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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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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
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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. | ||
<br> 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. | <br>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. | ||
Although generally reliable, passenger lists were handwritten, causing possible spelling errors. | Although generally reliable, passenger lists were handwritten, causing possible spelling errors. | ||
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[[United States, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | [[United States, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | ||
== Record Content == | |||
Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include: | Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include: | ||
[[Image:Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg|thumb|right|Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg]] | ||
*Passenger name and surname | *Passenger name and surname | ||
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If unable to find your immigrant ancestors in the vital records of the state, you may find them in the passenger lists. In order to find ancestors in the passenger lists, you need to know an approximate date and port of arrival. You can narrow the date down with a birth and death date. With these pieces of information, you can search indexes created for the lists that are grouped by nationality or port of arrival. | If unable to find your immigrant ancestors in the vital records of the state, you may find them in the passenger lists. In order to find ancestors in the passenger lists, you need to know an approximate date and port of arrival. You can narrow the date down with a birth and death date. With these pieces of information, you can search indexes created for the lists that are grouped by nationality or port of arrival. | ||
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== Known Issues with This Collection == | == Known Issues with This Collection == | ||