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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 4 below is a sample of an entry from the handwritten index. The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. | ''Figure 4'' below is a sample of an entry from the handwritten index. The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. | ||
<center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG5.jpg|center|300px]]''Figure 4: A Handwritten Index Entry.''</center> | <center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG5.jpg|center|300px]]''Figure 4: A Handwritten Index Entry.''</center> | ||
<br> The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. This index entry contains: | <br> The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. This index entry contains: | ||
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#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.<span | #The page this information is found on the actual passenger lists.<span style="display: none;" id="1216065749985E"> </span> | ||
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. | ||