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IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION RECORDS
Mary Colbert
EmbarkationPorts
•Picture of Queenstown harbor, where Annie Shanley boarded the Oceanic Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
http://adminstaff.vassar.edu/sttaylor/FAMINE/ILN/Depopulation/Depopulation.html
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Before 1855 – New York
Immigrants arrived at the docks – where they found runners waiting for them.
John Colbert and Mary Coleman arrived at the docks.
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Castle Garden
August 1855 – April 1890
The Roches,Ashes,Ryans, andTom Phelan (with Alice and Nell) all arrived here
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Barge Office
April 1890 – Dec 1891June 1897 – Dec 1900
Bessie Shanley arrived here
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Ellis Island
Jan 1892 – June 1897Dec 1900 – 1924
James Whelan and Annie Shanley arrivedhere.So did Bessie (2nd trip)and Mollieand many Aherns.
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What you must know Name at time of arrival Age Approximate year of arrival
Plus › Traveling companions› Ship› Occupation› Home County - Residence
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Where to find passenger lists
Online› Ancestry› Ellis Island › Family Search› Stephen Morse, one step
Microfilm› NARA› Family History Centers
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Where to Find Information Family Stories Death Certificates Census Naturalization Records Obituaries Biographies Certificates of Arrival Passport Applications Emigrant Savings Bank
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Family Stories
“My mother arrived the day McKinley was shot/killed. When she arrived in Battery Park the band was playing. She thought it was to welcome the immigrants, but it was for the President.”
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What do I know?•Name: Anne Shanley – nicknames: Annie,
Nancy•Date of Birth: December 1882•Place of Birth: Ross, Meath, Ireland•Port of Arrival: New York•Year of Arrival: the year McKinley was shot
President McKinley:
Shot: September 6, 1901Died: September 14, 1901
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Ellis Island Records
http://ellisisland.org/
•Free
•Must register to seerecords
•1892-1924
•New York
Ellis Island Records
Annie ShanleyAge 19Year of Arrival 1901Residence: Ross
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Ship: OceanicArrival: Sep 11, 1901
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Ellis Island Records Print Certificates View Manifest View other
pages in manifest Add to your
Ellis Island file Order copies Cannot print or save manifests
Ancestry – Passenger Records
Why is Annie listed twice ?
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Passenger Manifest
Annie was detained until her mother arrived
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Family Story and Death Certificate
“My grandmother came to this country twice –
The first time she was a baby and her father dropped dead coming down the gangplank.
She and her mother returned to Ireland on the same ship.”
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What do I know?
Name – Johanna Roach Country of Origin – Ireland Sisters – Ellen and Mary Brother – John or James
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Death CertificateDied: February 10, 1927Age: 69 = Year of birth
1858In U.S.: 67 years = Year of
Arrival 1860Parents: Michael Roach and
Mary Wallace
Father’s Death Certificate:Date of Death: July 16, 1861Age: 45 = Year of Birth 1816
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Michael Roach; Arrived: 8 July 1861; Born: about 1817
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.; Cleared. Arrived. Sailed. By Telegraph. Miscellaneous. Spoken, &c. Foreign Ports.Published: July 9, 1861
Ship Columbia, Bryant, Liverpool May 21, with mdse. and 350 passengers to C.H. Marshall & Co. June 16, lat. 46 30, lon. 48 passed several icebergs. Has had light winds, calms and fogs the entire passage. New York Times Archives
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COLUMBIA (2) Columbia was built 1846, by W. H. Webb at NYC, New York. 1051 tons, 171' x 37' x 22'. She was a square rigger which saw long service, was owned by C. H. Marshall & Co. of NYC and operated under the Black Ball or Old Line from 1846 to 1869, averaging 32 days on her westward crossings. She was a consistently fast and reliable performer http://mobius.mysticseaport.org/detail.php?
type=related&kv=179193&t=objects
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Did she go back on the same ship?
