Immigrant Ships
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SS Kinshui Maru



Kobe and Yokohama, Japan to Seattle, WA
March 3, 1900
PORT OF SEATTLE
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.
SS Kinshui Maru, sailing from Kobe Feb 8th, 1900 and Yokohama Feby 13th, 1900 arriving at Port of Seattle, March 3, 1900.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age (Yrs/Mos), Sex, Married or Single, Calling or Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Able to Read and Write, Nationality, Last Residence, Seaport for Landing in the United States, Final destination in the United States (State, City or Town), Whether having a ticket to reach final destination, By whom was passage paid, Whether in possession of Money; if less than $30, how much?, Whether before in the United States (and if so, when and where), Whether going to join Relative 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; expressed or implied, to labor in the United States, Condition of Health (Mental and Physical), Deformed or Crippled, Nature and Cause.
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** The following Passengers boarded in Kobe, Japan and were probably in steerage
    
 1 Yamashita Junsuke    24y5m  Male   Married  Carpenter          Hiroshima     California    Yes   Myself      $170.00  No   Going to Wyreka, California    
 2 Yamashita Yie        23y10m Female Married  Wife               Hiroshima     California    Yes   Myself     *$170.00  No   Going to Wyreka, California
 3 Fujioka Morito       25y11m Male   Married  Farmer             Hiroshima     California    Yes   Myself      $110.00  No   Going to Wyreka, California 
 4 Fujioka Tui          18y5m  Female Married  Wife               Hiroshima     Wyreka, Cal   Yes   Myself     *$110.00  No   Going to Wyreka, California
 5 Yamada Fudesuke      53y4m  Male   Married  Merchant           Hiroshima    *Wyreka, Cal   No    Myself      $60.00   Yes  In Business at Wyrecka, Cal. 4 years
 6 Yamada Haya          40y9m  Female Married  Wife               Hiroshima    *Wyreka, Cal   No    Myself     *$60.00   Yes  In Business at Wyrecka, Cal. 4 years
 7 Kojima Takuji        26y8m  Male   Married  Merchant           Hiroshima     Wyreka, Ca    No    Himself     $90.00   No   In Business at Wyrecka, Cal. 4 years
 8 Kojima Tome          23y11m Female Married  Wife               Hiroshima     Wyreka, Ca    No    Husband    *$90.00   No   In Business at Wyrecka, Cal. 4 years
 9 Kikujawa Taketaro    26y11m Male  *Married  Farmer             Hiroshima     Tacoma        No    Himself     $30.00   No   In Business at Wyrecka, Cal. 4 years
10 Nikami Yoshitaro     16y2m  Male   Married  Farmer             Hioga         Tacoma        No    Himself     $30.00   No   Rejected on account of insanity - Deported
11 Tsukiji Kuramatsu    28y1m  Male   Married  Farmer             Hioga         Tacoma        No    Himself     $35.00   No   Has a friend, Tahoma, in Tacoma
12 Kodaui Kikutero      25y3m  Male   Married  Farmer             Hiroshima     Seattle       No    Himself     $41.00   No   Has a friend in Tacoma
13 Ohlatake Tokuichi    23y10m Male   Married  Farm Laborer       Hiroshima     Seattle       No    Father      $70.00   No   Has a friend in Tacoma 
14 Wakita Yomokichi     20y1m  Male   Married  Farm Laborer       Hiroshima     San Francisco No    Father      $55.00   No   Joins his friend by name of Wakatu in San francisco
15 Yoneko Yasokichi     17y5m  Male   Married  Clerk              Yehime        Tacoma        No    Father      $30.00   No   Has an uncle, Nishi, in Seattle
16 Mijaoka Kota         24y8m  Male   Married  Farm Laborer       Yehime        Tacoma        No    Himself     $50.00   No   Has an Uncle, Nishi, in Seattle
17 Kikuzawa Tauihei     31y4m  Male   Married  Farmer             Yehime        Tacoma        No    Himself     $41.00   No   Has an Uncle, Nishi, in Seattle
18 Sakai Seitaro        23y0m  Male   Married  Farm Laborer       Hiroshima     Seattle       No    Father      $35.00   No   Has a friend, Sakia, in Fresno, Calif
19 Saburaemon Yamashita 16y7m  Male   Married  Laborer/Merchant   Hiroshima     Seattle       No    Father      $30.00   No   Has a friend, Sakia, in Fresno, Calif
20 Eita Miyahara        23y8m  Male   Married  Farm Laborer       Kochi         Seattle       No    Father      $29.00   No   Joins his cousin in Seattle
21 Rikijs Nishimura     26y1m  Male   Married  Farmer/Merchant    Kochi         Seattle       No    Myself      $30.00   No   Joins his cousin in Seattle
22 Mantaro Kawamura     31y3m  Male   Married  Carpenter/Farmer   Kochi         Tacoma        No    Myself      $39.00   No   Has friends in Tacoma
