In 1891 The Immigration Act became law in the United States. This meant that much more detailed information had to be supplied on passenger lists for ships coming to the United States. For genealogists, this was of course a fantastic development as a place of last residence had to be supplied by immigrants.
Below is a list of five people who came to the US through the port of New York and gave Paulstown as their last place of residence.[1]
James J Byrne Arrived 8 September 1901 Age 24 Single Ship S.S. Celtic Port of Departure Queenstown Occupation Waiter Last Residence Paulstown Previously in New York in 1896 Brother living at 746 10th Avenue
Mary Stokes Arrived 10 August 1898 Age 51 Single Ship S.S. Majestic Port of Departure Liverpool Last Residence Paulstown Final Destination Rochester
William Tracey Arrived 10 August 1898 Age 27 Single Ship S.S. Majestic Port of Departure Liverpool Occupation Farmer Final Destination Buffalo Sister living at West Street, Buffalo, New York
Annie Upton Arrived 6 November 1904 Age 20 Single S.S. Etruria Port of Departure Queenstown Occupation Postulant Final Destination San Antonio Texas Friend of The Superior of Divine Providence Convent San Antonio Texas
Kathleen Upton Arrived 14 October 1906 Age 18 Single S.S. Etruria Port of Departure Queenstown Occupation Postulant Final Destination San Antonio Texas Friend of The Superior of Divine Providence Convent San Antonio Texas
[1] Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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