This query allows you to search for entries in the Ship Manifests database by date of arrival in North America (Destination Date). Select a year and (optionally) a standardized last name. If a last name is selected, any entries in that calendar year with that last name mentioned are included in the list. (Starting in 1907, each ship manifest entry included the names of up to three different people - the passenger (Passenger Name), the "nearest friend or relative in country whence alien came" (Leaving Name), and the name in the field labeled "whether going to join a relative or friend" (Joining Name). The Joining Name was included on earlier manifests.) This query is important because Armenian passengers often traveled together with family members or friends, and it lets you see who else was on their ship.

The Ship Manifests database table currently represents some of the estimated 100,000 to 125,000 arrivals of Armenians to seaports in North America through 1930. Most of the abstracts are from ship manifests to New York (Castle Garden before 1892, Ellis Island in 1892 and later). Other important seaports for arriving passengers include Providence, Philadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco in the USA, and Halifax, Quebec, and St. John (New Brunswick) in Canada. Passengers also arrived at a number of smaller seaports. Armenians boarded ships from seaports on the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe, from the Mediterranean Sea, from American seaports in Cuba and Argentina, and Pacific seaports in Japan and China. Some even left from seaports on the Black Sea, Arctic Ocean, and Baltic Sea. Most of my early research consisted of a systematic abstraction of ship manifests for steamships traveling from French ports on the Atlantic Ocean (Le Havre, Cherbourg, Boulogne, and Bordeaux) to New York, between 1892 and 1914. That was followed by a focus on steamships bringing Armenian refugees to America after the end of WW1, primarily in the period between 1920 and 1924. Over 4,000 "ship trips" have been searched so far. (A ship trip is a voyage between a source port and a destination port. Many steamships gathered passengers from multiple source ports on the same voyage.) As I research Armenians in other primary sources (like military draft registrations, censuses, and naturalization records), I try to find those same individuals on one or more ship manifests. When I research a ship manifest, I abstract all Armenians on that particular ship trip. Thousands of more voyages remained to be researched.

I have also started adding entries from border crossing documents from Mexico and Canada to the USA into this table. These are especially important for those Armenians who came to the USA through Mexico, since ship manifests into Mexico from overseas are not available (as they are for Canada). You can distinguish a border crossing from a ship arrival by the absence of the ship name.

To see what ship trips have been searched for inclusion into this database table, select the following link: Ship Manifests Scope

Destination Year:          18481853185418631868186918731874187618771878188018811882188318841885188618871888188918901891189218931894189518961897189818991900190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939

Last Name (Std.):          allAbdalianArakelianAristakesianAzhderianBaarsalianBabasinianBedigianBoghosianChopourianChouljianConmurt [?]DavidsonFronsian [?]HintilianHovandoian [?]HovsepianKahramanianKandarianKasparianKebabjianKrikorianMaitcanMateosianMesrobianMikaelianNersesianPapazianSahagianSakrar [?]SamuelianSarafianShahrigianShoushanianSinanianSuddjianSulinanTateosianTerzianVosgianYerganianZuler

