California, San Francisco, Crew Manifests, 1896-1921
This collection contains alien crew manifests of ships arriving at San Francisco, California from 1896-1921. NARA Series M1437, Record Group 85.
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California, San Francisco, Crew Manifests
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains alien crew manifests of ships arriving at San Francisco, California from 1896-1921. NARA Series M1436, Record Group 85.
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:
- Full name
- Age
- Gender
- Marital status
- Occupation
- Citizenship
- Race
- Last permanent residence
- Birthplace
- Destination
- Port and date of departure
- Port and date of entry
- Name of ship
- Names of persons accompanying passenger
- Birth date
- Address of last permanent residence
- Name and address of friend or relative at last address
- Name and address of friend or relative in U.S.
- Physical description and distinguishing marks
- Who paid for passage
- Purpose of visit
Collection Content
Sample Images
Passenger list 1919
Inventory
| Film | DGS | Roll | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1578399 | 7688831 | 1 | Vol. 1 1896-1917 |
| 1578400 | 7688832 | 2 | Vol. 2 1917-1918 |
| 1578401 | 7688833 | 3 | Vol. 3 1918 |
| 1578402 | 7688834 | 4 | Vol. 4 1919 |
| 1578403 | 7688835 | 5 | Vol. 4 (cont.) 1919 |
| 1578404 | 7688836 | 6 | Vol. 5 1919-1920 |
| 1578405 | 7688837 | 7 | Vol. 6 1920-1921 |
| 1578406 | 7688838 | 8 | Vol. 6 (cont.) 1920-1921 |
Collection Details
Record Type: Migration
2,591 Records
2,591 Personas
1,746 Images
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
Cite This Collection
"California, San Francisco, Crew Manifests, 1896-1921."Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 27 November 2025. Citing NARA Series M1437, Record Group 85. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
