The Great Fire of Saint John in 1877 destroyed many ships manifests. Archived Passenger Lists for New Brunswick before 1900 are only available for the following ports of arrival and dates:
- Saint John 1816, 1833, 1834, 1838
- St. Andrews 1837, 1838
- Bathurst 1837
NEW! Request a search for your ancestor in Canadian immigration records:
* [BOOK 1] Names of Emigrants 1845-1847. Records of James Allison, Emigrant Agent at Montreal (Quebec Canada)
* [BOOKS 2-4] Canada Company Remittance Books 1843-1847 in 3 Volumes
* [BOOK 5] Index of Passengers (3,000 names) Who Emigrated to Canada between 1817 and 1849
How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to New Brunswick
1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for these early ships passenger lists are:
- Ships Passenger Lists to New Brunswick 1817-1894 (TheShipsList.com)
- Passenger Lists 1816-1838 (PANB – Provincial Archives, New Brunswick)
- Passenger Lists of ships to St. John New Brunswick 1832-1838 (TheShipsList.com)
- New Brunswick Ships Passenger Lists 1833-1834 & 1837-1838 (The Desmond Archives)
- New Brunswick, Canada, Passenger Lists: 1834 [$ Ancestry.com]
- Ships Passenger Lists to New Brunswick 1840-1863 (OliveTreeGenealogy.com)
- Migration to New Brunswick 1845 – 1852 (PANB – Provincial Archives, New Brunswick)
- J & J Cooke Shipping Agents Records – Passenger Lists from Ireland to Saint John 1847-1871
- Searchable Passenger list indexes 1925 – 1935 (National Archives of Canada)