Passenger Lists

Passenger Lists - Arriving in North America

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MarylandNorth America

Please note that the links in this section are specific to the Lists of Passengers from Specific Irish Locations topic.

ClareLondonderryUlster
DerryMonaghanShips List

Canada

Emigrant Scots:  An Inventory of extant ships manifests (passenger lists) in Canadian archives for ships traveling from Scotland to Canada before 1900, call #CAN CJ008

Index of Passengers Who Emigated to Canada Between 1817 & 1849 – call #CAN CRP001

Irish Emigration to New England Through the Post of St John, Newfoundland, call #IR P042

La Grande Recrue de 1653, call #CAN CGA031

Les Passagers du Sainte Andre La Recrue de 1659,  call #CAN CGA 50 FR

Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867, Genealogical Pub., 1992, call #IR P001

Passengers to New Brunswick: The Custom House Records (1833, 1834, 1837, 1838), call #CAN CBAO007

Peter Robinson Passenger Lists, The, 1823 & 1825, Npub, call #IR L014.1

Delaware

Ship Passenger Lists Pennsylvania and Delaware (1641-1825), call #PA171

Louisiana

Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana before 1900, Roll 2, call #Imm-T527

Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana before 1900, Roll 25, call #Imm-T527

Passenger and Immigration Lists:  New Orleans, 1820-1850, CD IR P009

Passenger List Series, New Orleans Passenger Lists 1840-1849, call #Imm, PAL-40018

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Maryland

Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore, 1820-1834: From Customs Passenger Lists, call #IR P006

Polish Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore 1880-1884, call #POL065

Ship Passenger List – Port of Baltimore May 4-Dec 30, 1874, MF 255, #23, call GEN112

Massachusetts

Passengers on the “Lion” from England to Boston, 1632, 2 Volumes, call #MA-047

Port Arrivals and Immigrants to the City of Boston, 1715-1716 and 1762-1768, pub call #MA-054

Passenger and Immigration Lists:  Boston, 1821-1850, CD IR P008

Towey Surname Boston Passenger List 1820-1943, Npub.

Michigan

Passage to America 1851-1869: Records of Richard Elliott, Passenger Agent, Detroit, Michigan: Arranged passages booked to, through and from Detroit, Persons paying, names of passengers, ports and departure, destinations, fees paid, call #GEN123

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New York

Famine Immigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at Port New York, 7 Volumes Covering

  • Vol 1: 1846-1851; Vol 2: Jul 1847-Jun 1849; Vol 3: Jul 1848- Mar 1849; Vol 4: Apr 1849-Sep 1849
  • Vol 5: Oct 1849-May 1849; Vol 6: Jun 1850-Mar 1851; Vol 7: Apr 1851- Dec 1851; call #IR P021

German Immigrants, Lists of Passengers Bound From Bremen to New York, 1847-1854, call #GER I001v1

German Immigrants, Lists of Passengers Bound From Bremen to New York, 1855-1862, call #GER I001v2

German Immigrants, Lists of Passengers Bound From Bremen to New York, 1863-1867 With Place of Origin, call #Ger I001v3

German Immigrants – Servant Contracts, call #GER I004

Immigration:  New York Passenger Lists Arrival Years 1850-1891, MGS CD Imm

Immigrant Ship British Bark, Duncan Ritchie: Tralee, Co Kerry to New York, NEHGS, call# IM P031

Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York 1820-1897,

Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York (1820-1882), 12/02-31/1846 & 1-02/4-07-1847, Roll 65, call #Imm

Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York

  • (1820-1897), May 21-June 24, 1847, June 25-Aug 31, 1847, Roll 67
  • (1820-1897), Sep 1-Oct 30, 1847, Roll 69
  • (1820-1897), Nov 30-Dec 1847/Jan 3-Feb 29, 1848, Roll 70
  • (1820-1882), Roll 450-25
  • (1820-1882), Roll 451-11
  • (1820-1882), Roll 452-23
  • (1820-1882), Roll 453-7
  • (1820-1882), Roll 454-24

Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York (1820-1829) From Customs Passenger Lists, call #NY123

