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This index covers the years 1820 to 1874. | This index covers the years 1820 to 1874. | ||
Ship captains kept lists of passengers to manage their finances and prevent stowaways. Later, immigration laws increased the need for passenger lists, which grew in detail. Eventually, the Federal Government began to store immigrant documentation. | Ship captains kept lists of passengers to manage their finances and prevent stowaways. Later, immigration laws increased the need for passenger lists, which grew in detail. Eventually, the Federal Government began to store immigrant documentation. | ||
<br> Passenger lists were first created to keep track of a captain's shipment and paying passengers. Later, they became a means to document immigration to the United States. | |||
Although generally reliable, passenger lists were handwritten, causing possible spelling errors. | |||
For a list of records by surnames currently published in this collection, select the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1921756/waypoints Browse]. | |||
== Citation for This Collection == | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records. | The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records. | ||
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Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include: | Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include: | ||
[[Image:Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg|thumb|right|Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg]] | ||
*Passenger name and surname | *Passenger name and surname | ||
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If unable to find your immigrant ancestors in the vital records of the state, you may find them in the passenger lists. In order to find ancestors in the passenger lists, you need to know an approximate date and port of arrival. You can narrow the date down with a birth and death date. With these pieces of information, you can search indexes created for the lists that are grouped by nationality or port of arrival. | If unable to find your immigrant ancestors in the vital records of the state, you may find them in the passenger lists. In order to find ancestors in the passenger lists, you need to know an approximate date and port of arrival. You can narrow the date down with a birth and death date. With these pieces of information, you can search indexes created for the lists that are grouped by nationality or port of arrival. | ||
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== Known Issues with This Collection == | == Known Issues with This Collection == | ||
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A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections|Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections|Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | ||
=== Citation Exapmle for a Record Found in This Collection === | |||
United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" digital images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). Jane Ewing June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States. | United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" digital images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). Jane Ewing June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States. | ||
[[Category:United_States|Immigration]] | [[Category:United_States|Immigration]] | ||