73,385
edits
Hamburg Passenger Lists: Difference between revisions
add image
(change image) |
(add image) |
||
| Line 410: | Line 410: | ||
These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | ||
=STEP 4: Search the Passenger List= | = STEP 4: Search the Passenger List = | ||
In the passenger list, turn to the page number you found in the index. On some passenger lists a numbered page is followed by one or more unnumbered pages. If your ancestor's name does not appear on the numbered page, search the unnumbered page(s) immediately following it. | |||
[[Image:Hamburg-Sankt-Pauli-peers.JPG|thumb|right|Hamburg-St. Pauli port in 2005]] In the passenger list, turn to the page number you found in the index. On some passenger lists a numbered page is followed by one or more unnumbered pages. If your ancestor's name does not appear on the numbered page, search the unnumbered page(s) immediately following it. | |||
Format and titles may vary by shipping line and year. | Format and titles may vary by shipping line and year. | ||
If you know the name of a traveling companion, or the name of a relative or neighbor who lived near the ancestor in both the old world and the new world, it may help to more clearly identify your ancestor on the passenger lists. | If you know the name of a traveling companion, or the name of a relative or neighbor who lived near the ancestor in both the old world and the new world, it may help to more clearly identify your ancestor on the passenger lists. | ||
'''''Update your records.''''' When you find an ancestor make a note on your [[Research Logs|research log]] showing exactly where you found him. Also [[Copying Sources|make a printout or photocopy]] of the passenger list pages showing him and his family. Note the microfilm number and page on the back of the copy. Update your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group record]] by [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|adding a custom event for emigration]] and include [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|source footnotes]]. Organize and [[Document AS YOU GO!|document as you go]]. | '''''Update your records.''''' When you find an ancestor make a note on your [[Research Logs|research log]] showing exactly where you found him. Also [[Copying Sources|make a printout or photocopy]] of the passenger list pages showing him and his family. Note the microfilm number and page on the back of the copy. Update your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group record]] by [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|adding a custom event for emigration]] and include [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|source footnotes]]. Organize and [[Document AS YOU GO!|document as you go]]. | ||