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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information. | Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information. | ||
=== I Found | === I Found the Person I was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find other [[https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/san-francisco-international-airport San Francisco International Airport]] such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests. | *Use the information found in the record to find other [[https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/san-francisco-international-airport San Francisco International Airport]] such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests. | ||
*Use the record to learn your ancestor’s foreign and “Americanized” names, if they were different. | *Use the record to learn your ancestor’s foreign and “Americanized” names, if they were different. | ||
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*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives. | *If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives. | ||
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching other possible localities or ports of entry. | *If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching other possible localities or ports of entry. | ||
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Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | ||
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{{Collection_citation | text="California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924." Database with images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : 18 January 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3381. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003. | {{Collection_citation | text="California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Foreign Seamen Tax Cards, 1883-1924." Database with images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : 18 January 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3381. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003. | ||