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Image:New York, Rouses Point and Waddington, Crew Lists (14-1633) Crew List DGS 100660793_74.jpg|Crew List | Image:New York, Rouses Point and Waddington, Crew Lists (14-1633) Crew List DGS 100660793_74.jpg|Crew List | ||
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== What Can this Collection Tell Me? == | |||
The records usually contain: | The records usually contain: | ||
*Name of the vessel and | *Name of the vessel and ship master | ||
*Ports and dates of departure and arrival | *Ports and dates of departure and arrival | ||
*Full name of the crew member | *Full name of the crew member | ||
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If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900. | If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900. | ||
'''Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443343?collectionNameFilter=false Collection Page]:'''<br> | |||
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | |||
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: | 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: | ||
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*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | *Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | ||
== I | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
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. | |||
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. | === I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? === | ||
Use passenger lists to: | |||
*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin | *Learn an immigrant’s place of origin | ||
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*Learn foreign and “Americanized” names | *Learn foreign and “Americanized” names | ||
*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests. | *Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests. | ||
*If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct. | *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. | *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. | *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. | ||
== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? == | === I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now? === | ||
*Check for variant spellings of the name. | *Check for variant spellings of the name. | ||
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