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PDF This thesis lists all passengers of six ships (it excludes Africaine, Buffalo and Tam O' Shanter), including occupations, and examines their and their descendants' social mobility after arrival. Leadbeater, Barry. "South Australian Shipping & Immigration: Passenger Lists". FamilyHistory. "Passenger lists". Bound for South Australia.
Since the 1980s, passenger lists are recorded electronically in the United States. One leader in data digitization was the "Center for Immigration Research" [6] at the University of Philadelphia/ Pennsylvania. The German Emigrants Database has received its extensive overall data for the years 1850-1891 from the Center for Immigration Research.
Starting in 1820, some federal records, including ship passenger lists, were kept for immigration purposes, and a gradual increase in immigration was recorded. More complete immigration records provide data on immigration after 1830. Though conducted since 1790, the census of 1850 was the first in which place of birth was asked specifically.
The island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965 and has hosted a museum of immigration since 1990. Below is a list of Ellis Island immigrants who attained notability in the United States.
Section 2: The master of the vessel was required to pay a penalty of $150 for each passenger carried above the maximum capacity. Section 3 : For all ships departing the United States, at least 60 gallons of water, 100 pounds of bread, 100 pounds of salted provisions, and one gallon of vinegar for every passenger (at the time of departure).
Based on their top navigation links, the Archives' major collections include: Immigration [21] [22] (US immigration through primary and other sources): [23] The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives records the immigrant experience [24] through essential documents, articles [25] and information on the mass migration [26] of immigrants [27] from primarily European countries to North America. [28]
In 1800 William and Archibald McCorkell, sons of the founder started to expand the firm by using American owned ships, with voyages ranging from Canada to the West Indies. Their first ship was Marcus Hill , bought in 1815, at the conclusion of the American War; she continued to traverse the Atlantic until 1827.
The Carriage of Passengers Act of 1855 (full name An Act further to regulate the Carriage of Passengers in Steamships and other Vessels) was an act passed by the United States federal government on March 3, 1855, replacing the previous Steerage Act of 1819 (also known as the Manifest of Immigrants Act) and a number of acts passed between 1847 and 1849 with new regulations on the conditions of ...