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Historic passenger lists of ships go online
Yahoo!News ^ | Tue Jan 9, 7:11 PM ET | Matthew Jones

Posted on 01/10/2007 5:42:42 AM PST by 7thson

LONDON (Reuters) - People looking to track ancestors who emigrated from British ports will from Wednesday be able to search online passenger lists of the ships that carried them to new lands.

Released by Britain's National Archives, the passenger manifests give an insight into all long-distance trips made by 30 million travelers from the country's ports between 1890 and 1960, including that of the Titanic which sank in 1912.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: ageofsail; ancestry; genealogy; godsgravesglyphs; greatmigration; unitedkingdom
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To: sneakers

Geneolgy is quite addictive. Unlike drugs, it seems to be a healthy addiction...........


21 posted on 01/10/2007 7:13:51 AM PST by Red Badger (New! HeadOn Hemorrhoid Medication for Liberals!.........Apply directly to forehead.........)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah, it IS an addiction! My computer desk is covered with 'stuff', and I have boxes of papers that need to be organized. (My February project - I keep telling myself!) LOL!! I have the Family TreeMaker Program (a gift from my husband), that I have to start entering my data into.


22 posted on 01/10/2007 7:22:13 AM PST by sneakers
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To: sneakers

Can anyone recommend a good, basic guidebook or website to get a novice started?


23 posted on 01/10/2007 12:48:35 PM PST by concentric circles
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To: sneakers
I'm still P.O.'d the 1890 Census wasn't better protected!!!

GRRrrr!

24 posted on 01/10/2007 12:57:22 PM PST by investigateworld (Abortion stops a beating heart)
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To: concentric circles

Start with yourself. Then start gathering information about your parents and siblings: Birth dates/places, marriages, children, etc. Then grandparents.

It's easy - and addictive! I use these websites:

Rootsweb (It's free): http://www.rootsweb.com/
I use the surname lists to find anybody else researching my names.

US Genweb (Free): http://www.usgenweb.org/
Scroll down and click on the state you want to ressearch in. You can also jump to "WorldGenweb" from there.

Ellis Island Website (free to search, but you have to order copies of the manifest, though there are "ways" to make copies if you know how to go about it!) http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/

Family Search (The mormon website) I've had some luck here.
The website is free, and basic information:
http://www.familysearch.org/

Ancestry.com (membership fee required). It's a bit pricey, but I use it a lot! I have the US census and access to the Newspaper archives. Lots of other stuff included. You can choose which package you want:
http://www.ancestry.com/

That should get you started on the web, but be aware that not all information submitted to these sites is accurate. I try to get my information from original sources as much as possible.

sneakers


25 posted on 01/10/2007 2:56:52 PM PST by sneakers
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To: devolve; ntnychik

Genealogy ping!


26 posted on 01/10/2007 3:54:28 PM PST by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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To: sneakers

Thanks! You have now given me a reason to spend more time on line. Keep your location a guarded secret, my family does have access to this computer and I can not guarantee your safety.


27 posted on 01/10/2007 6:26:42 PM PST by concentric circles
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To: concentric circles

HaHa!!! You're welcome!


28 posted on 01/10/2007 7:11:11 PM PST by sneakers
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To: potlatch

Wow, thanks for the ping! I would have missed this.


29 posted on 01/10/2007 10:39:18 PM PST by ntnychik
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To: ntnychik

It's right up your alley! I tried to get to the site mentioned and there are tons of links.


30 posted on 01/10/2007 10:43:07 PM PST by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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31 posted on 01/23/2007 12:05:16 PM PST by girlscout
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To: Wil H
Because they had reputation for coming across in (the back seat of) a (Triumph) Mayflower ...

Deflowered in May perhaps?

32 posted on 01/23/2007 12:11:20 PM PST by BluH2o
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To: 7thson
Between 1890 and 1914 an estimated 125,000 Britons emigrated every year to the United States, with 50,000 going to Canada and 25,000 to Australia.

My grandfather, who died at age 96 in 1981, immigrated to Canada in 1905.
Quebec City was his port of entry.

33 posted on 01/23/2007 12:19:05 PM PST by BluH2o
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To: 7thson

Thanks for the post and link...would you happen to know if the records being released include Irish ports as well?


34 posted on 01/23/2007 12:21:57 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you...)
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To: jrcats

This might come in handy.


35 posted on 01/23/2007 12:27:09 PM PST by CARDINALRULES (Tough times never last -Tough people do. DK57)
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36 posted on 04/28/2007 4:45:52 PM PDT by devolve ( GOOGLE_the_little_fury_with_the_fringe_on_top_)
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37 posted on 04/29/2007 10:17:21 PM PDT by devolve ( -25%_the_little_fury_with_the_fringe_on_top_)
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To: 7thson

Argh! My family’s from Eastern Europe. Still no help. It’s a pain in the bum finding anything.


38 posted on 04/29/2007 10:21:36 PM PDT by HungarianGypsy (Pass the popcorn.)
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To: sneakers

Bump for later.


39 posted on 04/29/2007 10:21:37 PM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free!)
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To: devolve

The cavemen may have company tomorrow!


40 posted on 04/29/2007 10:43:53 PM PDT by potlatch (Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. M.Twain)
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