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Pre-1820 Charleston Immigration Records For researching before 1820 see...
Charleston Passenger Records 1820-1924... PASSENGER LISTS ON MICROFILM 1820-1828: National Archives (NARA) Microfilm Roll #M575-2 contains passenger arrival records for Charleston, South Carolina from 1820-1828; this can also be found at the Family History Library (FHL) on microfilm roll #830232. The FHL microfilm can be ordered for viewing for a small fee from any Family History Center. The title of this record is... Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873 M575 roll 2. An index to this roll of microfilm (M575-2; FHL #830232) can be found in the following four sources...
Looking for Charleston Passenger Records after 1829? And wondering why you can't find them? The National Archives has some Charleston passenger arrival records that have not yet been published on microfilm. For 1890-1924 these records are indexed on microfilm (see the next section), but the lists themselves have not yet been made available. To find out how to obtain copies of these unpublished records, use the link below. Finding Aids for Unpublished US Passenger Arrival Records Most of these unpublished records have not been indexed (see the exception below) so you will need to know the exact date of arrival for your ancestor. INDEX ON MICROFILM 1890-1924: Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Ports in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina 1890-1924 (NARA & FHL Catalog Numbers) |
