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| RW_URL_03 = [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ote/caroship.htm The Olive Tree Passenger Lists of Ships to South &amp; North Carolina]
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== What is in This Collection? ==
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.


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*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)


== Record Description  ==
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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.
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=== To Browse This Collection ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:


== Record Content  ==
'''Passenger and Crew list'''
 
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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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'''Passenger lists''' may list any of the following information:
 
*Port of embarkation and departure date  
*Port of embarkation and departure date  
*Name of ship  
*Name of ship  
Line 39: Line 105:
*Final destination in U.S.  
*Final destination in U.S.  
*Name of relative or friend you will visit in U.S.
*Name of relative or friend you will visit in U.S.
*Position in ship's company  
*Position in ship's company  
*When and where joined the crew
*When and where joined the crew
 
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== How to Use the Record ==
== Collection Content ==
 
=== Sample Images ===
To begin your search it is helpful to know:  
<gallery widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
 
Image:North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists (12-0962) DGS 7029086_37.jpg|1910 Passenger List Example 1
Image:North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists (12-0962) DGS 7043185_252.jpg|1956 Passenger List Example 2
</gallery>
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, 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 the Collection  ===
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=== 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]].
=== Using the Information  ===
== 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.
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:  
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*Add any new information to your records
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  
*Confirm their date of arrival  
*Confirm their date of arrival  
*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? ===
=== Tips to Keep in Mind  ===
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
 
*Consult the [[North Carolina Record Finder]] to find other records
*If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct.
=== Research Helps ===
*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.
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]].
*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.
* [[Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records]]  
 
* [[Searching Passenger Lists]]
=== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? ===
* [[GuidedResearch:North Carolina|North Carolina Guided Research]]
 
* [[North Carolina Record Finder]]
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names.
* [[North Carolina Research Tips and Strategies]]
 
* [[Step-by-Step North Carolina Research, 1880-Present]]
{{Tip|Don't overlook {{FHL|North Carolina, Emigration and Immigration|keywords|disp}} items in the FamilySearch Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see the wiki article [[North Carolina Archives and Libraries]]. For additional information about this state see the wiki article [[North Carolina Genealogy]].}}
 
== Related Websites  ==
 
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html National Archives Immigration Records]  
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ote/caroship.htm The Olive Tree Passenger Lists of Ships to South &amp; North Carolina]
 
== Related Wiki Articles  ==
 
[[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]]
 
== How You Can Contribute  ==
 
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'''Collection Citation''':<br>
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
{{Collection citation | text= "North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists, 1908-1958 "Database with  Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3481. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.}} <br><br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/471679 Michael Tepper, ''American passenger arrival records: a guide to the records of immigrants arriving at American ports by sail and steam'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, c1993 FS Library 973 W27am 1993]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1057560 John Philip Colletta, ''They came in ships: a guide to finding your immigrant ancestor's arrival record.'' 3rd ed. Orem, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, c2002 FS Library 973 W27c 2002]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/650610 Michael J. Anuta,''Ships of our ancestors'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1993, 2006 FS Library 973 U3an 1993]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4092148 North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City passenger and crew lists, 1908-1958]


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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)

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

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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]

The following information may be found in these records:

Passenger and Crew list

  • 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]

  • 1910 Passenger List Example 1

    1910 Passenger List Example 1

  • 1956 Passenger List Example 2

    1956 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 Collection Browse Page:
  1. Select 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]

  • Add any new information to your records

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
  • Consult the North Carolina Record Finder to find other records

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of North Carolina.

Other FamilySearch Collections[edit | edit source]

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Historical Records[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Digital Library[edit | edit source]

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:
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