Ancestors: Immigration Records- Ship Passenger Arrival List Guide

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Ship Passenger Arrival List 1820-1892 Guide

Immigration Records- Ship Passenger Arrival List
What's In Them	Where to Find Them	How to Use Them^***
Almost always include: Each immigrant's name Age Sex Occupation Country of origin May also include: Names and information about others traveling with your ancestor Unexpected detail, such as the actual city or town of origin (rare)	General compiled sources such as P. William Filby's Passenger and Immigration Lists or the FHL Catalog: http://www.familysearch.org/ Search/searchcatalog.asp National Archives: archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/ Online & CD transcription projects Emigration Records	To discover when your ancestor arrived in the U.S. To find out which country your ancestor was from To learn roughly when he or she was born To find the occupation of your ancestor To uncover family relationships To find evidence of chain migration To perhaps find the name of a county, town or place more specific than a country To learn the dividing line time-wise of when to focus your research in the U.S. and when to focus on the country of origin

*** Please share your suggestions for other uses of information found in family records here

For more information on these important records, be sure to catch the Immigration Records episode of Ancestors on your local PBS station.

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Immigration Records

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