A record of passengers and crew who traveled on a ship or airplane.
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Help reading an Ellis island record
I wonder if you could help me figure out some text in an Ellis Island record (Line 15).
Here's what I've been able to get so far. I've put questions marks where I'm not sure.
Luka Cacic
Age 23
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Where else might I find a ship going from New York to London in Spring/Summer, 1911?
I am looking for the ship on which the following party traveled from New York to London in Spring or Summer, 1911:
Charles Jay Foster
Minna Cramer Foster
Marie-Louise Foster
Enid Foster
Minna Van ...
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What are the meanings of these visa codes?
The fifth column of the image below is a sample of a few codes found in column 12 of a ship's manifest from 1947, arriving in New York. Is there a way to interpret what they mean?
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Passenger Lists to USA 1923-1925
I'm trying to locate the following family on the passenger lists.
Richard Richardson born c1897
Mary/Molly Richardson born c1895
Jane Richardson born c1923
All born in Co. Cork, Ireland.
They ...
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Quebec City Passenger Lists … 1865-1900: Devising a scheme to view the first page of a passenger list
I am writing about a Library and Archives Canada collection, "Quebec City Passenger Lists Index 1865-1900." This is a collection of indexed names and digital images said developed from RG 76, the ...
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Missing pages from a ship's manifest?
Images 81 through 109 of a certain collection of ship manifest records on Ancestry.com represent the passengers of the Tenyo Maru, which arrived in San Francisco on 10 May 1915 after calling in a ...
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What is the meaning of the “TAX” stamp on a ship's manifest?
I found a ship's manifest record with the word "TAX" stamped on some entries, as shown below:
I am wondering what this means. Did the person have to pay duty on imported goods?
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Cannot find ship's manifest for family arriving in the US around 1890
Some of my distant cousins arrived in the US around 1890, but I have been unable to track down a copy of the ship's manifest that documents the arrival. It is possible that they did not all come ...
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Are there online ship crew and passenger lists for journeys South Africa to New Zealand?
I am looking for details on an individual surnamed Noye. He possibly was a passenger or crew member from Africa to Tasmania or Africa to New Zealand, in the late 1890s. Are there any online resources ...
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Do passenger lists for departures from the UK exist pre 1890?
Findmypast.co.uk has passenger lists for ships departing from the UK beginning in 1890. What about dates before 1890? Do the records exist anywhere? I'm particularly interested in departures to the US ...
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List of ships arriving in Boston
One of the people I am researching claims in his naturalization form to have arrived in Boston, Mass on 8 Jun 1891. No ship name is given. A naive search on Ancestry.com does not turn up any ship ...
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Where can I find ship manifests for immigrants to Argentina in the early 1900s?
I am looking for a family that emigrated from Poland to Argentina around 1901. I found a transcription of the ship's (SS Georg, sailed from Libau to Buenos Aires) manifest on which they arrived (the ...
