Tomas, I have the card that was pinned to my grandmother while she traveled from the Azores to the US. It has the date and name of the ship. I found the ship on the Ellis Island site and was very discouraged when the only names were all male. After sharing this information with another list, It was suggested I look at the other eastern ports where the ship may have docked. I did so and found that my grandmother has disinbarked in a different port (the name eludes me right now). Try looking for the ship in all the ports for the time frame you have. Celeste, Hayward, CA
Celeste Perry [email protected] --- On Wed, 1/19/11, Tomas Leal <[email protected]> wrote: From: Tomas Leal <[email protected]> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ellis Island records To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 3:41 PM I know my grandfather came to the U.S. through Ellis Island in 1905, and I know he travelled from Faial with a boyhood buddy. In scouring the Ellis Island records, I found the ship manifest but only the buddy's name, not my grandfather's name. I know I have the correct ship manifest because each passenger's U.S. destination shows on the manifest and this information matches for my grandfather's friend. I went through the manifest carefully, aware that spellings could be off because of misunderstandings between immigrants and immigration or ship officials who spoke only English. I'm also aware that some immigrants were given "American names" when they entered, often against their will or without their knowledge. None of these issues explain the absence of my grandfather's name on the manifest. Does anyone know other ways I might be able to track down an accurate listing of my grandfather's entry? -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
