This is an extract from the United States National Archives website.
Even though passenger arrival records were intended to document foreign or alien immigrants coming into the United States, you will occasionally find U.S. citizens listed on the vessel manifests as well. In the 19th century records, they are much harder to locate, their names generally mixed together with the alien arrivals. You have to note their country of origin to determine any American-born passengers. In the 20th century passenger records, the task of identifying U.S. citizens becomes much easier. In the 1920s, immigration officials started using INS form 630, “List of U.S. Citizens,” which required ship captains to record the names of all native-born or naturalized Americans or citizens of territorial possessions of the United States arriving at a U.S. or territorial port from abroad...
Name: Nora Scahill
Sex: Female
Age: 28
Occupation: Not given
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: United States
Ship: SS Cedric
Date of Arrival: 13 September 1931
Port of Arrival: Port Of New York
Port of Departure: Queenstown, Ireland
Going To Join/Destination: Home, 191 Columbus Avenue, New York City, New York
Allan Scahill
Name: Nora Scahill
Sex: Female
Age: 28
Occupation: Not given
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: United States
Ship: SS Cedric
Date of Arrival: 13 September 1931
Port of Arrival: Port Of New York
Port of Departure: Queenstown, Ireland
Going To Join/Destination: Home, 191 Columbus Avenue, New York City, New York
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