Extract additional information (from Ellis Island records)

Some ship manifests provide additional data for individual passenger records (.i.e. family names, relations, relatives going to visit, and destinations. Here's how to extract that information:

• Pull up a passenger record. For my example, I chose Attilio Cunico who immigrated (or traveled) to the U.S. on 29 Aug 1922.

• Click on "view original ship manifest

• You'll get a window like this:

• The black arrow tells you which line of the manifest to go to. Click on the magnifying glass (black arrow) to view the manifest.

• The additional information for Attilio tells us his destination is Illinois and he's visiting a cousin (Battista Bianchi) on Maguett Ave.

MORE SEARCH OPTIONS

When you submit a search not found in the Ellis database, you'll get a screen that has a link for more search options:

MISSING OR DAMAGED MANIFESTS

When I encounter an Ellis record where the microfilm appears to be damaged or the names on the manifest don't match the names I did a search for, I do this:

1. Go to this link - http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/
2. Choose the "Missing manifests" option
3. Enter the date in the appropriate boxes
4. Click the display button
5. You can now go backward or forward by "roll" or by "frame".

SEARCH BY SHIP NAME OR PORT OF DEPARTURE

You have (2) options to do this:

1. http://stevemorse.org/ellis/cimorelli.html

2. http://stevemorse.org/ellis/boat.html