Action	Ship Class	List	#	Passenger Name	Age	Sex	Birth Place	Last Residence	Joining Location	Immigrant ID(s)
1883-08-06 (Antwerp to New York) - Nederland
	Steerage		327	Nesacain [?] [Nersesian], Arakel H.	17	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0327
	Steerage		328	Arakelain [Arakelian], Malkom	44	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0328
	Steerage		329	Mateosain [Mateosian], Mgrdich	30	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0329
	Steerage		330	Zuler, Dikram	25	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0330
	Steerage		331	Kebagian [Kebabjian], Dikram	19	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0331
	Steerage		332	Hintlein [Hintilian], Kenains [?]	38	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0332
	Steerage		333	Hintlein [Hintilian], Hajag [?]	16	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0333
	Steerage		334	Auskian [?] [Vosgian], Legos [?]	22	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0334
	Steerage		335	Hovandoian [?], Henojan [?]	25	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0335
	Steerage		336	Macaelian [?] [Mikaelian], Higop [?]	26	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0336
	Steerage		337	Kasperian [Kasparian], Karstein	19	M			/ New York, NY, USA	NEDE-06AUG1883-3--0337
1883-08-29 (Liverpool to Baltimore) - Caspian
	Steerage		78	Tanzian [Terzian], Sarkis	36	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0078
	Steerage		79	Tanzian [Terzian], Arenon	30	F			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0079
	Steerage		80	Tanzian [Terzian], Ohannes	10	F			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0080
	Steerage		81	Tanzian [Terzian], Azmoes	9	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0081
	Steerage		82	Tanzian [Terzian], Aroaut	5	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0082
	Steerage		83	Tshopurian [Chopourian], C. H.	44	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0083
	Steerage		84	Tshopurian [Chopourian], Kristine	33	F			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0084
	Steerage		85	Tshopurian [Chopourian], Armieus	11	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0085
	Steerage		86	Tshopurian [Chopourian], Zenar	7	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0086
	Steerage		87	Tshopurian [Chopourian], Angel	5	F			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0087
	Steerage		88	Tshopurian [Chopourian], Levan	1-6m	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0088
	Steerage		89	Sulinan, Nazart	17	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0089
	Steerage		90	Shishinaian [Shoushanian], Saml.	17	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0090
	Steerage		91	Davidson, Kamall	22	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0091
	Steerage		92	Choragian [Shahrigian], Hagop	31	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0092
	Steerage		93	Maitcan, Yesaid	26	M			/ New York, NY, USA	CASP-29AUG1883-3--0093
1883-08-29 (Liverpool to Philadelphia) - Lord Clive
		200	11	Alakelian [Arakelian], Ohanes	40				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0011
		200	12	Alakelian [Arakelian], J.	32				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0012
		200	13	Alakelian [Arakelian], Harnton	11	M			/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0013,ROTT-06NOV1891-3--0874
		200	14	Alakelian [Arakelian], Kirkos	10	F			/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0014
		200	15	Alakelian [Arakelian], Hersch	7	M			/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0015
		200	16	Alakelian [Arakelian], Ripien	3	F			/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0016
		200	17	Alakelian [Arakelian], Vester	1	M			/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0017
		200	18	Agderiun [Azhderian], Haroot.	42				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0018
		200	19	Agderiun [Azhderian], Johnkie	32				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0019
		200	20	Agderiun [Azhderian], Ohanes	19				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0020
		200	21	Agderiun [Azhderian], Nihian	8	M			/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-200-0021
		201	1	Agderiun [Azhderian], Arshag	4	M			/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0001
		201	2	Agderiun [Azhderian], Agop	51				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0002
		201	3	Agderiun [Azhderian], Hanek	40				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0003
		201	4	Agderiun [Azhderian], Ohanes	20				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0004
		201	5	Agderiun [Azhderian], Geioss	18				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0005
		201	6	Agderiun [Azhderian], Haig	11				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0006
		201	7	Agderiun [Azhderian], Sharimen	5	F			/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0007
		201	8	Agderiun [Azhderian], Yernsma [?]	4	F			/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0008
