Here's what seems to be a definitive answer, from ellisisland.org. PJ ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: RE: Ship manifests: line drawn through name & person's entire entry From: "Contact Us" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, July 3, 2012 11:30 am To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Pat, Thank you for your inquiry. You are correct- A line drawn through a passengers name means they never boarded the ship. Please be advised our database only holds the records of the port of New York. Sincerely, Donor Services 212-561-4588 [email protected]