Hello Everyone
I live in Scotland but was born in Randolph County. Have been researching my Ancestors
for quite a few years and came across this articale that might be of benefit to those of
you that are researching out of the US.
For centuries, people have sought refuge in Britain. Many Huguenots, for instance, came
from France after 1565, fleeing persercution for their Protestant beliefs. Try the
Huguenot Society (
www.huguenotsociety.lorg.uk). Similarly, the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Great Britain (
www.jgsgb.org.uk) can help trace Jews who fled persecution
across Europe..
For passenger ships arriving in Britain after 1860 are kept at the National Archives,
(
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) They aren't complete, and are arranged by the name of
the ship and the port it arrived at rather than by passengers names so it's not easy
to pin down a passenger name. A lot of the ships stopped off in the UK before going on to
America or Canada. This also covers those that were Naturalized in the UK. And these
dates are 1844 to 1935.
I am working on a getting a web site of the convict ships that sailed from the UK to
Australia and the UK. There is a free site here, I had it once but lost the address so
will have to work on that.
I have found that a lot of ships from Europe stopped in the UK before making the crossing
on to the States or Canada for food and cargo. So a lot of the names will be listed.
If I can help please let me know and I will do my best.
Wilbur Moistner
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