Archived Passenger Lists for Nova Scotia are available for the following ports of arrival
- Halifax (Nova Scotia)
- North Sydney (Nova Scotia)
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* [BOOK 1] Names of Emigrants 1845-1847. Records of James Allison, Emigrant Agent at Montreal (Quebec Canada)
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How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia
1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for these early ships passenger lists are:
- Ships Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia (TheShipsList.com)
- Ships Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia 1748-1752 (OliveTreeGenealogy.com)
- Ship Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia, Canada: Miscellaneous Ships [$]
- Passenger List Indexing Project index of passengers lists of the ports of Halifax and Quebec City 1900 – 1921 (Nanaimo Family History Society)
- Searchable Passenger list indexes 1925 – 1935 (National Archives of Canada)
- Nova Scotia, Canada, Book of Negroes, 1783 ($)
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