm Catalog Numbers 1820-1891 ==== | ==== FHL and NARA Microfilm Catalog Numbers 1820-1891 ==== | ||
[http://www.germanroots.com/baltlists1820.html FHL and NARA Microfilm Catalog Numbers] for Baltimore Passenger Lists 1820-1891 is arranged chronologically, showing the FHL film numbers and corresponding NARA film numbers. | [http://www.germanroots.com/baltlists1820.html FHL and NARA Microfilm Catalog Numbers] for Baltimore Passenger Lists 1820-1891 is arranged chronologically, showing the FHL film numbers and corresponding NARA film numbers. | ||
=== Baltimore Arrivals, 1892-1952 === | === Baltimore Arrivals, 1892-1952 === | ||
The National Archives has the immigration passenger lists and indexes of Baltimore City since 1892. FamilySearch has the following: | The National Archives has the immigration passenger lists and indexes of Baltimore City since 1892. FamilySearch has the following: | ||
*{{FHL|2018318|subject_id|disp=Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948}} Browsable images online in FamilySearch Historical Records. | *{{FHL|2018318|subject_id|disp=Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948}} Browsable images online in FamilySearch Historical Records. | ||
| Line 325: | Line 325: | ||
*Baltimore was served by the North German Lloyd shipping line from Bremen. If you know the name of the steamship that your ancestor arrived on, you can obtain the date of arrival for the years 1904 to 1926 from: | *Baltimore was served by the North German Lloyd shipping line from Bremen. If you know the name of the steamship that your ancestor arrived on, you can obtain the date of arrival for the years 1904 to 1926 from: | ||
:*Morton Allan ''Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals. 1931''. Reprint | :*Morton Allan ''Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals. 1931''. Reprint. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1980.) {{FHL|139764|item|disp=FHL fiche 6046854; book 973 U3m 1980}} 1931 edition | ||
'''1870s and 1880s''' | '''1870s and 1880s''' | ||
| Line 333: | Line 333: | ||
'''Finding Histories of Ethnic Groups''' | '''Finding Histories of Ethnic Groups''' | ||
Histories of ethnic groups are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MARYLAND - MINORITIES. | Histories of ethnic groups are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MARYLAND - MINORITIES. | ||
=== Westward Migrants === | === Westward Migrants === | ||
| Line 341: | Line 341: | ||
Southerners fleeing the devastation of the Civil War and new immigrants from overseas helped to offset population losses. During the heavy period of immigration from 1830 through 1860, approximately half the immigrants were Germans, and a third were Irish. These immigrants tended to remain in the cities, especially [[Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland|Baltimore]]. | Southerners fleeing the devastation of the Civil War and new immigrants from overseas helped to offset population losses. During the heavy period of immigration from 1830 through 1860, approximately half the immigrants were Germans, and a third were Irish. These immigrants tended to remain in the cities, especially [[Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland|Baltimore]]. | ||
Free native-born Marylanders, alive in 1850, who had left the state, resettled as follows: | Free native-born Marylanders, alive in 1850, who had left the state, resettled as follows: | ||
* | *65,000 in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri | ||
* | *45,000 in Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Virginia and Delaware<ref name="Lynch">These statistics do not account for the large number of Marylanders who had migrated and died before the year 1850. See: William O. Lynch, "The Westward Flow of Southern Colonists before 1861," ''The Journal of Southern History,'' Vol. 9, No. 3 (Aug. 1943):303-327. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2191319 JSTOR] ($).</ref> | ||
Henry C. Peden has published books on Marylanders who migrated to other parts of the country: | Henry C. Peden has published books on Marylanders who migrated to other parts of the country: | ||
| Line 363: | Line 363: | ||
The "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration Emigration and Immigration]" page for the United States on the FamilySearch Research Wiki lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Maryland. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown. | The "[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration Emigration and Immigration]" page for the United States on the FamilySearch Research Wiki lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Maryland. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown. | ||
== Websites == | === Websites === | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry Immigration & Travel] ($). The place to start for immigration research. | *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry Immigration & Travel] ($). The place to start for immigration research. | ||
| Line 369: | Line 369: | ||
*[http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_md.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy]. Includes Maryland passenger lists. | *[http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_md.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy]. Includes Maryland passenger lists. | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
<references /><br>{{Maryland|Maryland}} | <references /><br>{{Maryland|Maryland}} | ||
[[Category:Maryland|Emigration]] [[Category:Scots-Irish]] [[Category:English]] [[Category:Germans]] [[Category:African_Americans]] | [[Category:Maryland|Emigration]] [[Category:Scots-Irish]] [[Category:English]] [[Category:Germans]] [[Category:African_Americans]] | ||