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Passenger & Immigration Lists Index
Early American Immigrations
Passenger Arrivals in the U.S., 1819-1920
Ship Passenger Lists from Ireland to America
Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851
New York City Immigrants (Austria, Galicia, Poland), 1890
Ship Passenger Lists to New York
New York Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-1924
Brick Wall Ancestors? If the date of arrival is known, you can
read the arrival report in a New York newspaper.
The New York Times is available at many libraries (publication began in September, 1851). You can also search the NY Times online! Search
1857-1880 or
1881-1906 These off-site pay databases can be used with this special free access
Search dozens of Internet sites with FREE passenger lists, including ISTG (Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild). Or browse Olive Tree Genealogy ships and links to ships below
Immigrant Processing Stations at the Port of New York
1624-31 July 1855: no receiving station
1 Aug. 1855-18 Apr. 1890: Castle Garden
19 Apr. 1890-31 Dec. 1891: Barge Office
1 Jan. 1892-14 june 1897: Ellis Island
15 June 1897-16 Dec. 1900: Barge Office
17 Dec. 1900-1924: Ellis Island
Search Ellis Island database Steve Morse's search engines on Jewish Gen (several different search engines including Finding Missing Manifests)
SS Devonian 1906 Souvenir Passsenger List (Liverpool to
Boston) - Saloon Passenger List, Leyland Line S. S.
"Devonian," Sailing from Liverpool to Boston, Saturday, 1st
September, 1906. [This booklet was distributed to cabin
passengers. It may not be as accurate as the passenger
manifest][$]
Main 1908 Souvenir Passenger List (Bremen to NY) -
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. Dopplelschrauben-Postdampfer
"Main", Kapitan J. Jantzen, von Bremen nach New York, am 7,
Marz 1908. Kajuten-Passagiere. [This booklet was distributed
to cabin passengers. It may not be as accurate as the
passenger manifest][$]
USMS New York 1914 Souvenir Passenger List (Southampton to
NY) - List of Passengers, American Line, United
States Mail Steamer "New York", From Southampton and
Cherbourg to New York (via Queenstown), Wednesday, February
11th, 1914, Captain W. J. Roberts. [This booklet was
distributed to cabin passengers. It may not be as accurate
as the passenger manifest][$]
Ships Passenger Lists to New York 1920
SS Patria Palermo to New York 1920
SS Taorminia (port of departure is not given) to New York 1920
SS
George Washington 1922 Souvenir Passenger List (Bremen to
NY) - List of Cabin Passengers, United States Lines,
American Twin Screw Steamship, "George Washington", Bremen
via Southampton and Cherbourg to New York, Wednesday, Nov.
15th 1922. [This booklet was distributed to cabin
passengers. It may not be as accurate as the passenger
manifest][$]
Ships Passenger Lists to New York 1925
RMS Laconia 1925 Souvenir Passenger List (Liverpool to
NY) - List of Tourist III Passengers, Cunard Line,
R. M. S. "Laconia" (Twin Screw - Gross Tonnage, 19,679)
Sailing From Liverpool to New York (via Queenstown),
Saturday, 29th August, 1925. [This booklet was distributed
to cabin passengers. It may not be as accurate as the
passenger manifest][$]
SS Cameronia UK to New York 1927 (use your browser's FIND feature to find this ship on the page)
Resolute 1927 Souvenir Passenger List (Hamburg to NY)
- Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Dreischraubendampfer, "Resolute",
Liste der Kajutsreisenden, von Hamburg nach New York uber
Southampton und Cherbourg, AM 13. September 1927. [This
booklet was distributed to cabin passengers. It may not be
as accurate as the passenger manifest][$]
Ships Passenger Lists to New York 1928
Albert Ballin 1928 Souvenir Passenger List (Hamburg to
NY) - Hamburg-Amerika Linie,
Zweischrauben-Turbunenpostdampfer, "Albert Ballin", Liste
der Reisenden, von Hamburg nach New York uber Boulogne S. M.
und Southampton, AM 11. Mai 1928. [This booklet was
distributed to cabin passengers. It may not be as accurate
as the passenger manifest][$]
Minnekahda 1928 Souvenir Passenger List (London to NY)
- List of Passengers, Atlantic Transport Lines S.S.
