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Essex County, Massachusetts, 
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Record Description
Record Type Crew Lists and Shipping Articles
Record Group RG 36: Records of the U.S. Customs Service
Collection years 1797-1934
National Archives Identifier 160075816008701600759
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What is in This Collection?

This collection consists of the following three NARA collections:

  • Crew Lists and Returns of Seamen for the Port of Salem and Beverly, compiled 1797-1818 (NAID 1600758)
  • Shipping Articles for the Port of Salem and Beverly, compiled 1810 - 1899 (NAID1600870)
  • Crew Lists for the Port of Salem and Beverly, 1797-1934 (NAID 1600759).

The Collections were filmed at the NARA Regional Facility in Waltham, Massachusetts. The records are arranged chronologically for the most part.

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Massachusetts, Salem and Beverly Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The records may include:

  • Name of ship and port of departure
  • Ship's arrival date and port of entry
  • Names of crew members
  • Position in the ship's crew
  • When and where engaged as a member of the crew
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Race
  • Nationality
  • Height
  • Weight
  • Physical marks or peculiarities

Collection Content

Sample Images

  • Massachusetts, Salem and Beverly Crew Lists Record Examples
  • Crew List example 1

    Crew List example 1

  • Crew List example 2

    Crew List example 2

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching the collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of your ancestor
  • Other identifying information such as the age and nationality

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
  2. Click Search to show possible matches


View the Images

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:

  1. Select the Record Type to view the images.


Tip: More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at Massachusetts, Salem and Beverly crew lists and shipping articles, 1797-1934. Click on camera icon to see images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

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 and lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

You can use passenger lists to:

  • Learn an immigrant’s place of origin
  • Confirm their date of arrival
  • Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
  • Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.
  • 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 the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

  • Check for variant spellings. Realize that the indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings and misinterpretations
  • Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
  • Search the indexes of other port cities

Citing This Collection

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.

Collection Citation

"Massachusetts, Salem and Beverly Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA NAID 1600758, 1600870, and 1600759. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

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