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== Record Description ==
== Record Description ==
This collection will include records from 1954-1956.


This collection contains Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Rouses Point and Waddington, New York, 1954-1956. The records may include name of vessel, ports of departure and arrival; date of arrival; and the following information about each crew member:  full name, citizenship, position in crew and identification number. These records correspond with NARA publication A3449 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.
This collection contains Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Rouses Point and Waddington, New York for the years 1954 to 1956. These records correspond with NARA publication A3449 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.  


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== Record Content ==
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*Full name of the crew member
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Record Description[edit | edit source]

This collection contains Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Rouses Point and Waddington, New York for the years 1954 to 1956. These records correspond with NARA publication A3449 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.

You will be able to browse through images in this collection when it is published.

Record Content[edit | edit source]

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The records usually contain:

  • Name of the vessel and shipmaster
  • Ports and dates of departure and arrival
  • Full name of the crew member
  • Position in ship’s company
  • Length of service
  • If able to read
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Race
  • Nationality
  • Physical Description
  • Remarks

How to Use the Record[edit | edit source]

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 the Collection[edit | edit source]

To search the collection,
⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
⇒ Select the "NARA Roll Number - Contents" which takes you to the images.

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. 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.

Using the Information[edit | edit source]

When you have located your ancestor’s record, 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. For example, you can 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.

Tips to Keep in Mind[edit | edit source]

  • If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct.
  • 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.
  • If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors.

Unable to Find Your Ancestor?[edit | edit source]

  • Check for variant spellings of the name.
  • Look for an index. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies.
  • Search the passenger lists year by year.
  • Search the indexes of other port cities.
Tip: Don't overlook FHL Keyword New York, Emigration and Immigration items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see the wiki article New York Archives and Libraries. For additional information about this state see the wiki article New York.

Related Websites[edit | edit source]

US Ports of Arrival and their Available Passenger Lists 1820-1957

Related Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]

New York Emigration and Immigration

Contributions to This Article[edit | edit source]

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Citations for This Collection[edit | edit source]

When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. 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. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.

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