Author Topic: Online databases for USA immigration  (Read 3702 times)

Offline Berlin-Bob

  • Caretaker
  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • ********
  • Posts: 7,443
    • View Profile
Online databases for USA immigration
« on: Thursday 21 August 14 07:55 BST (UK) »
Just discovered this link on the german forum:

'Crafted Knowledge' [/b](previously 'Discovery Media') is offering various  historical databases online.

From the "Projects page:
http://www.craftedknowledge.com/page/projects.php

Historical Military Archives

    americanbattlegraves.com
    andersonvillepowcamp.com
    armycasualties.info
    usfallenwarriors.com
    vietnamwarcasualties.org
    vietnamwarhonors.com
    ww2enlistment.org
    ww2pow.info
    japanesepow.info
    japaneserelocation.org
    koreanwarcasualties.org
    koreanwarpow.org

Historical Immigration Archives

    germanimmigrants1850s.com
    germanimmigrants1860s.com
    germanimmigrants1870s.com
    germanimmigrants1880s.com
    germanimmigrants1890s.com
    finnishimmigrants.org
    italianimmigrants.org
    polishmigration.org
    russianimmigrants.org
    ukimmigrants.org
    famineships.info

See also
http://www.craftedknowledge.com/page/about.php

From the page UK-Immigrants => About
http://www.ukimmigrants.org/index.php?page=about
Quote
Sources and Background of Data
As a base resource for UK Immigration Data : 1846 - 1851 we have relied on data available through U.S. government archives and other public resources. Please note that there may be human and/or technical errors and omissions in the data.
Other pages have similar descriptions.


regards,
Bob

ps. especially interesting for irish ancestors who emigrated to the USA because of famine in Ireland:
http://www.famineships.info/
Quote
Irish Immigrants to United States
This site contains an extensive searchable database of records on 394,616 passengers who arrived at the United States between 1846 through 1851 and identified their country of origin or nationality as Irish or Celtic.
Any UK Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk)

Offline Berlin-Bob

  • Caretaker
  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • ********
  • Posts: 7,443
    • View Profile
Re: Online databases for USA immigration
« Reply #1 on: Friday 22 August 14 07:56 BST (UK) »
I've now heard that these databases are mostly duplicates of those held by

NARA - National Archives
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp

and that the NARA records are possibly more detailed.

Probably best to check with both sites :)

Bob
Any UK Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk)