![]() Ancestors Detained at Ellis IslandĪbout 2 percent of immigrants were detained at Ellis Island for Special Inquiry (SI). Your use of the translations is subject to all use restrictions contained in your Electronic Products License Agreement and by using the translation functionality you agree to forgo any and all claims against ProQuest or its licensors for your use of the translation functionality and any output derived there from.Learn more about your European immigrant ancestors with this e-Book. PROQUEST AND ITS LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES FOR AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ![]() The translations are automatically generated "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and are not retained in our systems. Neither ProQuest nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. You have requested "on-the-fly" machine translation of selected content from our databases. The database records do vary but most provide the passenger's name, former residence, date of arrival, age on arrival, marital status, race or ethnicity, port. All who register have the option of purchasing copies of manifests and/or ship photographs. Scrapbooks may be viewed online in the Ellis Island Family History Archive or may be designated for private viewing only. This membership enables a user to create and maintain a family history scrapbook, receive a copy of it in print or on CD-ROM and have the privilege of annotating passenger records in the archive. Free membership enables only basic site access, and full access is granted only to members that pay an annual fee of $45.00. Registration is free but necessary to be able to view the actual ship manifests. ![]() Now, almost two years later, the site is faster, more robust and more accessible to users. When it was first launched in April 2001, the site was so inundated with search requests that traffic had to be curtailed for a period. Made possible with the assistance of volunteers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the database consists of over 22 million passenger and crew records from between 18, the peak period of immigration to the USA. The Ellis Island passenger records database of the American Family Immigration History Center has become one of the most valuable Web tools for genealogists. ![]() American Family Immigration History Center and Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation New York, NY 2002 to date URL: Gratis, but full access with $45 annual fee Last visited April 2003 ![]()
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