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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Images ===
 
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Image:North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists (12-0962) DGS 7029086_37.jpg|Passenger List Example 1
Image:North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists (12-0962) DGS 7043185_252.jpg|Passenger List Example 2
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== What Can This Collection Tell Me? ==
'''Passenger lists''' may list any of the following information:  
'''Passenger lists''' may list any of the following information:  


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*Position in ship's company  
*Position in ship's company  
*When and where joined the crew
*When and where joined the crew
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Images ===


<gallery widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
Image:North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists (12-0962) DGS 7029086_37.jpg|Passenger List Example 1
Image:North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists (12-0962) DGS 7043185_252.jpg|Passenger List Example 2
</gallery>
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
*The full name of your ancestor  
*The full name of your ancestor  
*The approximate date of immigration
*The approximate date of immigration


If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.  
If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.  
 
=== Search the Index ===
'''Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2072744?collectionNameFilter=false Collection Page]:'''<br>Fill in the requested information on the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about those in the list to what you already know about your own ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.
{{Search Collection Link
 
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'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2072744/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br> ⇒ Select the “Browse" link on the initial collection page<br> ⇒ Select the “NARA Roll Number-Contents” category which takes you to the images  
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=== View the Images ===
Look at each image 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.  
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2072744|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
 
# Select the '''NARA Roll Number-Contents''' to view the images.
With either search keep in mind:
<br>
*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
 
 
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2072744 North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists, 1908-1958]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2072744 North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists, 1908-1958]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].


== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
When you have located your ancestor on a passenger list, 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.
When you have located your ancestor on a passenger list, 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.
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
Use passenger lists to:  
Use passenger lists to:  
*Request federal immigration record  
*Request federal immigration record  
*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin  
*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin  
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*Learn foreign and “Americanized” names  
*Learn foreign and “Americanized” names  
*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests
*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names


== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


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Record Description
Record Type Passenger and Crew Lists
Record Group RG 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Collection years 1908-1958
Microfilm Publication A3481. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Wilmington and Morehead City,North Carolina,1908-1958. 18 rolls.
National Archives Identifier 4051458 414
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection contains passenger and crew lists for vessels arriving at Wilmington and Moorhead City, North Carolina from 1908-1958. It corresponds with NARA publication A3481: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina, 1908-1958. The records are divided into five parts or series.

  • Series 1: Passenger Lists, November 9, 1908-November 2, 1954
  • Series 2: Crew Lists, 1909-1954 (Arranged by Vessel name from 1909 to August 1947 then by arrival date from September 1947 to November 1954)
  • Series 3: Outbound Passenger Manifests, September 16, 1955-November 19, 1956
  • Series 4: Passenger and Crew Lists, December 1, 1954-October 21, 1958
  • Series 5: Passenger and Crew Lists Lists, June 1956-October 1958 (Morehead)

To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists, 1908-1958.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

Passenger lists may list any of the following information:

  • Port of embarkation and departure date
  • Name of ship
  • Port of entry and date of arrival
  • Full name of passenger
  • Age, gender, marital status and occupation
  • Whether able to read and write
  • Passport Number
  • Date and place of birth
  • Description of baggage
  • Nationality or race
  • Last permanent address (city and country)
  • Name of relative or friend at last address
  • Final destination in U.S.
  • Name of relative or friend you will visit in U.S.
  • Position in ship's company
  • When and where joined the crew

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • Passenger List Example 1

    Passenger List Example 1

  • Passenger List Example 2

    Passenger List Example 2

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, 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 Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:

  1. Select the NARA Roll Number-Contents to view the images.


Tip
 More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists, 1908-1958. Click on camera icon to see images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

When you have located your ancestor on a passenger list, 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.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

Use passenger lists to:

  • Request federal immigration record
  • 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

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation

"North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists, 1908-1958." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3481. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

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