New Rules Due to the Irish Potato Famine Migration In February of 1847, partly due to the Irish Potato Famine which led to the beginning of mass migration, a passenger act was passed which tried to reform the issue of space. They still had 2 passengers for every 5 tons of the ship’s register, but…
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Alien Registration
If your ancestor did not become an U.S. citizen and was still alive in 1940, you may find alien registration a useful alternative to the naturalization records. Alien registration was simply a requirement for any alien living in or arriving in the United States after June 1940. Many of those who registered subsequently naturalized. The…
Passenger Arrival Lists Part One
Customs Passengers Lists The Bureau of Customs had states keep records. Generally, these are considered to begin in Jan. 1800 in the port of Philadelphia. It was done haphazardly at other ports. In Dec. of 1818, Representative Thomas Newton of VA was concerned about those dying aboard vessels coming in America. Sanitation and ventilation among…
Madeirans to British Guiana
Margaret Campos uncovered immigration to British Guiana in her family tree. She shares some of the things she learned about this era of Madeiran emigration. The Beginning Of An Era Immigration to British Guiana began in 1830 and 1840. Madeirans arrived in the year 1839 to work on sugar plantations where they were (for almost…
Description of the Voyage of the S.S. Hansa to Hawaii 1882
There’s more to meet the eye with the voyage of the S.S. Hansa that arrived in Hawaii in 1882 after sitting in port at Lisboa for a couple of weeks. Read all about how they got caught up in political issues back in Portugal and were almost sent back to the Azores. —– The steamship…