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Germans & Swiss Immigration to USA & Canada
Pre-1820 Approximately 650,000 individuals of all nationalities arrived in America before 1820. Most were English and Welsh. Smaller numbers of German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Dutch, French, Spanish, African, and other nationalities also arrived. These immigrants tended to settle in the eastern, middle-Atlantic, and southern states. Before January 1, 1820, the U.S. Federal Government did not require captains or masters of vessels to present a passenger list to U.S. officials. The lists that remain for the period before 1820 are varied in content. They range from name only lists to giving the person's full name, age, and country of origin.
1820-1880 Over 10 million immigrants came from northern Europe, the British Isles, and Scandinavia between 1820 and 1880. There was a large increase in the number of immigrants from Germany and Ireland beginning in the 1840s and 1850s. Some settled in large eastern and midwestern cities, but most migrated to the midwest and west.
1880-1920 More than 25 million immigrants, mainly from southern and eastern Europe came to USA. Many came from Germany, Italy, Ireland, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and England. Many settled in the larger cities, including New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia. From 1820 to 1902 Custom Passengers Lists were kept the Customs Department. In 1883 the Immigration and Naturalization Service started keeping the records, and these are referred to as Immigration Passenger Lists
The two main German ports of embarkation were Bremen and Hamburg, where German officials prepared lists of emigrants. The majority of immigrants came to New York, but many went to New Orleans and Baltimore, with fewer going to Boston and Philadelphia
To find your German or Swiss ancestors you will want to consult
CD ROMS
What's Available in Genealogy CDs includes
- Swiss Emigrants in the 18th Century
- Germans to America, 1875-1888 Ships Passenger Lists
- German and Swiss Settlers in America, 1700s-1800s - fully-searchable CD ROM listing age, gender, occupation, place of origin, and date of arrival for 2 million German immigrants to United States
- Germans to America, 1850-1874 Ships Passenger Lists
- Ships Passenger Lists Index, 1500s-1900s - Indexed CD with names of approximately 3,530,000 individuals who arrived in United States and Canadian ports
- Immigrants to the New World, 1600s-1800s
- Immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1600s-1800s - * William Penn and the Dutch Quaker Migration to Pennsylvania, by William I. Hull, * Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania, 1682-1750, with Their Early History in Ireland, by Albert C. Myers, * Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia, 1682-1750. Being a List of Certificates of Removal Received at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends, by Albert C. Myers, * Emigrants to Pennsylvania, 1641-1819. A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, ed. Michael Tepper, * Pennsylvania German Pioneers. A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, by Ralph B. Strassburger and William J. Hinke, * Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775, with the Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808, by William Henry Egle, * A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French, and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776, by Israel D. Rupp, * Record of Indentures of Individuals Bound Out as Apprentices, Servants, Etc. and of German and Other Redemptioners in the Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia . . . 1771 to . . . 1773, * Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia 1800-1819, ed. Michael Tepper and Elizabeth P. Bentley
Online Immigration Records (Fee-based)
 Finding Your German Ancestors
Pennsylvania German Pioneers
Early Germans of New Jersey
New Jersey Early Germans 18th 19th century
Philadelphia German Immigration, 1700-75
Wuertemburg Germany Emigration Index 8 Volumes. Gives date and place of birth, date of emigration, district, destination, and the Family History Library microfilm number of the original document.
Brandenburg, Prussia Emigration Records
Swiss Emigrants in the 18th Century
The Deutsche Auswanderer-Datenbank (DAD) immigration from Germany to USA 1820 to 1939
Books
What's Available in Passenger Arrivals on CD or in Books
Ships Passenger Lists on Microfilm
NARA & FHC Microfilm Reel Numbers Passenger Lists to North America 1820 to 1957
Naturalization Records
For help with Naturalization Records, plus online searchable databases, see NaturalizationRecords.com
Online Articles & Research Advice
The Importance of the Hamburg Passenger Lists for European Immigration to USA 1850-1934
Immigration to USA Before 1820
Immigration to USA After 1820
Naturalization & Citizenship Records USA (PART 1) What the Records contain
Naturalization & Citizenship Records USA (PART 2) Where to Find the Records
Manifest Markings: A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations (1892-1943) by Marian L. Smith, the Historian of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Newspapers
If the exact date of arrival of a ship is known, you can
read the arrival report in newspapers. For example,
The New York Times which began publication in September 1851, is available at many large libraries. The type of vessel is normally indicated on the arrival
report, which may also give information about events on the voyage. Sometimes names are also given, although full passenger lists are not. You can search the NY Times online! Search
1857-1880 or
1881-1906 These are off-site pay databases but you may be able to use a free trial offer to view them.
Online Free Ships Passenger Lists
Palatines from Germany to Pennsylvania ships passenger lists from 1727 to 1808
Search for passengers Use Olive Tree Custom Search Engines to search multiple sites (choose search engines by state of arrival)
Germans from Russia to US & Canadian Ports - search by ship or passenger name, port of arrival, town/country of origin
Auswanderung aus Württemberg Wurttemberg Emigration List (doesn't include LDS film no) Choose Recherche, then Suchformular. Fill in the search box, then choose Abschicken
Hamburg Emigration Lists searchable database of 5 million people (Russian, German, Jewish, Austrian) who emigrated from Hamburg, Germany from 1850 to 1934 mostly to the United States. You can search for free and obtain results but for more details there is a fee. Here is an example of what you can see for free [Passenger
Number 330235; Surname Schmidt; First Name Adam; State of Origin Hessen-Nassau; Marital
Status -- ; Date of Birth 1864/1865; Destination New York ; Attendant
Family Members none; Category d ]
Bremen Passenger Lists 1920 - 1939 searchable database. Hint: Use the German language search engine! The English search engine doesn't always work
Ellis Island Ships Passenger Lists Search passenger records to New York from 1892 to 1924
Mennonite Immigrants to Canada Departing from Hamburg, Germany: 1890-1898
Ship and Immigration Records Variety of records (Ships passenger lists, declarations of intent, etc) from Germany to USA & Canada
Custom Search Engines
My Custom Search Engines will search Olive Tree Genealogy and the Internet (sites such as ISTG, and more!) for FREE ships passenger lists from Germany to USA and Canada.
Census Records
AllCensusRecords.com Search Census Records all years in USA & Canada. Comparison chart of online sites and what census records they have
If you don't know the year your ancestor arrived in the USA, search the 1870, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 census for the year of immigration! Naturalization status is also given.
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Did you know that Immigration means To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native and that Emigration means To leave one country or region to settle in another
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