Titanic Images: UK Board of Trade
The British Board of Trade Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, recorded the names of people leaving from UK ports for destinations outside of Europe. While outbound passenger lists before 1890 have not survived, this collection still covers decades of peak emigration. It includes not only British citizens but also others who traveled through the UK on their way to other destinations.
Between 1890 and 1920, among the highest tonnage of ships were leaving British ports bound for North America. Many passengers were emigrants from Britain, Ireland and Europe. European emigrants bound for America entered the United Kingdom because traveling steerage was less expensive from a British port than from a port in Europe.
The shipping companies imposed restrictions on passengers registering; passengers had to have British residency of six weeks to qualify. Many passengers too impatient to be eligible for residency changed their names to avoid detection.
Page 1 of Manifest for Outgoing Passengers from Queenstown to New York dated 11 April 1912. UK Board of Trade and successor and related bodies. GGA Image ID # 10256f66a8
Page 2 of Manifest for Outgoing Passengers from Queenstown to New York dated 11 April 1912. BT 27/776/2 (2) UK Board of Trade and successor and related bodies. GGA Image ID # 10258d82c5
Page 3 of Manifest for Outgoing Passengers from Queenstown to New York dated 11 April 1912. UK Board of Trade and successor and related bodies. GGA Image ID # 10258e8cbf
Page 4 of Manifest for Outgoing Passengers from Queenstown to New York dated 11 April 1912. UK Board of Trade and successor and related bodies. GGA Image ID # 1025a49dae
Page 5 of Manifest for Outgoing Passengers from Queenstown to New York dated 11 April 1912. UK Board of Trade and successor and related bodies. GGA Image ID # 10261a3045
Page 6 Recapitulation of All Titanic Manifest for Outgoing Passengers from Queenstown to New York dated 11 April 1912. UK Board of Trade and successor and related bodies. GGA Image ID # 1026ffbee8
