Hi, Could anyone tell me why there are breaks in the lists of incoming alien passengers? I looked at Ancestry and they have the following: 1810-11 & 1826-69 1878-1960 Of course, the time I would be looking for would be between 1870 & 1872. Bobbi

Hi Bobbi, The 1810-1811 and 1826-1869 aren't actually passenger lists, just lists of aliens arriving and the dates are just start and end year with very big holes in between. The years of surviving records vary with each port of arrival. >> This data collection contains lists of aliens (non-British citizens) arriving in England between 1810 and 1869. Information listed on the records generally includes: name of alien, port and date of arrival, ship. country of origin, age, and profession. << The UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 are passenger lists and are far more comprehensive .... not just aliens. These records are consistant from 1890 ----->>> . To learn more about these records, read the article Debbie Beavis wrote for TheShipsList. http://www.theshipslist.com/Research/ukrecords.html As with most of us ... "Murphy" is always alive and well for at least one ancestor :-} Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/ At 12:20 AM 2010-03-07 -0500, Bobbi wrote: >Hi, > >Could anyone tell me why there are breaks in the lists of incoming alien >passengers? > >I looked at Ancestry and they have the following: >1810-11 & 1826-69 >1878-1960 > >Of course, the time I would be looking for would be between 1870 & 1872. > >Bobbi