Passenger, Crew and Owners lists help track down our ancestors' movements and can often help pin down the reason for sudden apparent disappearances.
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | All at Sea Website |
| Link: | http://www.allatsea.co.za/ |
| Description: | All at Sea Website - Includes Many Maritime Disasters |
| Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate |
| Title: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140215101720/http://w... |
| Description: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer seems to be active. Most information still seems to be accessible. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120716201636/http://c... |
| Description: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | BREW One Name Study |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
| Description: | BREW One Name Study |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | British Home Children |
| Link: | https://www.britishhomechildren.com/ |
| Description: | British Home Children - Information and Database |
| Extra Info: | Canada's leading organization for the British Home Children. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | British Home Children in Canada |
| Link: | https://canadianbritishhomechildren.weebly.com/ |
| Description: | British Home Children in Canada |
| Extra Info: | Lots of information about the British Home children, how to research, photographs of the ships they travelled on and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | British Home Children Registry |
| Link: | http://britishhomechildrenregistry.com/ |
| Description: | British Home Children Advocacy and Researcg Assocication |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Castle Garden Immigration Centre (USA) |
| Link: | http://www.castlegarden.org/ |
| Description: | Castle Garden Immigration Centre (USA) - (1820-1892) |
| Extra Info: | Immigration centre prior to Ellis Island. Search by name of the individual fro the 11 million immigrants, or by ship. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convicts to Australia Website |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200210171711/http://... |
| Description: | Convicts to Australia Website |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Lists of convicts, the ships, the work gangs and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
| Title: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
| Link: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
| Description: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775 |
| Extra Info: | Includes information on the ships they were sent on as well as the master of the ship. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Link: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Description: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Extra Info: | This volume brings together a list of all Scots emigrants appearing in ships' passenger lists before 1825. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Dumfries and Galloway Historical Indexes and Transcriptions |
| Link: | https://info.dumgal.gov.uk/HistoricalIndexes/ |
| Description: | Dumfries and Galloway Historical Indexes and Transcriptions |
| Extra Info: | Shipping registers an be searched by name of owner, master, port, ship and more. Census is also searchable by occupation. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Ellis Island Foundation |
| Link: | https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger |
| Description: | Ellis Island - Port of New York Passenger Records 1892-1954 |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
| Link: | https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/ |
| Description: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of convicts and free settlers in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales, Australia |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
| Link: | https://fremantleprison.com.au |
| Description: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
| Extra Info: | Includes a convicts database with details of where they came from, the ship they travelled on, occupation and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild |
| Link: | https://www.immigrantships.net/ |
| Description: | Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild |
| Extra Info: | Includes records by ship, by departure point, by arrival point and also name search. Over 9000 ships passenger lists online. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Lloyd's List Marine News 1740 - 1837 |
| Link: | https://registers.cityoflondon.gov.uk/applications... |
| Description: | Lloyd's List Marine News 1740 - 1837 |
| Extra Info: | Lloyd's List is a newspaper devoted to shipping news. In particular it records the movements of ocean going vessels and marine news of casualties, and other events involving individual vessels. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Nanaimo Family History Society |
| Link: | https://nanaimofamilyhistory.ca/passenger-list-pro... |
| Description: | Passenger Ship Lists Indexing Project |
| Extra Info: | Indexing project for ships arriving in Canada approx 1900-1921. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes New South Wales convict entry books, convict transportation registers, and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 |
| Link: | Ancestry's Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 |
| Description: | Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 |
| Extra Info: | This database contains passenger lists recording the names of people leaving from UK ports for destinations outside of Europe. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | P & O Heritage and Archives |
| Link: | https://www.poheritage.com/ |
| Description: | P & O Heritage and Archives |
