South Carolina, Georgetown, Passenger Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of passenger lists of vessels arriving at the following Florida ports and Georgetown, South Carolina:


 * Apalachicola, Florida, 1918
 * Baynten, Florida, 1942
 * Boca Grande, Florida, 1912-1935
 * Carrabelle, Florida, 1915
 * Fernandina, Florida, 1904-1935 (St. Andrews, 1916-1926; Stuart, 1942)
 * Fort Pierce, Florida, 1939-1942
 * Georgetown, South Carolina, 1923-1939
 * Hobe Sound, Florida, 1942
 * Lake Worth, Florida, 1942
 * Mayport, Florida 1916
 * Millville, Florida, 1916
 * Port Inglis, Florida, 1912-1913

Arrivals to Georgetown cover the years 1923 to 1939. The collection also included a few crew lists. The arrival records include foreign visitors, immigrants and returning U.S.citizens.

This collection covers the years 1904 to 1942 and corresponds to NARA Publication M1842 and is 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:

Passenger list
 * Port and date of departure
 * Port and date of entry
 * Name of ship
 * Country of citizenship
 * Name of passenger, including maiden name of women
 * Names of persons accompanying passenger
 * Age, gender, marital status and occupation of passenger
 * Date and place of birth of passenger
 * Address of last permanent residence
 * Name and address of friend or relative at last address
 * Final destination
 * Name and address of friend or relative in U.S.
 * Physical description and distinguishing marks
 * Who paid for passage
 * Purpose of visit

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

If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the Port of Arrival
 * 2) Select the Year of Arrival to view the images.

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.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
Use passenger lists to:


 * Learn an immigrant’s place of origin
 * Confirm their date of arrival
 * Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
 * Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests
 * If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct
 * Continue to search the passenger lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who may have immigrated at the same time
 * If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors

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

 * Check for variant spellings of the name
 * Look for an index. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies
 * Search the passenger lists year by year
 * Search the indexes of other port cities

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of South Carolina.
 * South Carolina Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


 * Collection Citation: "South Carolina, Georgetown, Passenger Lists, 1904-1942." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1842. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

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