over 6,000 passenger lists complete with passenger's names for UK & Ireland, Canada, USA and Australia from 1700s-1890s can be found at the folllowing websites that have been reviewed (largest collections at top of page)

 

 

1.
Ellis Island, New York Passenger Arrivals 1892-1924 (United States)
the principle arrival place for US immigrants 1892-1924 -- over 25 million passenger arrivals

2.
Castle Garden, New York Passenger Arrivals 1830-1892 (United States)
the principle arrival place for US immigrants 1830-1892 -- over 10 million passenger arrivals

3.
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (Global)
Also known as the ISTG, this organisation, staffed by volunteers has transcribed and posted online over 5,000 ships passenger lists since late 1998. The Compass page provides a breakdown of the sites pages Cross referencing is extensive. Passenger lists can be searched by: Ship's Name, Port of Departure, Port of Arrival, and Surname


4.
Boston Passenger Lists 1848-1891 (United States)
Massacusetts Archives - work in progress; over 1 million immigrants, includes the name, age, sex and occupation of the immigrant; the country of birth, last residence and the passenger list number. Also included is the name of the ship, and the date of its arrival in Boston

5.
Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934 (United States)
A searchable database of 5 million people (Russian, German, Jewish, Austrian) who emigrated via Hamburg, Germany from 1850 to 1934; 80% of whom were travelling to the United States.