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Find Your Immigrant Ancestor on Ships Passenger Lists to U.S.A. & Canada

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1820: Customs Passenger Lists for Baltimore begin in 1820 but many are lost or missing.

1833-1866: City Passenger Lists exist

1833-1866: Federal Passenger Lists exist

1840-1891: Some surviving passenger lists from 1840- 1891 are on microfilm in the Family History Centre

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Maryland from 1634 to 1820

1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for ships passenger lists to Boston before 1820 are:

• Ships Passenger Lists to Baltimore (Olive Tree)
• Ships Passenger Lists to Baltimore (ISTG)
• Passenger Arrivals in the U.S., 1819-20 [$]

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Maryland from 1820 to 1870

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

• Olive Tree Genealogy Ships to Baltimore after 1820
• Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Ships to Baltimore
• Baltimore Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1872 [$]
• Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, Roll 1: 1820-1871 Roll 2: 1820-1873 Roll 4: 1820-1870 Roll 5: 1820-1873 Roll 6: 1820-1863 Roll 7: 1820-1835 Roll 8: 1845-1849 [$] [$] Originally published by the National Archives as Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-63, this database includes passenger lists from the following ports: Annapolis, Maryland (1849)

2. Search microfilmed indexes to ships passenger lists 1833-1866 available at NARA or Family History Centers. Remember there are TWO indexes, one for City and one for State (Federal)

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Maryland from 1892 to 1948

1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for ships passenger lists to Boston are:

• One-Step Search Engine for Baltimore Passengers 1892-1948 (Steve Morse)
• Ships Passenger Lists to Baltimore (ISTG)
• Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1892-1948 [$]

What's Avaiable at NARA for Ships Passenger Lists to Maryland

• Annapolis, Maryland, 1849
• Baltimore, Maryland, 1820-1897, 1891-1957
• Havre de Grace, Maryland, 1820

Search NARA Microfilm for Ships Passenger Lists to Maryland Ports of Arrival 1820-1957