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Post by ginger on Apr 7, 2009 14:27:41 GMT
I have found the wife and children going to America in 1904 on the Ellis Island database but cannot find the husband. The husband must already be in America as it gives his name and address as final destination (he was in Hyde on the 1901 census) Does anyone know if the husband already had a job to go to would he have to go through Ellis Island
Thanks Ginger
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Woody
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Post by Woody on Apr 7, 2009 18:19:52 GMT
Ginger I remember reading somewhere that first and second-class passengers who arrived in New York Harbour were not required to undergo the inspection process at Ellis Island. Instead, these passengers underwent a cursory inspection aboard ship - the theory being that if a person could afford a first or second class ticket, they were far less likely to become a public charge in America due to medical or legal reasons. That said, I can’t imagine there to have been no registration process at all. I also know that although Ellis Island was the main point of entry to the USA in the early 1900s, it wasn't the only one. Some of my ancestors entered Canada first and then subsequently crossed the border; other family members entered through New Orleans. Could these routes be possibilities for your ancestor ? If so the places to check would probably be Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lewiston and Rochester, New York and you might pick up a few clues on sites such as this:- www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/Woody
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sandra
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Post by sandra on Apr 7, 2009 22:35:22 GMT
Hi Ginger
There should still be a listing on the register of the ship concerned. Many of those I've traced for people did not go through Ellis island anyway, there were a number of ports in USA where they landed. And, as Woody has said they may have arrived via Canada. There are border crossing documents from Canada to USA on Ancestry..
Sandra
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Post by ginger on Apr 8, 2009 12:59:38 GMT
Woody and Sandra Thanks for the advice, I will follow it up Ginger
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