23 Mashuiori Shiraishi  22y9m  Male   Single   Carpenter          Kochi         Tacoma        No    Father      $31.00   No   Has friends in Tacoma
24 Wakichi Okabayashi   26y9m  Male   Married  Farm Laborer       Kochi         Tacoma        No    Father      $35.00   No   Has friends in Tacoma
25 Yasuma Yoshimoto     20y9m  Male   Single   Carpenter          Kochi         Tacoma        No    Father      $34.00   No   Has friends in Tacoma
26 Shinzo Kadota        16y0m  Male   Single   Farm Laborer       Kochi         Tacoma        No    Father      $40.00   No   Has friends in Tacoma
27 Tsunislije Wishiyama 18y2m  Male   Single   Farm Laborer       Kochi         Tacoma        No    Mother      $33.00   No   Has friends in Tacoma
28 Tokuji Yosemitsu     27y8m  Male   Married  Farmer             Kochi         Tacoma        No    Myself      $30.00   No   Has friends in Tacoma
29 Sukiji Kitamura      16y4m  Male   Single   Farm Laborer       Kochi         Tacoma        No    Father      $30.00   No   Has friends in Tacoma
30 Tsurukichi Mizobuchi 28y1m  Male   Married  Carpenter/Industry Kochi         Tacoma        No    Myself      $30.00   No   Has friends in Tacoma
31 Ikuzo Kitaoka        39y2m  Male   Married  Farmer             Kohehi Ken    Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $32.00   No   No 
32 Saichiro Hasokawa*   24y9m  Male   Single   Farmer             Kohehi Ken    Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $30.00   No   No 
33 Haushichi Tamura     25y6m  Male   Married  Farmer             Kohehi Ken    Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $39.00   No   No 
34 Wasaburo Hamada      26y10m Male   Single   Farmer             Kohehi Ken    Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $50.00   No   No 
35 Yetsuma Kawasaki     29y11m Male   Married  Farmer             Kohehi Ken    Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $32.00   No   No 
36 Toshis Hasokawa      38y0m  Male   Married  Farmer             Kohehi Ken    Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $41.00   No   No 
37 Kichisaburo Asakawa  39y2m  Male   Married  Farmer             Kohehi Ken    Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $36.00   No   No 
38 Hidema Chikasawa     26y11m Male   Married  Farmer             Kohehi Ken    Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $37.00   No   No 
39 Torakichi Hada       29y4m  Male   Married  Shoemaker          Hiroshima     Portland      Yes   Father      $39.00   No   Has a friend in Portland
40 Shinichi Nara        24y0m  Male   Married  Clerk              Hiroshima     Portland      Yes   Father      $33.00   No   Has a friend in Portland
41 Jonasuke Takahashi   20y7m  Male   Single   Clerk              Hiroshima     Tacoma        Yes   Father      $43.00   No   Has a friend in Portland
42 Kametaro Tsuchioka   29y2m  Male   Single   Farmer             Hiroshima     Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $44.00   No   Has a friend in Portland
43 Tetiazo Tateishi     16y8m  Male   Single   Student            Hiroshima     Portland      Yes   Father      $45.00   No   Has a Father in Portland
44 Fujikusu Sakamoto    20y11m Male   Single   Carpenter          Kochi Ken     San Francisco Yes   Father      $37.00   No   Has a Father in Portland
45 Yoshiteru Morita     19y0m  Male   Single   Laborer            Kochi Ken     San Francisco Yes   Father      $33.00   No   Has a Friend in San Francisco 
46 Shotaro Matsushita   35y1m  Male   Married  Carpenter          Kochi Ken     San Francisco Yes   Myself      $30.00   No   Has a Friend in San Francisco
47 Rokunosuke Kobori    39y10m Male   Married  Wine Maker         Kochi Ken     San Francisco Yes   Myself      $42.00   No   Has a Friend in San Francisco
48 Kuzo Yoshinaga       16y10m Male   Single   Student            Kochi Ken     San Francisco Yes   Father      $35.00   No   Will go to the Japanese Consul
49 Jinjiro Nazaoka      23y2m  Male   Single   Rice Dealer        Wakagaura     San Francisco Yes   Father      $34.00   No   Will go to the Japanese Consul
50 Yuwamatsu Majida     25y10m Male   Married  Clerk              Wakagaura     San Francisco Yes   Myself      $39.00   No   Will go to the Japanese Consul
51 Yoshitaro Fukuhara   31y8m  Male   Married  Farmer             Hiroshima     Tacoma        Yes   Myself      $37.00   No   Will go to the Japanese Consul
52 Yasukichi Yoshimoto  19y6m  Male   Single   Clerk              Hiroshima     Tacoma        Yes   Father      $39.00   No   Will go to the Japanese Consul
53 Tsunematsu Watanabe  21y5m  Male   Single   Farm Laborer       Hiogo         Seattle       Yes   Father      $31.00   No   Will go to the Japanese Consul

