I hope someone on this list can help me. I am trying to trace a person who was living in Tampa, Florida in 1935 and he may have sailed to Burmuda or some point in South America. My questions are: What are the names of the ports for ships sailing from Florida to foreign destinations? Would the port of departure keep records of passengers (in case the ship sunk enroute)? If so, would these records have been saved and where might I locate them? Any help would be appreciated. William Chilton Peterborough, ON. Canada william.chilton@sympatico.ca
fyi...these cover "arrivals"...but there should be records on departures... http://www.archives.gov/ For your reference, the following list of ship's passenger list data has been extracted from the National Archives website ======================================================================== ========= Source Information Pensacola, Florida. Passenger Lists of Citizens (June 1924 - August 1948) and Aliens (March 1946 - November 1948) Arriving at Pensacola, Florida, and Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from Pensacola, Florida (August 1926 - March 1948). Micropublication M2021. RG085. 1 Roll. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Panama City, Florida. Passenger Lists of Aliens (1927-1939) and Citizens (1933-1939) Arriving at Panama City, Florida. Micropublication M1840. RG085. 1 roll. National Archives, Washington, D.C. ======================================================================== ========== http://www.genesearch.com/ports.html US Ports of Arrival and Their Available Passenger Lists 1820-1957 Florida Boca Grande, Florida, 1890-1924 (index) and 1912-1939 (see below) Jacksonville, Florida, 1890-1924 Key West, Florida, 1837-1868, 1890-1924, and 1898-1945 Knights Key, Florida, 1890-1924 and 1908-1912 (see A3371) Miami, Florida, 1890-1924 Panama City, Florida - One roll of microfilm available from the National Archives: "Passenger Lists of Aliens (1927-1939) and Citizens (1933-1939) Arriving at Panama City, Florida;" National Archives Microfilm Publication M1840 Roll 1 - this is also available online... Panama City, Florida Passenger Lists - Citizens 1933-1936; Aliens 1927-1939 (requires payment) includes digitized images of the passenger lists from the microfilm Pensacola, Florida, 1890-1924 (index) and for 1924-1948, this roll of microfilm: "Passenger Lists of Citizens (June 1924 - August 1948) and Aliens (March 1946 - November 1948) Arriving at Pensacola, Florida, and Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from Pensacola, Florida (August 1926 - March 1948);" National Archives Microfilm Publication M2021 Roll 1 - this is also available online... Pensacola, Florida Passenger Lists 1924-1948 (requires payment) includes digitized images of the passenger lists from the microfilm Saint Augustine, Florida, 1821-1870 Saint Johns, Florida, 1865 Saint Petersburg, Florida - One roll of microfilm available from the National Archives: "Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at St. Petersburg, Florida, December 1926-March 1941;" National Archives Microfilm Publication M1959 Roll 1; Note: there are no lists from 1927-1935 on this roll. Tampa, Florida, 1890-1924 (index) - Also: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Tampa, Florida, November 2, 1898-December 31, 1945; NARA Publication M1844, 65 rolls. Additionally, the National Archives has one roll of microfilm covering the following Florida Ports and dates... Apalachicola, Florida, 1918 Boca Grande, Florida, 1912-1939 Boynton, Florida, 1942 Carrabelle, Florida, 1915 Fernandina, Florida, 1904-1935 Fort Pierce, Florida, 1939 and 1942 Hobe Sound, Florida, 1942 Lake Worth, Florida, 1942 Mayport, Florida, 1902 and 1916 Millville, Florida, 1916 Port Inglis, Florida, 1912-1913 Port St. Joe, Florida, 1923 and 1939 Saint Andrews, Florida, 1916-1926 Stuart, Florida, 1942 Title of this record is: "Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Georgetown, South Carolina, 1923-1939, and at Apalachicola, Boynton, Boca Grande, Carrabelle, Fernandina, Fort Pierce, Hobe Sound, Lake Worth, Mayport, Millville, Port Inglis, Port St. Joe, St. Andrews, and Stuart, Florida, 1904 - 1942"; Available on 1 roll of microfilm: National Archives Publication M1842, Roll 1 ======================================================================== ======= a google search might yield more leads: http://www.google.com/ contact your local lds family history library - they may know where/how you need to search for departure records... good luck!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Chilton" <william.chilton@sympatico.ca> To: <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 10:16 AM Subject: [FLORIDA] ?? Ship's Passenger Lists circa 1935 I hope someone on this list can help me. I am trying to trace a person who was living in Tampa, Florida in 1935 and he may have sailed to Burmuda or some point in South America. My questions are: What are the names of the ports for ships sailing from Florida to foreign destinations? Would the port of departure keep records of passengers (in case the ship sunk enroute)? If so, would these records have been saved and where might I locate them? Any help would be appreciated. William Chilton Peterborough, ON. Canada william.chilton@sympatico.ca