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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[New Hanover County, North Carolina Genealogy|New Hanover County]]<br>''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Carteret County, North Carolina Genealogy|Carteret County]]''
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[New Hanover County, North Carolina Genealogy|New Hanover County]]''<br>''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Carteret County, North Carolina Genealogy|Carteret County]]''


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| FS_URL_01 =[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]  
| FS_URL_01 =[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]  
| FS_URL_02 =[[North Carolina Emigration and Immigration]]
| FS_URL_02 =[[North Carolina Emigration and Immigration]]
| FS_URL_03 =[[North Carolina Genealogy ]]  
| FS_URL_03 =[[North Carolina Genealogy]]  
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Image:North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists (12-0962) DGS 7043185_252.jpg|Passenger List Example 2
Image:North Carolina, Wilmington and Morehead City Passenger and Crew Lists (12-0962) DGS 7043185_252.jpg|Passenger List Example 2
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== What Can this Collection Tell Me? ==
'''Passenger lists''' may list any of the following information:  
'''Passenger lists''' may list any of the following information:  


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To begin your search it is helpful to know:
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
*The full name of your ancestor  
*The full name of your ancestor.
*The approximate date of immigration.
*The approximate date of immigration.


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For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].
For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].


== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
 
When you have located your ancestor on a passenger list, 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. For example, you can use passenger lists to:  
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
Use passenger lists to:  


*Request federal immigration record  
*Request federal immigration record  
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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.
 
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? ===
=== Tips to Keep in Mind  ===
 
*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.
 
== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? ==


*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names.
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names.
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