Florida, Pensacola, Passenger Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains passenger lists of vessels arriving at Pensacola, Florida, May 1900 to July 1945. These records correspond with NARA publication A3666 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.

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

Passenger list
 * Full name
 * Age
 * Gender
 * Marital status
 * Occupation
 * Citizenship
 * Race
 * Last permanent residence
 * Birthplace
 * Final destination

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching the collection, it is helpful to know: If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.
 * The full name of your ancestor
 * 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?
When you have located your ancestor on a passenger list, 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.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * 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 Florida.
 * Beginning Research in United States Naturalization Records
 * Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records
 * Searching Passenger Lists
 * Florida Guided Research
 * Florida Record Finder
 * Florida Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Florida Research, 1880-Present

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Florida, Pensacola, passenger lists, 1900-1945
 * Passenger lists of citizens (June 1924-Aug. 1948) and aliens (March 1946-Nov. 1948) arriving at Pensacola, Florida, and passenger lists of vessels departing from Pensacola, Florida (Aug. 1926-March 1948) : NARA publication M2021

Relate FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Florida, Pensacola, Passenger lists of citizens and aliens arriving and departing at Pensacola, Florida, 1924-1948

Citing this Collection
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