California, San Francisco, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Record Description

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for California, San Francisco...ssels Arriving, 1954-1957.

This collection includes records from 1954-1957. It consists of images of inbound passenger manifests, crew lists, and related form 1-489 (statement of changes in crew). These records are arranged in chronological order by date of arrival. The passenger lists are form 1-415 (manifest of inbound passengers, US Citizens or National). The collection corresponds to NARA Publication M1411: Passenger and Crew lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, CS, December 1, 1954-February 1, 1957. There is a gap in the original records between September 18, 1955 and November 8, 1955.

Record Content

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  List of In-bound Passengers

The Records may contain any of the following:

• Port and date of departure
• Port and date of entry
• Name of ship
• Country of citizenship
• Name of passenger, including maiden name of women
• Names of persons accompanying passenger
• Age, gender, marital status and occupation of passenger
• Date and place of birth of passenger
• Address of last permanent residence
• Name and address of friend or relative at last address
• Final destination
• Name and address of friend or relative in U.S.
• Physical description and distinguishing marks
• Who paid for passage
• Purpose of visit

How to Use the Record

To begin your search, it is helpful to know

• The full name of your ancestor
• The approximate date of immigration

If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.

Search the Collection

To search the collection
⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
⇒ Select the "NARA Roll Number - Contents" which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:

• There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
• You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
• Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

Using the Information

When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. For example, you can use passenger lists to:

• Learn an immigrant’s place of origin
• Confirm their date of arrival
• Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
• Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.

Tips to Keep in Mind

• If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct.
• Continue to search the passenger lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who may have immigrated at the same time.
• If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors.

Unable to Find Your Ancestor?

• Check for variant spellings of the name.
• Look for an index. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies.
• Search the passenger lists year by year.
• Search the indexes of other port cities.

Related Websites

National Archives

Related Wiki Articles

California Emigration and Immigration

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