If any of you have done extensive lookups in the social security death index (SSDI), you'll know that there are several SSDI websites and each one has a different set of
limitations. Several years ago Steve Morse made it easy for us by developing a single search form that could search any SSDI site that you specify. That way you could go back and forth between the different sites without having to reenter
you data on a new form.
Steve has now come up with a single search method that combines all the desirable features of the various sites. He did so by using the rootsweb site as his starting point and then wrote code to get rid of the following limitations in rootsweb:
Rootsweb requires at least three characters for partial names
Rootsweb does not allow you to search on a range of years
Rootsweb does not allow you to search on age
Rootsweb does not allow you to search on a foreign last residence
Rootsweb does not allow you to specify day of month for death
Steve calls his search method "RootsWeb Plus" and it is now the default choice on his SSDI search form. If you'd like to try it, go to Steve's site at http://www.stevemorse.org and
select "Social Security Death Records" in his "Births and Deaths" section.
Updates about Olive Tree Genealogy website and other FREE genealogy records. Bringing you tutorials, genealogy book and app reviews, genealogy news, genealogy specials and more. Helping you find your family tree and ancestors.
May 24, 2005
May 6, 2005
Ships to Lousiana Online
14 new ships sailing to the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana, have been added to Olive Tree Genealogy's free set of ships passenger lists.
You can view the list of passengers for each ship by starting at the index to Ships Arriving in New Orleans 1820 and later, at
You can view the list of passengers for each ship by starting at the index to Ships Arriving in New Orleans 1820 and later, at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_la1820.shtml
Let the page load. Then scroll down to the list of ships,and click on the links provided for each.
The ships are:
- Ship June Anni Bordeaux France to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Ship Missouri Bordeaux France to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Brig Commerce London England to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Brig Monitor Port of Port au Prince Haiti to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Schooner Cadmus Port au Prince Haiti to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Schooner Brisk Campeche Mexico to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Schooner Thorn Campeche Mexico to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Schooner Atheman Port of Pensacola FLorida to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Schooner Mary & Sally Port of Pensacola FLorida to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Brig Alexander Dublin Ireland to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Brig Mary Ann Port of Havana Cuba to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Brig Gustave Port of Martinez, California to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Galliote Fortuna Bremen Germany to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
- Schooner Brutus Port of Havana, Cuba, to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
I have also re-indexed the Custom Search Engine on
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_la1820.shtml so it now has 33 more ships added, and will search over 500 ships to Louisiana currently online on various websites.
This Search Engine is labelled "Search FREE Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana" and it searches multiple websites for ships passengers arriving in Louisiana.
Have fun, and I hope you find an ancestor or two!
Feel free to pass this message on to anyone or any lists you think would be interested.
Lorine
May 3, 2005
Philadelphia Passenger Records 1883-1945
I hope everyone knows about Steve Morse's new one-step search engine for Philadelphia Passenger Records (1883-1945). Steve's One-Step Search Engines are quickly becoming the most popular genealogy search engines online.
http://stevemorse.org/ellis/philfolder.html
To view all Steve's One-Steps, see http://stevemorse.org/
http://stevemorse.org/ellis/philfolder.html
To view all Steve's One-Steps, see http://stevemorse.org/
May 1, 2005
New for TheShipsList Website
*new* for TheShipsList website
http://www.theshipslist.com/
posted by Sue Swiggum
All the new and updated files and databases have been placed
on their own page(s) Find them on the front page in between
the big arrows --------------> <---------------
At the bottom of each of these pages I have placed links
named " previous month " and " next month " so you are able
to navigate back and forth between the monthly *new &
updated* pages, as I only keep three months of *new* page
links on the Home page. New for April 30 2005 find . . .
o Passengers:
o ship Gipsy, from Southampton to Port Adelaide 15th
August 1853 o ship Magdalena, from Southampton to
Port Adelaide 25th August 1853 o ship Standard, from
Plymouth to Port Adelaide 13th October 1853
Three more lists 1853 passenger lists of assisted immigrants
to South Australia. We only have three left to complete the
year . . Neptune, Olivia and Epaminondas. Each of these
next three 1853 ships carried some of the Highlands &
Islands Emigration Society emigrants from the ill-fated
Hercules voyage.
http://www.theshipslist.com/accounts/hies_hercules.htm We
have already seen Calabar carry 10. The Neptune will have
63 more, the Olivia 25 and the Epaminondas 12. The David
Malcolm in 1854 will be the last to carry Hercules,
Highlands Society passengers to Adelaide. Others embarked
upon ships to Melbourne, with one ship to Geelong. One
ship, the Caroline, even carried 10 to Moreton Bay. Once
1853 is complete, I will begin 1849 . . with 27 passenger
lists
Immigrants to South Australia, (UK, assisted passage)
1847-1886 index page
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/SAassistedindex.htm
Please share this *new* for TheShipsList website email, with
any other list to which you belong if you think it might be
of interest or value to those list members (in other words,
on-topic).
Sue
--
TheShipsList Website
http://www.theshipslist.com/
http://www.theshipslist.com/
posted by Sue Swiggum
All the new and updated files and databases have been placed
on their own page(s) Find them on the front page in between
the big arrows --------------> <---------------
At the bottom of each of these pages I have placed links
named " previous month " and " next month " so you are able
to navigate back and forth between the monthly *new &
updated* pages, as I only keep three months of *new* page
links on the Home page. New for April 30 2005 find . . .
o Passengers:
o ship Gipsy, from Southampton to Port Adelaide 15th
August 1853 o ship Magdalena, from Southampton to
Port Adelaide 25th August 1853 o ship Standard, from
Plymouth to Port Adelaide 13th October 1853
Three more lists 1853 passenger lists of assisted immigrants
to South Australia. We only have three left to complete the
year . . Neptune, Olivia and Epaminondas. Each of these
next three 1853 ships carried some of the Highlands &
Islands Emigration Society emigrants from the ill-fated
Hercules voyage.
http://www.theshipslist.com/accounts/hies_hercules.htm We
have already seen Calabar carry 10. The Neptune will have
63 more, the Olivia 25 and the Epaminondas 12. The David
Malcolm in 1854 will be the last to carry Hercules,
Highlands Society passengers to Adelaide. Others embarked
upon ships to Melbourne, with one ship to Geelong. One
ship, the Caroline, even carried 10 to Moreton Bay. Once
1853 is complete, I will begin 1849 . . with 27 passenger
lists
Immigrants to South Australia, (UK, assisted passage)
1847-1886 index page
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/SAassistedindex.htm
Please share this *new* for TheShipsList website email, with
any other list to which you belong if you think it might be
of interest or value to those list members (in other words,
on-topic).
