New Orleans Passenger Lists Quick Guide 1820-1963 : Finding New Orleans Immigration Records
This page lists research material for locating New Orleans, Louisiana passenger arrival records 1820-1963 (Ancestry's database also has some lists for 1813 and 1815). Includes information about online indexes, and microfilmed records and indexes.
New Orleans Passenger Lists Indexes and Images
- Online Database: New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 (index and images) (with gaps) (requires payment - part of an Ancestry subscription)
- Includes a name index and digitized images of New Orleans ship passenger lists from National Archives microfilm publications M259 (for 1820-1902), and T905 (for 1903-1945).
- This database does not include New Orleans ship passenger lists from July 1, 1948 to November 30, 1954. They have not survived. However some of these lists were indexed (to 1952) before they were destroyed. See the "Online Index" listed below.
- Includes some airplane manifests for 1943-1948 and 1957-1963.
- Includes a few ship lists for 1813 and 1815 (from WPA transcripts), some crew lists and other items.
- Online Database: New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945 (index and images) (with gaps) free with registration at FamilySearch
- From National Archives microfilm publications: M259: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; and T905: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945.
- NARA microfilm roll T905-142 (covering 1 Oct 1931 to 31 Dec 1931) is not included.
- Online Index: New Orleans Index to Passenger Lists, 1853-1952 at FamilySearch (free with registration)
- New Orleans ship passenger lists from July 1, 1948 to November 30, 1954 have not survived. However, some of these missing lists were indexed (to 1952) in this index available at FamilySearch.
- Includes images from NARA microfilm publication T618 (Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, LA, 1900-1952).
- Includes images from NARA microfilm publication T527 (Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, LA, before 1900) -- covers 1853-1899.
Additional New Orleans Passenger Lists Indexes
New Orleans Passenger Lists - Microfilm Information
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