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Many ships that came to Canada left from Hamburg. The Family History Library has the Hamburg passenger lists and indexes:  
Many ships that came to Canada left from Hamburg. The Family History Library has the Hamburg passenger lists and indexes:  


Hamburg. Auswanderungsamt. ''Auswandererlisten, 1850–1934 (Emigration Lists, 1850–1934)''. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. (On 169 FHL films beginning with film 1463389.)  
Hamburg. Auswanderungsamt. ''Auswandererlisten, 1850–1934 (Emigration Lists, 1850–1934)''. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. (On 169 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=43289&disp=Auswandererlisten%2C+1850-1934++ 473070] .)  


These passenger lists and indexes are most fully described in the Wiki article [[Hamburg Passenger Lists|Hamburg Passenger Lists]]. Also, the Family History Library has the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/Hamburg_Pass_List.ASP Hamburg Passenger List 1850-1934 Resource Guide], and microfiche instructions ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=102523&disp=The+Hamburg+passenger+lists%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Hamburg Passenger Lists]''.  
These passenger lists and indexes are most fully described in the Wiki article [[Hamburg Passenger Lists|Hamburg Passenger Lists]]. Also, the Family History Library has the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/Hamburg_Pass_List.ASP Hamburg Passenger List 1850-1934 Resource Guide], and microfiche instructions ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=102523&disp=The+Hamburg+passenger+lists%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Hamburg Passenger Lists]''.  
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Other sources of lists for this period include:  
Other sources of lists for this period include:  


Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. 15+ Volumes. Detroit, Michigan, USA: Gale Research, 1981–. (FHL book 973 W32p.) Supplemental volumes have been issued annually. A few scattered volumes are available on microfilm. This source contains nearly three million names from more than 2,500 published sources. This focuses on U.S. arrivals, but also indexes many pre-1865 Canadian passenger lists which have been compiled in genealogical and historical publications. It does not index microfilmed official U.S. or Canadian arrival lists.  
Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. 15+ Volumes. Detroit, Michigan, USA: Gale Research, 1981–. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+W32p 973 W32p].) Supplemental volumes have been issued annually. A few scattered volumes are available on microfilm. This source contains nearly three million names from more than 2,500 published sources. This focuses on U.S. arrivals, but also indexes many pre-1865 Canadian passenger lists which have been compiled in genealogical and historical publications. It does not index microfilmed official U.S. or Canadian arrival lists.  


Dobson, David. ''Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625–1825''. Seven Volumes. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1981–93. (FHL book Ref 970 W2d.) Volume 5, with more than 3,000 names, especially emphasizes Scottish migration to Canada. It may include the settler’s name, birth date, family members’ names, and date and place of settlement in North America.  
Dobson, David. ''Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625–1825''. Seven Volumes. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1981–93. (Family History Library book  [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=213085&disp=Directory+of+Scottish+settlers+in+North+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970 W2d].) Volume 5, with more than 3,000 names, especially emphasizes Scottish migration to Canada. It may include the settler’s name, birth date, family members’ names, and date and place of settlement in North America.  


Whyte, Donald. ''A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation [1867]''. Two Volumes. Toronto, Canada: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986, 1995. (FHL book Ref 971 F2wd.) Volume 1 includes about 12,500 names; volume 2 has about 11,000. The volumes may contain the following Information about the immigrant: name, date, place of birth and death, date of arrival in Canada, residence in Canada, occupation, and spouse’s and children’s names. The appendixes give the sources of information.  
Whyte, Donald. ''A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation [1867]''. Two Volumes. Toronto, Canada: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986, 1995. (FHL book Ref 971 F2wd.) Volume 1 includes about 12,500 names; volume 2 has about 11,000. The volumes may contain the following Information about the immigrant: name, date, place of birth and death, date of arrival in Canada, residence in Canada, occupation, and spouse’s and children’s names. The appendixes give the sources of information.  
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*Passenger lists for Halifax, 1881–1899. (On 12 FHL films beginning with film 889429.)
*Passenger lists for Halifax, 1881–1899. (On 12 FHL films beginning with film 889429.)


The film numbers are in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
The film numbers are in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:


=== CANADA - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION  ===
=== CANADA - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION  ===
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