Searching Passenger Lists

To make effective use of what you have learned from the passenger lists, ask yourself these questions:

• What information was given about the immigrant?
  • Was the age of immigrant listed?
  • Does the record give the place and date of birth?
  • Are other residences listed for your ancestor
  • Were relatives or friends in the new country listed?
  • Was a final destination for the immigrant listed?
    

• Does this information match what you knew before?
  

• What information was given about other people on the ship?
  • Note: They may be friends, neighbors, in-laws, or a guardian.
  • Who was traveling with the immigrant?
  • Who else on the ship had the same surname? (Family may have been separated.)
  • Who else was on the ship from the same town?