U.S., Passenger and Crew Lists for U.S.-Bound Vessels Arriving in Canada, 1912-1939 and 1953-1962

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Ancestry.com. U.S., Passenger and Crew Lists for U.S.-Bound Vessels Arriving in Canada, 1912-1939 and 1953-1962 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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About U.S., Passenger and Crew Lists for U.S.-Bound Vessels Arriving in Canada, 1912-1939 and 1953-1962

This collection contains forms, or passenger lists, submitted to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) by airline captains and shipmasters. These passenger lists and crew manifests provide information regarding vessels and passengers arriving in various Canadian ports from 1912-1939 and 1953-1962.

Records in this database include the following ports:

Montreal, Quebec
Saint John, New Brunswick
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Toronto, Ontario
Quebec Ports

Passenger lists often contain information for each alien or passenger. Information recorded may include:

Full name of passenger
Age
Gender
Marital status
Occupation
Citizenship (nationality)
Place of residence
Final destination
Birth date
Birth place
Port of arrival
Date of arrival
Port of embarkation
Ship name
Shipping line
Etc.

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