Does anyone have access to ship passenger lists? We are trying to find out if a James(22) & Elizabeth Abigail Watson(20) from Liverpool went to America in 1840. They married in July 1840 in Liverpool but arent on the 1841 census. We think they left the country but dont know where. His brother commited suicide 6 days after the wedding as he loved his brothers wife and not his own(her sister!!) They must have fled and we want to know where. Mark/Ali

On 24 Apr 2006 at 18:16, mark o'donnell wrote: > Does anyone have access to ship passenger lists? We are > trying to find out if a James(22) & Elizabeth Abigail > Watson(20) from Liverpool went to America in 1840. They > married in July 1840 in Liverpool but arent on the 1841 > census. You can search microfilms. Most states are indexed, so this will make your job slightly easier. You can order films in to a nearby Family History Centre, or have NARA do the job (once you have precise details) Once you know your state, you can get a list of film numbers (NARA & FHC) at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/nara_indexbyport.shtml Scroll down to the state you want and click on the link, then find the film # you need The staff of the National Archives will undertake a search of the original records for a fee To find your nearest FHC you can go to http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp There are some ideas for researching hard to find ancestors on ships lists after 1820 at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/usaaft1820.shtml You might want to consult naturalization records. See http://naturalizationrecords.com/ for online records and a resource guide to offline records. -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ * Images of Ships Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ otg@csolve.net or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com