Sue
--
TheShipsList Website
http://www.theshipslist.com/
Canada Census Campaign: Post 1901 Census - Help needed for Fax blitz
From: "Gordon A. Watts"
Greetings All.
A couple of years ago we conducted a short, concentrated
effort by fax machine to bring the Post 1901 Census issue to
the attention of then Industry Minister Alan Rock. It did
not then give us the immediate public access we sought to
Historic Census records, but it did get his attention.
We hope that in the next few days we can duplicate the
success of that effort, but this time by faxing the Prime
Minister, Minister of Industry, Minister of Canadian
Heritage, and all House and Party leaders. If you have a
fax machine at your disposal you can help to encourage the
rapid passage of Bill S-18 in the House of Commons.
Your message should be short and to the point, entailing no
more than a single page. It must be sent separately to the
individuals listed above, and your own Member of Parliament.
For those who would entail long distance charges, rates are
normally lower in the evenings, and possibly even lower
after midnight.
I copy below the message that I myself will be faxing. I
have printed it off in larger than normal font size, in this
case 16 point, to make it stand out. Feel free to use the
wording here for your message. Make sure to date it, and
include your full name, mailing address, and telephone
number as I have done here. Otherwise your fax will likely
be ignored.
--------------------------------
30 April 2005
To:
Prime Minister Paul Martin
Industry Minister David Emerson
Minister of Canadian Heritage Liza Frulla
All House and Party leaders
All Members of Parliament
Greetings
We urge all House and Party leaders, and all Members of
Parliament, to please join together to expedite passage of
Bill S-18, An Act to amend the Statistics Act, by foregoing
Committee and Report stages. We seek your cooperation to
immediately pass Second and Third Readings of this Bill in a
single day. We are concerned that this Bill must be passed
and given Royal Assent prior to the possibility of an
election being forced upon us.
An estimated 7.5 million genealogists and historians
(voters) in Canada wish to spend their summer, and beyond,
researching the long overdue records of the 1911 Census of
Canada, rather than having to continue the fight to see them
released.
Thank you.
Gordon A. Watts
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
1455 Delia Drive
Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 2V9
Tel: 604-942-6889
Cel: 604-312-7447
Fax: 604-942-6843
------------------------------
Fax numbers for the Prime Minister, Industry Minister,
Heritage Minister, House leaders and Party leaders are as
follows: Where more than one number is shown the first
number shown is their personal office fax, while the second
number is their departmental fax number where available. In
some cases they are one and the same, or only one fax number
has been found for them.
Prime Minister Paul Martin
(613) 941-6900
Tony Valeri - Government House Leader
(613) 992-7764 - Department fax (613) 952-4940
David Emerson - Minister of Industry
(613) 943-0219 - Department fax (613) 992-0302
Liza Frulla - Minister of Canadian Heritage
(613) 995-6404 - Department fax (819) 994-1267
Stephen Harper - Leader of Opposition (Conservative)
(613) 947-0310
Jay Hill - Opposition House Leader (Conservative)
(613) 947-4527
Jack Layton - NDP Leader
(613) 995-4565
Libbie Davies - NDP House Leader
(613) 995-7412
Gilles Duceppe - Bloc Quebecios Leader
(613) 954 2121
Michel Gauthier - Bloc Quebecios House Leader
(613) 992-9954
Parliament resumes sitting on Monday 2 May. To make this
effort effective, it is important that your faxes be sent in
the next couple of days. Should you experience a problem
connecting with the receiving fax machine it probably means
that it has run out of paper. Try again the next day to
give staff a chance to replentish the paper. Thank you all
for your support.
Happy Hunting.
Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, BC
http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census
en francais
http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm
Permission to forward without notice is granted
Greetings All.
A couple of years ago we conducted a short, concentrated
effort by fax machine to bring the Post 1901 Census issue to
the attention of then Industry Minister Alan Rock. It did
not then give us the immediate public access we sought to
Historic Census records, but it did get his attention.
We hope that in the next few days we can duplicate the
success of that effort, but this time by faxing the Prime
Minister, Minister of Industry, Minister of Canadian
Heritage, and all House and Party leaders. If you have a
fax machine at your disposal you can help to encourage the
rapid passage of Bill S-18 in the House of Commons.
Your message should be short and to the point, entailing no
more than a single page. It must be sent separately to the
individuals listed above, and your own Member of Parliament.
For those who would entail long distance charges, rates are
normally lower in the evenings, and possibly even lower
after midnight.
I copy below the message that I myself will be faxing. I
have printed it off in larger than normal font size, in this
case 16 point, to make it stand out. Feel free to use the
wording here for your message. Make sure to date it, and
include your full name, mailing address, and telephone
number as I have done here. Otherwise your fax will likely
be ignored.
--------------------------------
30 April 2005
To:
Prime Minister Paul Martin
Industry Minister David Emerson
Minister of Canadian Heritage Liza Frulla
All House and Party leaders
All Members of Parliament
Greetings
We urge all House and Party leaders, and all Members of
Parliament, to please join together to expedite passage of
Bill S-18, An Act to amend the Statistics Act, by foregoing
Committee and Report stages. We seek your cooperation to
immediately pass Second and Third Readings of this Bill in a
single day. We are concerned that this Bill must be passed
and given Royal Assent prior to the possibility of an
election being forced upon us.
An estimated 7.5 million genealogists and historians
(voters) in Canada wish to spend their summer, and beyond,
researching the long overdue records of the 1911 Census of
Canada, rather than having to continue the fight to see them
released.
Thank you.
Gordon A. Watts
Co-chair, Canada Census Committee
1455 Delia Drive
Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 2V9
Tel: 604-942-6889
Cel: 604-312-7447
Fax: 604-942-6843
------------------------------
Fax numbers for the Prime Minister, Industry Minister,
Heritage Minister, House leaders and Party leaders are as
follows: Where more than one number is shown the first
number shown is their personal office fax, while the second
number is their departmental fax number where available. In
some cases they are one and the same, or only one fax number
has been found for them.
Prime Minister Paul Martin
(613) 941-6900
Tony Valeri - Government House Leader
(613) 992-7764 - Department fax (613) 952-4940
David Emerson - Minister of Industry
(613) 943-0219 - Department fax (613) 992-0302
Liza Frulla - Minister of Canadian Heritage
(613) 995-6404 - Department fax (819) 994-1267
Stephen Harper - Leader of Opposition (Conservative)
(613) 947-0310
Jay Hill - Opposition House Leader (Conservative)
(613) 947-4527
Jack Layton - NDP Leader
(613) 995-4565
Libbie Davies - NDP House Leader
(613) 995-7412
Gilles Duceppe - Bloc Quebecios Leader
(613) 954 2121
Michel Gauthier - Bloc Quebecios House Leader
(613) 992-9954
Parliament resumes sitting on Monday 2 May. To make this
effort effective, it is important that your faxes be sent in
the next couple of days. Should you experience a problem
connecting with the receiving fax machine it probably means
that it has run out of paper. Try again the next day to
give staff a chance to replentish the paper. Thank you all
for your support.
