Rhode Island, Davisville, Melville, Newport, and Quonset Point, Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Record Description

This collection contains Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplanes Arriving at the following cities:

• Davisville, Rhode Island
• Melville, Rhode Island
• Newport, Rhode Island
• Quonset Point, New York for the years March 1955 to March 1957.

These records correspond with NARA publication A3678 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Rhode Island, Davisville, Melville, Newport, and Quonset Point, Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists, 1955-1957.

Record Content

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  Crew List (sample 1)

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  Crew List (sample 2)

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  Changes in Crew

The records may include any of the following:

• Full name
• Position in ship’s company
• Age
• Gender
• Race
• Nationality
• Port and date of departure
• Port and date of entry
• Name of ship
• Country of citizenship
• Date and place of birth
• Address of last permanent residence
• Name and address of friend or relative at last address
• Physical description and distinguishing marks
• Remarks

How to Use the Record

To begin your search it is helpful to know

• The name of your ancestor.
• Some other identifying information such the port and date or arrival or departure.

Searching The Collection

To search the collection:
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
⇒Select the appropriate "NARA Roll Number" 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

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 and lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. For example, you can use these 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.
• Find federal immigration records

Tips to Keep in Mind

• Download a copy of the record or transcribe the details.
• 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 lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives 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. 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?

• Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names.
• Search the indexes and records of other port cities.

Related Websites

US GenWeb Project

Related Wiki Articles

Rhode Island Emigration and Immigration

Citations for This Collection

Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

Collection Citation:

Collection Citation: The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

Image Citation:
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When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen. You can browse through images in this collection by visiting the browse page for Rhode Island, Davisville, Melville, Newport, and Quonset Point, Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists, 1955-1957.

National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.