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== Using the Passenger Lists and Indexes | ==Using the Passenger Lists and Indexes== | ||
The Hamburg passenger lists contain the names of millions of Europeans who departed Europe from Hamburg, Germany between 1850 and 1934 (except 1915–1919). Nearly one-third of Germans, and 90 percent of the people who emigrated from eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, Austria-Hungary, Romania) during this time are included on these lists. If you have ancestors who emigrated from these areas, the Hamburg passenger lists could provide important genealogical information about them, including their hometowns. Extensive indexes make these records easier to use than most other passenger lists and emigration records. | |||
The Hamburg passenger lists contain the names of millions of Europeans who | |||
The records of Europeans who emigrated through other ports, such as Bremen, LeHavre, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Antwerp, have either been destroyed or are not available for research at the Family History Library. | The records of Europeans who emigrated through other ports, such as Bremen, LeHavre, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Antwerp, have either been destroyed or are not available for research at the Family History Library. | ||
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You may not need to look at the Hamburg passenger lists if you already know where your ancestor was born in Europe. Furthermore, you may be able to find your ancestor's birthplace in other sources, such as local records where the person resided. | You may not need to look at the Hamburg passenger lists if you already know where your ancestor was born in Europe. Furthermore, you may be able to find your ancestor's birthplace in other sources, such as local records where the person resided. | ||
The Hamburg passenger lists are made up of two sections. Each section has | The Hamburg passenger lists are made up of two sections. Each section has its own separate handwritten index. | ||
*The '''Direct Passenger Lists''' include passengers who left Hamburg, Germany, and sailed directly to their destination without stopping at other European ports. | *The '''Direct Passenger Lists''' include passengers who left Hamburg, Germany, and sailed directly to their destination without stopping at other European ports. | ||
*The '''Indirect Passenger Lists''' include passengers who stopped at another European or British port before sailing to their final destination. About 20 percent of the immigrants leaving Europe took indirect routes. | *The '''Indirect Passenger Lists''' include passengers who stopped at another European or British port before sailing to their final destination. About 20 percent of the immigrants leaving Europe took indirect routes. | ||
'''''Internet.''''' The partially completed (1890-1913) [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Internet index] and, at the bottom of the same screen, the [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Hamburg passenger list images] direct and indirect for all years 1850-1934, and the separate [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1166&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 handwritten index images] 1855-1934 are available at Ancestry.com, a subscription site. The Family History Library has a subscription which includes the Ancestry images and indexes. | *'''''Internet.''''' The partially completed (1890-1913) [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Internet index] and, at the bottom of the same screen, the [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Hamburg passenger list images] direct and indirect for all years 1850-1934, and the separate [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1166&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 handwritten index images] 1855-1934 are available at Ancestry.com, a subscription site. The Family History Library has a subscription which includes the Ancestry images and indexes. | ||
'''''Microfilm.''''' Also, the passenger lists, Fifteen-Year Direct Index, and handwritten indexes are on 486 rolls of microfilm at the Family History Library, and can be ordered at Family History Centers. An additional 48 rolls of microfilm for the Klüber Indexes for the years 1850-1871, and one additional roll for the 1872 Direct and Indirect Index are also available. | *'''''Microfilm.''''' Also, the passenger lists, Fifteen-Year Direct Index, and handwritten indexes are on 486 rolls of microfilm at the Family History Library, and can be ordered at Family History Centers. An additional 48 rolls of microfilm for the Klüber Indexes for the years 1850-1871, and one additional roll for the 1872 Direct and Indirect Index are also available. | ||
For details and microfilm numbers, search the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | For details and microfilm numbers, search the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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= STEP 1: Select the Best Index to Use | =STEP 1: Select the Best Index to Use= | ||
'''''What you need to know to use the indexes.''''' Before using the index, you need to know the approximate year the emigrant departed from Hamburg, Germany. You will also need the emigrant's name. In addition, it would help to know the name of a relative or neighbor traveling with him. The 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 U.S. censuses are a good place to begin searching for these kinds of information. The census provides the year a person arrived in the United States, and shows neighbors. If possible, find out whether the emigrant traveled directly to his or her destination or stopped at other European or British ports along the way. | '''''What you need to know to use the indexes.''''' Before using the index, you need to know the approximate year the emigrant departed from Hamburg, Germany. You will also need the emigrant's name. In addition, it would help to know the name of a relative or neighbor traveling with him. The 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 U.S. censuses are a good place to begin searching for these kinds of information. The census provides the year a person arrived in the United States, and shows neighbors. If possible, find out whether the emigrant traveled directly to his or her destination or stopped at other European or British ports along the way. | ||
