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NOTE: Each letter of the alphabet was allotted only a certain number of pages. When these pages were filled, the rest of the names beginning with that letter were continued on the unused pages under another letter. There may or may not be a note indicating this happened. Therefore, search all of the end pages assigned to other letters if your ancestor’s name is not listed where it should be. | NOTE: Each letter of the alphabet was allotted only a certain number of pages. When these pages were filled, the rest of the names beginning with that letter were continued on the unused pages under another letter. There may or may not be a note indicating this happened. Therefore, search all of the end pages assigned to other letters if your ancestor’s name is not listed where it should be. | ||
Figure | Figure 4 below is a sample of an entry from the handwritten index. The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. | ||
<center>[[Image: | <center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG5.jpg|center]]''Figure 4: A Handwritten Index Entry.''</center> | ||
<br> The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. | <br> The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. | ||
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If you cannot find a person in the index to the direct lists, follow the steps outlined here to search the index to the Indirect Lists. | If you cannot find a person in the index to the direct lists, follow the steps outlined here to search the index to the Indirect Lists. | ||
For a list of terminology used in the Hamburg Passenger List [[Hamburg Passenger List Terminology|click here]]. | For a list of terminology used in the Hamburg Passenger List [[Hamburg Passenger List Terminology|click here]]. | ||
== '''Can't Find Your Ancestor in the Indexes?''' == | == '''Can't Find Your Ancestor in the Indexes?''' == | ||