Probably — though worthy of further investigation. Apart from travels through time, research will almost certainly take the armchair genealogist on a journey to far-flung places. I have discovered relatives in Australia and Canada. But looking at the passenger lists on emigrant ships has also uncovered a family mystery. Early in the 20th century, my great great uncle, who clearly had a taste for adventure, was on board a ship for New York with thousands of other migrant passengers. Yet, there is no record of him entering the US at Ellis Island, where 12m others set forth on a new life.
Indeed, he clearly returned to the UK, because the following year I found his name on the passenger list of another ship bound for Canada. Again, there is no record of him ever entering the country. Instead, he returned to England after which, it seems, his wandering days were over. I can only surmise that he was refused entry to North America, which begs the question: why?
But the search can be both intriguing and enlightening. Ancestry A comprehensive set of UK birth, death and marriage indexes and census returns and much else besides. Find My Past A similar collection of records to Ancestry. The Genealogist The usual UK births, deaths and marriages collection, plus parish and tithe records, even some old telephone directories and much more. Manage cookies. If you think the same, join us. Share on twitter opens new window Share on facebook opens new window Share on linkedin opens new window Share on whatsapp opens new window.
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