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=STEP 2: Search the Indexes= | |||
Use the following instructions to search the index you selected in STEP 1. | Use the following instructions to search the index you selected in STEP 1. | ||
== Internet Index 1890-1913 | ==Internet Index 1890-1913== | ||
To search this partial index for free at the Family History Library on Ancestry.com [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here]. You can also search the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the search results list. | To search this partial index for free at the Family History Library on Ancestry.com [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here]. You can also search the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the search results list. | ||
If you find a name in this Internet index you can click "View Image" to see a picture of the actual passenger list page including the home town of each emigrant, and his or her relatives on the same ship. | If you find a name in this Internet index you can click "View Image" to see a picture of the actual passenger list page including the home town of each emigrant, and his or her relatives on the same ship. | ||
== Alphabetical Passenger Lists 1850-1854 | ==Alphabetical Passenger Lists 1850-1854== | ||
The lists themselves are alphabetical by the first letter of the surname from 1850-1854. | The lists themselves are alphabetical by the first letter of the surname from 1850-1854. | ||
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'''Microfilm. '''For the Family History Library Catalog listing of the alphabetical passenger lists from 1850-1854 microfilm numbers [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=140&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=43289&disp=Auswandererlisten%25252525252C%252525252B1850%25252525252D1934%252525252B%252525252B&last=239&columns=*%2C0%2C0 click here]. These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | '''Microfilm. '''For the Family History Library Catalog listing of the alphabetical passenger lists from 1850-1854 microfilm numbers [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=140&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=43289&disp=Auswandererlisten%25252525252C%252525252B1850%25252525252D1934%252525252B%252525252B&last=239&columns=*%2C0%2C0 click here]. These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | ||
== Klüber Index 1 1856-1871 | ==Klüber Index 1 1856-1871== | ||
This card index on microfilm partially indexes: | This card index on microfilm partially indexes: | ||
*Direct Passenger Lists, 1856–1871 | *Direct Passenger Lists, 1856–1871 | ||
*Indirect Passenger Lists, 1866–1867 | *Indirect Passenger Lists, 1866–1867 | ||
For [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745588&disp=Index+von+Karl+Werner+Kl%C3%BCber+zu+den++ Family Hisory Library microfilm numbers] use the following list. These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | For [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=745588&disp=Index+von+Karl+Werner+Kl%C3%BCber+zu+den++ Family Hisory Library microfilm numbers] use the following list. These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | ||
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== Klüber Index 2 1850-1871 == | == Klüber Index 2 1850-1871 == | ||
This card index on microfilm partially indexes: | This card index on microfilm partially indexes: | ||
*Direct Passenger Lists, 1850–1871 | *Direct Passenger Lists, 1850–1871 | ||
*Indirect Passenger Lists, 1854–1865 | *Indirect Passenger Lists, 1854–1865 | ||
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The index cards provide the emigrant’s name, status or occupation, age, names of persons traveling in the same party, and place of origin. It also includes the year of emigration and the page number where the entry will be found. A letter i or d following the year will indicate if the entry was from the indirect or direct index. There are different types of cards used in this file. The figures below show two typical samples of cards from the Klüber indexes. | The index cards provide the emigrant’s name, status or occupation, age, names of persons traveling in the same party, and place of origin. It also includes the year of emigration and the page number where the entry will be found. A letter i or d following the year will indicate if the entry was from the indirect or direct index. There are different types of cards used in this file. The figures below show two typical samples of cards from the Klüber indexes. | ||
<center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3.jpg|center]]''Figure 1: Card from Klüber Index.''</center> | <center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3.jpg|center]]''Figure 1: Card from Klüber Index.''</center> | ||
<center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3-4.jpg|center]]''Figure 2: Card from Klüber Index for an 1869 Direct Passenger List entry.''</center> | <center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG3-4.jpg|center]]''Figure 2: Card from Klüber Index for an 1869 Direct Passenger List entry.''</center> | ||
==Fifteen-Year Direct Index 1856-1871== | |||
Use the following table to determine the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=43289&disp=Auswandererlisten%2C+1850-1934++ Family History Library microfilm number]. These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | Use the following table to determine the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=43289&disp=Auswandererlisten%2C+1850-1934++ Family History Library microfilm number]. These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | ||
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|+ '''Fifteen-Year Index FHL film numbers''' | |+ '''Fifteen-Year Index FHL film numbers''' | ||
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[[Image:HAMBURGFIG2.jpg|center|460px]]''Figure 3: A Fifteen-Year Direct Index card.''</center> | [[Image:HAMBURGFIG2.jpg|center|460px]]''Figure 3: A Fifteen-Year Direct Index card.''</center> | ||
When you find a person in an index, use the information in the index to find the person in the actual passenger list. See step 3 to learn how to do this. | |||
'''Internet.''' This index is available for free on the Internet from ProGenealogists.com by [http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/hamburg/index.html?url=http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/hamburg/index.html&affiliate=joeb&merchant=cottrill clicking here]. | ==1872 Direct and Indirect Index== | ||
