British emigrants to America in the 1600s

There are many resources that can assist genealogists trying to find out if their British ancestors crossed the Atlantic to settle in America in the 17th century. In this short overview, I can only describe a selection, but these sources are in addition to those already described in this issue (page 10) for tracing your Mayflower ancestors.

Types of resource

It’s often assumed that ships’ passenger lists are the main source available for research. They are important, but it was not