Family Search Updates for 12–13 September, 2011

Family Search has added/updated some of their browsable image files.

California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953: Passenger lists of those arriving in San Francisco, California, 1893-1953. 356,671 images as of 12 September 2011.

Passenger lists prior to 1906 generally include the following information:

Name
Date of arrival
Port of embarkation
Name of ship

Passenger lists after 1906 generally include the following information:

Name
Birth place
Age
Gender
Occupation
Nationality
Last permanent residence
Destination
Name and address of relative or friend
Port and date of entry
Name of ship

North Carolina, State Supreme Court Case Files, 1800-1909: The collection contains images of case files from North Carolina State Supreme Court. Most cases are appeals of lower court decisions with each case usually covering multiple pages. The records are arranged chronologically and handwritten. 534,355 images available as of 12 September 2011.

The case files usually include the following information:

Date of case or filing with the court
Names of interested parties and witnesses

Depending upon the type of case heard you may also find any of the following:

Names of family members
Names of neighbors
Ages
Relationships
Residences
Occupations
Signature or mark
Legal descriptions of land
Amount of money exchanged as part of business transactions or assessed by the courts

Vermont, Town Records, 1850–2005: Images of Vermont vital records from various counties and towns. Curently includes only records from the following counties: Addison, Bennington, Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, and Rutland. Records contain typical vitals such as marriage, death, and burial or removal records. Land, property, and military records may also be found in the collection. 75,597 images available as of 12 September 2011.

I’ve also updated all five of the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files. See:

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