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== Collection Time Period == | == Collection Time Period == | ||
This index covers the years 1820 to 1874. | This index covers the years 1820 to 1874. | ||
== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
This is a card index to passengers arriving at 70 ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. New York City is excluded from this index. | This is a card index to passengers arriving at 70 ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. New York City is excluded from this index. | ||
States covered by this collection include: | |||
*Alabama | |||
*Conneticut | |||
*Delaware | |||
*District of Columbia | |||
*Florida | |||
*Georgia | |||
*Louisiana | |||
*Maine | |||
*Massachusetts | |||
*Maryland | |||
*North Carolina | |||
*New Hampshire | |||
*New Jersey | |||
*New York | |||
*Ohio | |||
*Pennsylvania | |||
*Rhode Island | |||
*South Carolina | |||
*Texas | |||
*Virginia | |||
=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include: | |||
*Passenger name and surname | |||
*Age | |||
*Occupation | |||
*Country of origin | |||
*Children names, if a family traveled together | |||
*Name of ship | |||
*Port of embarkation | |||
*Port of destination | |||
*Date of departure | |||
*Date of arrival | |||
== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
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. | |||
== Record History == | == Record History == | ||
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. | |||
=== Why This Record Was Created === | === Why This Record Was Created === | ||
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. | |||
=== Record Reliability === | === Record Reliability === | ||
Although generally reliable, passenger lists were handwritten, causing possible spelling errors. | |||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||
[http://www.slpl.org/slpl/gateways/article240117840.asp Passenger lists] | |||
[http://bogenschneider.org/ship_records_passenger_lists.htm Ship Records and Passenger Lists] | |||
== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
[[US Immigration Passenger Arrival Records]] | |||
== Contributions to This Article == | == Contributions to This Article == | ||