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[[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Records from other ports]], however, tend to be sparse. | [[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Records from other ports]], however, tend to be sparse. | ||
:::TIP:German emigrants usually left in groups from the same area of Germany. Be aware of the following information when searching your ancestor's passenger list or port record: After finding your ancestor on a port record or passenger register, write down all the people on the same list.<br>Check local census and other records to determine which people settled in the same area as your ancestor.<br>Check for place of origin information on those who were on the same list.<br>If your ancestor's surname is not unusual, but some of the others on the same list are, look those names up in the German surname books to determine where they originated. | :::'''TIP:''' German emigrants usually left in groups from the same area of Germany. Be aware of the following information when searching your ancestor's passenger list or port record: After finding your ancestor on a port record or passenger register, write down all the people on the same list.<br>Check local census and other records to determine which people settled in the same area as your ancestor.<br>Check for place of origin information on those who were on the same list.<br>If your ancestor's surname is not unusual, but some of the others on the same list are, look those names up in the German surname books to determine where they originated. | ||
===Naturalization Records=== | ===Naturalization Records=== | ||