New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection "New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942" consists of images of books of indexes to passenger manifests for the port of New York. The indexes are grouped by shipping line and arranged chronologically by date of arrival.This collection corresponds to NARA Publications T612: Book Indexes to New York Passenger Lists, 1906-1942. and is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This collection partly indexes NARA Publication T715 Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957."Additional images will be added as they become available.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
These records may contain any of the following information:


 * Full name of immigrant
 * Number on manifest sheet
 * Number on manifest
 * Port of embarkation or last permanent residence
 * Passenger class
 * Port of entry and date of arrival
 * Name of ship
 * Age
 * Destination

How Do I Search This Collection?
You can search the index or view the images or both. To begin your search, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The date of immigration or destination

Search the Index
Search by name by visiting the Collection Page.
 * 1) Fill in the search boxes on the Collection Page with the information you have
 * 2) Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page.
 * 1) Select NARA Roll Number - Contents

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.

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

 * Use the information to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests
 * Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived, and then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts and 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
 * Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
 * Learn the place of origin and find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records. Also search for land and probate records
 * Use the race information to find records related to that ethnicity such as records of the Freedman’s Bureau or Indian censuses
 * Search for military files in the State or National Archives
 * Use the occupation to find employment or school records
 * Use the information to find additional family members in censuses
 * Use the information to find additional family members in censuses
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

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

 * Try viewing the original record. Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
 * Try variant spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
 * Search the indexes and records of New York, United States Genealogy (Make sure it says the correct state)
 * Search in the FamilySearch Library Catalog

Citing This Collection
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 * Collection Citation:

"New York Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 9 May 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication T612. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

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