Kathy wrote:
> I just received a relatives Alien Registration form where she listed the
> ship she arrived in New York on as the SS Trieste (at least that's what
> it looks like) and she says she arrived in NYC in 1906.
>
> I can't locate her in the Ellis Island records yet even using the Steve
> Morse One Step site and can't find a ship named Trieste in Cimorelli's
> list of ships. Is there something else I can do?
You can assume for the moment that your relative made the same mistake so many others did when filling out that form or other forms (usually a Declaration of Intent). They mistake or substitute the name of the departure port for the name of the ship.
Such has been the case for many immigrants who said they arrived on the SS Amsterdam, or SS Rotterdam, or SS Bremen, etc. When their ship name and arrival date did not match, a wider search found them on a ship FROM Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Bremen, etc.
Your relative may have sailed from Trieste. The Austro American Line sailed from that port in 1906 (but other lines may have too). Also, many passengers who came via Trieste might actually have a departure port of Naples or Palermo, Italy.
Finally, don't limit yourself to 1906. Search a few years either way. The Alien Registration form was filled out from memory, years later, and is often a year or two off.
MS
> I just received a relatives Alien Registration form where she listed the
> ship she arrived in New York on as the SS Trieste (at least that's what
> it looks like) and she says she arrived in NYC in 1906.
>
> I can't locate her in the Ellis Island records yet even using the Steve
> Morse One Step site and can't find a ship named Trieste in Cimorelli's
> list of ships. Is there something else I can do?
>
> Thanks!!
> Kathy
>
>
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