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From: "Debbie Beavis" <>
Subject: Re: TheShipsList-D Digest V98 #166, #8
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 00:38:22 -0000


Hi all

RayCalb wrote:

In a message dated 98-03-08 15:42:32 EST, you write:

<< 8 >>
"British Passenger Lists", which I hope you means you have possession or
location of them. I'm looking for the year 1832 and James Bailey and
family
sailing from Liverpool to NYC. I have more specifics which I can provide
if
you hve information.>>

Hi Ray

Here's the full text of that posting.

>>Hi all

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.u

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