Numbers similar to “435/621” with no date is the New York file number which indicates an early verification/record check.The second type of annotation was made after arrival and includes: The letter “C” followed by a string of numbers (C-#), indicating the Naturalization certificate number, may have been made on the records of returning citizens.The notation “USB” or “US Born” or “USC” (US Citizen) may have been made to indicate that the record is for a returning citizen of the United States.The notation “S.I.” or “B.S.I.” at the left side of the manifest before the name means that the passenger was held for a Board of Special Inquiry hearing and the name may have been recorded with further information in a list at the end of the manifest.An “X”, “D”, or “Held” at the left of the manifest, between columns 1 and 2 or in the name column, means that the passenger was temporarily detained or held for a Board of Special Inquiry and the name may have been recorded with further information in a list at the end of the manifest.Sometimes an entire line is crossed out, not because the passenger was not on board, but because they are officially listed on another page of the manifest.“Not Shipped”, “NOB” (Not On Board), “Did Not Sail”, or “Cancelled”, often with the entire line crossed out indicate that, for some reason, the passenger listed did not sail with the ship.Rarely, a solitary number to the left of the passenger’s name will indicate a Head Tax receipt number.This number is the contract ticket number and may be helpful in finding the individual in the British “Outbound Lists”. Numbers in the left margin (typically 2 to 7 digits), especially on lists of ships that sailed from England.The first type was made prior to or at the time of arrival and includes: If you already have found the passenger manifest for your immigrant ancestor, take another look at the manifest and look for annotations. Only recently, however, have I started to take a second look at these records to discover what additional information they contain about my ancestors – information that may be hidden in annotations and even on other pages of the manifests. I have found the Passenger manifests for all of my grandparents and several other relatives. Many people have found the Passenger Arrival Manifests for their Immigrant Ancestors on the Ellis Island Records site.
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