From: New York Times, August 1, 1861
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The Nastas Michael and Virginia Liquori Nasta Both born in Formia, Italy She was his second wife He went back to Italy to marry her He worked as a seaman at one time Census 1930
he arrived 1900; she arrived 1917 Children: Helen, Philip, Frances, Josephine,
Mary and Jane
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Passport Application
Michele NastaArrived: 14 July 1898Ship: VisperaAnchor LineBorn: 28 Sept 1873Formia, Italy
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Finding the Record Anchor Line – Ship’s Name is Hesperia
› http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/anchor.html
Stephen Morse One step› http://stevemorse.org/ellis2/ellisgold.html
Searched – for Michele› Name of Town – Formia› Name of Ship – Hesperia› Year of Arrival – 1898
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Found - Ellis Island Index: Michele MastaAncestry Index: Michele Nasto
Michele Nasta, age 25, Seaman, Italian, from Formia; has $14.00Going to his brother Benedetto Nasto
Certification from U.S. Consul in Naples that immigrants on lines 8 through 22, “are working their passage to New York as stewards..”
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Wife – Vincenza, age 33
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Travel CompanionIf you can’t find ancestor – check a travel companion
Mary Shanley – born 1876Came to U.S. with cousin – Kate Knight
Search for Mary ShanleyEllis Island – no recordAncestry – no record
Search for Kate Knight
found – Alaska, 23 May 1892
Mary’s name is given as Shandley
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Repeat trips
Many immigrants returned to their home countries more than once; some were seasonal workers.
Thomas Phelan
New York 1889 with sistersPhiladelphia 1895 selfNew York 1904 with wifeNew York 1906 with wifeNew York 1913 with wife and son
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Naturalization
5 years in U.S. Declaration of Intent
filed at least 2 years prior
21 years old Good moral character Witness Derivative Citizenship
› Wives› Minors
Military
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Naturalization Before 1906
› Could file in any court› Limited information on petition› Varied by court
After 1906› New agency - Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS)› All records sent to INS› Standard forms› Detailed information about applicant and
family
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Citzenship of Women Derivative Citizenship – until 1922
Until 1907
› If husband was a citizen – wife was a citizen› If husband was an alien – wife remained a citizen (some
disagreement 1866-1907)
1907-1922: › If husband was a citizen – wife was a citizen› If husband was an alien – wife was alien› American women lost their citizenship if they married a noncitizen
1922 – Women applied for their citizenship independent of their husbands
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American born wife
NYS Census 191521st A.D; E.D. 31523 W 133rd Street
Name Age Born Citizen in U.S.
Alex Murray Head M 37 Scotland Alien 12 yearsMary A. Wife F 28 U.S. Alien 28 yearsJohn A. Son M 7 U.S. Cit 7 yearsEthel M. Daughter F 2 U.S. Cit 2 years
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Naturalization Date/Place Family Papers Census – 1920 – Year
› 1900/1910/1930 will have AL/NA/Pa Voter Registration Passport Application Passenger Manifest Military Records Federal Land Records State Census records – some show
citzenship
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Where can you find indexes?
Ancestry Family Search Footnote Italian Genealogical Group German Genealogical Group Westchester County Archives State and County Sites NARA and FHC (microfilm – not online)
› List of microfilm rolls is on line
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Where Can you Find Record?
National Archives (NARA) › check Regional Offices for available records
and ordering procedures USICS – post 1906 only Ancestry (online)
› has some post 1906 records› check pages before and after for additional
information Courthouses and Archives
› Check State/County for available records
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Certificate given to New Citizen
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INDEX CARD
Record can be obtained from the National Archives
Can order online for $7.50
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Minor•Under the age of 18 when arrived
•In U.S. at least 5 years
•Reached age 21
•Did not have to file declaration of intent
File includes:
•Certificate signed by clerk•Witness form•Date of Arrival
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Voter Registration Records
Aid to finding and corroborating naturalization records
Limited Availability Not online Found in varied locations
› Manhattan only – Municipal Archives› Brooklyn – Board of Elections
Rarely indexed - need exact address› May need specific ward, assembly district,
election district
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Lawrence Ryan
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Declaration of Intent: March 30, 1881Court of Common Pleas NYC
Naturalized: October 16, 1888Superior Court New York City