You will need to get the microfilm for that entry and print out what you find
for your family. Since you know the name of the ship, you will want to get on
the net and search for the facility that has the actual picture of your ship.
Then you can order a picture and the history of the ship to include in your
family tree. Also, you will want to look at the Philadelphia newspapers for
the arrival date and see what was going on here in the US that day and get a
copy of the ship list which was usually printed in the newspaper. Look for
stories that could be associated with your family. to give you an example, my
family was on a ship that saved passengers from a burning ship. There was a
big write up about in the evening newspaper or in the paper the day after they
arrived. Mine landed in NY and I am not sure what Philadelphia papers did, but
you will want to look and see. Good luck. meg
"richard d. johnston" wrote:
I am just beginning my research around Philadelphia; I have two
ships
records that could possibly be the family I am interested in; the time
period is 1816 and 1818. Can anyone on this discussion list, offer
suggestions on how to proceed with this information in hand.
Specifically, these two records come off of the National archive ships
records microfilm
Name: Daniel Johnson
Ship name: Ship Factor
Arrival port: Philadelphia
arrival date: 9/21/1816
Master: Thomas Robinson
roll # P83-5046
Name: D. Johnston & Family
Ship name: Brig Julia Ann
Arrival: Philadelphia
arrival date: 6/12/1818
Master: A. Richardson
debarkation: Guernsy, G.B.
Any suggestions are appreciated. I am new to ships records research, having
done US research for about 20 years.
Rich Johnston, Industrial Hygienist
University Health Services
University of Wisconsin-Madison