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 == How Do I Search the Collection? ==
-To begin your search, it is helpful to know:
+To begin your search, it is helpful to know at least one of the following:
 *The full name of your ancestor.
+*The age or birth date of your ancestor.
 *The approximate date of immigration.
+*The port of arrival or departure.
-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. Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information in the list to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several persons in the list before you find your ancestor.
-'''Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443318?collectionNameFilter=falseCollection 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.
+'''Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443318?collectionNameFilter=falseCollection Page]:'''<br>
 '''View  images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2443318/waypoints Browse Page]:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: <br> ⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒ Select the "NARA Roll Number - Contents" which takes you to the images.<br>
-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.
 == What Do I Do Next? ==
-When you have located your ancestor’s immigration 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.
+Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.
 ===I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?===
-You can use passenger lists to:
+*Use the name, residence, and approximate birth date to locate your ancestor in church, land, and census records.
-*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin
+*Use occupations to find military records.
-*Confirm their date of arrival
+*Use the naturalization information to find immigration and naturalization court documents which lead to the country of origin.  Then search for records in the country of origin.
-*Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
+*Use the information in each record to find additional family members.
-*Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.
+*Repeat this process with additional family member’s records to find more generations of the family.
-*If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct.
+*[[California Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
-*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? ===
+*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc.  Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
+*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
+*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
+*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
+*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.shtml nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well.
+*Search the indexes and records of [[California, United States Genealogy]].
+*Search in the [[California Archives and Libraries]].
-===I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?===
+{{Tip|Don't overlook {{FHL|California, San Francisco|keywords|disp}} items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog.}}
-*Check for variant spellings of the name.
+== How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? ==
-*Look for an index. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies.
+{{Contributor_invite}}
-*Search the passenger lists year by year.
+[[Category:NARA_Emigration_and_Immigration_Records]]
-*Search the indexes of other port cities.
+== Citing this Collection ==
-{{Tip|Don't overlook {{FHL|California, San Francisco|keywords|disp}} items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see the wiki article [[California Archives and Libraries]]. }}
+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.
-== Citing 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''':<br> {{Collection citation | text= "California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924 (NARA A3381)." Database with Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2016. Citing NARA publication A3381, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland.}}<br><br>
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 == How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? ==
-{{Contributor_invite}}
-[[Category:NARA_Emigration_and_Immigration_Records]]