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Finding Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia

Archived Passenger Lists for Nova Scotia are available for the following ports of arrival

Halifax (Nova Scotia)
North Sydney (Nova Scotia)

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* [BOOK 1] Names of Emigrants 1845-1847. Records of James Allison, Emigrant Agent at Montreal (Quebec Canada)
* [BOOKS 2-4] Canada Company Remittance Books 1843-1847 in 3 Volumes
* [BOOK 5] Index of Passengers (3,000 names) Who Emigrated to Canada between 1817 and 1849

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia

1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for these early ships passenger lists are:

Ships Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia (TheShipsList.com)
Ships Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia 1748-1752 (OliveTreeGenealogy.com)
Ship Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia, Canada: Miscellaneous Ships [$]
Passenger List Indexing Project index of passengers lists of the ports of Halifax and Quebec City 1900 - 1921 (Nanaimo Family History Society)
Searchable Passenger list indexes 1925 - 1935 (National Archives of Canada)

2. Search NAC microfilm for Ships Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia 1881-1935

Halifax (Nova Scotia), 1881-1935
North Sydney (Nova Scotia),1906-1935 (these include mostly ferry arrivals from Newfoundland and St-Pierre-et-Miquelon)

Do you need to find the immigration year or port of arrival in Canada for your immigrant ancestor?