Mississippi, Admitted Alien Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Pascagoula, Mississippi - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of crew list suppiled by the ship caption to the immigration and Naturalization upon arrival. Crew lists are from National Archives Microfilm M2027 Admitted Alien Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Pasacagoula, Mississippi, July 1903 - May 1935 and are part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Crew Lists
 * Name of each crew member
 * Position
 * Length of service at sea
 * Citizenship (nationality)
 * Age
 * Sex
 * Height and weight
 * Date and place of employment
 * Discharged or paid off at the port of arrival

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the person
 * The approximate date of immigration

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?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the National Archives and Records Administration.

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

 * Use the record to learn the place of origin then search there for vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage
 * Use the information found in the record to find probate records
 * Search for additional family members in census records
 * 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

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching other possible ports of entry
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps

 * Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records
 * Beginning Research in United States Naturalization Records
 * Mississippi Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Index to passengers arriving at Gulfport, Aug 27, 1904 - Aug 28, 1954, and at Pascagoula, Mississippi, July 15, 1903 - May 21, 1935: publication M523

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