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== Collection Time Period == | == Collection Time Period == | ||
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=== Record Content | === Record Content === | ||
Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include: | Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include: | ||
*Passenger name and surname | *Passenger name and surname [[Image:Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
*Age | *Age | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Country of origin | *Country of origin | ||
* | *Names of children (if a family traveled together) | ||
*Name of ship | *Name of ship | ||
*Port of embarkation | *Port of embarkation | ||
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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. | ||
=== Why | === Why the Record Was Created === | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
*[[US Immigration Passenger Arrival Records]] | *[[US Immigration Passenger Arrival Records]] | ||
*[[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration|Connecticut Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration|Connecticut Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration|Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration|Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | ||
==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection ==== | ==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection ==== | ||
United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). entry for Jane Ewing arrived June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States. | United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). entry for Jane Ewing arrived June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States. | ||
== Sources of information for This Collection == | == Sources of information for This Collection == | ||
<!--bibdescbegin-->United States. Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports, 1820-1874. Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C. <!--bibdescend--> | <!--bibdescbegin-->United States. Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports, 1820-1874. Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C. <!--bibdescend--> | ||
[[Category:United_States|Immigration]] | [[Category:United_States|Immigration]] | ||
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Collection Time Period[edit | edit source]
This index covers the years 1820 to 1874.
Record Description[edit | edit source]
This is a card index to passengers arriving at 70 ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. New York City is excluded from this index.
States covered by this collection include:
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
Record Content[edit | edit source]
Key genealogical facts found in most immigration passenger lists include:
- Passenger name and surname
- Age
- Occupation
- Country of origin
- Names of children (if a family traveled together)
- Name of ship
- Port of embarkation
- Port of destination
- Date of departure
- Date of arrival
How to Use the Record[edit | edit source]
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.
Record History[edit | edit source]
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.
Why the Record Was Created[edit | edit source]
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.
Record Reliability[edit | edit source]
Although generally reliable, passenger lists were handwritten, causing possible spelling errors.
Related Websites[edit | edit source]
Related Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]
- US Immigration Passenger Arrival Records
- Connecticut Emigration and Immigration
- Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration
- Virginia Emigration and Immigration
- Delaware Emigration and Immigration
- Maine Emmigration and Immigration
- Florida Emigraton and Immigration
- Alabama Emigration and immigration
- Mississippi Emigration and Immigration
Contributions to This Article[edit | edit source]
Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections[edit | edit source]
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections.
Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection[edit | edit source]
United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). entry for Jane Ewing arrived June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States.
Sources of information for This Collection[edit | edit source]
United States. Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports, 1820-1874. Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C.