Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Tacoma

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. "Tacoma", sailing from Yokohama, 4th Febry, 1896, arriving at Port of Tacoma, Wash., 189-.

Columns represent: Passenger Number; Name in full; Age; Sex; Married or Single; Calling or occupation; Able to Read; Able to Write; Nationality; Last residence; Seaport for landing in the US; Final destination in the US (State, city or town); Whether having a ticket to such final destination; By whom was passage paid; Whether in possession of money, if so, whether more than $30, and how much if $30 or less; Whether ever before in the US, and if so, when and where; Whether going to join a relative, and if so, what relative, their name and address; Ever in prison or almshouse, or supported by charity? If yes, state which; Whether a polygamist; Whether under contract, express or implied, to labor in the US; Condition of health, mental and physical; Deformed or crippled, nature and cause.

    
1  Johann Blaser*    32     Male  Married  Shoemaker  Yes  Yes  German    Yokohama    San Francisco  Galveston  No  Self  Yes, more than $30  No  No  No  No  No  Good  No
2  Karu Takejiro     27y4m  Male  Married  Merchant   Yes  Yes  Japanese  Yokohama    Tacoma         Alaska     No  Self  Yes $30             No  No  No  No  No  Good  No
3  Shikisaku Nakano  28y5m  Male  Single   Laundryman Yes  Yes  Japanese  Kanagawaken Tacoma         Tacoma     Yes Self  Yes $30             No  No  No  No  No  Good  No
4  Shibayama Yoshio  35y11m Male  Married  Student    Yes  Yes  Japanese  Kanagawaken Tacoma         Seattle    Yes Self  Yes $30             No  No  No  No  No  Good  No
5  Onishi Kichiro    42     Male  Married  Merchant   Yes  Yes  Japanese  Kanagawaken Tacoma         Seattle    Yes Self  Yes $30             No  No  No  No  No  Good  No
6  Onishi Kenji      13     Male  Single   Student    Yes  Yes  Japanese  Kanagawaken Tacoma         Seattle    Yes Self  Yes $30             No  No  No  No  No  Good  No
7  Yamagata Masatake 19     Male  Single   Student    Yes  Yes  Japanese  Kanagawaken Tacoma         Seattle    Yes Self  Yes $30             No  No  No  No  No  Good  No
      
Transcriber's Notes:  
There was no sworn statement shown for this voyage.
*Johann Blaser was the only name listed on the first page of the manifest.  
On the same page this notation appears: "Left the ship at Victoria, B. C."  
The list taker did not number the passengers. Numbers were added during 
transcription   

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1484, No Reel Number.

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