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Findmypast.com, in association with The National Archives, is proud to present ancestorsonboard, a new database featuring BT27 Outward Passenger Lists for long-distance voyages leaving the British Isles from 1960 right back to 1890.

With ancestorsonboard, you can search for passenger list records of individuals or groups of people leaving for destinations including Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA featuring ports such as Boston, Philadelphia and New York. Passengers include not only immigrants and emigrants, but also businessmen, diplomats and tourists. Images of the passenger lists are available to download, view, save and print.

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Oswald Mosley
Oswald Mosley must rank among the most controversial figures in 20th century British politics. His radical views forced him out of the Labour party in 1930 and soon after he formed his own political party, the New Party, whose policies mirrored his own extremist beliefs. Heavily influenced by Mussolini’s National Fascist Party in Italy, in 1932, [...]
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Ten Pound Poms
The phrase ‘Ten Pound Poms’ derived from the Britons who emigrated to Australia following World War Two on the Australian government’s assisted passage scheme. The purpose of this scheme was to enlarge Australia’s population whilst supplying workers for the country’s growing economy and industry. Britons were offered a way out of the rationing and deprivation of post-war [...]
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Explorers and Deception (Island)
Whilst looking at the last decade of the Passenger Lists we came across an expedition to an exotic sounding location: Deception Island. Located in the South Shetland Islands the Island was historically used by seal hunters and whaling companies. In more recent times it was the focus of scientific research and, in 1955/56, was the subject [...]
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