Soundex Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 7-01-1902/12-31-1943, roll 486, call #Imm

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North America

Bonded Passengers to America, Vol 1: History of Transportation 1615-1775/Vol 2: Middlesex 1617-1775, call #GEN118v1

Bonded Passengers to America, Vol 3: London 1656-1775/Vol 4: Home Counties 1655-1775, call #GEN118v3

Bonded Passengers to America, Vol V: Western Circuit 1665-1775; Vol VI: Oxford Circuit 1663-1775; Vol VII: Norfolk 1663-1775; Vol VIII: Northern Circuit 1665-1775; Vol IX: Midland Circuit 1671-1775, call #GEN118v5-9

Family Archives Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1538-1940 (Gale Research), call #IR FTM0-354

Irish to America, Passenger and Immigration Lists, Volume 2, 1846-1886, CD IR P028

New World Immigrants: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists & Associated Data From Periodical Literature

  • Vol 1, call #GEN113v1
  • Vol 2, call #GEN113v2

Passenger and Immigration Lists:  Irish Immigrants to North America, 1803-1871, CD IR P005

Passenger and Immigration Lists:  Irish to American, 1846-1865, CD IR P007

Passenger List Series, U.S. Ports Passenger Lists 1820-1830. Atlantic, Gulf and Great Lakes: Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, call #US.IMM, PAL40019

Passengers to America: A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists From the New England Historical & Genealogical Register, call #GEN115

Sailing From Londonderry to America on Ships of J. J. Cooke & McCarrell Lines, call #IR P025

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Pennsylvania

An Alphabetical Index to Ulster Immigration to Philadelphia 1803-    , call #IR P004

Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania 1682-1750, call #IR P039

Family Archives Passenger and Immigration Lists Index:  Philadelphia, 1800-1850, call #CD IR FTM 359

Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia 1800-1882, call #GEN131

Ship Passenger Lists Pennsylvania and Delaware (1641-1825), call #PA171

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Passenger Lists: Port of Providence 1798-1808; 1820-1872 Port of Bristol and Warren 1820-1871, call RI028

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United States

Compass, The:  A concise and factual compilation of all vessels and sources listed, with references made of all of their voyages and some dates of registration, call #Imm-074v1 and v2

Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage 1614-1775, call #IR P036

Czech Immigration Passenger Lists

  • Vol 1 – call #CZE I 001.01
  • Vol 2 – call #CZE I 001.02
  • Vol 3 – call #CZE I 001.03
  • Vol 4 – call #CZE I 001.04
  • Vol 5 - New York Passenger Lists 1870-1880, call CZE I 001.05
  • Vol 6 – New York 1881-1886 & Galveston 1880-1886, call #CZE I 001.06
  • Vol 7 – New York 1887-1896, call #CZE I 001.07
  • Vol 8 – Baltimore (1834-1879), call #CZE I 001.08
  • Vol 9 – call #CZE I 001.09

Destiny of the Scotch-Irish, Npub, call #IR P018

Early Passenger Lists From Ireland, Excerpted from Journal of the American Irish Historical Society, Genealogical Pub. 1981, call #IR P023

Emigrants and Exiles, call #IR P051

Emigrants from Ireland to America, 1735-1743, call #IR P002

Emigrants from Ireland 1847-1852, call # IR P022

Exiles From Erin, Gill & Macmillan 1991, call #IR P037

Family Archives Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, 2000 Supplement, call #CD IR FTM591

Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at US Ports, 1850-1855

  • Vol 1 Jan 1850-May 1851, call #OSTF RF001V1
  • Vol 2 May 1851-Jun 1852, call # OSTF RF001V.2
  • Vol 3 Jun 1852-Sep 1852, call #OSTF RF001V3
  • Vol 4 - Sept 1852-May 1853, call #OSTF REF001V.4
  • Vol 5 May 1853-Oct 1853, call #OSTF REF001V.5
  • Vol 6 Oct 1853-May 1854, call #OSTF REF001V.6
  • Vol 7 May 1854-Aug 1854, call #OSTF REF001V.7
  • Vol 8 Aug 1854-Dec 1854, call #OSTF REF001V.8
  • Vol 9 Dec 1854-Dec 1855, call #OSTF REF001V.9
  • Vol 10 Jan 1856-Apr 1857, call #OSTF REF001V.10
  • Vol 11 Apr 1857-Nov 1857, call #OSTF REF001V.11
  • Vol 12 Nov 1857-Jul 1859, call #OSTF REF001V.12
  • Vol 13 Aug 1859-Dec 1860, call #OSTF REF001V.13
  • Vol 14 Jan 1861-May 1863, call #OSTF REF001V.14
  • Vol 15 Jun 1863-Oct 1864, call #OSTF REF001V.15
  • Vol 16 Nov 1864-Nov 1865, call #OSTF REF001V.16
  • Vol 17 Nov 1865-Jun 1866, call #OSTF REF001V.17
  • Vol 18 Jun 1866-Dec 1866, call #OSTF REF001V.18
  • Vol 19 Jan 1867-Aug 1867, call #OSTF REF001V.19
  • Vol 20 Aug 1867-May 1868, call #OSTF REF001V.20
  • Vol 21 May 1868-Sep 1868, call #OSTF REF001V.21
  • Vol 22 Oct 1868-May 1869, call #OSTF REF001V.22
  • Vol 23 Jun 1869-Dec1869, call #OSTF REF001V.23
  • Vol 24 Jan 1870-Dec 1870, call #OSTF REF001V.24
  • Vol 25 Jan 1871-Sep 1871, call #OSTF REF001V.25
  • Vol 26 Oct 1871-Apr 1872, call #OSTF REF001V.26
  • Vol 27 May 1872-Jul 1872, call #OSTF REF001V.27
  • Vol 28 Aug 1872-Dec 1872, call #OSTF REF001V.28
  • Vol 29 Jan 1873-May 1873, call #OSTF REF001V.29
  • Vol 30 Jun 1873-Nov 1873, call #OSTF REF001V.30
  • Vol 31 Dec 1873-Dec 1874, call #OSTF REF001V.31
  • Vol 32 Jan 1875-Sep 1876, call #OSTF REF001V.32
  • Vol 33 Oct 1876-Sep 1878, call #OSTF REF001V.33
  • Vol 34 Oct 1878-Dec 1879, call #OSTF REF001V.34
  • Vol 35 Jan 1880-Jun 1880, call #OSTF REF001V.35
  • Vol 36 Jul 1880-Nov 1880, call #OSTF REF001V.36
  • Vol 37 Dec 1880-Apr 1881, call #OSTF REF001V.37
  • Vol 38 Apr 1881-May 1881, call #OSTF REF001V.38
  • Vol 39 Jun 1881-Aug 1881, call #OSTF REF001V.39
  • Vol 40 Aug 1881-Oct 1881, call #OSTF REF001V.40
  • Vol 41 Nov 1881-Mar 1882, call #OSTF REF001V.41
  • Vol 42 Mar 1882-May 1882, call #OSTF REF001V.42
  • Vol 43 May 1882-Aug 1882, call #OSTF REF001V.43
  • Vol 44 Aug 1882-Nov 1882, call #OSTF REF001V.44
  • Vol 45 Nov 1882-Apr 1883, call #OSTF REF001V.45
  • Vol 46 Apr 1883-Jun 1883, call #OSTF REF001V.46
  • Vol 47 Jul 1883-Oct 1883, call #OSTF REF001V.47
  • Vol 48 Nov 1883-Apr 1884, call #OSTF REF001V.48
  • Vol 49 Apr 1884-Jun 1884, call #OSTF REF001V.49
  • Vol 50 Jul 1884-Nov 1884, call #OSTF REF001V.50
  • Vol 51 Dec 1884-Jun 1885, call #OSTF REF001V.51
  • Vol 52 Jul 1885-Apr 1886, call #OSTF REF001V.52
  • Vol 53 May 1886-Jan 1887, call #OSTF REF001V.53
  • Vol 54 Jan 1887-Jun 1887, call #OSTF REF001V.54
  • Vol 55 Jul 1887-Apr 1888, call #OSTF REF001V.55
  • Vol 56 May 1888-Nov 1888, call #OSTF REF001V.56
  • Vol 62 Nov 1891-May 1892, call #OSTF REF001V.62
  • Vol 64 Jan 1893-Jul 1893, call #OSTF REF001V.64