Happy Hunting.
Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net
Co-chair Canada Census Committee
Port Coquitlam, BC
http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census
en francais
http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm
Permission to forward without notice is granted
April 5, 2005
Return of Emigrants Landed at the Port of Kingston Ontario, Canada 1861-1882
Just want to let you know that I have the start of a new database online. It is a Return of Emigrants Landed at the Port of Kingston Ontario, Canada 1861-1882
The column headings for each individual are Date of Landing; Name of Emigrant or Head of Family; From what Country; Via what Seaport Town; Destination; Condition,
general appearnace, health; No. of male adults; No. of Female adults; No. under 6 years; No. over 6 years and under 12; in what Township Employed as Servants; In what Township settled, or bought land; Amount of passage tickets issued; Amount of provisions; Amount of Medical aid; amount of Capital brought by them; General Remarks.
The ledger pages these names were taken from consists of two pages facing each other containing information provided for each individual recorded. I have only extracted partial information from the left side of the facing ledger pages. There is still much detail on each individual to be found on the facing (right) side pages and in comments inserted on both sides.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/kingston1861oct-1862may.shtml
A big thank you goes to Kathy Baker for transcribing this hard to read set of records, and to Laura Freeman for proof-reading them
This is an ongoing project of Olive Tree Genealogy so be sure to check back often to see how much more has been done.
Lorine
The column headings for each individual are Date of Landing; Name of Emigrant or Head of Family; From what Country; Via what Seaport Town; Destination; Condition,
general appearnace, health; No. of male adults; No. of Female adults; No. under 6 years; No. over 6 years and under 12; in what Township Employed as Servants; In what Township settled, or bought land; Amount of passage tickets issued; Amount of provisions; Amount of Medical aid; amount of Capital brought by them; General Remarks.
The ledger pages these names were taken from consists of two pages facing each other containing information provided for each individual recorded. I have only extracted partial information from the left side of the facing ledger pages. There is still much detail on each individual to be found on the facing (right) side pages and in comments inserted on both sides.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/kingston1861oct-1862may.shtml
A big thank you goes to Kathy Baker for transcribing this hard to read set of records, and to Laura Freeman for proof-reading them
This is an ongoing project of Olive Tree Genealogy so be sure to check back often to see how much more has been done.
Lorine
April 2, 2005
New Orleans Passenger Lists 1820
I have just uploaded 10 new ships passenger lists to Olive Tree Genealogy
These are names of passengers on ships sailing to New Orleans Louisiana in January 1820.
You can start at the index to ships going to LA 1820-1840 at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_la1820.shtml or
click on the links below to go directly to each ship:
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820williamjohn.shtml
Willam & John St. Domingo to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820thomasgordon.shtml
Thomas Gordon Amsterdam to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820junius.shtml
Junius Puerto Rico to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820hero.shtml
Hero Havana to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820forest.shtml
Forest Havana to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820johannacatharine.shtml
Johanna Catharine Amsterdam to New Orleans Louisiana
1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820isabella.shtml
Isabella St. Thomas to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820atalante.shtml
Atalante Nantz to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820esperance.shtml
Esperance (L'esperance) Bordeaux France to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820alexandre.shtml
Alexandre Havre France to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
If you know of anyone else who might be interested in these new ships passenger lists, please pass this email on to them.
Enjoy!
Lorine
These are names of passengers on ships sailing to New Orleans Louisiana in January 1820.
You can start at the index to ships going to LA 1820-1840 at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tousa_la1820.shtml or
click on the links below to go directly to each ship:
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820williamjohn.shtml
Willam & John St. Domingo to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820thomasgordon.shtml
Thomas Gordon Amsterdam to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820junius.shtml
Junius Puerto Rico to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820hero.shtml
Hero Havana to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820forest.shtml
Forest Havana to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820johannacatharine.shtml
Johanna Catharine Amsterdam to New Orleans Louisiana
1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820isabella.shtml
Isabella St. Thomas to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820atalante.shtml
Atalante Nantz to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820esperance.shtml
Esperance (L'esperance) Bordeaux France to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/1820alexandre.shtml
Alexandre Havre France to New Orleans Louisiana 1820
If you know of anyone else who might be interested in these new ships passenger lists, please pass this email on to them.
Enjoy!
Lorine
March 29, 2005
Ramsgate Kent England newspaper clippings 1908-1922: Births, Deaths & Marriages
I just finished putting newspaper clippings from Ramsgate Kent England newspapers from 1908 to 1922 online on my site.
Locations mentioned in these clippings include Australia, Ontario Canada and other parts of England.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/england/
Scroll down to the link "Newspaper Clippings from Ramsgate Kent England 1907 - 1922" Enjoy!
Locations mentioned in these clippings include Australia, Ontario Canada and other parts of England.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/england/
Scroll down to the link "Newspaper Clippings from Ramsgate Kent England 1907 - 1922" Enjoy!
February 16, 2005
SEARCHING YOUR FAMILY TREE
SEARCHING YOUR FAMILY TREE © By Richard A. Pence
published with the author's permission
HOW TO GET STARTED
One of the difficult aspects of genealogy - at least for me - is trying to explain to friends why a grown man should spend countless hours in a musty library or chasing around the country copying inscriptions from tombstones in overgrown cemeteries.
That sort of avocation, they think, is reserved for matronly ladies who want to join patriotic societies.
There are many who search their family trees for that reason alone. But genealogy is much more. It is a human history of our nation's growth and a puzzle infinitely more challenging than the crossword in the Sunday New York Times.
If you enjoy solving a mystery or are fascinated by the early history of our country, then genealogy may be the hobby for you.
But where do you start? The best place is right at home.
The first thing you should do is write down all you know about your family, starting with yourself and your parents and working backward to your grandparents, great grandparents and so on. Chances are someone already has started this process; if so, your job will be easier.
You should include dates and places of births, marriages, deaths, places of residence and other information, such as occupation, military service or church affiliation.
When you get stuck, figure out who in your family might know the answer. In fact, you should try to interview your older relatives as a first order of business. With some luck, you may find out much of what you want to know about a particular branch of your family.
