Those of you with ancestors who came through Ellis Island and who have found them on the online database (www.ellisisland.com ) probably know this, BUT I have finally gone in and started pulling up the linked ship manifests. If you skipped this step or missed it when the site was so busy I would urge you to go back and take another look. I have found that my husband's grandmother Lizzie Devine said she was going to her brother Thomas in Brooklyn. I had no idea there was a brother named Thomas. Her sister said she was going to her cousin Mrs Bridge in NJ. Long story here but I thought this Mrs Bridge was a sister and now realize she probably was a cousin. If I can find her father's name I will have a brother to our Patrick DEVINE and through him I might find their FATHER! So, a good clue. A friend of mine found her grandmother's father named as the one who paid the fare so she got another generation back. I just wanted to share that you may find some useful clues as well as more understanding of how they made their trip to America. *When you have pulled up the initial listing for your person you will see above it "View Ships Manifest". That is the record to pull up. Good luck! Christina

Thanks, Christine. I wanted to add, that I could not initially find my grandmother. I found her by hunting down relatives. I found her travelling with her new sister-in-law, but her name was abysmally, misspelled from Esposito to Esparito. I have found a number of these kinds of errors in other records, especially places of births. Takes patience. Happy hunting.