'''Internet.''' This index is available for free on the Internet from ProGenealogists.com by [http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/hamburg/index.html?url=http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/hamburg/index.html&affiliate=joeb&merchant=cottrill clicking here]. | |||
'''Microfilm.''' This index is on Family History Library microfilm [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=576461&disp=Hamburg+passenger+list+index+1872++ 1183696 items 3 - 6]. This microfilm can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. The book call number is FHL INTL Ref book 943.515/H1 W39h 1872. Books do not circulate to Family History Centers. | '''Microfilm.''' This index is on Family History Library microfilm [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=576461&disp=Hamburg+passenger+list+index+1872++ 1183696 items 3 - 6]. This microfilm can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. The book call number is FHL INTL Ref book 943.515/H1 W39h 1872. Books do not circulate to Family History Centers. | ||
==Handwritten Direct Indexes 1855-1934== | |||
'''Internet Availability. '''At the Family History Library to search for the free images of this complete but hard-to-read index on Ancestry.com [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1166&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here]. You can see a list of images and years covered for the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1166&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the actual index images. | '''Internet Availability. '''At the Family History Library to search for the free images of this complete but hard-to-read index on Ancestry.com [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1166&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here]. You can see a list of images and years covered for the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1166&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the actual index images. | ||
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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 4'' below is a sample of an entry from the | ''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:HAMBURGFIG5.jpg|center|300px]]''Figure 4: Handwritten Index Entry.''</center> | <center>[[Image:HAMBURGFIG5.jpg|center|300px]]''Figure 4: Handwritten Index Entry.''</center> | ||
The actual format of the indexes vary over time. Notice the type of information provided within these entries. This index entry contains: | |||
#The name of the ship (''California''). | #The name of the ship (''California''). | ||
#The departure date of the ship (''28 June 1893''). | #The departure date of the ship (''28 June 1893''). | ||
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#The name of the ship's captain (''Capt. Winakla''). | #The name of the ship's captain (''Capt. Winakla''). | ||
#The name of the destination port (''New York''). | #The name of the destination port (''New York''). | ||
#The page this information is found on the actual passenger lists (''1086''). | #The page this information is found on the actual passenger lists (''1086''). | ||
When you find the emigrant in the index, note the number following the name. This number indicates which page the name appears on in the passenger list. In some cases page numbers are dittoed, referring to the previous page. Occasionally, large page numbers are partially dittoed. For example, pages 1086, 1087, and 1088 might appear as 1086, 87, 88. | When you find the emigrant in the index, note the number following the name. This number indicates which page the name appears on in the passenger list. In some cases page numbers are dittoed, referring to the previous page. Occasionally, large page numbers are partially dittoed. For example, pages 1086, 1087, and 1088 might appear as 1086, 87, 88. | ||
Next, move up the column until you find the departure date, and ship. When you have | Next, move up the column until you find the departure date, and ship. When you have the departure date, ship, and page number, you are ready to find the emigrant in the passenger list. | ||
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. | ||
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For a Wiki list of terminology used in the Hamburg Passenger List [[Hamburg Passenger List Terminology|click here]]. | For a Wiki list of terminology used in the Hamburg Passenger List [[Hamburg Passenger List Terminology|click here]]. | ||
== Handwritten Indirect Indexes 1855-1910 | ==Handwritten Indirect Indexes 1855-1910== | ||
'''Internet Availability. '''At the Family History Library to search for the free images of this complete but hard-to-read index on Ancestry.com [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1166&path=1855-1910+(Indirekt) click here]. You can see a list of images and years covered for the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1166&path=1855-1910+(Indirekt) click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the actual index images. | '''Internet Availability. '''At the Family History Library to search for the free images of this complete but hard-to-read index on Ancestry.com [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1166&path=1855-1910+(Indirekt) click here]. You can see a list of images and years covered for the same index on a home computer if you [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1166&path=1855-1910+(Indirekt) click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the actual index images. | ||
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'''Instructions. '''The Indirect and the Direct Handwritten indexes are similar. For more detailed instructions explaining how to use these '''''Indirect''''' indexes see the [[Hamburg Passenger Lists#Handwritten Direct Indexes 1855-1934|Handwritten '''''Direct''''' Indexes instructions]]. | '''Instructions. '''The Indirect and the Direct Handwritten indexes are similar. For more detailed instructions explaining how to use these '''''Indirect''''' indexes see the [[Hamburg Passenger Lists#Handwritten Direct Indexes 1855-1934|Handwritten '''''Direct''''' Indexes instructions]]. | ||
== | ==Can not Find Your Ancestor in the Indexes?== | ||
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=STEP 3: Obtain the Desired Passenger List= | |||
= STEP 3: Obtain the Desired Passenger List | |||
