As of July 2024, we have published 40,000+ records of Chinese ancestors in the United States and Canada, bringing you high-quality indexes of Chinese Exclusion Act case files, marriage records, and death records. Search the historical collections for your ancestors below!
Indexes of Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files at NARA Seattle 🗃️
In collaboration with Trish Nicola Hackett of the Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files blog (CEACF), you can now browse highly in-depth indexes of nearly 16,000 Chinese Exclusion Act case files at the National Archives (NARA) in Seattle, Washington.
Organized by port of arrival, these indexes are ⭐️ FREE ⭐️ to publicly browse on My China Roots, no subscription required!
Thanks to the extraordinary efforts of volunteer indexers, the CEACF indexes significantly expand NARA’s indexes to include:
- Alternative names or aliases
- Certificate of residence or identity number
- Beginning and ending dates of the file
- Date, port, and vessel for last entry
- Residence
- Occupation
- Citizenship category
- Gender
- Photograph in file
- Interrogation and disposition
- Comments on extra documents (maps, family group photos, passports, etc.)
To obtain copies of a source file, follow these steps to apply directly with NARA.
Our heartfelt thanks to Trish and the CEACF team for sharing your labor of love with us. Browse the indexes now for free on My China Roots!
Now Available
- Seattle: Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1892-1920 (8302 records)
- Portland: Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1893-1948 (3806 records)
- Vancouver: Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1905-1925 (1083 records)
- Sumas: Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1900-1920 (826 records)
- Portal: Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1905-1925 (1272 records)
- Helena: Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1895-1941 (186 records)
- Port Townsend: Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1895-1927 (114 records)
Canadian Vital Records (Marriage and Death) 💒
You can now search 23,700 more marriage and death records from British Columbia, home to the oldest Chinese communities in Canada.
The inclusion of these historical collections is made possible in partnership with the City of Victoria Archives, as well as Mountain View Cemetery, the only cemetery in Vancouver.
Browse the new collections below to find vital records of Chinese Canadian ancestors!
Now Available
- Mountain View Cemetery Burial Index, 1888-2003 (11,746 records)
- Winnipeg Burials Index, 2024 (5019 records)
- Ross Bay Cemetery Burial Records Index, 1872-1990 (2254 records)
- Index to Obituaries from the Victoria Daily Times Newspaper (1768 records)
- Index to Marriage Notices from the Victoria Daily Times Newspaper (2864 records)
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