EXPLORE THEIR VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY

Now even more chances to find your ancestors from afar

The new uniquely titled Alien Arrivals Collection contains some of the earliest British immigration records available and provides a unique source of information on your ancestor’s early movements. These records combined with our

Incoming Passengers Lists are a vital source for tracing your ancestors, including where their journey began.

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During the 19th century travelling by sea was one of the only ways to travel any distance. New arrivals into the UK were not legally required to register their status with the British authorities until 1914. Shipping records are a vital source of information about how people travelled between countries and where they arrived from.

New Alien Arrivals 1810-11 and 1826-69

In the early 1800's UK ports branded anyone arriving from outside of the British Empire as an Alien, and in order to keep track all ships were required to record any aliens on board as they entered the UK.

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Our new Alien Arrivals Collection, in association with The National Archives, contains some 650,000 records that you will find invaluable for tracing ancestors who travelled from European ports in Germany, Russia, Poland and Scandinavia. This collection may even feature your ancestors who were en route to other countries, in particular, the USA.

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View Prince Albert’s Alien Arrivals record.

This collection is only available here, so start searching for any ‘Aliens’ in your family today.

You can search this collection by name, date of birth, Place of Origin & Port of Arrival.

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UK Incoming Passenger lists, 1878-1960

Changing regulations at UK ports meant that from 1878 any ship that docked in the UK was required to supply a Passenger List of everyone on board.

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Our Incoming Passenger Lists contain every surviving record of passengers from 1878 to 1960 who arrived or passed through the UK. This comprehensive list contains the names of some 16 million people, from destinations as far flung as the Caribbean, India and Australia; so if your ancestors came from abroad you could find them on board.

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View Charlie Chaplin's passenger records.

You can search this collection by port of arrival, name of ship, shipping line, port of embarkation and date of arrival. As well as the passengers’ names you can also discover historical information such as date of birth, occupation and from 1922 onwards, the intended UK address or place of stay for each passenger.

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