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Passenger & Immigration Lists Index
Early American Immigrations
Pennsylvania Databases
Irish Quakers Immigration into Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Foreign Oaths of Allegiance, Vol. 2
Pennsylvania Naturalizations 1740-73
Pennsylvania Federal Census, 1790
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Probate Index, 1729-1850
Berks County, Pennsylvania Estate Records, 1752-19
Berks County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1885-1929
Berks County, Pennsylvania Births, 1876-1906
Reading, Pennsylvania Births, 1876-1905
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1709-60
Fayette County, Pennsylvania Vital Records, 1750-1
To help you find your immigrant ancestor, I created search engines to search for passengers on ships to Pennsylvania. These search dozens of Internet sites with FREE passenger lists, including ISTG (Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild). Search FREE WEBSITES or browse Olive Tree Genealogy ships and links to ships
Until January 1, 1820, the U.S. Federal Government did not require require captains or masters of vessels to present a passenger list to U.S. officials. Thus, as a general rule, NARA does not have passenger lists of vessels arriving before January 1, 1820. However, arrivals at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1819, are reproduced in two NARA microfilm publications:
Rolls 1-29 of M425, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1882 (108 rolls), which is indexed by M360, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1906 (151 rolls). These films are NOT all-inclusive!
This Search Engine will search FREE off-site Internet pages and Olive Tree Genealogy pages for ships passenger lists to Pennsylvania.
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Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1803
Neptune sailed for Newcastle Delaware and Philadelphia Pennsylvania from Warren Point, Newry, Ireland 29 March 1803. Active for Philadelphia, sworn at Newry, 18th. May, 1803.
Snow George to Philadelphia from Belfast Ireland 22 Sept 1803 Ship Strafford to Philadelphia from Londonderry 14 May 1803 Ship Mohawk from Londonderry to Philadelphia 23 April 1803 Ship Edward from Belfast Ireland to Philadelphia 19 Apr 1803
Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1804
Passengers to be received on Board the Ship Catherine of Dublin Ireland, 170 Tons Burthen as per Register, George Thomas, Master, now in the Port Killybegs and bound for New Castle & Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Sworn at Ballyshannon 9 June, 1804.
Passengers for Philadelphia Pennsylvania on the American Ship Commerce, sworn 28 April,1804.
Passengers on the Brig Jefferson of Newberry Port in the U.S.A.,Burthen 138 tons, bound from Ballyshannon to New Castle and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Daniel Knight, Master,sworn 10 May, 1804
Passengers of the American Ship Mary of New Bedford to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania sworn at Dublin, Ireland 17 April, 1804.
Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1805
Ship Edward, Belfast Ireland to Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19 April 1805
1809 - The Baggage Lists
The following ships passenger lists are taken from the Baggage Lists for ships sailing to Philadelphia Pennsylvania starting in 1809.
1809 Jan 5 Brig Lamprey Kingston Jamaica to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Jan 5 Schooner Wanton Jamaica to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Jan. 30 Schooner Swift Puerto Rico to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Mar. 8 Ship Cordelia Martinique to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Mar. 11 Ship Union Plymouth & Lorient to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Mar. 24 Schooner Archibald Puerto Rico to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Apr. 11 Swedish Ship Abo St. Bartholomews & Turks Island to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Apr. 18 Brig Jean Liverpool to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Apr. 18 Ship Mary London to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Apr. 20 Swedish Schooner Maria St. Thomas to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Apr. 22 Ship Live Oak Liverpool to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Apr. 24 Brig Lovely Lass Batavia to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Apr. 29 Ship Ann & Hannah Turks Island to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 Apr. 20 Brig Gustaf Ekerman St. Bartholomew to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 2 Ship Edward & Charles London to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 2 Schooner George & Susan Nassau to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 2 Ship Recovery Liverpool to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 3 Ship Diana Liverpool to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 8 Brig Reindeer Havana to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 9 Brig Palafos Havana to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 9 Schooner Ranger Puerto Rico to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 9 Schooner Five Sisters Puerto Rico to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 10 Schooner Blaneke St. Bartholomew to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1809 May 10 Brig Ann Liverpool to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1816
George Belfast Ireland to Pennsylvania 24 June 1816
Sarah Sheaffe Belfast Ireland to New York & Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1836
Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1847
Montpellier Ireland to Philadelphia PA 1847
Mary Stewart Ireland to Philadelphia PA 1847
Alleghany 1847 Ireland to Philadelphia PA
Hartford 1847 Ireland to Philadelphia PA
Superior 1847 Ireland to Philadelphia PA
Heshell 1847 Ireland to Philadelphia PA
Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1850
Superior 1850, Ireland to Philadelphia Pennsylvania
1851
Mary Ann Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1851
Superior Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1851 Second Voyage
Superior Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1851 Third Voyage
Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1852
Ship Superior, Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1852 First Trip Ship Superior, Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1852 Second Trip Ship Barbara, Ireland to Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 1852 Ship Anne, Ireland to Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 1852
Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1853
Envoy Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1853
Superior Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1853
Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1854
Superior Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1854
Edward Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1854
Garland Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1854
Libuina Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1854
Argentinus Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1854
Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania 1857
Tuscarora 1857 Liverpool to Philadelphia PA with 547
Latter-day Saints, of whom 298 were from Scandinavia and the remainder from Great Britain
Westmoreland Liverpool to Philadelphia PA with 544 Latter-day Saint passengers in 1857
Elizabeth Ireland to Philadelphia PA 1860
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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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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Neptune sailed for Newcastle Delaware and Philadelphia Pennsylvania from Warren Point, Newry, Ireland 29 March 1803.
Ship Superior, Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1852 First Trip
Superior Ireland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1854
Tuscarora 1857 Liverpool to Philadelphia PA with 547
Latter-day Saints, of whom 298 were from Scandinavia and the remainder from Great Britain
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