Historic passenger lists of ships go online: http://news.com.com/Historic+passenger+lists+of+ships+go+online/2100-1047_3-6148931.html I know this will help me as I found my grandfather coming from Halifax to Boston but cannot find him entering Halifax and I am hoping it was from an English port so maybe I will find the ship he was returning home on. Elaine
Elaine, I would recommend that you check in what is know as the St. Albans List. It is available on microfilm at any LDS Family History Center. This list is a compolation of index cards that tell where the individual came from in Europe prior to coming to Canada and ultimately the United States. You need to be aware that just because they landed in Halifax does not necessaryily mean that they sailed from an English or Irish port. Most steamship lines started there voyage on the European continent and proceed either directly to the Canada or stopped in either England or Ireland or both on the way to Canada. I would say because they landed in Halifax you might consider that they probably landed during the winter. Halifax was a major point of entry during the winter because the St. Lawrence Seaway was frozen over although passengers did disembark the year round. The St. Albans List is soundexed by years. Take Care, Gene Jenkins Selah ,WA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "E. Sharp" <bellemarco@hotmail.com> To: <GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:31 AM Subject: [GER-VOLGA] Persons who emigrated from British Ports > Historic passenger lists of ships go online: > > http://news.com.com/Historic+passenger+lists+of+ships+go+online/2100-1047_3-6148931.html > > I know this will help me as I found my grandfather coming from Halifax to > Boston but cannot find him entering Halifax and I am hoping it was from an > English port so maybe I will find the ship he was returning home on. > > Elaine > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
This is the list that Elaine is probably referring to. It appeared today on Yahoo news.. http://www.findmypast.com/HomeServlet Rosemary Larson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eugene Jenkins" <eugenej@fairpoint.net> To: "E. Sharp" <bellemarco@hotmail.com>; <GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [GER-VOLGA] Persons who emigrated from British Ports Elaine, I would recommend that you check in what is know as the St. Albans List. It is available on microfilm at any LDS Family History Center. This list is a compolation of index cards that tell where the individual came from in Europe prior to coming to Canada and ultimately the United States. You need to be aware that just because they landed in Halifax does not necessaryily mean that they sailed from an English or Irish port. Most steamship lines started there voyage on the European continent and proceed either directly to the Canada or stopped in either England or Ireland or both on the way to Canada. I would say because they landed in Halifax you might consider that they probably landed during the winter. Halifax was a major point of entry during the winter because the St. Lawrence Seaway was frozen over although passengers did disembark the year round. The St. Albans List is soundexed by years. Take Care, Gene Jenkins Selah ,WA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "E. Sharp" <bellemarco@hotmail.com> To: <GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:31 AM Subject: [GER-VOLGA] Persons who emigrated from British Ports > Historic passenger lists of ships go online: > > http://news.com.com/Historic+passenger+lists+of+ships+go+online/2100-1047_3-6148931.html > > I know this will help me as I found my grandfather coming from Halifax to > Boston but cannot find him entering Halifax and I am hoping it was from an > English port so maybe I will find the ship he was returning home on. > > Elaine > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message