SS Australia
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.
Steamship Australia, sailing from Honolulu, Aug 16, 1893 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Aug 23, 1893.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether having a ticket to final destination, By whom was passage paid?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend
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1 Thos Sewrs 54y4m M Married Miner American Kauai Nevada City Yes Self yes* yes*
2 F.J Bumey 33y4m M Married Miner American Kauai Nevada City Yes Self yes* yes*
3 Michel Zenni 21y M S Peddler Arabian Honolulu California Yes Self yes* No
4 Ameen Kodisse 34y M S Peddler Arabian Honolulu California Yes Self yes* No
5 Joseph Pechera 28y M Married Peddler Arabian Honolulu California Yes Self yes* No
6 Jose Gomez Serrao 28y5m M S Merchant Portuguese Hilo Madeira Isles No Self No yes*
7 Benefacio de Comara 27y2m M S Laborer Portuguese Hilo San Francisco Yes Self No No
8 Francisco dos Reis 49y6m M Married Laborer Portuguese Hilo San Francisco Yes Self No No
9 Juliana Francisco dos Reis 50y F Married Wife Portuguese Hilo San Francisco Yes Husband No No
10 Francisco dos Reis 20y M S Laborer Portuguese Hilo San Francisco Yes Father No No
11 Jose dos Reis 19y M S Laborer Portuguese Hilo San Francisco Yes Father No No
12 ??o dos Reis 14y6m M S Portuguese Hilo San Francisco Yes Father No No
13 ???ia dos Reis 16y F S Daughter Portuguese Hilo San Francisco Yes Father No No
14 ??? Wessel 23y1m F S Milliner Hawaiian Hilo San Francisco Yes Self No yes*
15 ???o d'Amaral 68y M Married Laborer Portuguese Honolulu Oakland Yes Sons No yes*
16 ??a de Jesus d'Amaral 45y F Married Wife Portuguese Honolulu Oakland Yes Sons No yes*
17 ?? d'Amaral 11y M S Portuguese Honolulu Oakland Yes Brother No yes*
18 ???sa d'Amaral 8y F S Portuguese Honolulu Oakland Yes Brother No yes*
19 ??icinto d'Amaral 1y3m M S Portuguese Honolulu Oakland Yes Brother No yes*
20 Frank Andrade 19y11m M S Student Portuguese Palo Alto Palo Alto Yes Self yes* No
21 Waldemar Ottmann 28y9m M Married Engineer German Honolulu San Francisco Yes Self Yes yes*
22 Mrs Geo Robinson 30y F Married Scotch Honolulu New York No Self yes* No
23 Henry Eggerking 62y M Married Farmer German Kauai California Yes Self Yes No
24 Mrs Sophia Eggerking 57y F Married Wife German Kauai California Yes Husband Yes No
25 Wilhelm Eggerking 24y M S Farmer German Kauai California Yes Father No No
26 Henry Eggerking 21y M S Farmer German Kauai California Yes Father No No
27 August Eggerking 15y M S Farmer German Kauai California Yes Father No No
28 ??u K Waiamau 21y4m M S Draughtsman Hawaiian Honolulu Chicago Yes Self No No
29 M Soumia 38y M Married Barber Italy Honolulu New York Yes Self yes* yes*
30 Rosina Soumia 32y F Married Wife Italy Honolulu New York Yes Husband
31 George Demetrius Coutoumenos 25y6m M S Clerk Greek Honolulu S.F. Yes Self yes* yes*
32 Dianisio Spinelli 51y6m M S Laborer Greek Honolulu S.F. Yes Self yes* yes*
33 George Ernest Thrum 24y1m M S Clerk English Honolulu S.F. Yes Self yes* No
34 Victarino Carcero 23y M S Gardener Portuguese Honolulu S.F. Yes Self yes* No
35 Chas August Wallin 35y7m M S Seaman Sweden San Francisco S.F. Yes * yes* No
36 Jacob Maas 33y6m M M Musician German Honolulu S.F. Yes Self yes* yes*
37 August Guss 51y11m M M Musician German Honolulu S.F. Yes Self yes* No
Transcriber's Notes
There is no captain's statement nor captain's name attached to this manifest.
The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were not included in the
table:
Able to Read & Write=yes
Seaport for Landing in the US=S.F.
Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?=More
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
Letters that are illegible or difficult to interpret are replaced by ?.
1 has been in Nevada City; going to join Mrs Jane Sewrs
2 has been in San Francisco 189?; going to join Mrs F.J. Benney
3 has been in New York 1890
4 has been in New York 1889
5 has been in New York 1890
6 is going to join Mother
14 is going to join Friend, H Kellan
15 & 16 are going to join Son and Daughter
17, 18, 19 are going to join Brother and Sister
20 has been to Palo Alto
21 is going to join Mrs Ottman (His name is clearly spelled with a double "n" and hers with
a single "n.")
22 has been to S.F.
29 has been to SF 1891; is going to join Father
31 has been to San Francisco; is going to join P Coutoumanos
32 has been to New York; is going to join D. Carlo
33 has been to California
34 has been to California
35 passage was paid by Am Board of Missions. He has been to California
36 has been to California; is going to join My Family
37 has been to Indiana
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1 Pages 64-65.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor a member of the
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