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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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== Collection Time Period  ==
This index covers the years 1820 to 1874.


== Record Description  ==
== Record Description  ==
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*Virginia
*Virginia


This index covers the years 1820 to 1874. 
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,&nbsp;the Federal Government began to store&nbsp;immigrant documentation.
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.
== Citation for This Collection  ==
== Citation for This Collection  ==


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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|Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg]]  
[[Image:Index to passenger lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf coast ports 004882056 05185.jpg|thumb|right]]  


*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.  


== Record History  ==
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,&nbsp;the Federal Government began to store&nbsp;immigrant documentation.
=== 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.
=== Record Reliability  ===
Although generally reliable, passenger lists were handwritten, causing possible spelling errors.


== Known Issues with This Collection  ==
== Known Issues with This Collection  ==
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