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Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:57 pm

The records only go up to 1924, but it states in the Ellis Island History section that emigration through Ellis Island was from 1892 - 1954.

I have family who went to America in 1925. Is there anywhere else I can search for them?

Jean

Post by **Tracey** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:38 am

Hello Jean

The only way i know is at The National Archives in Kew. Do you know when and where they sailed from and the destination ? Have you found them on the 1930 U.S Census ?

A family member paid a researcher at TNA to look for ours who went on a visit 1826 - then i got them free by mailing The Boston Public Library ! (only because the visit was quite well published in American Newspapers).

So if you know any details it shouldnt take too long for a researcher to search

.

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:48 am

I don't know where they sailed from or their destination.

They came back to Scotland in 1928/1929.

If I could have found a record for their emigration, I was hoping to find out their destination from that and hopefully another family member.Five or six brothers and sisters all went to America, but at different times. I have tracked down 3 of them. This was my attempt at finding the details of a 4th member of the family in the hope that it would lead me to the remaining 1 or 2.

Jean

Post by **Tracey** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:51 am

Have you looked on here ? http://www.abdn.ac.uk/emigration/

You never know

Post by **Tracey** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:58 am

One ship so far on http://immigrantships.net/v4/1900v4/alb ... 50828.html for 1925 New York arrivals sailing from Southampton.

Looking for Yuill's · Post by **Looking for Yuill's** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:32 am

Have you tried contacting the National Archives in the US? I know you don't know what port but you could contact the NY branch. They are very helpful and repsond to emails readily. Here is the link.

http://www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc/

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:12 pm

Try this - not sure if it'll be any use, but good luck

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivi ... 802_e.html

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:15 pm

Not on the 2 sites you suggested, Tracey. I have sent an e mail to the National Archives in NY. We'll see what that brings.

Regards
Jean

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:42 pm

Miss Poohs

Direct hit

They went to Canada, not America.

Found the whole family.Arrived in Montreal 24 May 1925

Yipee

Jean

MaryE · Post by **MaryE** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:14 pm

Working backwards from Ellis Island rather than forwards, this seems to be a useful site - www.castlegarden.org .

I quote:

'CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. Over 73 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this early immigration period.

Castle Garden, today known as Castle Clinton National Monument, is the major landmark within The Battery, the 23 acre waterfront park at the tip of Manhattan. From 1855 to 1890, the Castle was America's first official immigration center, a pioneering collaboration of New York State and New York City.

CastleGarden.org is an invaluable resource for educators, scholars, students, family historians, and the interested public. Currently the site hosts 10 million records, and support is needed to complete the digitization of the remaining 2 million records, beginning in 1820, from the original ship manifests.'

I haven't had occasion to use it so can't vouch for it but it looks as if it serves the same purpose as the Ellis Island website.

Mary