Early in my research I visited a great aunt who supposedly had kept some family records. I didn't really expect the treasure I found. Among the things she had: my third great grandmother's family Bible - complete with vital statistics for three generations - which had made its way from Massachusetts to a homestead in South Dakota nearly 100 years before; a family photo album with pictures that predated the Civil War and which contained photos of four of my third great grandparents; and old newspaper clippings, letters and notes which provided additional information and clues.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
This beginner's guide to genealogy was first syndicated to newspapers in 1977 and again in 1982 by the Register and Tribune Syndicate. While it has been updated to reflect such things as new addresses, it obviously doesn't deal with how you might effectively use them in genealogy work, since it was written before the days of home computers. Those experienced with computers will readily see applications in research, recordkeeping and printing out material. Richard A. Pence is co-author, with Paul Andereck, of Computer Genealogy, published by Ancestry, Inc., Salt Lake City, and has published several books on the Pence family. See Pence Family History Home Page at http://www.pipeline.com/~richardpence/
published with the author's permission
HOW TO GET STARTED
One of the difficult aspects of genealogy - at least for me - is trying to explain to friends why a grown man should spend countless hours in a musty library or chasing around the country copying inscriptions from tombstones in overgrown cemeteries.
That sort of avocation, they think, is reserved for matronly ladies who want to join patriotic societies.
There are many who search their family trees for that reason alone. But genealogy is much more. It is a human history of our nation's growth and a puzzle infinitely more challenging than the crossword in the Sunday New York Times.
If you enjoy solving a mystery or are fascinated by the early history of our country, then genealogy may be the hobby for you.
But where do you start? The best place is right at home.
The first thing you should do is write down all you know about your family, starting with yourself and your parents and working backward to your grandparents, great grandparents and so on. Chances are someone already has started this process; if so, your job will be easier.
You should include dates and places of births, marriages, deaths, places of residence and other information, such as occupation, military service or church affiliation.
When you get stuck, figure out who in your family might know the answer. In fact, you should try to interview your older relatives as a first order of business. With some luck, you may find out much of what you want to know about a particular branch of your family.
Early in my research I visited a great aunt who supposedly had kept some family records. I didn't really expect the treasure I found. Among the things she had: my third great grandmother's family Bible - complete with vital statistics for three generations - which had made its way from Massachusetts to a homestead in South Dakota nearly 100 years before; a family photo album with pictures that predated the Civil War and which contained photos of four of my third great grandparents; and old newspaper clippings, letters and notes which provided additional information and clues.
This beginner's guide to genealogy was first syndicated to newspapers in 1977 and again in 1982 by the Register and Tribune Syndicate. While it has been updated to reflect such things as new addresses, it obviously doesn't deal with how you might effectively use them in genealogy work, since it was written before the days of home computers. Those experienced with computers will readily see applications in research, recordkeeping and printing out material. Richard A. Pence is co-author, with Paul Andereck, of Computer Genealogy, published by Ancestry, Inc., Salt Lake City, and has published several books on the Pence family. See Pence Family History Home Page at http://www.pipeline.com/~richardpence/
January 17, 2005
The Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934
© Lorine McGinnis Schulze
If you have ancestors from central and Eastern Europe you may find that the Hamburg Passenger Lists are your most important genealogical resource you can consult. If your ancestors emigrated through the city of Hamburg, Germany between 1850 and 1934 (excluding 1915-1919), you will be happy to know that approximately 1/3 of all emigration during this time period was via Hamburg.
The lists give genealogical details, including home towns of passengers. There are also indexes to make searching easier. Unfortunately records of other European emigration from Bremen, LeHavre, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp are not available.
The Hamburg passenger lists have two parts:
The Direct Passenger List
Passengers who left Hamburg and did not stop elsewhere en route to their destination
The Indirect Passenger List
Passengers who left Hamburg but stopped at another port in Europe before contining on to their final destination.
The Hamburg Passenger Lists and the all-important indexes can be found on over 450 reels of microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. These can be ordered in to your local FHC (Family History Centre). For all film numbers, you should consult the online FHL catalogue at http://www.familysearch.org/
To search online ships' passenger lists for this time period, see Olive Tree Genealogy's Ships' Passenger Lists at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/
Don't miss my Germans & Swiss to N. America page for more resource ideas, including CDs and links to invaluable databases
Permission granted to distribute this article as long as nothing is changed, and all identifying information and URLs remain. Be sure to include the following footer:
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The Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, an explanation by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
If you have ancestors from central and Eastern Europe you may find that the Hamburg Passenger Lists are your most important genealogical resource you can consult. If your ancestors emigrated through the city of Hamburg, Germany between 1850 and 1934 (excluding 1915-1919), you will be happy to know that approximately 1/3 of all emigration during this time period was via Hamburg.
The lists give genealogical details, including home towns of passengers. There are also indexes to make searching easier. Unfortunately records of other European emigration from Bremen, LeHavre, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp are not available.
The Hamburg passenger lists have two parts:
The Direct Passenger List
Passengers who left Hamburg and did not stop elsewhere en route to their destination
The Indirect Passenger List
Passengers who left Hamburg but stopped at another port in Europe before contining on to their final destination.
The Hamburg Passenger Lists and the all-important indexes can be found on over 450 reels of microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. These can be ordered in to your local FHC (Family History Centre). For all film numbers, you should consult the online FHL catalogue at http://www.familysearch.org/
To search online ships' passenger lists for this time period, see Olive Tree Genealogy's Ships' Passenger Lists at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/
Don't miss my Germans & Swiss to N. America page for more resource ideas, including CDs and links to invaluable databases
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January 15, 2005
Tips for Searching Dutch lines in New Netherland (New York)
Question from Nancy Moffit:
Lorine's answer:
Always look to the baptismal sponsors for help. The Dutch lines generally used family members, so look at the children's baptisms and write out all the sponsors names.
Start with the easy ones - those with the surname you are looking for (Van Alstyne in this case). See how they are related to the mother, Folkie. Are they siblings? Parents? Cousins?
Look at the other sponsors too - are any of the female sponsors Folkie's sisters, or aunts?
Also look at the naming pattern of the couple's children - in your case my first instinctive theory would be that the first 2 sons are named after grandfathers, making Folkie's father either WIlliam or Isaac. The first two daughters may
be named after grandmothers, making Folkie's mother either Maria or Margarita.
Let's take a look --
Little Isaac had as one of his sponsors Wynant V. Aelstyn,
Little Maritie had Willem V. Aalstein as one of her sponsors.
Those are the only two obvious Van Alstyne sponsors, which makes me think that baby Isaac and Maria were named in honor of Folkie's parents.
I'd look for a child Folkie bpt to Isaac and Maria, with brothers Wynant and Willem.
So let's move on and see if we can find that --
A search of the Albany DRC shows this marriage which I really like as candidates for your Folkie's parents
1728, Jan. 23. B. Isaac Van Aalsteyn and Maria V. D.Bergh.
