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relative on passenger list 1920 to New York

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Muggeridge755

Muggeridge755 Report 2 Jul 2012 16:46

How do you trace a relative on a passenger list of a ship that went to New York in 1920?

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 2 Jul 2012 17:23

Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960

(the above on Find My Past website)

Chris :)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Jul 2012 17:32

if you dont have FMP then a name & birth yearwould help and we can take a look

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 2 Jul 2012 18:54

Try the Ellis Island site. It's free:

http://www.ellisisland.org/

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 3 Jul 2012 09:46

Ancestry have New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.

If they stayed there, it is also possible to search on their census - 1920, 1930 and if indexed 1940.

There is a free site available - mgnv uses it often. He and others would have details on how to use it.
This is the site http://archive.org/details/us_census

The SSDI (death index) is fairly current and on Ancestry as well as for free on familysearch.org.

Obituaries published in Papers or by funeral directors might also be on line.

Muggeridge755

Muggeridge755 Report 6 Jul 2012 15:39

Thanks to all those who have responded. The information has really helped me to look further.

mgnv

mgnv Report 7 Jul 2012 00:38

Unless he arrived in January 1920, he won't be on the 1920 - he shouldn't be on it at all, but the rules weren't always followed.

There are also state census for some states SD 1925/35/45 is a typical set of dates. Check out the collections at:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_STATES

NB Don't overlook: United States Social Security Death Index