Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
There are no records of Newfoundland immigration before the union with Canada in 1949. There are crew agreements of British ships, 1863–1939, available at the Maritime History Archives:
• Maritime History Archives
Henrietta Harvey Building
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NF A1C 5S7
CANADA
Telephone: 709-737-8428 Fax: 709-737-3123
There are also crew agreements of the period 1919–1939 in the P.A.N.L.
NGB Passenger Lists For Trains and Vessels Associated with Newfoundland.
Canadian Border Crossing Records[edit | edit source]
- 1895-1956 - St. Albans District manifest records of aliens arriving from foreign contiguous territory : arrivals at Canadian border ports from January 1895 to June 30, 1954: United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956 Includes records from seaports and railroad stations all over Canada and the northern United States. These manifests provide two types of lists:
- 1895-1954 - Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929-1949. Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954. These list travelers to the United States from Canadian Pacific seaports only.
- 1904-1954 - U.S., Records of Aliens Pre-Examined in Manitoba, 1904-1954 ($)
The United States kept records of people crossing the border from Canada to the United States. These records are called border crossing lists, passenger lists, or manifests. There are two kinds of manifests:
- Manifests of people sailing from Canada to the United States.
- Manifests of people traveling by train from Canada to the United States.
In 1895, Canadian shipping companies agreed to make manifests of passengers traveling to the United States. The Canadian government allowed U.S. immigration officials to inspect those passengers while they were still in Canada. The U.S. immigration officials also inspected train passengers traveling from Canada to the United States. The U.S. officials worked at Canadian seaports and major cities like Quebec and Winnipeg. The manifests from every seaport and emigration station in Canada were sent to St. Albans, Vermont. Because the manifests were sent to St. Albans, Vermont, they are called St. Albans District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory. Despite the name, the manifests are actually from seaports and railroad stations all over Canada and the northern United States, not just Vermont.
Contents. Manifests may include each passenger's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace.
English Migration to Canada[edit | edit source]
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