Passenger lists for those travelleing to the United Kingdom between 1878 and 1960 are now available online at Ancestry.co.uk.
The records, from the BT26 collection at the National Archives in Kew, give details on all those who arrived in the country by ship in this period, and will prove to be one of the most important tools for those wishing o explore the immigration of their ancestors to the UK.
For more information on the story, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/214.htm?homepage=news and http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1518&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0
Chris
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