Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Gaelic

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN IMMIGRANTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION.

Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in the United States.

S.S. Gaelic, sailing from Yokohama, May 19th, 1893 arriving at Port of San Francisco, June 6th, 1893.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether having a ticket to final destination, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, How much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

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 1  Kawahe Kamakichi     19y6m  single  Student          Japanese          Kyoto       San Francisco  yes over $30 no   no relative
 2* Max Heller           28y4m  single  Traveler         Austro Hungarian  Vienna      New York	      no  yes      no   none
 3* Robt Cochian         25y5m  single  Sailo            Scotch            Greenock    San Francisco  yes $2500*   yes* Uncle in Detroit
 4* Ye?a Yeizahim        26y6m  single  Student          Japanese          Tokyo       San Francisco  yes yes      no   no
 5  Kamiya Takuo         22y5m  single  Student          Japanese          Tokyo       Oakland, Cal   no  yes      no   no
 6* Chuzabi?o Tanaka     21y9m  single  Student          Japanese          Kyoto       Oakland, Cal   no  yes      no   no
 7* Kimi?osuke Seto      38y9m  married Traveler         Japanese          Kanagawa    Chicago	      no  yes      no   no
 8* Kamenajo Nishimoto   34y5m  married Bamboo Mnfg      Japanese          Yokayama    San Francisco  yes yes      no   brother*
 9* Asakichi Kawasaki    31y10m married Boarding Hsekpr  Japanese          Wakayama    San Francisco  yes yes      no   uncle*
10  Kamenosuke Nishi     35y    married Bamboo Mnfg      Japanese          Wakayama    San Francisco  yes yes      yes* no
11* Kotaro Hirakubo      23y7m  married Merchant         Japanese          Wakayama    San Francisco  yes yes      no   no
12  Marakuso Takuio      21y5m  single  Bamboo Mnfg      Japanese          Wakayama    San Francisco  yes yes      no   no
13  Kiwonosuke Numa      34y    single  Student          Japanese          Osaka       San Francisco  yes yes      no   no
14* Shokichi Nomura      23y2m  single  Japanese Restrnt Japanese          Fukuoka     Oakland, Cal   no  yes      yes* no
15  Kinta Tsukahara      26y10m single  Merchant         Japanese          Naro        New York*      no  yes      no   no
16  Naojuo Tanaka        27y10m single  Merchant         Japanese          Naro        San Francisco  yes yes      no   no
17* T?rasahino Matsumura 22y9m  single  Student          Japanese          Yehima      New York*      no  yes      no   no
18* Fusataro Adachi      22y7m  single  Student          Japanese          Sheinane    San Francisco  yes yes      no   no
19* Tokuinatsu Nakaha    25y1m  single  Merchant         Japanese          Wakayama    San Francisco* yes yes      no   no
20* Sataro Koga          34y    single  Student          Japanese          Kiomasuoto  San Francisco* no  yes      no   no
21  Shikazo Iwasaki      21y9m  single  Student          Japanese          Wakayama    San Francisco  yes yes      no   no
22* Keiji Nishimura      20y5m  single  Student          Japanese          Tokyo       San Francisco  yes yes      no   brother*
23* Mitseiji Suzuki      19y10m single  Traveler         Japanese          Aichi       Chicago        no  yes      no   father*
24  Thos Goodchild       26y11m single  Traveler         English           Shanghai    New York	      no  yes      no   no	


Transcriber's Notes:

There is no captain's statement nor captain's name attached to this manifest.
Passenger numbers have been added for ease in referencing.
The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were not included in
 the table:
    Sex=male
    Able to Read & Write=yes, yes
    Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco
    By whom was passage paid?=himself   
    Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no
    Whether a Polygamist=no
    Whether under contract to labor in the US=no
    Condition of Health Mental and Physical=good
    Whether having any deformities=no 
Missing or illegible letters are replaced with ?.
Some entries are too long to fit comfortably in the table, identified by *.  
The remaining information is here in the transcriber's notes.

 2 Heller     has been to Philadelphia, New York & San Francisco.
 3 Cochian    The "t" in Robt is written above the line.
              Psgr has $25.  The two zeros are written above with a line under 
              them, as one would write for cents.
 4 Yeizahim   The missing letter/s are "m" or "ni."
 6 Tanaka     The missing letter in the first name is "n" or "u."
              Psgr is bound to New York enroute to France.
 7 Seto       The missing letter in the first name is "u" or "n."
 8 Nishimoto  The brother's name and address are Y. Nishimoto 
              529 3/4 Geary St. SF
 9 Kawasaki   The uncle's name and address are Shisno Kamiro 
              524 Geary St. SF
11 Hirakubo   has been in San Francisco 3 times prior to this trip.
14 Nomura     has been to Oakland, 609 Madison St,  once prior to this trip.
17 Matsurmura The missing letter is "a' or "o."
18 Adachi     is bound to New York enroute to London.
19-20 Nakaha/Koga en route to Canada is written between the 2 entries 
              "San Francisco" for these two.  It is impossible to decide 
              which of them was en route.
22 Nishimura  The brother's name and address are T Nishimura business 
              college Market St SF.
23 Suzuki     The father's name and address are S Suzuki Columbian Exhibiter 
              Office

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Page 27.

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