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English 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

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  • 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
  • Irish & British Immigrants to Amer, 1870-72 Vol 2
  • Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776
  • Irish & British to America, 1860s - 1870s Ships Passenger Lists
  • Irish Immigrants to North America, 1803-1871 Ships Passenger Lists
  • Hull Port Emigration Bundle (5 CD Titles Lincolnshire . . . , Yorkshire Bundle)
  • Liverpool Port Emigration Bundle 8 CD Titles Lancashire Bundle, Shropshire Bundle, Staffordshire etc
  • London Port Emigration Bundle 7 CD Titles

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Olive Tree Genealogy free ships passenger list English Emigrants from England to USA 1773-1776  over 6000 names of passengers to USA from England. Choose from English Emigrants 1773-1776 Surnames A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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Online Articles & Research Advice

Olive Tree Genealogy free ships passenger list Immigration to USA Before 1820
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Olive Tree Genealogy free ships passenger list Naturalization & Citizenship Records USA (PART 1) What the Records contain
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Not an Olive Tree Genealogy ships passenger listManifest Markings: A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations (1892-1943) by Marian L. Smith, the Historian of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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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.

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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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