Can we find bpt for this couple for a Folkie, Wyant and Willem?
Here they are:
1733 Apr. 22. Folkie, of Isaack and Maria V. Aalsteyn. Wit.: Wyn. and Folkie V. D. Bergh.
1738 Apr. 23. Wynand, of Isaac and Marytje Van Aalsteyn.
1742 July 21. Willem, of Isaac and Maria Van Aalsteyn
I left in the witness/sponsor Folkie Van Den Bergh because my money is on her being your Folkie's grandmother on her mother's side. In fact, I checked, and found a baptism in 1710 to Maria, of Wynant Van den Berg and Folkje Van Hoese.
Remember that those sponsors for baby Folkie in 1733 were Wynant and Folkie Van Den Bergh? No doubt they were the maternal grandparents! Again, my money is on Wynant and Folkje being the parents of Maria who married Isaac Van Alstyne who were in turn the parents of your Folkie Van Alstyne.
So now you have several more family lines you can start working on - Van Den Bergh and Van Hoesen....
All you need do is start going back through those Albany RDC records and checking who fits where.
In this case everything fits, the age of Folkie at marriage, parents names, bpt sponsors -- but I'd double check, make sure all the facts fit!
For help with New Netherland Genealogy see my Olive Tree Genealogy New Netherland New York section
The Albany DRC records are online, see CHURCH RECORDS OF NEW NETHERLAND for a list of available free records.
Be sure to check out my Van Alstyne pages
I think Isaac, the father of your Folkie was the s/o Martin Van Alstyne. Here's the bpt I think is his
1703 Isaac, of Marten Van Aalstein and Jannetje Cornelisse. Wit.: Cornelis and Maria Bogaart.
And now you have the fun of working on the rest of your lines!
"Looking for information On Volkie or Folkie VanAlstyne married on 1-29-1757 to John Crannell, Albany, NY.at the Dutch Ref. Church. Children: William H, Issaac, Martin, Robert, Marie, Margarita, and Robert."
Lorine's answer:
Always look to the baptismal sponsors for help. The Dutch lines generally used family members, so look at the children's baptisms and write out all the sponsors names.
Start with the easy ones - those with the surname you are looking for (Van Alstyne in this case). See how they are related to the mother, Folkie. Are they siblings? Parents? Cousins?
Look at the other sponsors too - are any of the female sponsors Folkie's sisters, or aunts?
Also look at the naming pattern of the couple's children - in your case my first instinctive theory would be that the first 2 sons are named after grandfathers, making Folkie's father either WIlliam or Isaac. The first two daughters may
be named after grandmothers, making Folkie's mother either Maria or Margarita.
Let's take a look --
Little Isaac had as one of his sponsors Wynant V. Aelstyn,
Little Maritie had Willem V. Aalstein as one of her sponsors.
Those are the only two obvious Van Alstyne sponsors, which makes me think that baby Isaac and Maria were named in honor of Folkie's parents.
I'd look for a child Folkie bpt to Isaac and Maria, with brothers Wynant and Willem.
So let's move on and see if we can find that --
A search of the Albany DRC shows this marriage which I really like as candidates for your Folkie's parents
1728, Jan. 23. B. Isaac Van Aalsteyn and Maria V. D.Bergh.
Can we find bpt for this couple for a Folkie, Wyant and Willem?
Here they are:
1733 Apr. 22. Folkie, of Isaack and Maria V. Aalsteyn. Wit.: Wyn. and Folkie V. D. Bergh.
1738 Apr. 23. Wynand, of Isaac and Marytje Van Aalsteyn.
1742 July 21. Willem, of Isaac and Maria Van Aalsteyn
I left in the witness/sponsor Folkie Van Den Bergh because my money is on her being your Folkie's grandmother on her mother's side. In fact, I checked, and found a baptism in 1710 to Maria, of Wynant Van den Berg and Folkje Van Hoese.
Remember that those sponsors for baby Folkie in 1733 were Wynant and Folkie Van Den Bergh? No doubt they were the maternal grandparents! Again, my money is on Wynant and Folkje being the parents of Maria who married Isaac Van Alstyne who were in turn the parents of your Folkie Van Alstyne.
So now you have several more family lines you can start working on - Van Den Bergh and Van Hoesen....
All you need do is start going back through those Albany RDC records and checking who fits where.
In this case everything fits, the age of Folkie at marriage, parents names, bpt sponsors -- but I'd double check, make sure all the facts fit!
For help with New Netherland Genealogy see my Olive Tree Genealogy New Netherland New York section
The Albany DRC records are online, see CHURCH RECORDS OF NEW NETHERLAND for a list of available free records.
Be sure to check out my Van Alstyne pages
I think Isaac, the father of your Folkie was the s/o Martin Van Alstyne. Here's the bpt I think is his
1703 Isaac, of Marten Van Aalstein and Jannetje Cornelisse. Wit.: Cornelis and Maria Bogaart.
And now you have the fun of working on the rest of your lines!
Free New York Church Records online
This week Olive Tree Genealogy has added the following free church records for New York:
View the index of all free New York church records transcribed and published on Olive Tree Genealogy
To see what records have been uploaded or updated this month go to Jan. 2005
View the list of additions and updates to free records since Jan. 2003
- Baptisms for St. George's Church Hempstead, Long Island, New York 1760- 1763
- Uploaded Miscellaneous Church Records from Jamaica, Flushing and Newtown New York:
- Finished New Amsterdam (New York City) New York Reformed Dutch Church Baptisms for the years 1696 to 1725. This adds to the existing online records from 1639 to 1695 and 1725 to 1760. The records startin 1639
View the index of all free New York church records transcribed and published on Olive Tree Genealogy
To see what records have been uploaded or updated this month go to Jan. 2005
View the list of additions and updates to free records since Jan. 2003
January 12, 2005
Grace Church, Jamaica, Queens County, New York Records online
Records from Grace Church, Jamaica New York have just been added to Olive Tree Genealogy. Baptisms 1780-1810 are now online at
Baptisms 1780-1810
This adds to the existing online records for Grace Church, Jamaica (Queens) Baptisms 1710-1731 at
Baptisms 1710-1731
Also uploaded Grace Church, Jamaica New York Marriage Records 1769 to 1810. It is at
Marriage Records 1769 to 1810
This adds to the existing online records for Grace Church,Jamaica (Queens) Marriages 1710-1731
Marriages 1710-1731
Tombstone Recordings from Grace Church, Jamaica New York have also been added. They are at
Tombstone Recordings
For an index of all free New York church records transcribed and published on Olive Tree Genealogy, start at
New Netherland New York Church Records
Baptisms 1780-1810
This adds to the existing online records for Grace Church, Jamaica (Queens) Baptisms 1710-1731 at
Baptisms 1710-1731
Also uploaded Grace Church, Jamaica New York Marriage Records 1769 to 1810. It is at
Marriage Records 1769 to 1810
This adds to the existing online records for Grace Church,Jamaica (Queens) Marriages 1710-1731
Marriages 1710-1731
Tombstone Recordings from Grace Church, Jamaica New York have also been added. They are at
Tombstone Recordings
For an index of all free New York church records transcribed and published on Olive Tree Genealogy, start at
New Netherland New York Church Records
January 11, 2005
Oddities of Searching Ellis Island! What have you found?
by Robert Jerin FN1
Since the subject was brought up about searching Ellis Island I thought I would give some insight into what I have found.
