New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1967

What is in This Collection?

This collection is comprised of two record sets from the National Archives:

• Manifests of alien arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagra Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1956 (NARA M1480)
• Soundex card manifests of alien and citizen arrivals at Hogansburg, Malone, Morristown, Nyando, Ogdensburg, Rooseveltown, and Waddington, New York, July 1929-April 1956 (NARA M1482)

Both collections are part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

These card manifests are arranged in Soundex order. For help in using the soundex refer to the wiki article: Soundex.

Arrival lists was used by legal authorities to gather personal information about immigrants prior to the person being allowed to live in the United States.

The information was supplied by the immigrant or a traveling companion (usually a family member). Incorrect information was occasionally given, or mistakes may have been made when the clerk guessed at the spelling of foreign names.

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Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Manifest

• Full name 
• By whom accompanied
• Place of birth
• Age, gender, marital status, occupation
• Ability to read and write
• Race and nationality (citizenship)
• Place of last permanent residence
• Name of relative or friend in country of emigration
• Ever lived before in the United States
• If so, where and length of stay
• Who paid for passage
• Final destination
• Name and address of friend or relative in this country
• Any criminal record
• Physical description
• Purpose in coming to United States
• Date and port of arrival
• Name of ship

Collection Content

Sample Image

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  1913 Soundex Card