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    1. Question about shipping lists
    2. Alan Bloor
    3. Not sure if this is the right place to ask this but here goes..... I have found a relative (my grandfather's cousin) who emigrated from England to New York. He died in New York in December 1904, and his death certificate says that he had lived there for 13 years. A journal written by his daughter in her twilight years reveals that he crossed the Atlantic to visit his family several times during those 13 years. I have looked on the Ellis Island site and can only find his name listed twice. First in 1892 (which may be his initial emigration if the death certificate is not quite accurate) and again in early 1904, with his wife and daughter. According to his daughter's journal, there were at least three other return journeys - one about 1895 on which he met his future wife, one in Sep/Oct 1897 (just his wife and baby daughter), and another about 1899. None of these journeys appear on the Ellis Island site. So my questions are: 1. Is the Ellis Island site complete for the time period it covers, or are other records waiting to be added? 2. Where might I find indexes to other shipping lists not covered by the Ellis Island site? Are they available through the LDS and if so what is the catalogue reference? Alan Bloor (Leicester, UK)

    03/14/2002 12:34:17