First let me say that for over a year now I have not used the "regular" Ellis Island org site, even though I am a member. I have found that the web page that Dr Morse has created is much superior, allowing a better chance to find your "missing immigrant".
Here is a link to his site.
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html FN2
1. Transcibed data base online
The greatest problem I have found is in the modern day transcribing of the data base. Many manifests are difficult to read and letters can be mistaken for the wrong letter.
2. Wrong spelling on the manifest
While most names were written on the manifest correctly I have found a few with minor errors. However those minor errors are enough to cause one to miss an immigrant in a search. Here is the first example I found searching for Croatian surnames, MIHALJEVIC. Using a begins with MIHALJE we will find 2 listings for MIHALJEVIZ, a non-existant spelling. The manifest clearly shows MIHALJEVIZ, which is wrong. I noticed that they both departed from Le Havre, France. And since have found other Croatians traveling out of French ports had their surnames misspelled with a IZ instead of the correct IC.
It if important to try many variants of the surname as possible to find your immigrant. Also remember to enter the given name as a surname when searching. Another tip is to learn something about the language and naming customs of the
ethnic group of the person you are searching for. This is important as we generally think in English. I know that this is important from my Croatian research. Often times people are searching for someone named John or George or Mary... those names do not exist in Croatian with those spellings! However for John we can search for Ivan or Ivo, George may be Juraj or Jure and Mary could be Marija, Mara or Marica.
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Lorine's Note: Robert Jerin first posted this excellent tutorial on searching Ellis Island records on a Rootsweb mailing list. It is published on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog with permission of the author
Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Eastlake Ohio
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Lorine's Note: Steve Morse has other superior search engines for other online databases such as census, immigration (Ships passenger lists), death records, prison records and more. They are found at http://stevemorse.org/
Since the subject was brought up about searching Ellis Island I thought I would give some insight into what I have found.
First let me say that for over a year now I have not used the "regular" Ellis Island org site, even though I am a member. I have found that the web page that Dr Morse has created is much superior, allowing a better chance to find your "missing immigrant".
Here is a link to his site.
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html FN2
1. Transcibed data base online
The greatest problem I have found is in the modern day transcribing of the data base. Many manifests are difficult to read and letters can be mistaken for the wrong letter.
- S & L
Some common errors were made when transcribing names beginning with the letter S. For instance if I do a search for the name LJUBANOVIC the search finds 39. However if I enter enter SJUBANOVIC the search finds 5 and... upon examination of the manifest they are all in fact spelled LJUBANOVIC.
- u and n
Using the same surname as in example (a) I now will search for names beginning with LJ. The search finds 6 LJNBANOVIC and looking at the original ship manifest finds they are all in fact LJUBANOVIC. So instead of the original 39 found there are in fact 50 records for LJUBANOVIC immigrants.
- c and e
For this example I'll use the name KATIC. A search finds 288. However if we use a "Begins with search" KAT we will find another 13 mistakenly transcribed as KATIE, once again the manifests show KATIC.
- c and o
The "Begins with" search for KATI finds 1 KATIO. In fact the manifest shows the spelling to be KATIC. So instead of 288 KATIC immigrants Ellis Is had 302 with that surname pass through the gates!
- a and o
Again using KATIC, I changed the spelling for the search to KOTIC. Now this one is tricky as both surnames exist. The search found 9. Of those 9 there are in fact 3 that are KATIC.
- K and R
Searching for RATIC found 11 entries. While I did not lookt all the manifests I did find at least one that was in fact KATIC. To verify this we can simply look at other
entries on the manifest and will find the manifest authors Karolina entry where the K looks just like his entry for what the transcribers saw as RATIC.
- r and z
One example of this transcribing error can be found with the name KNEZOVIC. There are some transcribed as KNEROVIC but examination of the manifest shows they are in fact KNEZOVIC
- y and z
Example KNEZEVIC are sometimes mis-transcribed as KNEYERIC.
- Foreign influence
In the case of some Croatian surnames the Croatian V, which sounds like the English V, that is vee, has been replaced on some manifests with W. This could be a German influence of either the manifest author or the owner of the surname, as the German W sounds like vee. Example: MIHALJEWIC, which should be MIHALJEVIC. Maybe the manifest author was of German background or the owner thought that the foreign spelling would be chic
- given name surnames reversed
The typical manifest had the given name first surname last. However some had surname first. That along with the unfamiliar names (unfamiliar to the volunteer transcribers) made the job of transcribing a challenge. Using KATIC as a given name last name beginning with M, finds 5 immigrants. In fact the surname on 4 of those is KATIC. One manifest the author appears to have alternated between having the given name first, while other entries the surname was first!
2. Wrong spelling on the manifest
While most names were written on the manifest correctly I have found a few with minor errors. However those minor errors are enough to cause one to miss an immigrant in a search. Here is the first example I found searching for Croatian surnames, MIHALJEVIC. Using a begins with MIHALJE we will find 2 listings for MIHALJEVIZ, a non-existant spelling. The manifest clearly shows MIHALJEVIZ, which is wrong. I noticed that they both departed from Le Havre, France. And since have found other Croatians traveling out of French ports had their surnames misspelled with a IZ instead of the correct IC.
It if important to try many variants of the surname as possible to find your immigrant. Also remember to enter the given name as a surname when searching. Another tip is to learn something about the language and naming customs of the
ethnic group of the person you are searching for. This is important as we generally think in English. I know that this is important from my Croatian research. Often times people are searching for someone named John or George or Mary... those names do not exist in Croatian with those spellings! However for John we can search for Ivan or Ivo, George may be Juraj or Jure and Mary could be Marija, Mara or Marica.
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Lorine's Note: Robert Jerin first posted this excellent tutorial on searching Ellis Island records on a Rootsweb mailing list. It is published on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog with permission of the author
Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Eastlake Ohio
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Lorine's Note: Steve Morse has other superior search engines for other online databases such as census, immigration (Ships passenger lists), death records, prison records and more. They are found at http://stevemorse.org/
January 10, 2005
Finding a Loyalist (Tory) Ancestor
There is no one list of Loyalists, and it is a misconception to think that there is.