| Extra Info: | Includes British India Steam Navigation Company, the Orient Line and other companies absorbed into P&O. The archive contains photographs, ephemera, fact sheets on the individual ships, with the shipbuilders' details and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1538uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There appear to be only four ships in the list Moltke, Finland, Kronprinz Wilhelm and Berlin. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1532uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Lusitania, Graf Waldersee, La Provence, St. Paul, Cincinnati and Columbia. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1529uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Minas Geraes, Parima, Luisiane, New York, Prins Mauritz, Corrientes, La Bretagne, Vigilancia, Caracas, Maracas, Alleghany, Lapland and Celtic. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1527uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Ancon, Christopher, Prinzess Irene, Barbarossa, Mermudian, Tagus, Manuel Calvo, Mauretania, Merida, Panama, Metapan and Contre Admiral Coubet. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1534uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Kronprinzessin Cecilie, Duca Degli Abruzzi, Postdam and Kroonland. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1533uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Cedric, Germania, Lituania, Cristobal, Coamo, Bermudian Minnetonka, Prinz Sigismund, Carpathia, Sibiria, Havana and Maracaito. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1530uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. No index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Furnessin, Annetta, Ponce, Ryndam, Suriname, Saratoga, Paul Paix, Prinz Joachim, Terence, United States Oceania, Minneapolis, Rosario di Giorgio, Marina, Obidense and Montevideo. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1528uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. No index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are President Lincoln, Bornu, Amerika and Venezia. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/passengercrewlis1537uni... |
| Description: | Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1897-1957 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. No index of ships or passengers. There ships in the list are Seguranca, Caledonia, Nieuw Amsterdam, Arabic, La Touraine Allemannia, Trent, Prins de Nederlander, Advance, Saratoga and Clement. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger List of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, from Insular Possessions, 1908-1917 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/manifestofpa00011908uni... |
| Description: | Passenger List of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, WA, from Insular Possessions, 1908-1917 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. There does not seem to be an index of ships or passengers. Lots of ships travelling from Japan, Hong Kong and the Far East entering into Seattle. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Information, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Passenger Lists and Emigrant Ships |
| Link: | http://www.norwayheritage.com/ |
| Description: | Passenger Lists and Emigrant Ships |
| Extra Info: | Includes some searchable passenger lists. also information about the ships and lists documenting their individual voyages, as well as pictures of the ships. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Passenger Lists for Various Ships |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20111221184139/http://m... |
| Description: | Passenger Lists for Various Ships |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site. Most information still seems to be accessible. Includes name, age and place of residence. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Passenger Lists to New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigration |
| Link: | New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 |
| Description: | New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 |
| Extra Info: | Assisted immigrants had their passages subsidized or paid for by another person or agency. This collection is four different series of records. Information listed may include name, age, and native place. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200915014911/http://... |
| Description: | Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia 1829-1915 |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records |
| Title: | POOL(E) Family Scottish Database |
| Link: | http://thepoolfamilydatabase.20m.com/ |
| Description: | POOL(E) Family Scottish Database |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories and Gazetteers and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | Scottish Emigration Database |
| Link: | https://www.abdn.ac.uk/emigration/ |
| Description: | Scottish Emigration Database |
| Extra Info: | Can search by name, by ship, occupation and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850 |
| Link: | Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850 |
| Description: | Scottish Maritime Records, 1600-1850 |
| Extra Info: | Mainly an overview, but some names mentioned. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651 |
| Link: | http://files.usgwarchives.net/nh/strafford/history... |
| Description: | Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651 from London on the Ship John & Sara |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Shipping Movements to and from Australia and New Zealand |
| Link: | http://www.ozships.net/ozships/ |
| Description: | Shipping Movements to and from Australia and New Zealand 1788-1968 |
| Extra Info: | Includes lists of passengers and ship details. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Ships Passenger Lists - Harold Ralston's Website |
| Link: | http://www.ralstongenealogy.com/shiplist.htm |
| Description: | Ships Passenger Lists - Harold Ralston's Website |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | South African Passenger Lists |
| Link: | http://www.eggsa.org/arrivals/lists.html |
| Description: | South African Passenger Lists |
| Extra Info: | The eGSSA branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa has embarked on a project to transcribe all the passenger lists in the South African Archives. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
| Title: | South African Passenger Lists and Settlers |
| Link: | https://www.sa-passenger-list.za.net/ |
| Description: | South African Passenger Lists and Settlers |
| Extra Info: | Includes passenger lists from London, Glasgow, Liverpool etc. to Natal (Durban) and Cape Town. Also includes details of Haidee settlers. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Servants / Slaves Lists |
| Title: | The Bristol Registers of Servants |
| Link: | The Bristol Registers of Servants |
| Description: | The Bristol Registers of Servants 1654 to 1686 |
| Extra Info: | Index of servants, master, their origin and the ships. Flint and Monmouthshire are under England in the index. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | The Ships List Website |
| Link: | http://www.theshipslist.com/ |
| Description: | The Ships List Website for Ships' Passenger Lists and More |
| Extra Info: | Also includes some marriages at sea. |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
| Title: | Western Australia Family History |
| Link: | https://www.fhwa.org.au/ |
| Description: | Western Australia Family History |
| Extra Info: | Click Resouces, Datasets, Public Access. Includes shipping arrivals from early newspapers and more. For access to some of the indexes and databases you will need to be a member of the society. |
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