Immigration-Passenger Lists, The Golden Door Article, list of resources, Minneapolis Tribune brochure, call #VF-SF

Ireland and Irish Emigration to the New World From 1815 to Famine, Clearfield Co. 1993, call #IR P038

Irish Emigration Lists 1833-1839, npub, call #IR P010

Irish Immigration in the United States, Arno Press 1969, call #IR P011

Irish Emigration to the United States, Arno Press 1969, call #IR P013

Irish Emigration 1801-1921, Dondalgan Press 1990, call #IR P016

Irish Convicts, Npub 1989, call #IR P020

Irish in America, The, call #IR P012

Irish Passenger Lists 1803-1806:  Lists of Passengers Sailing From Ireland to America, Extracted from the Hardwicke Papers, call #IR P041

Irish Passenger Lists 1803-1894, Npub, call #IR P046

Irish Passenger Lists, 1847-1871, call #IR P024

Irish Relatives and Friends, call #IR P025

Names of Irish Passengers to America (includes dates, ports and ship names), call #IR P019

National Archives Immigrant & Passenger Arrivals, call #Imm-073

Original Lists of Persons of Quality 1600-1700, call #IR P063

Out of Ireland:  Irish Emigration to America, call #IR P040

Passenger Lists from Ireland, call #IR P023

Passengers From Ireland: Lists of Passengers Arriving at American Ports Between 1811-1817, call #IR P035

Planters of the Commonwealth, The: A study of the emigrants and emigration in colonial times; to which are added lists of passengers to Boston and to the Bay Colony; the ships which brought them; their English homes and the places of their settlement in Massachusetts 1620-1640, call #GEN229

Round Trip to America, call #IR P030

Scotch-Irish in America, call #IR P014

Scots-Irish Links, 1825-1900, call #IR P052

  • Scots-Irish Links, 1575-1725, call #IR P052.1
  • Scots-Irish Links, 1575-1725, call #IR P052.3
  • Scots-Irish Links, 1575-1725, call #IR P052.4
  • Scots-Irish Links, 1575-1725, call #IR P052.5
  • Scots-Irish Links, 1575-1725, call #IR P052.6
  • Scots-Irish Links, 1575-1725, call #IR P052.7
  • Scots-Irish Links, 1575-1725, call #IR P052.8

Ship Passenger Lists

  • Pennsylvania and Delaware (1641-1825), call #PA171
  • The South (1538-1825), call #GEN130

Swedish Passenger Arrivals in the United States 1820-1850, call #SWE128

They Came in Ships:  A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record, Ancestry pub 2002, call #Imm-019

Ulster Emigration to Colonial America 1718-1775, call #IR P01

Returning Home Transatlantic Migration From North America to Britain & Ireland 1858-1870, call #IR P067 CD

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Lists of Passengers from Specific Irish Locations

Clare

Emigration From the Workhouse at Ennistymon Co Clare 1850, 1981, call #IR P047

Derry

Port of Derry Ship Lists:  From J. J. Cooke’s Line (1847-1849), call #IR P024

Londonderry

Irish Passenger Lists, 1847-1871:  Lists of Passengers Sailing from Londonderry to American

            on ships of J. J. Cook & McCarrell Lines, call #IR P025

Monaghan

Irish Passenger Lists, 1847-1871:  Lists of Passengers Sailing from Londonderry to American

            on ships of J. J. Cook & McCarrell Lines, call #IR P025

Ulster

Irish Passenger Lists, 1847-1871:  Lists of Passengers Sailing from Londonderry to American on ships of J. J. Cook & McCarrell Lines, call #IR P025

Ships List

Irish Passenger Lists, 1847-1871:  Lists of Passengers Sailing from Londonderry to American on ships of J. J. Cook & McCarrell Lines, call #IR P025

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