There were lists of approved Loyalists, but there was more than one, they are all different in varying ways, and no one list is considered the final word.
For example the Crown Lands Department created lists of Loyalists based on various sources. This is the Crown Lands (aka Old UEL List). It contains approximately 6,000 names but only about half are qualified UEL.
The Executive Council devised a different list from various district rolls. This lists is called the Executive Council UE List. This list, considered more accurate than the Old UEL List, contains about 3,000 names but is *not* complete.
*Both* these lists, which were first drawn up in the 1790s, have been altered since they were written. The important thing to remember is that when/if you consult
these lists, a negative result (your ancestor's name does not appear) does not necessarily mean he is not a qualified Loyalist!
The first place you should look for a possible Loyalist ancestor is in the land records, for Loyalists and their families were granted land in accordance with their
military rank and dependants.
You can read more about this and about how to search in the UCLP (Upper Canada Land Petitions) for your ancestors at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml
You can also consult the following Loyalist Resources:
All of these sources (plus the UCLP) are fully explained at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml
You will also find the microfilm reel numbers (if applicable) and location of each source.
I always start with the UCLP because it is indexed (UCLP Index) *and* if your ancestor is found, you may be lucky enough to find a wealth of genealogical information in his/her petition(s) for land grants.
After thoroughly searching the UCLP (and being very creative with spellling!!), I move on to the other sources, leaving no stone unturned.
For more info on Loyalists and resources online, you can consult
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loylinks.shtml
There you will find dozens of links to online sources of information. Also check the right hand nav bar on my page for links to articles and online databases
Lorine
There were lists of approved Loyalists, but there was more than one, they are all different in varying ways, and no one list is considered the final word.
For example the Crown Lands Department created lists of Loyalists based on various sources. This is the Crown Lands (aka Old UEL List). It contains approximately 6,000 names but only about half are qualified UEL.
The Executive Council devised a different list from various district rolls. This lists is called the Executive Council UE List. This list, considered more accurate than the Old UEL List, contains about 3,000 names but is *not* complete.
*Both* these lists, which were first drawn up in the 1790s, have been altered since they were written. The important thing to remember is that when/if you consult
these lists, a negative result (your ancestor's name does not appear) does not necessarily mean he is not a qualified Loyalist!
The first place you should look for a possible Loyalist ancestor is in the land records, for Loyalists and their families were granted land in accordance with their
military rank and dependants.
You can read more about this and about how to search in the UCLP (Upper Canada Land Petitions) for your ancestors at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml
You can also consult the following Loyalist Resources:
- Haldimand Papers - papers and correspondence of Haldimand, Sir Frederick from 1758-1784
- Loyalist Claims and Conversion List, 1790-1837 - Audit Office 12 and 13
- The Loyalists in Ontario: The Sons & Daughters of the American Loyalists
- District Loyalist Rolls
- United Empire Loyalist Lists
All of these sources (plus the UCLP) are fully explained at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml
You will also find the microfilm reel numbers (if applicable) and location of each source.
I always start with the UCLP because it is indexed (UCLP Index) *and* if your ancestor is found, you may be lucky enough to find a wealth of genealogical information in his/her petition(s) for land grants.
After thoroughly searching the UCLP (and being very creative with spellling!!), I move on to the other sources, leaving no stone unturned.
For more info on Loyalists and resources online, you can consult
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loylinks.shtml
There you will find dozens of links to online sources of information. Also check the right hand nav bar on my page for links to articles and online databases
Lorine
January 9, 2005
USA Census Comparison Chart
Questions you should ask yourself about USA Census Records online:
Compare and then decide which set of census records will best help you find that elusive ancestor
See the Quick Start Comparison Chart for USA census from 1790 - 1930 Census
- Does the site have on-line census images with linked indexes?
- What kind of census indexes does the site have - head of house only, or every name?
- Does the site have only census images?
- Are there census Indexes only?
Compare and then decide which set of census records will best help you find that elusive ancestor
See the Quick Start Comparison Chart for USA census from 1790 - 1930 Census
January 7, 2005
Ships Passenger Lists to New York before 1664
Olive Tree Genealogy has an exciting new project! I have begun to reconstruct ships passenger lists for ships from Holland (Netherlands) to New Netherland (New York) before 1664.
All "passenger lists" for travel from the Netherlands (Holland) to New Netherland (present day New York) between 1654 and 1664 came from the debit side of the West India Company Account Book. This account book showing who owed money when they arrived is the source for previously published lists of passengers to New Netherland/New York. The credit side has not been published. Lists for ships that sailed before 1654 simply do not exist.
Thus we do not have complete passenger lists for this time period. Many of the previously published lists are flawed. Many names of those who sailed are not found, as they paid their passage money ahead of time.
In some cases, I've been able to reconstruct names for a ship list that has never been published before! In other cases, I've been able to add names to previously published lists. This is an Olive Tree exclusive.
The full list of 82 ships and names of passengers on these ships sailing to New York from 1624 to 1664 is found at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/ships/
I reconstructed the names of those sailing on various ships from several primary sources. Please note that not every source was used to reconstruct every ship. I have indicated which sources were used for each individual
All "passenger lists" for travel from the Netherlands (Holland) to New Netherland (present day New York) between 1654 and 1664 came from the debit side of the West India Company Account Book. This account book showing who owed money when they arrived is the source for previously published lists of passengers to New Netherland/New York. The credit side has not been published. Lists for ships that sailed before 1654 simply do not exist.
Thus we do not have complete passenger lists for this time period. Many of the previously published lists are flawed. Many names of those who sailed are not found, as they paid their passage money ahead of time.
In some cases, I've been able to reconstruct names for a ship list that has never been published before! In other cases, I've been able to add names to previously published lists. This is an Olive Tree exclusive.
The full list of 82 ships and names of passengers on these ships sailing to New York from 1624 to 1664 is found at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/ships/
I reconstructed the names of those sailing on various ships from several primary sources. Please note that not every source was used to reconstruct every ship. I have indicated which sources were used for each individual
Abstracts from Notarial Documents in the Amsterdam Archives by Pim Nieuwenhuis published in New Netherland Connections in series Vol. 4:3,4; Vol. 5:1-3
Early Immigrants to New Netherland 1657-1664 from The Documentary History of New York
Settlers of Rensselaerswyck 1630-1658 in Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts
E. B. O'Callaghan's Calendar of Historical Manuscripts in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany NY
New World Immigrants: List of Passengers 1654 to 1664 edited by Michael Tepper
Emigrants to New Netherland by Rosalie Fellows Bailey, NYGBR; vol 94 no 4 pp 193-200
De Scheepvaart en handel van de Nederlandse Republiek op Nieuw-Nederland 1609-1675 unpublished thesis by Jaap Jacobs
January 2, 2005
Greek, Italian, Spanish, Minorcan & Turkish Colonists in Florida 1768
Olive Tree Genealogy has an original research project reconstructing names of colonists of Greek, Italian, Minorcan and Turkish origins to Florida in May 1768.
