UK Incoming passenger lists

[genna]

Hi

Does anyone know how complete the database for these lists are? I have trawled through details on the Ancestry site but haven't been able to find the arrival of my grandparents Florence Marie and Harry James Martin from India. I know they travelled here sometime in the 1930s or early 1940s. They were living here by 1943.

Genna

[andycand]

Hi

One of the reasons could be that they disembarked in the Mediterranean. Ships coming through the Suez Canal would often call at a port such as Marseilles or Naples, some passengers preferred to then travel overland to a Channel port and cross on the ferry. I believe not only was this quicker but it avoided the sometimes rough weather in the Bay of Biscay.

Another thing I have noticed on Ancestry is that sometimes the index shows the port the ship originated from rather than where the passenger boarded (the image has the boarding port) so don't rule out ships that commenced from further east and called into India.

Andy

[genna]

Hi Andy

Thanks for the reply. I had looked at ships that might have taken on passsengers in India but without any luck however I didn't consider they may have travelled overland to a Channel port.

Regards Genna

[genna]

Hi

I've finally found them with the rest of the family on a ship sailing from Brisbane which called at Port Said.

Genna

[Hammerman]

For those of you without An******y subscription they have allowed free access to these records for this weekend only (Labor Day holiday apparently)

[genna]

I've been able to access the lists since I first looked last Wednesday. A little disappointed it's not permanent as I still have one person to find!

Genna

[aghadowey]

For those of you without An******y subscription they have allowed free access to these records for this weekend only (Labor Day holiday apparently)

You are allowed to type the word Ancestry when refering to Ancestry.com, etc. 

[Polish]

I think you have to pay for Ancestry.com

[aghadowey]

Yes, it is a subscription site (and under their terms & conditions we are not allowed to ask for look-ups) but many libraries in various countries subscribe to Ancestry Library Edition and do not charge members for access.