Guam, Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

Guam

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains passenger and crew lists of vessels departing the trust territory of the Pacific Islands for arrival at Guam, 1947-1952, as well as other related records. Most of the passengers and crew were Rotanese, Saipanese, Tinianese although there were some U.S. citizens and Guamanians. The records are disarranged and correspond with NARA microfilm publication M1778 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:

Passenger and Crew list'
 * Date of arrival
 * Name
 * Age
 * Gender
 * Nationality
 * Next of kin
 * Accompanying passengers
 * Relationships
 * Name of vessel
 * Place of departure

How Do I Search This Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know


 * The name of the immigrant
 * Some other identifying information such the age and date of arrival or place of departure

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the 


 * 1) Select NARA Roll Number 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?

 * Carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details and lead you to other records about your ancestors
 * Add this new information to your records of each family. For example, you can use these 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
 * Find federal immigration records
 * 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 lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives 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. 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?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the indexes and records of other localities
 * Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor

Record Finder
Consult the Guam Record Finder to search other records

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: "Guam, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1947-1952." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1778. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999.

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