Source:United States. Records of Aliens Pre-Examined in Canada, 1904-1954

Watchers
Source United States. Records of Aliens Pre-Examined in Canada, 1904-1954
[database on-line]
Coverage
Subject Passenger/Immigration records
Publication information
Type Government / Church records
Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Date issued 2012
Place issued Provo, UT, USA
Citation
United States. Records of Aliens Pre-Examined in Canada, 1904-1954: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
Repositories
Ancestry.comhttps://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/winn..Paid website

Original Sources

This is a compilation of information from several original sources, varying in date and place. Places include:

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

as well as unspecified places for Head Tax Certificates

Usage Tips

This database collection contains card manifests that were created prior to an immigrant arriving at the US-Canada border. These cards are identical to the manifests used to record an alien’s arrival at the border. Information in this index includes:

  • Name
  • Any known Aliases
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Marital status
  • Birthplace
  • Birth date

Other information which may be found on the cards includes physical description, purpose of visit, passport and other immigration information, occupation, names of friends or next of kin, and residence information.