New York, Rouses Point and Waddington Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Rouses Point and Waddington, New York for the years 1954 to 1956. These records correspond with NARA publication A3449 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.

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 * Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Rouses Point, New York, 7/14/1958 - 2/3/1965
 * Masters' Oaths for License of Enrolled Vessel, 2/11/1902 - 6/29/1913
 * Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Sodus Point, New York, 1945–1957

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

Crew list
 * Name of the vessel and ship master
 * Ports and dates of departure and arrival
 * Full name of the crew member
 * Position in ship’s company
 * Length of service
 * If able to read
 * Age
 * Gender
 * Race
 * Nationality
 * Physical Description
 * Remarks

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.

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?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.

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
 * Consult the New York Record Finder to find other records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of New York.
 * Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records
 * New York Guided Research
 * New York Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step New York Research, 1880-Present

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