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SS Tacoma
I, Thos. A. Whistler, Master of the above name SS Tacoma, from the Port of Hong Kong, do sincerely, and truly swear that the above List contains the names and descriptions of all the Passengers who were on board the said Tacoma at the time of or since departure from the said Port of Hong Kong, or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, and that none (blank line) have ? the voyage. T A Whistle*, Master
Collector's Office, Port of Tacoma, July 25, 1896. Subscribed and sworn to before S.W. ??Lacy, Deputy Collector.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Tacoma whereof T.A. Whistler is Master, from Hong Kong via ports, burden, 166 ?? tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country of which they intend to become Inhabitants. No deaths were reported on this manifest so last column was left off.
1 J E Walker 50 M Mission* USA USA
2 M Jordan 51 M Police Ireland USA
3 O E Goodard 33 M Mission USA USA
4 Mrs Goodard 27 F Wife USA USA
5 G H Pole 47 M Mission England England
6 Mrs Pole 30 F Wife England England
7 child 3 F child England England
8 child 2 M child England England
9 Miss Williams 25 F Governess England England
10 Miss M Evington 14 F England England
11 Mistr Lily Pole 11 F England England
12 Miss Nelly Pole 9 F England England
13 Mistr Dorothy Pole 5 F England England
14 Master Reginald Pole 7 M England England
15 Mous Ravel 31 M Commercial France France
16 Mous Saby 29 M Commercial France France
17 Mrs F M Paliner 25 F Wife England USA
18 child 4 F child England USA
19 child 3 M child England USA
20 child 2 F child England USA
21 Japanese Nurse 20 F Nurse Japan USA
22 Wm Ford 29 F* Cowboy USA USA
23 Mrs Ling Hong 25 F China USA Chinese 2nd Class
24 Miss Cous Ho 8 F China USA Chinese 2nd Class
25 Mr Ng K? 30 M China USA Chinese 2nd Class
26 Luk Thaw 35 M Trader China USA Steerage
27 Luk You 33 M Trader China USA Steerage
28 Chin Wah 2? M Trader China USA Steerage
29 Woo Dong Fook 31 M Trader China USA Steerage
30 Woo Fong You 30 M Trader China USA Steerage
31 Woo Qung 31 M Trader China USA Steerage
32 Ou Yeong Y? 30 M Trader China USA Steerage
33 Chin Du? 35 M Trader China USA Steerage
34 Chong Li Koe?? 45 M Trader China USA Steerage
35 Noui Yee Chung 31 M Trader China USA Steerage
36 Chin Jung Kee 11 M Nephew China USA Steerage
37 Tow Mow ?1 M Trader China USA Steerage
38 ?ong Jop Po 4? M Trader China USA Steerage
39 Yee Ping 26 M Trader China USA Steerage
40 Chin Kee 29 M Trader China USA Steerage
41 Chin Yong 30 M Trader China USA Steerage
42 Chin Dong 36 M Trader China USA Steerage
43 Lee Oy 35 M Trader China USA Steerage
44 Wong Joung Kye 45 M Trader China USA Steerage
45 Yee You 46 M Trader China USA Steerage
46 Yee Quong Fong 44 M Trader China USA Steerage
47 Wong Wou 42 M Trader China USA Steerage
48 Chung Sake 30 M Trader China USA Steerage
49 Lee Kee 31 M Trader China USA Steerage
50 Lee Loy 32 M Trader China USA Steerage
51 Tow Fook 40 M Trader China USA Steerage
52 Num Num 35 M Trader China USA Steerage
53 Lock Fon 14 M Nephew China USA Steerage
54 Lock Hong 28 M Trader China USA Steerage
55 Yee Ki 44 M Trader China USA Steerage
56 Toy Yui 24 M Trader China USA Steerage
57 Moy Sh?ng Toy 43 M Trader China USA Steerage
58 Tow Tunk Puk 42 M Trader China USA Steerage
59 Moy Cow 20 M Trader China USA Steerage
60 Gui Lee Kee ?0 M Trader China USA Steerage
61 Hum Su? 25 M Trader China USA Steerage
Recapitulation
Children
Male Female Male Female Total
Saloon 6 6 3 6 21
European S?? 1 1
2nd Cabin Chinese 1 1 1 3
Steerage Chinese 36 36
Total 44 7 3 7 61
Transcriber's Notes:
* The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original
recorder.
* The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read, due to
quality of original document.
* The Captain's name appears to be signed as Whistle but is clearly written
Whistler in other places.
* The sworn statement on this list was at the bottom of the first page and
the recapitulation was written at the bottom of the first page
* #1 probably is missionary
* #22 is clearly marked Female
* #25 there is a dot after the K and a letter that could be an i with a
line that goes straight up afterwards and then a horizontal line
detached. This name could be Kih according to a Chinese interpretor I
asked. Same lettering appeared in #32
* #32 this name may be Yuk according to a Chinese interpretor but was
written as in #25
* #33 and #36 both appear to have astericks in the occupation column which
may mean they are related?
* #34 this name may be Kwong according to Chinese interpretor but was
written as pronounced
* #38 this name may be Wong or Hong
* #53 and 54 both have astericks in the occupation column which may mean
their related?
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1484, Reel 1
Transcribed by Patricia Reardon Gault a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
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