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Tracing Immigrants Arrival Search Tactics (view source)
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Immigrants were usually mentioned in several different records in their new country. However, it is hard to predict which, if any, of those records will name the immigrant's home town. | Immigrants were usually mentioned in several different records in their new country. However, it is hard to predict which, if any, of those records will name the immigrant's home town. | ||
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First repeat the previous tactics '''''for other members of the immigrant's family'''''. If you can find the place of origin for a brother or uncle, local records will usually confirm that your ancestor also lived there. Second, use these tactics to '''''seek the immigrant's neighbors'''''. Immigrants often traveled as groups and settled together in the new country. Others joined friends or relatives already there. Finding a neighbor's place of origin may reveal your ancestor's as well. | First repeat the previous tactics '''''for other members of the immigrant's family'''''. If you can find the place of origin for a brother or uncle, local records will usually confirm that your ancestor also lived there. Second, use these tactics to '''''seek the immigrant's neighbors'''''. Immigrants often traveled as groups and settled together in the new country. Others joined friends or relatives already there. Finding a neighbor's place of origin may reveal your ancestor's as well. | ||
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[[Category:Tracing_Immigrant_Origins]] | [[Category:Tracing_Immigrant_Origins]] | ||