A gigantic ask re emigration

[Golden Oldie]

I am helping a friend out. He says that a relative went to America and had Mafia links. All I have is a choice of names and dates of birth. I do not have access to emigration on ancestry and this could cover 20 years.
Here are the names in the vain hope that someone may find an answer
Surname is Pearce. In 1911 they all lived in Peckham, London
Born in Gravesend
Amos born 1887
Stephen 1892
Edward 1896
Alfred 1898
Arthur 1901
Born in Camberwell
Charles 1903
I did say it was a big ask

[Christine in Herts]

If you have actual dates of birth, you might try the SSDI to get a clue about where they could have ended up.

The Ellis island site might give you an arrival passenger manifest.

Christine

[Golden Oldie]

Thank you Christine. Do I just Google SSDI and Ellis Island
Ann

[Mary from Italy]

http://www.ellisisland.org/

http://www.castlegarden.org/

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_form=true

[naomiatt]

Hi - if you google 'passengers departing UK' it will bring you to a well known site...you can then enter each name with the year of birth...e.g there are 18 x Arthur's..14 with an unknown birth year, one 1899, one 1900 and one 1903...might help you to discount the possibilities. Of these 18, only 4 went to the U.S...and one of those went in 1929.

[Christine in Herts]

These work, too:

http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/

http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/ssdi

Christine

[Mary from Italy]

I had a quick look on the 1920 and 1930 US censuses, and can't see any obvious candidates.

[Golden Oldie]

Just to say thank you for your advice and help. If I find him I will let you know