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also, a lot of people took a ship to Canada, and then crossed into the US at the land border.

Thank you one and all. <3

Ancestry:

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I've often found records on Castle Garden http://www.castlegarden.org/about.php

Of course, New York may not have been their point of entry to the US - Ancestry have passenger lists for other ports too.

FindMyPast Worldwide also has a variety of US arrival lists.

As Flip says, if you want to give details of who you're trying to find we'll try to help.

Ancestry have "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957."

The Findmypast records - Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 - are also on GR

Findmypast's passenger lists don't start until 1890 so too late for what you are looking for.

Kath. x

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/index.htm

Ancestry & FMP both have some passenger lists/immigration books - if you don't have subscriptions to those sites, try posting up the details on here. I'm sure someone will take a look & see what can be found.

Familysearch.org is another useful site and has many American records.

I am looking for immigration information from Ireland to America in the years 1850-1860. Does anyone have suggestions of where to look or how to proceed?