Annotations on Passenger Lists: Difference between revisions

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There are numerous markings found on United States Passenger Lists that can be difficult to understand and decipher, but are helpful in learning more about your ancestor and locating additional records.

Use A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations written by Marian Smith, Historian, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to understand these markings.

Sections of the article:

Additional Information:

Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

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-Brief summary of annotations on passenger manifests with a link to an article by Marion Smith, Historian, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
+There are numerous markings found on United States Passenger Lists that can be difficult to understand and decipher, but are helpful in learning more about your ancestor and locating additional records.<br>
-An excellent article on the markings that appear on many passenger manifest pages was written by Marion Smith, Historian, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. The article is arranged by web links:
+Use [https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/ '''A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations'''] written by Marian Smith, Historian, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to understand these markings.<br>
-* In the left margin...
+'''''Sections of the article:'''''<br>
-* In the occupation column...
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/left/ In the left margin...]
-* Record of Detained Aliens...
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/occ/ In the occupation column...]
-* In the name column...
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/detained/ Record of Detained Aliens...]
-* Cross-Reference Annotations...
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/name/ In the name column...]
-* Lists of Aliens held for special inquiry...
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/cross/ Cross-Reference Annotations...]
-* In other columns...
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/bsi/ Lists of Aliens held for special inquiry...]
-* Nationality and Citizenship...
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/other/ In other columns...]
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/natlty/ Nationality and Citizenship...]
-A glossary of abbreviations and acronyms is also included. The article can be found on the following website: http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/Manifests/
+'''''Additional Information:'''''<br>
+*[https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/glossary.html Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms]
-[[Category:United States of America]]
+[[Category:United States Emigration and Immigration Records]]