Eight ships sailed under the direction of Andrew Turnbull. Lucie Servole Myers has reconstructed the names of 431 passengers on board the 8 ships and allowed Olive Tree Genealogy to publish this.
The ships and names of passengers are organized in the following immigrant groups:
Passengers from Spain
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflaspain.shtml
Passengers from Greece
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflagreece.shtml
Passengers from Corsica
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflacorsica.shtml
Passengers from Canary Islands
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflacanary.shtml
Passengers from Italy
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflaitaly.shtml
Passengers from Balearic Islands
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflabalearic.shtml
Good luck to everyone looking for an ancestor! As always, this Olive Tree database is available for free for all researchers.
Eight ships sailed under the direction of Andrew Turnbull. Lucie Servole Myers has reconstructed the names of 431 passengers on board the 8 ships and allowed Olive Tree Genealogy to publish this.
The ships and names of passengers are organized in the following immigrant groups:
Passengers from Spain
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflaspain.shtml
Passengers from Greece
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflagreece.shtml
Passengers from Corsica
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflacorsica.shtml
Passengers from Canary Islands
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflacanary.shtml
Passengers from Italy
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflaitaly.shtml
Passengers from Balearic Islands
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/toflabalearic.shtml
Good luck to everyone looking for an ancestor! As always, this Olive Tree database is available for free for all researchers.
December 29, 2004
Family Bible Records Online
Family Bible Records posted today by Brian of AncestorsAtRest.comon http://familybibles.blogspot.com/
WILDER Bible 1840s, probably New England
SHAW Bible 1831-1951
SMITH Bible 1874
HALLADAY Bible 1840s
1850 Bible McClure Brady Duncan Families
CHAPIN SCOTT Bible 1825
1848 Bible Pennsylvania MAUGER BAKER Families
1848 Bible Hyndman & Walker Families
Vermont BIBLE with Hyde family genealogy 1812
WILDER Bible 1840s, probably New England
SHAW Bible 1831-1951
SMITH Bible 1874
HALLADAY Bible 1840s
1850 Bible McClure Brady Duncan Families
CHAPIN SCOTT Bible 1825
1848 Bible Pennsylvania MAUGER BAKER Families
1848 Bible Hyndman & Walker Families
Vermont BIBLE with Hyde family genealogy 1812
Shipwrecks & Passengers/Crew 1830-1873 online
Olive Tree Genealogy has just finished putting online a set of records for all to enjoy.
It is a list of vessels sailing out of Gloucester Massachusetts, and their crews who were lost at sea between the years 1830 to October 1, 1873.
There are 1437 names of those lost, plus the names of 296 Vessels in this set of records. Sometimes passengers were on board, as well as crew members
Olive Tree Volunteers have finished up to 1860 and these online. The rest will follow as completed.
Start at the intro then click through by year for lists of those lost.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/gloucester.shtml
Some of the places mentioned where the ships went down are given as Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Boston, Maine,and more
There are interesting tidbits with the lists, both of those who died and those who survived. For example the tale of this young man on board the Sevo in 1857, would be great to have if he is your ancestor!
"Winthrop Sargent, a lad of twelve years crawled out to the end of the bowsprit, and as the vessal was going down, grasped a splitting table which floated by, and by his
cries attracted the attention of those on board the steamer, who rescued him with much difficulty"
The story goes on to add "On the return trip of the steamer, young Sargent was brought home,and at two o'clock in the morning,was landed at Eastern point, and lad though he was, commenced his lonely journey of walking to town. He reached his father's house at about four o'clock, and knowing that he slept in a bed-room on the lower floor, tapped on the window. His father immediately awoke and exclaimed, "Who
is there?", "It's your boy Winthrop, " was the reply. Mr. Sargent at first thought it must be the ghost of the lad, as he had given him up as drowned, but young Winthrop had no idea of being taken for a ghost, and soon gave evidence that he was alive and well, which caused great rejoicing in the family. "
Here's an example of what you can find written about those who perished:
"Schooner JOHN FRANKLIN was lost while coming from Prince Edward Island, in the winter of 1858-59. Had several passengers on board, and it is supposed fourteen
persons went down in this vessel. Her Crew list was as follows: John McDonald, Master; Dennis Murphy, Mate, John Cogle, Neil McNeil, Angus Chisholm, Edward Malady. The family of Cogle were among the Passengers"
It is a list of vessels sailing out of Gloucester Massachusetts, and their crews who were lost at sea between the years 1830 to October 1, 1873.
There are 1437 names of those lost, plus the names of 296 Vessels in this set of records. Sometimes passengers were on board, as well as crew members
Olive Tree Volunteers have finished up to 1860 and these online. The rest will follow as completed.
Start at the intro then click through by year for lists of those lost.
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/gloucester.shtml
Some of the places mentioned where the ships went down are given as Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Boston, Maine,and more
There are interesting tidbits with the lists, both of those who died and those who survived. For example the tale of this young man on board the Sevo in 1857, would be great to have if he is your ancestor!
"Winthrop Sargent, a lad of twelve years crawled out to the end of the bowsprit, and as the vessal was going down, grasped a splitting table which floated by, and by his
cries attracted the attention of those on board the steamer, who rescued him with much difficulty"
The story goes on to add "On the return trip of the steamer, young Sargent was brought home,and at two o'clock in the morning,was landed at Eastern point, and lad though he was, commenced his lonely journey of walking to town. He reached his father's house at about four o'clock, and knowing that he slept in a bed-room on the lower floor, tapped on the window. His father immediately awoke and exclaimed, "Who
is there?", "It's your boy Winthrop, " was the reply. Mr. Sargent at first thought it must be the ghost of the lad, as he had given him up as drowned, but young Winthrop had no idea of being taken for a ghost, and soon gave evidence that he was alive and well, which caused great rejoicing in the family. "
Here's an example of what you can find written about those who perished:
"Schooner JOHN FRANKLIN was lost while coming from Prince Edward Island, in the winter of 1858-59. Had several passengers on board, and it is supposed fourteen
persons went down in this vessel. Her Crew list was as follows: John McDonald, Master; Dennis Murphy, Mate, John Cogle, Neil McNeil, Angus Chisholm, Edward Malady. The family of Cogle were among the Passengers"
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