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''[[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing LDS Ancestors]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing LDS Ancestors]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[LDS Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ||
In the early years of the Church, all faithful members were encouraged to gather to Zion. The records showing these early Saints’ faith and endurance are of great interest to their descendants. | In the early years of the Church, all faithful members were encouraged to gather to Zion. The records showing these early Saints’ faith and endurance are of great interest to their descendants. | ||
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=== '''Crossing the Ocean''' === | === '''Crossing the Ocean''' === | ||
==== Mormon Migration (website)<br> ==== | ==== Mormon Migration (website)<br> ==== | ||
[http://lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/index.php Mormon Migration], a website hosted by the Harold B. Lee Library of BYU, is perhaps the most comprehensive sourse for finding information about Mormon companies and individuals crossing the ocean. It provides a place for historical and genealogical research into the world-wide migration records and history about the 19th and 20th century movement of thousands of immigrants from many nations who are part of the membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It brings together passenger lists, journals and other historical sources relating to the journey, as well as an extensive bibliograhy. Many of the sources cited below are contained on this website.<br> | [http://lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/index.php Mormon Migration], a website hosted by the Harold B. Lee Library of BYU, is perhaps the most comprehensive sourse for finding information about Mormon companies and individuals crossing the ocean. It provides a place for historical and genealogical research into the world-wide migration records and history about the 19th and 20th century movement of thousands of immigrants from many nations who are part of the membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It brings together passenger lists, journals and other historical sources relating to the journey, as well as an extensive bibliograhy. Many of the sources cited below are contained on this website.<br> | ||
==== Microfilm search strategy ==== | ==== Microfilm search strategy ==== | ||
If your ancestor traveled across the ocean to the United States with a Church company, follow these steps to locate microfilmed materials: | If your ancestor traveled across the ocean to the United States with a Church company, follow these steps to locate microfilmed materials: | ||
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1. Use the indexes listed in "Indexes to Passenger Lists," below, to find out the voyage on which an ancestor came. | 1. Use the indexes listed in "Indexes to Passenger Lists," below, to find out the voyage on which an ancestor came. | ||
2. Find the voyage in the | 2. Find the voyage in the {{FHL|474641|title-id|disp=Worldwide LDS Ship Register}}, which is described later in this section, and record the following information: | ||
*Name of Ship | *Name of Ship | ||
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To find the voyage of Church members who emigrated to the United States, try the following sources: | To find the voyage of Church members who emigrated to the United States, try the following sources: | ||
* | *{{FHL|786419|title-id|disp=Nauvoo Social History Index}}. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1983. (Family History Library fiche 6334931 [set of 6]). This is a personal name index to over 71,000 records including Nauvoo property records, tax lists, ship lists, censuses, family group records, and research notes. Shows the name, sex, and source information for each entry. This indexes passengers on many Church sponsored ships arriving in the United States from 1840 to 1849. | ||
*Davis, Grant | *Davis, Grant {{FHL|665620|title-id|disp=LDS Emigrant Roster and Voyage History, Crossing the Ocean, 1840–1869}}. Salt Lake City, Utah: Your Ship, 1997. (FHL compact disc no. 60). It focuses mostly on the Saints who crossed the ocean between 1849 and 1869. This indexes Church emigration register (passenger lists), books about Church member emigrants, Perpetual Emigration Fund lists, handcart pioneers, and Sons of Utah Pioneer records. The index is not complete. This disc also includes Conway B. Sonne’s book {{{FHL|510638|title-id|disp=Ships, Saints, and Mariners}} with pictures and descriptions of many ships chartered by the Church. This is included in ''LDS Family History Suite 2''. | ||
* | *{{FHL|331055|title-id|disp=European Emigration Card Index, 1849–1925}}}. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. (Family History Library films 298431–39). This index is also known as the Crossing the Ocean Index. It is an alphabetical card index to the Saints who crossed the ocean on their way to Zion. This index is incomplete because it focuses only on ships chartered by Church agents. The cards are filed by the head of the family or the leader of each group. The name of the ship and the date of departure from Liverpool is included. | ||
*[[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|''Early Church Information File'']]. This index is cited fully in [[LDS Biographies]]. It indexes Church emigration registers that were not included in the ''European Emigration Card Index'' cited previously. | *[[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|''Early Church Information File'']]. This index is cited fully in [[LDS Biographies]]. It indexes Church emigration registers that were not included in the ''European Emigration Card Index'' cited previously. | ||
*Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Dept. LDS Reference Unit. | *Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Dept. LDS Reference Unit. {{FHL|518588|title-id|disp=Scandinavian LDS Mission Index}}. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. (Family History Library fiche 6060482 [set of 344]). This indexes. | ||
*Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scandinavian Mission. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=614426&disp=Emigration+records%2C+Scandinavian+Missi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Emigration Records, Scandinavian Mission (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) 1852–1920'']. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951–1953. (Family History Library films 025696–97). It may list in a year-by-year arrangement each emigrant’s name, age, residence, and occupation. | *Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scandinavian Mission. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=614426&disp=Emigration+records%2C+Scandinavian+Missi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Emigration Records, Scandinavian Mission (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) 1852–1920'']. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951–1953. (Family History Library films 025696–97). It may list in a year-by-year arrangement each emigrant’s name, age, residence, and occupation. | ||
* | *{{FHL|522341|title-id|disp=Passenter-liste for Undvandrerskinbene fra Kobenhaven til Hull, 1872–1894 [Passenger Lists of Emigrants from Copenhagen to Hull, 1872–1894}}. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. (Family History Library film 040994). Text in Danish. This record was created by the Copenhagen police of Latter-day Saint emigrants. It may show name, age, occupation, residence, and marital status. | ||
==== '''Worldwide LDS Ship Register (1840–1913)'''<br> ==== | ==== '''Worldwide LDS Ship Register (1840–1913)'''<br> ==== | ||
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To find microfilm numbers of passenger lists of emigrating Saints, search the following source: | To find microfilm numbers of passenger lists of emigrating Saints, search the following source: | ||
Taylor, Margery. | Taylor, Margery. {{FHL|474641|title-id|disp=Worldwide LDS Ship Register, 1840–1913}}. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Department, 1991. (Family History Library book 289.309 T216w; film 1592753). This is a comprehensive list of ships used by Church emigrants. It is arranged chronologically by the departure date. It includes ships that came from Liverpool, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Capetown, Glasgow, and other foreign ports. It lists departure date, ship name, departure port, "LDS roster" (microfilm number for the Church’s emigration register), company leader, arrival date, arrival port, "US roster" (film number for the United States passenger arrival list), references to written accounts of the voyage, and references to a picture or description of the ship. | ||
You can also find film numbers to the Church emigration registers in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | You can also find film numbers to the Church emigration registers in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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==== '''Written Accounts of Voyages'''<br> ==== | ==== '''Written Accounts of Voyages'''<br> ==== | ||