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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. | ||
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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]]. | For a list of terminology used in the Hamburg Passenger List [[Hamburg Passenger List Terminology|click here]]. | ||
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| | | If you cannot find an emigrant in the indexes, there are several possible reasons: | ||
If you cannot find an emigrant in the indexes, there are several possible reasons: | |||
The emigrant did not sail from Hamburg. He or she may have sailed from one of several other ports in Europe, most of which have few or no records available. | *The emigrant did not sail from Hamburg. He or she may have sailed from one of several other ports in Europe, most of which have few or no records available. | ||
The person was listed on another page because the first page was full. Search the end sections of other letters of the alphabet. | *The person was listed on another page because the first page was full. Search the end sections of other letters of the alphabet. | ||
The | *The person was listed on another index. If you tried the '''''Direct Index''''', switch to the '''''Indirect Index'''''. | ||
The person emigrated at a different date. Try other years. | *The name was spelled differently than it appears in your records. Look for alternate spellings of the name. | ||
*The person emigrated at a different date. Try other years. | |||
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