** The following passengers boarded in Yokohama, Japan and were probably in steerage

54 F. Edggers *         31y    Male            Seaman             Yokohama      San Francisco Yes                        Yes
55 Ben Saul *           39y    Male            Seaman             Yokohama      San Francisco Yes                        Yes
56 Owen Hordes *        21y    Male            Seaman             Yokohama      San Francisco Yes                        Yes
57 E. Watts *           43y    Male            Seaman             Yokohama      Seattle       Yes                        Yes
58 Watanabe Mazoichi    23y8m  Male   Single   Clerk              Yokohama      Seattle       Yes   By Self     $35.00   No   No
59 Kitamura Yasaburo    15y9m  Male   Single   Student            Kanagawa Ken  Seattle       Yes   Father      $31.00   No   Wants to go to School
60 Noda Tokujiro        29y11m Male   Married  Farmer             Shidzuoka Ken San Francisco Yes   By Me       $50.00  *Yes  To my Firm
61 Noda Hiro*           25y5   Female Married  With Husband       Shidzuoka Ken San Francisco Yes   By Husband *$50.00   No   To my Husbands farm in Monterrey Co, Calif
62 Aiiso Tokichi        22y2m  Male   Single   Farm Laborer       Shidzuoka Ken San Francisco Yes   By Father   $55.00   No   No
63 Kawaguchi Shunpei    23y0m  Male   Single   Farming            Shidzuoka Ken San Francisco Yes   By Father   $40.00   No   No
64 Serigawa Yeisaku     23y2m  Male   Married  Farm Laborer       Shidzuoka Ken San Francisco Yes   By Me       $60.00   No   Going to school in San Francisco. Has friends there
65 Okada Hikosaku       23y3m  Male   Single   Student            Shidzuoka Ken San Francisco Yes   By Father   $57.00   No   No
66 Sato Kitaro          18y8m  Male   Single   Clerk              Miye Ken      Seattle       Yes   Father      $30.00   No   My relation, Kurikidi Shibata, Main St, Seattle
67 Harada Chozayemon    17y2m  Male   Single   Farm laborer       Hiroshima Ken San Francisco Yes   Father      $35.00   No   Has a friend in Sacramento
68 Ishimoto Se Lei     *19y12m Male   Single   Farm Laborer       Hiroshima Ken San Francisco Yes   Father      $35.00   No   Has a friend in Sacramento
69 Higashi Teijiro      25y6m  Male   Married  Farmer             Hiroshima Ken San Francisco Yes   Himself     $35.00   No   Has a friend in Sacramento
70 Nakashima Kiutaro    33y11m Male   Married  Farmer             Kanagaua Ken  San Francisco Yes   Himself     $40.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco
71 Shikawa Hirozo       18y2m  Male   Single   Carpenter          Kanagaua Ken  San Francisco Yes   Himself     $35.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco
72 Akutsu Toyotaro      19y5m  Male   Single   Farmer             Kanagaua Ken  San Francisco Yes   By Father   $40.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco
73 Nakajima Hikotaro    40y8m  Male   Married  Farm Laborer       Kanagaua Ken  San Francisco Yes   By Self     $35.00   No   Has a friend by name of Iskawa in San Francisco
74 Hiratsuka Choji      20y6m  Male   Single   Farmer             Kanagaua Ken  San Francisco Yes   By Father   $40.00   No   Has a friend by name of Iskawa in San Francisco
75 Nakajima Ya Hei      45y10m Male   Married  Farmer             Kanagaua Ken  San Francisco Yes   By Me       $40.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco
76 Kazawa Tetsujiro     19y6m  Male   Single   Farm Laborer       Kanagaua Ken  San Francisco Yes   By Father   $35.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco
77 Higashi Katsuguma*   26y1m  Male   Single   Student            Kyoto Fu Ken  New Haven,Con No    By Doshisha*Yen 400  No   Yale University, New Haven, Conn
78 Watanabe Tarokichi  *38y12m Male   Married  Ship Builder       Shidzuoka Ken Seattle       Yes   By Me       $50.00  *Yes  No
79 Kikuchi Hei Lei      27y6m  Male   Married  Farmer             Shidzuoka Ken Seattle       Yes   By Me       $38.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco
80 Wakao Asakichi       22y9m  Male   Single   Student            Yamanashi Ken San Francisco Yes   By Self     $35.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco
81 Dagui Yasubei        25y4m  Male   Single   Merchant           Fukushima Ken San Francisco Yes   By Self     $150.00 *Yes  Has a friend in San Francisco
82 Kamayachi Hyoichi    24y7m  Male   Single   Tailoring          Hakodate      San Francisco Yes   By Self     $40.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco
83 Ida Heitaro          33y11m Male   Married  Tobacco Factory    Tottori Ken   San Francisco Yes   By Self     $65.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco
84 Ito Kikutaro         33y5m  Male   Single   Merchant           Yehime Ken    Seattle       Yes   By Self     $ 3.00  *Yes  Has a friend in San Francisco
85 Kita Shozaburo      *23y12m Male   Single   Student            Kazawa Ken    Seattle       Yes   Father      $35.00   No   Has a friend in San Francisco

