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California, customs passenger lists of vessels arriving at San Francisco, 1903-1918
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San Francisco,California,
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Record Description
Record Type Custom Passenger Lists
Record Group RG 85: Records of the immigration and Naturalization Service
Collection years 1903-1918
Microfilm Publication M1412. Customs Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, CA., January 2, 1903-April 1, 1918.. 13 rolls.
Collection Series Customs Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, California, 1/2/1903 - 4/1/1918
National Archives Identifier 4478116
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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains customs passenger lists of vessels arriving at San Francisco, California from 1903 to 1918. NARA Series M1412, Record Group 85, Records of the Immigration an Naturalization Service. Arrival lists was used by legal authorities to gather personal information about immigrants prior to the person being allowed to live in the United States. The information was supplied by the immigrant or a traveling companion (usually a family member). Incorrect information was occasionally given, or mistakes may have been made when the clerk guessed at the spelling of foreign names. The passenger lists are digital copies of the original records. The earliest records are handwritten pages. Later records are usually handwritten on pre-printed pages. The records are arranged by the date of entry into port.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Name of ship
  • Port of embarkation
  • Date and seaport of entry
  • Final destination
  • Name of passenger
  • Birthplace
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Occupation
  • Whether or not can read and write
  • Nationality
  • Last permanent residence
  • Destination
  • Who paid for passage
  • Whether or not has been in U. S. before
  • Name and address of relative or friend passenger plans to join
  • General condition and statement of health
  • Description of passenger

Collection Content

Sample Images

  • 1917 Passenger list

    1917 Passenger list

  • Passenger list

    Passenger list

  • 1917 Passenger list

    1917 Passenger list

Inventory

Film DGS Roll Collection Notes
1463582 7683022 1 Jan. 2,1903-Apr. 21,1904
1463583 7683018 2 Apr. 22,1904-Aug. 21,1905
1463584 7683019 3 Aug. 26,1905-Nov. 19,1906
1463585 7683020 4 Nov. 19,1906-Jan. 21,1908
1463586 7683021 5 Jan. 25,1908-July 27,1909
1463587 7683023 6 July 27,1909-Dec. 17,1910
1463588 7683024 7 Dec. 17,1910-July 1,1912
1463589 7683025 8 July 1,1912-Aug. 25,1913
1463590 7683026 9 Aug. 15,1913-May 20,1914
1463591 7683059 10 May 23, 1914-June 1,1915
1463592 7683027 11 June 1,1915-Jan. 30,1916
1463593 7683028 12 July 5, 1916-Feb. 4,1917
1463594 7683029 13 Mar. 24,1917-Apr. 18,1918

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  • Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the naturalization petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process
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