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SS Australia
Honolulu, Hawaii to San Francisco May 5, 1894
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. Australia sailing from Honolulu, Apr 28, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco,
May 5, 1894.
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, Whether
in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether
going to join Relative or Friend
1 Rev F. Fugiwara 27y M S Japan Honolulu S.F. yes yes no
2 John Crowley 28y2m M S Seaman English San Francisco S.F. yes $320 yes no
3 William Norton 44y M S Horsedealer Canadian San Francisco S.F. yes $500 yes no
4 Dora Wegersend 17y10m F S Servant German Honolulu S.F. yes $50 no no
5 Frederick Zoller 25y3m M S Overseer Scotch Hana Maui New York no more yes no
6 William Norrie Zoller 27y11m M S Overseer Scotch Lihue Kauai New York yes more no no
7* Manuel Lopez 34y M S Officer Portugal San Francisco S.F. no none yes yes
8 Hans Antonsen 40y1m M M Sugarboiler Germany Honolulu S.F. yes more yes yes
9* Frank Ros? 34y M S Driver Portuguese Honolulu Alameda no more yes no
10* F. Bomke 16y M S Laborer German Kauai S.F. yes more no yes
11* Therese Rowold 23y F S Servant German Honolulu S.F. yes $50 yes no
12 Chinichiro Okada 21y2m M S Student Japan Honolulu S.F. yes more no no
13* Peter Zermo 30y5m M S Merchant Arabian Honolulu Arabia yes more yes no
14* Manid Shibley 18y4m M S Pedlar Syrian Honolulu Brazil yes $100 yes no
15* K. Oku 32y M M Preacher Japanese Honolulu S.F. yes more no yes
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=San Francisco
By whom was passage paid?=self (except 7)
Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no (except 7)
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
7 passage was paid by JJSNC. There is no indication what this stands for.
His occupation is Officer on Whaling Ship. He left San Francisco last
November. He is going on a whaling cruise. Ever in Prison says "in San
Francisco for assault."
9 surname is Rose or Rosi.
10 is going to join one sister Mary Bomke West Berkley.
11 has been to New York
13 has been to Cala 4 years ago.
14 has been in New York 3 years ago.
15 is going to the Japanese YMCA.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 76.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 May 2000
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