The Original Lists Of Persons Of Quality: Emigrants

By John Camden Hotten

Book Overview

This is the most famous of all ships' passenger lists and historically the most important single-volume list of English-speaking immigrants of the colonial period ever published. Transcribed from the records of the British State Paper Office, it contains the names of over 11,000 immigrants with their ages, former places of residence, and the names of ships in which they embarked. The use of the book is greatly enhanced by a sixty-six page index, giving the Christian as well as the family name of all immigrants cited in various lists throughout the work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080630605X
• ISBN13: 9780806306056
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
• Length: 606 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Microfilm Copy

This is a microfilm copy in appearance and I bought the hard cover due to heavy usage. While it has every page from the original publication, the image of each page takes up 2/3 of the new page. Its excellent because the images are cover to cover of the original pages that were included in the original book. That means it includes the index too, no pages omitted like in other reprints that you sometimes find. If you need glasses to read, this may not be the best copy. Use a magnifying glass/screen. The text is small and a handful of pages are damaged microfilm so it has black spots over the text. It prevents you from reading parts of that page. Only one or two pages have larger damages that I've seen. Some library genealogy sections carry this book and it is found online for free but be careful which source online you use. Make sure it's a reputable source if you are looking for documented evidence to trace a line for memberships etc. The size of the book is 9.5 in x 6 3/8 so the image is about 2/3 the size. Other than the handful of damaged microfilm pages and the size of the images on the page, this is an excellent copy. Recommend this book over other reprints due to cover to cover copies of entire book. Hope this helps! Happy hunting! This book is from the Great Britain Public Records Office.