[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ship's Manifests

[Allyn Brosz]

There are differences, and to some extent it depends on the time period in
question. U.S. laws required more information as the regulation of
immigration tightened. Also, I've found differences in the ages of people
listed, particularly the ages of children. Sometimes people appear on one
list and not the other. I haven't found a good general explanation for these
differences, but the same principle applies here as in other areas of your
research:  examine, evaluate, and compare every data source that's available
to you.

Best Wishes
Allyn Brosz
Washington, DC
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From: "Dan Buss" <dbuss at rogers.com>
To: "SGGEE" <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:15:58 -0400
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ship's manifests
I've been meaning to ask this question for some time, hoping maybe someone
would would have instead.
Are the embarkation records at Hamburg the same as the the ship's listings
that we see at the debarkation points as Halifax, New York, etc.??  Would
there be more information as to town of birth?  Just how does the the whole
process work?  My parents arrival at Halifax just gives nationality, and
Russia as place of birth.
Dan Buss