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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 62 Send Message	Dauna	Report	26 Sep 2006 07:28
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 62 Send Message	My husband's ancestors emigrated from Wiltshire in 1835/36 and ended up in Zanesville, Ohio. How can we find out how they got there? Is there a site to search for passenger lists at that time? We think they might have landed at Baltimore or Philidelphia as the national road goes straight from there to Ohio.Also, any ideas where they might have set sail from?
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,761 Send Message	Jools	Report	26 Sep 2006 08:15
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2,761 Send Message	try theshipslist (.)com Remove the ()
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 1,235 Send Message	Susan	Report	26 Sep 2006 08:18
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 1,235 Send Message	Post some names.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 62 Send Message	Dauna	Report	26 Sep 2006 17:19
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 62 Send Message	thank you both. sue, the names I am looking for are Richard and Sara Harrold and thier son George (approx 3yrs old). They came from East Couston, Wilts.