"Minnekahda" From London, Saturday, Sept. 15, 1928. Calling
at Boulogne. [This booklet was distributed to cabin
passengers. It may not be as accurate as the passenger
manifest][$]
SS
Rotterdam 1928 Souvenir Passenger List (Rotterdam to
NY) - List of Tourist Third Cabin Passengers,
Holland-America Line, Twin Screw Cabin Steamer, Rotterdam ,
from Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-Sur-Mer and
Southampton, August 22nd 1928. [This booklet was distributed
to cabin passengers. It may not be as accurate as the
passenger manifest][$]
Dresden 1928 Souvenir Passenger List (Bremen to NY) -
Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. Liste der Reisdenden,
Dopplelschrauben-Postdampfer "Dresden", am 11. Oktober 1928
von Bremen uber Cherbourg und Queenstown (COBH) nach New
York. [This booklet was distributed to cabin passengers. It
may not be as accurate as the passenger manifest][$]
RMS Scythia 1929 Souvenir Passenger List (Liverpool to
NY) - List of Tourist Third Cabin Passengers, Cunard
Line, R. M. S. "Scythia" (Twin Screw - Gross Tonnage,
19,730) Sailing From Liverpool to Boston and New York (via
Queenstown and Galway), Saturday, 19th October, 1929. [This
booklet was distributed to cabin passengers. It may not be
as accurate as the passenger manifest][$]
Ships Passenger Lists to New York 1930
RMS Berengaria 1930 Souvenir Passenger List (Southampton to
NY) - List of Tourist Third Cabin Passengers, Cunard
Line, R. M. S. "Berengaria" (Quadruple Screw - Gross
Tonnage, 52,706) Sailing From Southampton to New York (via
Cherbourg), Saturday, 5th July, 1930. [This booklet was
distributed to cabin passengers. It may not be as accurate
as the passenger manifest][$]
SS Statendam 1930 Souvenir Passenger List (Rotterdam to
NY) - List of First and Second Cabin Passengers,
Holland-America Line, Twin Screw Turbine Steamer, Statendam
, from Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-Sur-Mer and
Southampton, September 27th 1930. [This booklet was
distributed to cabin passengers. It may not be as accurate
as the passenger manifest][$]
Ships Passenger Lists to New York 1931
New York 1931 Souvenir Passenger List (Hamburg to NY)
- Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Zweischrauben-Turbunenpostdampfer,
"New York", Liste der Reisenden 1. und 2. Kajute, von
Hamburg nach New York uber Southampton und Cherbourg, AM 26.
Februar 1931. [This booklet was distributed to cabin
passengers. It may not be as accurate as the passenger
manifest][$]
Albert Ballin 1931 Souvenir Passenger List (Hamburg to
NY) - Hamburg-Amerika Linie,
Doppelschrauben-Turbunenpostdampfer, "Albert Ballin", Liste
der Reisenden der Touristen-Klasse, von Hamburg nach New
York uber Southampton und Cherbourg, AM 2. August 1931.
[This booklet was distributed to cabin passengers. It may
not be as accurate as the passenger manifest][$]
Naturalization Records are a great way to find an ancestor's arrival year and ship name!
Step 2:
If you don't find your immigrant ancestor in a large port city, try smaller
ports of arrival - Virginia, Connecticut,
Delaware,
Texas, Georgia,
South
Carolina,
North Carolina, Maine, Rhode
Island,
Florida, New Jersey, New Hampshire,
Michigan, Alaska, California, Hawaii and Washington
Step 4:
If you still can't find your ancestor in free ships passenger lists, try ships
passenger lists and naturalization records on a pay site. See the Immigration Comparison Chart to help you decide which of the fee-based sites has the passenger lists you need to find your immigrant ancestor
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