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Gordon

Gordon Report 14 Dec 2004 17:43

Hello: What is the best way to find immigration info on someone who sailed from Scotland to Pennsylvania ca 1880 (ie before Ellis Island). Looking for info on Walter and Jane Davidson who settled Dunmore, Pa. Many thanks, Gordon

McDitzy

McDitzy Report 14 Dec 2004 17:58

Found this on Ancestry: Personal Information What to do next? Immigrant: Davidson, Walter Location: Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Year: 1871 Page Number: 11 Document Type: Immigrant Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index Publication: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Pittsburgh, compilers. A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: the society. 9695 ---Vol. 1, 1798-1840. 1978. 109p. 6,360 names. 9696 ---Vol. 2, 1841-1855. 1978. 139p. 7,800 names. 9697 ---Vol. 3, 1856-1869. 1978. 112p. 6,500 names. 9698 ---Vol. 4, section 1, 1870-1875. 1980. 78p. 9699 ---Vol. 4, section 2, 1876-1879. 1980. 107p. 10,650 names (both sections). Much information given, including date of intention to acquire citizenship, date of naturalization, place of residence, country of birth, and name of sponsor.

Gordon

Gordon Report 14 Dec 2004 18:49

Hello Chloe, Thank you for taking the time to reply. It's not 'our' Walter, I'm afraid, 9 years too early immigrating, and ours was in Lackawanna County, not Alleghany County. But sincere thanks for trying, Gordon.

McDitzy

McDitzy Report 14 Dec 2004 19:36

There was no other Walter around 1880. Lots of stuff on the internet. Try google or Cyndis List. Americans are lucky with their immigration records. My grandmother came over here around 1910 with her parents and siblings, and I have no way of finding out the amount of info at hand to you guys (same with Australians too). Good luck though. Chloe