Second Class Cabin

86 Shibata Toranosure   28y6m  Male   Single   Merchant           Yokohama      San Francisco Yes   Himself     $100.00 *Yes  No

Entries below Passenger List are:  Examined March 3rd 1900   Nippon Yuseu Kaisha
                                                             K Sansuki
                                   Chas W Suyder        Wm Brady
                                                        Master

? = Approximate number of letters that are unreadable.
* = Attention to this Transcribers List.
** = Special Attention noted.

Japanese names are listed surname first while english names are surname last.

There is a town on the manifest clearly listed as Wyrecka, California.
Checking with California archives shows no town of that name. The name has
changed over the years to Yreka in Siskiyou County. 

The word 'Ken' after a location means 'Prefecture' or 'County' 

Numbers were from 1 to 30 on each page of Manuscript.
Transcriber continued numbering for ease in finding.

Columns below were eliminated due to identical information:
Able to read and write = All Yes except #61 was No
Seaport for landing in United States = All Seattle
Ever in Prison or Almshouse = All No
Whether a Polygamist = All No
Whether under contract to labor = All No
Condition of health = All Healthy
Deformed or crippled = All No
Nationality = All Japanese except #54 & #56 were German, #55 & #57 were American

The bottom of each page was signed by "Wm Brady"
      
Passengers:
2,4,8 & 61 = Money was a ditto of husbands ammount.
5 & 6 = San Francisco scratched out, Replaced by Wyreka, Cal
9 to 20 = All are listed as married with ditto marks, but #10 is 16 years old and #15 is 17 years old.
10 = Deported beacuse of insanity
15 = Notation of Ver R/P #894654 Mar 1 1933. At bottom of page is noted "Missed his passage to Victoria".
     No idea what this means. 
32 = Notation of Ver P.S. 9-1-26
54 - 57 = Apparently crewmembers who were staying in the United States
60 = Notation 'In U.S. Before' - "4 Yrs to Dec 99, California"
61 = Notation of Ver Natg L.A. 9-17-53  A-3197888
68,78 & 85 = Age listed as xy12m. Only explanation is that they did not reach their
     birthday by Feb 8, 1900
77 = Line drawn thru entire listing. Only person who declared Yen instead
     of Dollars and paid for by Doshisha
78 = Notation 'In U.S. before' - "Spokane 8 yrs to June 98"
81 = Notation of I-404 L.A. Natg A-5016634
84 = Notation 'In U.S. before' - "Seattle 3 years to Nov 99"
86 = Notation 'In U.S. Before' - "Seattle last year"   
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1484.
Transcribed by Royal A. Pritchard for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
9 October 1999