Maryland Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

Most colonial ship records contain little information about the passengers. Generally the list of passengers was a partial list and included names of the most important men. Women and children were often not listed. Since the capitans were not required to give their records to anyone, they kept the records themselves, destroyed the records or did not keep any records.  Most of the records that survive have been published. The [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40 Immigration & Travel Records] ($) collection found at Ancestry.com is a great place to start immigration research.  

Robert W. Barnes has come up with some very clever ways to trace the overseas origins of Colonial Marylanders. His publications include:  

*''British Roots of Maryland Families''. 2 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999-2002. {{FHL|832440|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 D2ba v. 1 - v. 2}}.  

*''Colonial Families of Maryland: Bound and Determined to Succeed''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{FHL|1384518|item|disp=FHL Book 975.2 D2br}}.