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Title: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: patrish on Wednesday 25 October 06 20:27 BST (UK)
Does my memory decieve me  :-\ or did I hear that there were immigration list available for Ellis Island in 1900's


Thanks Patrish.
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: RJ_Paton on Wednesday 25 October 06 20:29 BST (UK)
have a look at http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passSearch.asp
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: patrish on Wednesday 25 October 06 20:56 BST (UK)
Thanks Falkryn, do you know if there were any other ports of entry to the U.S as she does not appear there, it say on the 1920 census that she entered in 1903

thanks Patrish.
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: seahall on Wednesday 25 October 06 22:09 BST (UK)
Hi patrish

Hope you do not mind me butting in .  :)

Maybe Cyndi's list will help you.

http://www.cyndislist.com/immigrat.htm

Sandy
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: RJ_Paton on Wednesday 25 October 06 22:16 BST (UK)
Try Castle garden
http://www.castlegarden.org/

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CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. Over 73 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this early immigration period.

Castle Garden, today known as Castle Clinton National Monument, is the major landmark within The Battery, the 23 acre waterfront park at the tip of Manhattan. From 1855 to 1890, the Castle was America's first official immigration center, a pioneering collaboration of New York State and New York City.
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: seahall on Wednesday 25 October 06 22:19 BST (UK)
Should have left it you Falkyrn.  ;D  ;D  ;D

Won't do it again.

Cheers Sandy
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: RJ_Paton on Wednesday 25 October 06 22:24 BST (UK)
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Won't do it again.

No problems,the more the merrier... in this case your solution is probably the better one as Castle Garden only appears to go to 1892 when Ellis Island opened.
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: patrish on Wednesday 25 October 06 22:28 BST (UK)
I always value your input  Sandy  but in when ever you like :) as Falkryn says the more the better. thanks for your help as well Falkryn, will take a look see if I can find her.

Patrish.
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: patrish on Friday 27 October 06 23:27 BST (UK)
I cant find her on any of the passenger list, the US census says she entered in 1903 , anyone got any idea as to where I go now.   ??? ??? ??? Her immigration may have been done through the Catholic Church.


Parrish.
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: KathMc on Saturday 28 October 06 11:38 BST (UK)
Have you checked the immigration part of Ancestry? There were many different ports. I had a relative, with every intention of going to Brooklyn, come through Phylly, so you never know. I, myself, haven't had much luck finding immigration information on my relatives.  :-\

Kath
Title: Re: Immigrants to Ellis Island
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Saturday 28 October 06 13:24 BST (UK)
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the more the merrier...

here is some more info on Ellis Island and Castle Gardens, including some links which might prove useful:
Topic: pre Ellis Island
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,109057.0.html

In the middle of the 19th. century, New York was the main entry point for thousands of immigrants ( in 1854 more than 200,000 germans, for instance) so in 1855 the authorities opened up the first "Immigration Centre" at the southern tip of Manhatten, Castle Gardens

In 1892 this was moved to Ellis Island.



Sorry, I have to nit pick a little :)

Castle Garden existed as a processing station for immigrants between 1855 and 1890. Then there was no processing station for almost 2 years , then Ellis Island, then another period of using the Barge Office, then back to Ellis Island

1624-31 July 1855: no receiving station
1 Aug. 1855-18 Apr. 1890: Castle Garden
19 Apr. 1890-31 Dec. 1891: Barge Office
1 Jan. 1892-14 june 1897: Ellis Island
15 June 1897-16 Dec. 1900: Barge Office
17 Dec. 1900-1924: Ellis Island

See http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/castle-garden.htm

Good luck,
Bob