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|title=United States, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports, 1820-1874 | |title=United States, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports, 1820-1874 | ||
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== Collection Time Period == | == Collection Time Period == | ||
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*Virginia | *Virginia | ||
=== Record Content | === Record Content === | ||
Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include: | Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include: | ||
*Passenger name and surname | *Passenger name and surname [[Image:Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
*Age | *Age | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Country of origin | *Country of origin | ||
* | *Names of children (if a family traveled together) | ||
*Name of ship | *Name of ship | ||
*Port of embarkation | *Port of embarkation | ||
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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. | 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 | === Why the 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. | 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. | ||
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== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
*[[US Immigration Passenger Arrival Records]] | *[[US Immigration Passenger Arrival Records]] | ||
*[[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration|Connecticut Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration|Connecticut Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration|Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration|Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | ||
==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection ==== | ==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection ==== | ||
United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). entry for Jane Ewing arrived June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States. | United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). entry for Jane Ewing arrived June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States. | ||
== Sources of information for This Collection == | == Sources of information for This Collection == | ||
<!--bibdescbegin-->United States. Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports, 1820-1874. Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C. <!--bibdescend--> | <!--bibdescbegin-->United States. Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports, 1820-1874. Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C. <!--bibdescend--> | ||
[[Category:United_States|Immigration]] | [[Category:United_States|Immigration]] | ||