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''Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping''. Fiche edition. LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1981. (FHL fiche 6024581–6025295; does not circulate to Family History Centers.) | ''Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping''. Fiche edition. LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1981. (FHL fiche 6024581–6025295; does not circulate to Family History Centers.) | ||
'''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 usually give the emigrant’s name, age, occupation, address, and sometimes destination are kept at the National Archives in London. | '''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 usually give the emigrant’s name, age, occupation, address, and sometimes destination are kept at the National Archives in London. An index to the records, 1890-1960, is now online on [http://www.findmypast.com/passengerListPersonSearchStart.action?redef=0 FindMyPast]. The search is free, but a small fee is charged to see a transcription or the digital image of the original record.<br> | ||
'''United Kingdom War Brides Passenger Lists, 1946-1947.''' | '''United Kingdom War Brides Passenger Lists, 1946-1947.''' | ||
Thousands of women married soldiers during World War II. When husbands returned to their own countries, many wives were left behind to wait to join them. An Internet index gives you a surname, first name and destination of [http://www.warbrides.co.uk/ war brides]: <br> | |||
'''To Use This Site:''' | '''To Use This Site:''' | ||
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# Click '''Submit''' | # Click '''Submit''' | ||
The index is continuously updated, adding more years and names. It's free to search. A fee is charged for a typewritten extract from the passenger list.<br> | |||
'''Assisted Emigrants Registers'''. Persons who applied for assistance to emigrate were recorded in "assisted emigrants registers," which often contain name, age, occupation, residence, destination, name of sponsor, address of relative, and size of family. Those available at the Family History Library appear in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | '''Assisted Emigrants Registers'''. Persons who applied for assistance to emigrate were recorded in "assisted emigrants registers," which often contain name, age, occupation, residence, destination, name of sponsor, address of relative, and size of family. Those available at the Family History Library appear in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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There are other lists of emigrants by authors such as Peter W. Coldham, Michael Tepper, and P. William Filby. | There are other lists of emigrants by authors such as Peter W. Coldham, Michael Tepper, and P. William Filby. | ||
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=== Immigration to England === | === Immigration to England === | ||