Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Umatilla

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 Umatilla, sailing from Victoria, B.C., March 23, 1896, arriving at Port of San Francisco, March 26, 1896.

Columns represent: 1) Number of the list; 2) Name in full; 3) Age in years and months; 4) Sex; 5) Married or Single; 6) Calling or Occupation; 7) Able to Read, Able to Write?; 8) Nationality; 9) Last Residence; 10) Passport for landing in the United States; 11) Final Destination: State, City or Town; 12) Whether having a ticket to such final destination; 13) By whom was passage paid?; 14) Whether in possession of $30 or upward, and if less, how much?; 15) Whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where?; 16) Whether going to join a relative: and if so, what relative, their name and address; 17) Ever in Prison or Almshouse, or Supported by Charity? If yes, state which; 8) Whether a Polygamist?; 19) Whether under Contract, Express or Implied to Labor in the United States?; 20) Condition of Health, Mental and Physical; 21) Deformed or Crippled, Nature and Cause.

  
  1 John Hall, 24y, M, Single, Farmer, Can read/write, English race, 
    Assinabora, S.F., Cal, No, Self, 5.00, No, Going to Honolulu, No, 
    No, No, Good, No
  2 Matt Hill, 33y, M, Single, Miner, Can not read/can not write, 
    Finland race, Nanasmo, S. F., Cal, No, Self, $35.00, Yes, No, No, 
    No, No, Good, No
  3 Mrs. Geo. Mercier, 38y, F, Married, Wife, Can read/write, Canadian
    race, Vancouver, S.F., Cal, Yes, Husband, $65.00, No, Husband
    508 Sutter St., No, No, No, Good, No

Transcriber's Notes:   
  Passenger 1, in column 11, "In transit to Honolulu" is crossed out and 
    "Cal" is written in. 
  Passenger 2, in column 11, "Ft. Bragg" which is a community in 
    Mendocino Co., California, is crossed out and "Cal" is written in. 
  Passenger 3, in columm 11, "S. F.," is crossed out and "Cal" is 
    written in. 
  On the line under Passenger 3, is written "& 5 children", assuming 
    these are the children of the above passenger Mrs. Geo. Mercier.
    No names are given for these children.
  No captain's statement nor captain's name attached to this manifest.
  No passengers died on this voyage.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 2, Page 5.

Contributed and Transcribed by Gemma Fiamma Carmony a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
29 December 1999

If it is found upon the arrival of the immigrant in the United States that the following questions have not been correctly answered, the immigrant will be immediately returned. The immigrant will be required to swear to the truth of the following answers, if it be called for by the Commissioner of Immigration at the port of arrival in the United States. (A false oath will subject the immigrant to fine or imprisonment.)

Name:Mrs. Geo. Mercier
Date when booked:March 23rd, 1896.
Agent's Name: R. P. Ritchet & Co.
Agents place of business: Victoria, B.C.
Name of Steamer for which booked: Umatilla 
Date of sailing fromVictoria, B.C. March 20, 1896.


Columns represent:  1) Number of the list; 2) Name in full; 3) Age in 
years and months; 4) Sex; 5) Married or Single; 6) Calling or 
Occupation; 7) Able to Read, Able to Write?; 8) Nationality; 
9) Last Residence; 10) Passport for landing in the United States;  
11) Final Destination: State, City or Town; 12) Whether having a 
ticket to such final destination; 13) By whom was passage paid?; 
14) Whether in possession of $30 or upward, and if less, how 
much?; 15) Whether ever before in the United States, and if so,  
when and where?;  16) Whether going to join a relative: and if so, 
what relative, their name and address; 17) Ever in Prison or 
Almshouse, or Supported by Charity? If yes, state which; 
8) Whether a Polygamist?; 19) Whether under Contract, Express 
or Implied to Labor in the United States?; 20) Condition of Health, 
Mental and Physical; 21) Deformed or Crippled, Nature and Cause.

   
  1 Mrs. Geo Mercier, 38y, F, Married, Wife, Can read/write, 
    Canadian race, Vancouver, B.C., S.F., San Francisco, Yes, 
    Husband, $65.00, No, Husband S.F. 508 Sutter St, No, No, 
    No, Good, No
  2 George Mercier, 12y, M, Boy
  3 Raoul Mercier, 10y, M, Boy
  4 Corinne Mercier, 8y, F, Girl
  5 Winifred Mercier, 6y, F, Girl
  6 Laura Mercier, 3y, F, Girl

I hereby certify that I have made true answers were asked in language understood by me and which answers have been recorded above.
(Sign here) Mrs. Geo. Mercier

Transcriber's Notes:     
  The above "statement" is not listed with the ship it respresents, 
    which is the Umatilla, March 26, 1896.  
  Not all passengers were required to fill out the above "statement". 
  Only the passenger above was "asked" to fill out the "statement". 
  No signature of Captain or Inspector is shown on this "statement".

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 2, Page 12.

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