OK need some help with arrivals to NYC from Southampton.......... I found my Grandfather's passport and I misspoke earlier when I said it showed his arrival at Ellis Island. It only shows the USDOJ stamp with "Admitted New York, NY". I can't find his arrival in the website for the Ellis Island passengers. I guess it is more out of curiosity to figure out where he came into NYC. Any help? This is what info I have and I did try searching various spellings of his name both his original name and his americanized new name.
Proof he sailed on Queen Mary according to the NY passenger list of alien passengers. This states "passengers sailing from Southampton on 12 February 1948". His arrival stamp in NYC is February 17, 1948.
Google leads me to believe there were three entrances in NYC; Ellis Island, Castle Garden and Barge Office. Castle Garden only shows people arriving up to 1892. Barge Office looks like they stopped processing in 1900.
I also read that when the Queen Mary arrived in NYC 1st and 2nd class passengers were allowed to immediately enter NYC (unless sick) and 3rd class and Steerage were routed to Ellis Island for medical screening. So now I'm wondering if he was actually 1st or 2nd class. I remember asking him if the crossing was like Leonardo in Titanic's class and he said no it was very nice, he had a private room. He also said how he waited until he was 21 to come to America as the trip was so expensive he had to save up as well as his parents paying for part of his ticket. I remember him saying how much it cost back then and googling it to today's value and remembering it was very expensive even in today's dollars. So now I'm wondering if he was the 1st or 2nd class, or maybe just a glitch in the Ellis Island records and he really did come through there. Urgh, I like to know details