United States, Famine Irish Passenger Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of an index to records for passengers who arrived at the port of New York during the Irish Famine 1846-1851. Created by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Passenger list
 * Name of immigrant
 * Date of immigration
 * Age
 * Gender
 * Country of origin
 * Name of ship
 * Port of departure
 * Port of entry
 * Literate

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate age of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of immigration
 * The name of the ship which your ancestor traveled on to the United States

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor in the passenger index, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Continue to search the index and records to identify other relatives
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
 * You may need to compare the information of more than one family or person to make this determination
 * Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur
 * Consult the United States Record Finder to find other records

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the United States.
 * United States Guided Research
 * United States Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


 * Collection Citation:"United States Famine Irish Passenger Index, 1846-1851." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA NAID 569666. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.