Texas, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Corpus Christi, Texas, and Vicinity - FamilySearch Historical Records
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Record Description | |
Record Type | Passenger lists |
Collection years | 1948-1959 |
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Why Should I Look at This Collection?[edit | edit source]
What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]
This collection contains passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Corpus Christi, Texas, and Vicinity, June 1948-January 1959. The records usually include the name of the vessel, ports and dates of departure and arrival, and the following information about each crew member: full name, position in ship’s company, age, gender, race, nationality. These records correspond with NARA publication A3458 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]
- Family Name
- Name and middle initial
- Nationality and passport number
- Position
- Where shipped or engaged
- Name and address of next of kin
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- Name of the person
- Approximate date of the event
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