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The index cards provide the emigrant’s name, status or occupation, age, names of persons traveling in the same party, and place of origin. It also includes the year of emigration and the page number where the entry will be found. A letter i or d following the year will indicate if the entry was from the indirect or direct index. There are different types of cards used in this file. The figures below show two typical samples of cards from the Klüber Kartei. | The index cards provide the emigrant’s name, status or occupation, age, names of persons traveling in the same party, and place of origin. It also includes the year of emigration and the page number where the entry will be found. A letter i or d following the year will indicate if the entry was from the indirect or direct index. There are different types of cards used in this file. The figures below show two typical samples of cards from the Klüber Kartei. | ||
<center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3.jpg|center|Figure 3: Index card from Klüber Kartei]]Figure 3: Index card from Klüber Kartei.</center><center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3-4.jpg|center|Figure 4: Index card from Klüber Kartei]]Figure 4: Index card from Klüber Kartei.</center> | <center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3.jpg|center|Figure 3: Index card from Klüber Kartei]]Figure 3: Index card from Klüber Kartei.</center><center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3-4.jpg|center|Figure 4: Index card from Klüber Kartei]]Figure 4: Index card from Klüber Kartei.</center> | ||
=== Using the Regular Indexes === | === Using the Regular Indexes === | ||
Using the Family History Library Catalog to find the film number, locate the index for the time period the emigrant departed. | Using the Family History Library Catalog to find the film number, locate the index for the time period the emigrant departed. | ||
Find the year the emigrant departed and the letter of the alphabet with which your ancestor’s surname begins. Names are arranged by the first letter of the surname only, so you may need to search the entire section to find the person you are looking for. | Find the year the emigrant departed and the letter of the alphabet with which your ancestor’s surname begins. Names are arranged by the first letter of the surname only, so you may need to search the entire section to find the person you are looking for. | ||
NOTE: Each letter of the alphabet was allotted only a certain number of pages. When these pages were filled, the rest of the names beginning with that letter were continued on the unused pages under another letter. There may or may not be a note indicating this happened. Therefore, search all of the end pages assigned to other letters if your ancestor’s name is not listed where it should be. | NOTE: Each letter of the alphabet was allotted only a certain number of pages. When these pages were filled, the rest of the names beginning with that letter were continued on the unused pages under another letter. There may or may not be a note indicating this happened. Therefore, search all of the end pages assigned to other letters if your ancestor’s name is not listed where it should be. | ||
Figure 5 below is a sample of an entry from the regular index. The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. | Figure 5 below is a sample of an entry from the regular index. The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. | ||
<center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3-4.jpg|center|Figure 5: A Regular Index Entry]]Figure 5: A Regular Index Entry.</center> | <center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3-4.jpg|center|Figure 5: A Regular Index Entry]]Figure 5: A Regular Index Entry.</center> | ||
The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. | The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. | ||
An index entry contains: | An index entry contains: | ||
* The name of the ship. | *The name of the ship. | ||
* The departure date of the ship (28 June 1893). | *The departure date of the ship (28 June 1893). | ||
* The passenger's name. | *The passenger's name. | ||
* The name of the ship's captain. | *The name of the ship's captain. | ||
* The name of the destination port. | *The name of the destination port. | ||
* The page this information is found on the actual passenger lists. | *The page this information is found on the actual passenger lists. | ||
When you find the emigrant in the index, note the number following the name. This number indicates which page the name appears on in the passenger list. In some cases page numbers are dittoed, referring to the previous page. Occasionally, large page numbers are partially dittoed. For example, pages 1086, 1087, and 1088 might appear as 1086, 87, 88. | When you find the emigrant in the index, note the number following the name. This number indicates which page the name appears on in the passenger list. In some cases page numbers are dittoed, referring to the previous page. Occasionally, large page numbers are partially dittoed. For example, pages 1086, 1087, and 1088 might appear as 1086, 87, 88. | ||
Next, move up the column until you find the departure date. When you have both the departure date and page number, you are ready to find the emigrant in the passenger list. | Next, move up the column until you find the departure date. When you have both the departure date and page number, you are ready to find the emigrant in the passenger list. | ||
If you cannot find a person in the index to the direct lists, follow the steps outlined here to search the index to the Indirect Lists. | If you cannot find a person in the index to the direct lists, follow the steps outlined here to search the index to the Indirect Lists. | ||
For a list of terminology used in the Hamburg Passenger List [[Hamburg Passenger List Terminology|click here]]. | |||
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=== CAN'T FIND YOUR ANCESTOR IN THE INDEXES? === | === CAN'T FIND YOUR ANCESTOR IN THE INDEXES? === | ||