Once you have found your ancestor in an index, you will want to get the actual passenger list on which that person appears. | Once you have found your ancestor in an index, you will want to get the actual passenger list on which that person appears. | ||
'''Internet. '''On the Ancestry.com | '''Internet. '''On the Ancestry.com Internet index results list, click "View Image" at the end of a name entry to see the image of that person's passenger list page. | ||
Also, at the Family History Library you can browse a complete set of free images of both Direct and Indirect Passenger Lists on Ancestry.com if you [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here] and scroll to the bottom of the page to select the appropriate years. You can browse the same years and passenger list images on a home computer, if you scroll to the bottom after you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the actual passenger list images. | Also, at the Family History Library you can browse a complete set of free images of both Direct and Indirect Passenger Lists on Ancestry.com if you [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here] and scroll to the bottom of the page to select the appropriate years. You can browse the same years and passenger list images on a home computer, if you scroll to the bottom after you [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1068&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 click here], but you will be asked to subscribe to see the actual passenger list images. | ||
'''Microfilm. '''For the Family History Library Catalog listing of '''''Direct Passenger List''''' microfilm numbers [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=140&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=43289&disp=Auswandererlisten%2525252C%25252B1850%2525252D1934%25252B%25252B&last=239&columns=*%2C0%2C0 click here]. | '''Microfilm. '''For the Family History Library Catalog listing of '''''Direct Passenger List''''' microfilm numbers [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=140&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=43289&disp=Auswandererlisten%2525252C%25252B1850%2525252D1934%25252B%25252B&last=239&columns=*%2C0%2C0 click here]. | ||
For the Family History Library Catalog listing of '''''Indirect Passenger List''''' microfilm numbers [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=414&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=43289&disp=Auswandererlisten%252525252525252C%2525252525252B1850%252525252525252D1934%2525252525252B%2525252525252B&last=513&columns=*%2C0%2C0 click here]. | For the Family History Library Catalog listing of '''''Indirect Passenger List''''' microfilm numbers [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=414&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=43289&disp=Auswandererlisten%252525252525252C%2525252525252B1850%252525252525252D1934%2525252525252B%2525252525252B&last=513&columns=*%2C0%2C0 click here]. | ||
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These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | These microfilms can be ordered at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest Family History Center]. | ||
= STEP 4: Search the Passenger List | =STEP 4: Search the Passenger List= | ||
In the passenger list, turn to the page number you found in the index. On some passenger lists a numbered page is followed by one or more unnumbered pages. If your ancestor's name does not appear on the numbered page, search the unnumbered page(s) immediately following it. | In the passenger list, turn to the page number you found in the index. On some passenger lists a numbered page is followed by one or more unnumbered pages. If your ancestor's name does not appear on the numbered page, search the unnumbered page(s) immediately following it. | ||
Format and titles may vary by shipping line and year. | Format and titles may vary by shipping line and year. | ||
If you know the name of a traveling companion, or the name of a relative or neighbor who lived near the ancestor in both the old world and the new world, it may help to more clearly identify your ancestor on the passenger lists. | If you know the name of a traveling companion, or the name of a relative or neighbor who lived near the ancestor in both the old world and the new world, it may help to more clearly identify your ancestor on the passenger lists. | ||
'''''Update your records.''''' When you find an ancestor make a note on your [[Research Logs|research log]] showing exactly where you found him. Also [[Copying Sources|make a printout or photocopy]] of the passenger list pages showing him and his family. Note the microfilm number and page on the back of the copy. Update your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group record]] by [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|adding a custom event for emigration]] and include [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|source footnotes]]. Organize and [[Document AS YOU GO!|document as you go]]. | '''''Update your records.''''' When you find an ancestor make a note on your [[Research Logs|research log]] showing exactly where you found him. Also [[Copying Sources|make a printout or photocopy]] of the passenger list pages showing him and his family. Note the microfilm number and page on the back of the copy. Update your [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group record]] by [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|adding a custom event for emigration]] and include [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|source footnotes]]. Organize and [[Document AS YOU GO!|document as you go]]. | ||
= | =Related Content= | ||
*[[Hamburg Passenger List Terminology|Hamburg Passenger List Terminology]] | *[[Hamburg Passenger List Terminology|Hamburg Passenger List Terminology]] | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/Hamburg_Pass_List.ASP Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934 Resource Guide] | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/Hamburg_Pass_List.ASP Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934 Resource Guide] | ||
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*[[Emigration and Immigration Germany|Emigration and Immigration Germany]] | *[[Emigration and Immigration Germany|Emigration and Immigration Germany]] | ||
[[Category:Hamburg,_Germany]] [[Category:Germany]] [[Category:Emigration_and_Immigration]] | [[Category:Hamburg,_Germany]] | ||
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