Over a Million Newly Indexed Canadian Passenger Lists Now Available
Over a million indexed records and images for Canadian passenger lists (1881-1922) are among newly-announced records now searchable at FamilySearch.org.
The database includes records for Canadian ports–Quebec City, Halifax, St. John, North Sydney, Vancouver and Victoria–as well as U.S. ports for passengers who reported Canada as their final destination.
Before this time period, travel between the U.S. and Canada was common. But it was not always officially recorded because there were no border crossing stations on land. During the time period covered by these records, nations on both sides of the border became concerned about the impact of this invisible migration. Official border crossing record-keeping began in 1895. (See a database at Ancestry.com).
Here’s a tip: If you have immigrant ancestors who landed in the United States during this era but you haven’t found their passenger records, consider the possibility that they arrived via Canada. They would have avoided the increasingly strict monitors at the port gates of entry to the U.S. “golden door.”
Here’s a full list of recent updates to FamilySearch.org:
Collection |
Indexed Records |
Digital Images |
Comments |
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981 | 539,210 | 0 | Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
Argentina, Capital Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1737-1977 | 682,002 | 0 | Added indexed records to an existing collection. |
BillionGraves Index | 407,422 | 407,422 | Added indexed records and images to an existing collection. |
Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922 | 1,673,051 | 61,099 | Added indexed records and images to an existing collection. |
Denmark, Church Records, 1484-1941 | 0 | 2,399,826 | New browsable image collection. |
Germany, Prussia, Brandenburg, Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Miscellaneous Records, 1559-1945 | 0 | 9,569 | New browsable image collection. |
Italy, Campobasso, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1918 | 0 | 2,171,641 | New browsable image collection. |
Italy, Napoli, Fontana, Parrocchia di Santa Maria della Mercede – La Sacra, Catholic Church Records, 1659-1929 | 0 | 54 | Added images to an existing collection. |
U.S., Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 | 0 | 214,094 | Added images to an existing collection. |
U.S., Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994 | 980,427 | 951 | Added indexed records and images to an existing collection. |