Annotations on Passenger Lists

There are numerous markings found on United States Passenger Lists that can be difficult to understand and decipher, but are helpful in learning more about your ancestor and locating additional records.

Use A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations written by Marian Smith, Historian, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to understand these markings.

Sections of the article:
 * In the left margin...
 * In the occupation column...
 * Record of Detained Aliens...
 * In the name column...
 * Cross-Reference Annotations...
 * Lists of Aliens held for special inquiry...
 * In other columns...
 * Nationality and Citizenship...

Additional Information:
 * Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms