Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Colima

I, John F. Taylor, Master of the Steamship Colima belonging to the PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, do solemnly swear that the foregoing is a full and correct report of alien immigrants arrived by said vessel at the Port of San Francisco on the 10 day of June 1893* Sworn to before me, and subscribed in my presence this 10 day of June 1893*

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Nationality, Last Residence, Destination, Occupation, No of Pieces of Baggage, Remarks*

 1  Gaspar Lips    33  M  Germany  Germany  California     Cigar Maker 2		
 2  M. Lips        50  F  Germany  Germany  California     None        1		
 3  John Lips      41  M  Germany  Germany  California     Clerk       2		
 4  ?. Gonzalez    29  M  Mexico   Mexico   California     Clerk       1		
 5* Mrs Frebarne   42  F  France   Chile    S.F            Cook          $50   yes
 6* ? Fria?        17  M  Spain    Chile    S.F.           Servant             yes
 7  ??spar Lips    37  M  Swiss    Chile    Chicago        Clerk          27   yes
 8* ??an Gonzalez  25  M  Mexico   Mexico   Mountain View  Druggis        300  yes
 9* W.Merino       22  M  Mexico   Mexico   Mountain View  None           200  yes


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
  the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
  in the transcriber's notes.

? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
  condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.

There is no information on the port of departure on the manifest.  However, 
a later arrival for this ship gives the port of departure as "Panama."

There is no signature on either the captain's statement or that of the 
Immigration Inspector.

Read and Write is handwritten at the top of the Remarks column above where 
yes has been entered. 

There is no heading above the numbers column.  However, on other manifests 
on this film Money has been written in.

Passenger numbers have been added for ease in referencing.

5    Frebarne:  "widow" is written above and between $50 and yes.
6    Fria?:  The missing letter is "r" or "s."
8-9  There is a Mountain View community south of San Francisco.

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