Castle Garden Arrivals - 1820 to 1890

Castle Garden Americas First Immigration Center

This is the main Castle Garden project, the main project will be divided in sub-projects covering the period from 1820-1850 and the period from 1850-1890.
Please add your ancestors or other relatives who arrived during these periods to the relevant projects.

Note: When the year of arrival at Castle Garden is unknown the profile can be added to this main project.

About Castle Garden

From August 1, 1855 through April 18, 1890, immigrants arriving in the state of New York came through Castle Garden. America's first official immigrant examining and processing center, Castle Garden welcomed approximately 8 million immigrants - most from Germany, Ireland, England, Scotland, Sweden, Italy, Russia and Denmark.

Castle Garden welcomed its last immigrant on April 18, 1890. After the closing of Castle Garden, immigrants were processed at an old barge office in Manhattan until the opening of the Ellis Island Immigration See the Ellis Island Arrivals project

Sub-projects:

• Castle Garden arrivals 1820-1850
• Castle Garden arrivals 1850-1890
  

Castle Garden Online Database

Free online searchable database of over 10 million immigrants who arrived at Castle Garden at the tip of Manhattan between 1830 and 1892. To search the database click here

Sources & references:

• Castle Garden.Org
• Steve Morse passengers lists
• Castle Garden Passenger Lists Guide
• The immigration process at Castle Garden
• Castle Garden - Emigration to America