Michigan, Wayne, Detroit, Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan,  United States
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Record Description
Record Type	Card Manifest of Arrivals
Record Group	RG 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Collection years	1906-1954
Microfilm Publication	M1478. Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Entries through the Port of Detroit, MI, 1905-1954. 117 rolls
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What is in the Collection?

This is an alphabetical card file manifest of individuals entering the United States through the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954. Includes a few records of persons entering at Port Huron, Sault St. Marie, and other Michigan ports. Corresponds to NARA Publication M1478: Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Individuals Entering Through the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954

Passenger arrival lists known as customs manifests date back to 1820. Congressional action in 1891 resulted in federal immigration officials recording the immigrants’ arrival. 

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954.

Collection Content

Sample Images

• Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, Michigan
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  Index Card, Front

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  Index Card, back

What Can this Collection Tell Me?

The index cards may contain all or part of the following information:

• Port and date of departure
• Port and date of entry
• Name of ship
• Country of citizenship
• Name of passenger, including maiden name of women
• Names of persons accompanying passenger
• Age, gender, marital status and occupation of passenger
• Date and place of birth of passenger
• Address of last permanent residence
• Name and address of friend or relative at last address
• Final destination
• Name and address of friend or relative in U.S.
• Physical description and distinguishing marks
• Who paid for passage
• Purpose of visit

How Do I Search the Collection?

To begin your search, 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 by Name by visiting the Collection Page:
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.

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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.

With either search keep in mind:

• 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.

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What Do I Do Next?

When you have located your ancestor on a manifest, 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.

I Found What I was Looking for, What Now?

Use passenger lists to:

• 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.
• 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.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

• Check for variant spellings of the name.
• Look for other indexes. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies.
• Search the passenger lists year by year.
• Search the indexes of other port cities.

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Collection Citation:

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