immigration to Canada

[mbanting]

I'm trying to locate the immigration information for my great grand-father Baptista (or Gian Baptista) Catarinella who was supposed to have arrived in Canada in 1871. I have looked on the Ellis Island site and cannot locate him and when I tried to find a ship which arrived in Canada during that year all ships seemed to have come from the UK , often Liverpool. Did ships not come to Canada from Italy during that time period? More that likely he would have left Naples. Is there some way to locate ships that left Naples during that year as well as the passenger lists? He is not listed on the Passenger Lists CD.

[juanminbar]

I'm trying to locate the immigration information for my great grand-father Baptista (or Gian Baptista) Catarinella who was supposed to have arrived in Canada in 1871. I have looked on the Ellis Island site and cannot locate him and when I tried to find a ship which arrived in Canada during that year all ships seemed to have come from the UK , often Liverpool. Did ships not come to Canada from Italy during that time period? More that likely he would have left Naples. Is there some way to locate ships that left Naples during that year as well as the passenger lists? He is not listed on the Passenger Lists CD.

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the site listed below is for "the library and archives of canada". i believe there is a spot for genalogy. check it out.
good luck, juanminbar

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html

[mbanting]

I've already been to the Archives and have not found what I am looking for. Their ShipsList CD does not reference ships from Italy and does not include any Italian ports. In looking at passenger lists I have noticed names of Italians on the ships leaving from Liverpool. Is this how Italians came to Canada/US prior to 1881?

[suanj]

I'm trying to locate the immigration information for my great grand-father Baptista (or Gian Baptista) Catarinella who was supposed to have arrived in Canada in 1871. I have looked on the Ellis Island site and cannot locate him and when I tried to find a ship which arrived in Canada during that year all ships seemed to have come from the UK , often Liverpool. Did ships not come to Canada from Italy during that time period? More that likely he would have left Naples. Is there some way to locate ships that left Naples during that year as well as the passenger lists? He is not listed on the Passenger Lists CD.

Hi:
are an G.B.Catarinella, male, emigrated in April 1881(no 1871), age 22, coming from Sondrio/Italy:
Name: G R Catarinettie (really is Catarinella)
Arrival Date: 11 Apr 1882
Estimated Birth Year: 1860
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Marseille, France
Destination: New York,United States of America
Place of Origin: Sondrio,Italy
Ship Name: Caldera
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 12
Microfilm Roll: 449
List Number: 445

could be?
regards, suanj

[mbanting]

This was great information. It seems to fit although the spelling of the last name is not exact. I think that sometimes people's handwriting was not completely understood. Thanks for your help.