		201	9	Agderiun [Azhderian], Benjamin	14				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0009
		201	10	Sinanian, Mesro	24				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0010
		201	11	Sinanian, Elmas	21				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0011
		201	12	Burcesan [?] [Boghosian], Ant	26				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0012
		201	13	Seraphina [Sarafian], S.	26				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0013
		201	14	Urganian [Yerganian], O.	17				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0014
		201	15	Babasiman [Babasinian], E.	73				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0015
		201	16	Babasiman [Babasinian], Ohanes	26				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0016
		201	17	Babasiman [Babasinian], Marie	17				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0017
		201	18	Arastakisea [Aristakesian], M.	17				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0018
		201	19	Arastakisea [Aristakesian], O.	18				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-201-0019
		202	1	Sugian [Suddjian], Mishan	20				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-202-0001
		202	2	Sugian [Suddjian], Ohans	25				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-202-0002
		202	3	Saagian [Sahagian], H.	27				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-202-0003
		202	4	Saagian [Sahagian], Marian	20				/	LCLI-29AUG1883-0-202-0004
1883-09-15 (Bordeaux to New York) - Chateau Leoville
	Steerage		40	Krecorian [Krikorian], Margerth	30	M			/ USA	CHLV-15SEP1883-3--0040
	Steerage		41	Khunderhain [Kandarian], George	44	M			/ USA	CHLV-15SEP1883-3--0041
	Steerage		42	Choulgian [Chouljian], Tomas	23	M			/ USA	CHLV-15SEP1883-3--0042,UMBR-28NOV1892-3--0032
	Steerage		43	Baarsalian, Dikran	19	M			/ USA	CHLV-15SEP1883-3--0043
	Steerage		44	Fronsian [?], Garabed	18	M			/ USA	CHLV-15SEP1883-3--0044
1883-10-18 (London to New York) - Persian Monarch
	Steerage		143	Bedik [Bedigian], Satrak	22	M			/ New York, NY, USA	PMON-18OCT1883-3--0143,LGSC-06AUG1905-2-1-0016
	Steerage		144	Mesrop [Mesrobian], Mesiah	23	M			/ New York, NY, USA	PMON-18OCT1883-3--0144
	Steerage		145	Conmurt [?], Philip	16	M			/ New York, NY, USA	PMON-18OCT1883-3--0145
	Steerage		146	Abdalyan [Abdalian], Haiganouth	20	M			/ New York, NY, USA	PMON-18OCT1883-3--0146,RHYN-24NOV1896-0-A-0018
	Steerage		147	Sounallain [Samuelian], Mary	20	F			/ New York, NY, USA	PMON-18OCT1883-3--0147
	Steerage		148	Sakrar [?], Iosef [?]	25	M			/ New York, NY, USA	PMON-18OCT1883-3--0148
1883-11-11 (Liverpool to New Orleans) - Texas
	Steerage		1	Tensonfian [?] [Hovsepian], Garabed	37	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0001
	Steerage		2	Tensonfian [?] [Hovsepian], Kuldudo	30	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0002
	Steerage		3	Tensonfian [?] [Hovsepian], Paransem	11-6m	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0003
	Steerage		4	Tensonfian [?] [Hovsepian], Lenop	10	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0004
	Steerage		5	Tensonfian [?] [Hovsepian], Azneehy	7	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0005
	Steerage		6	Tensonfian [?] [Hovsepian], Palazu	4-6m	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0006
	Steerage		7	Tensonfian [?] [Hovsepian], Karopa	2-6m	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0007
	Steerage		8	Papasian [Papazian], Kagop	33	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0008
	Steerage		9	Papasian [Papazian], Knasant	22	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0009
	Steerage		10	Papasian [Papazian], Marian	50	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0010
	Steerage		11	Papasian [Papazian], Megerdich	20	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0011
	Steerage		12	Papasian [Papazian], Julisar	9	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0012
	Steerage		13	Papasian [Papazian], Dikran	6	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0013
	Steerage		14	Papasian [Papazian], Hranash	4	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0014
	Steerage		15	Papasian [Papazian], Gibran	2	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0015
	Steerage		16	Kahrimmam [Kahramanian], Avedes	28	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0016
	Steerage		17	Kahrimmam [Kahramanian], Makruhe	23	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0017
	Steerage		18	Kahrimmam [Kahramanian], Hagopus	8	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0018
	Steerage		19	Kahrimmam [Kahramanian], Tester	5	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0019
	Steerage		20	Tabiasian [Tateosian], M. M.	30	M			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0020
	Steerage		21	Tabiasian [Tateosian], Amma	22	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0021
	Steerage		22	Tabiasian [Tateosian], Afraien	1-6m	F			/	TEXS-11NOV1883-3--0022