Texas, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Corpus Christi, Texas, and Vicinity - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection contains passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Corpus Christi, Texas, and Vicinity (Aransas Pass, Gregory, Harbor Island, Point Comfort, and Port Lavaca), June 1948-January 1959. The records usually include the name of the vessel, ports and dates of departure and arrival, and the following information about each crew member: full name, position in ship’s company, age, gender, race, nationality. These records correspond with NARA publication A3458 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.

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 * Name and middle initial
 * Nationality and passport number
 * Position
 * Where shipped or engaged
 * Name and address of next of kin

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 * Michael Tepper, American passenger arrival records: a guide to the records of immigrants arriving at American ports by sail and steam Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, c1993 FS Library 973 W27am 1993
 * John Philip Colletta, They came in ships: a guide to finding your immigrant ancestor's arrival record. 3rd ed. Orem, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, c2002 FS Library 973 W27c 2002
 * Michael J. Anuta,Ships of our ancestors Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1993, 2006 FS Library 973 U3an 1993
 * Texas, Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Corpus Christi, Texas, and vicinity, June 1948-January 1959

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