Other Useful Websites
Note: these sites concentrate on emigrants from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
British Settlers in Argentina
Jeremy Howat's site has details of over 1500 names mentioned in Mulhall's
River Plate Handbook of 1863, The site also has details of the 1865
Welsh emigration to Patagonia on the Mimosa. Further additions
include returns of marriages notified to the British Consulate in Buenos
Aires between 1826 and 1875, transcriptions of the baptismal and marriage
registers of St John's Church, Buenos Aires and the burial records of the
various protestant cemeteries in Buenos Aires. Also has transcriptions of the baptismal, marriage and burial records for St Andrew's Church, Buenos Aires up till 1900.
Irish Diaspora Studies in Argentina
Edmundo Murray's site has details of the Irish emigration with a bibliography of the Irish in Argentina, and articles on Origins, The Journey, The Settlement and The Culture. Include on this site is the passenger lists of the William Peele and City of Dresden
Brits in South America
Neil Hampshire has taken on the major task of collating all the references to British emigrants on the discussion list (see below).
British Presence in Southern Patagonia
Duncan Campbell's site has a number of useful indexes covering Santa Cruz, Magallanes and Tierra del Fuego.
Scots in Argentina
Arnold Morison is developing a site specifically about the Scots in Argentina. Includes material on their role in opening up Patagonia.
Cornish in Latin America
Dr Sharron Schwartz did her PhD on this subject and now presents the fruits of her labours to the wider public.
There is also a South American discussion list, to subscribe email: SOUTH-AM-EMI-L-request@rootsweb.com putting subscribe in the subject line.
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