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From: Kenneth Scott <>
Subject: Re: [TSL] British Passenger Lists
Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 14:39:57 -0500


Debbie:

Two questions:

1. Where are the lists kept and how does one get access to them?

2. Are there any plans to film these? -- it seems tragic that such
fragile items, of value to so many, should not be preserved

Debbie Beavis wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Trond Pedersen wrote to ask if there were passenger lists into Hull
> for
> 1866.
>
> I'm afraid to say that there will not be any passenger lists showing
> passengers arriving into Hull (or any other port in the UK) for this
> date.
>
> To remind everyone, and for anyone new to the list, here are the dates
> for
> which you can find British lists, together with a brief description of
> what
> you may find.
>
> BT26 - Passenger Lists, Inwards, 1878-1888 and 1890-1960
>
> These give the names of all passengers arriving in the UK where the
> ship's
> voyage began at a port outside Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. Names
> of
> passengers who boarded these ships at European ports and disembarked
> in the
> UK will be included in these lists. However it should be noted that
> passenger lists for ships whose voyages both began and ended within
> Europe
> (including the UK and the Mediterranean Sea) are not included. There
> is a
> small collection of lists between 1878 and 1888. The continuous run
> begins
> in 1890.
>
> BT27 - Passenger Lists, Outwards, 1890-1960
>
> These give the names of all passengers leaving the UK where the ship's
>
> eventual destination was a port outside Europe and the Mediterranean
> Sea.
> Names of passengers who disembarked at European ports from these ships
> will
> be included in these lists. However it should be noted that passenger
>
> lists for ships whose voyages both began and ended within Europe
> (including
> the UK and the Mediterranean Sea) are not included. Lists earlier
> than
> 1890 have not survived.
>
> It is important also to remember that British lists have not been
> filmed,
> many
> of them are in a fragile condition and searching them is very time
> consuming. There are no indexes of names, and most lists are not
> alphabetical. The information given varies but can include age,
> occupation,
> last address in the UK, (outbound, after 1920) and proposed
> destination.
> Inbound lists after 1920 will usually include the proposed address in
> the
> UK but they do NOT show last address prior to joining the ship. They
> are
> arranged monthly by port of departure. To use them you need to know at
>
> least the approximate date of departure and the port if you are to
> have any
> realistic hope of finding a passenger's name.
>
> Regards
>
> Debbie Beavis
> http://www.beavis.co.uk
>
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Kenneth Scott
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