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Immigrant lists from the various ports of entry provide the most information on Irish immigrants to the United States. While several ports of entry existed, the majority of Irish immigrants came through New York. The following published lists and indexes of information on Irish immigrants to America are found in the Family History Library's US/Canada collection: | Immigrant lists from the various ports of entry provide the most information on Irish immigrants to the United States. While several ports of entry existed, the majority of Irish immigrants came through New York. The following published lists and indexes of information on Irish immigrants to America are found in the Family History Library's US/Canada collection: | ||
*Filby, P. William and Mary K. Meyer, eds. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. 3 vols. plus supps. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co., 1981-. (Family History Library | *Filby, P. William and Mary K. Meyer, eds. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. 3 vols. plus supps. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co., 1981-. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W32p|disp=book Ref 973 W32p}}.) (BYU Family History Library book '''CS 68 .P36 1981'''.)This ongoing series indexes more than 1,000 published lists of Irish immigrants to the United States. | ||
*Filby, P. William and Mary K. Meyer, eds. ''Passenger and Immigrations Lists Bibliography, 1538-1900.'' 2d ed. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co., 1988. (Family History Library | *Filby, P. William and Mary K. Meyer, eds. ''Passenger and Immigrations Lists Bibliography, 1538-1900.'' 2d ed. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co., 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W33p|disp=book 973 W33p 1988}}.) This bibliography references over 2,500 published lists of Irish immigrants to the United States that will eventually be included in Filby's ''Passenger and Immigrations Lists Index.'' | ||
*Glazier, Ira A., ed. ''The Famine Emigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at the Port of New York, 1846-51''. 7 vols. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983-86. (Family History Library | *Glazier, Ira A., ed. ''The Famine Emigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at the Port of New York, 1846-51''. 7 vols. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983-86. (Family History Library {{FHL|974.71 W3f|disp=book Ref Q 974.71 W3f}}.) These volumes contain many lists and indexes of Irish immigrants to the United States. | ||
*Harris, Ruth-Ann M., and Donald M. Jacobs, eds. ''The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the "Boston Pilot."'' 3 vols. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989-93. (Family History Library | *Harris, Ruth-Ann M., and Donald M. Jacobs, eds. ''The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the "Boston Pilot."'' 3 vols. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989-93. (Family History Library {{FHL|974.461 H29s|disp=book Ref 974.461 H29s}}.) These volumes list more than ten thousand Irish immigrants to the United States and their places of origin. The information is based on advertisements run between 1831 and 1856. | ||
Lists of passengers arriving at most U.S. ports after 1820 are available at the Family History Library. Many are indexed. For more information on these lists and indexes, read [[Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]]. To learn more about the emigration process and life on board an American-bound emigrant ship, see the following book: | Lists of passengers arriving at most U.S. ports after 1820 are available at the Family History Library. Many are indexed. For more information on these lists and indexes, read [[Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]]. To learn more about the emigration process and life on board an American-bound emigrant ship, see the following book: | ||
*Coleman, Terry. ''Going To America.'' New York, New York: Pantheon Books, 1972. (Family History Library | *Coleman, Terry. ''Going To America.'' New York, New York: Pantheon Books, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|25638|title-id|disp=book 973 W2cg}}.) | ||
To find United States emigration and immigration records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the catalog under: | To find United States emigration and immigration records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||
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== British Records of Irish Emigration == | == British Records of Irish Emigration == | ||
[[Image:Harbour in Kingstown Dublin.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px]]Many records of Irish emigration are kept in England. To effectively search these records, it helps to know the approximate date of emigration, the ship in which your ancestor emigrated, the type of or reason for emigration, or the previous residence of your ancestor in Britain. If you know the ship name, Lloyd's ''Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1776-1880''(LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1981; Family History Library | [[Image:Harbour in Kingstown Dublin.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px]]Many records of Irish emigration are kept in England. To effectively search these records, it helps to know the approximate date of emigration, the ship in which your ancestor emigrated, the type of or reason for emigration, or the previous residence of your ancestor in Britain. If you know the ship name, Lloyd's ''Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1776-1880''(LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1981; Family History Library {{FHL|22058|title-id|disp=fiche 6024581-5194 6025259-95, 6053006-7}}; not available at Family History Centers) may provide additional details on the ship, including ports of embarkation and arrival. Once you have gathered background information, you can search British emigration records including: | ||
'''Passenger lists'''. Passenger lists are port records listing departing or arriving passengers. British passenger departure lists are rare before 1890. From January 1890, records were kept of passengers departing from ports in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. These lists usually give the emigrant's name, age, occupation, departure date, address in the United Kingdom, and sometimes destination. These records are arranged by date and by port of departure. They are kept at the Public Record Office, Kew. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records. Therefore, you may want to check Irish emigrant lists that have been compiled from these records and published in recent years by such authors as Ira A. Glazier, Michael Tepper, and Brian Mitchell. | '''Passenger lists'''. Passenger lists are port records listing departing or arriving passengers. British passenger departure lists are rare before 1890. From January 1890, records were kept of passengers departing from ports in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. These lists usually give the emigrant's name, age, occupation, departure date, address in the United Kingdom, and sometimes destination. These records are arranged by date and by port of departure. They are kept at the Public Record Office, Kew. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records. Therefore, you may want to check Irish emigrant lists that have been compiled from these records and published in recent years by such authors as Ira A. Glazier, Michael Tepper, and Brian Mitchell. | ||
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*[[The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society|The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society]] | *[[The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society|The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society]] | ||
*[[The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress|The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress]] | *[[The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress|The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress]] | ||
*Falley, Margaret Dickson. ''Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research.'' 2 vols. Evanston, Illinois: Margaret Dickson Falley, 1961-62. (Family History Library | *Falley, Margaret Dickson. ''Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research.'' 2 vols. Evanston, Illinois: Margaret Dickson Falley, 1961-62. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D27f |disp=book Ref 941.5 D27f 2 vols}}.) | ||
*Smith, Frank''. Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland''. (Family History Library | *Smith, Frank''. Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland''. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D23s|disp=book Ref 941.5 D23s}}.) | ||
The National Archives (England) emigration collections include registers of births, 1847-1854, and deaths of emigrants at sea, 1847-1869. See the CO class series no. 386, pieces 170-172. These may include many among the Irish "Famine" immigrants who died journeying across the Atlantic to North America. | The National Archives (England) emigration collections include registers of births, 1847-1854, and deaths of emigrants at sea, 1847-1869. See the CO class series no. 386, pieces 170-172. These may include many among the Irish "Famine" immigrants who died journeying across the Atlantic to North America. | ||