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SS China

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.

Steamship China, sailing from Hong Kong, Dec 27, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Jan 18, 1894.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

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 1* Peter       Nielsen    28y5m  Single Photographer German   Sourabaya Chicago  $60 No yes

                     sailing from Yokohama Jany 5, 1894

 2* Cornelius   Jervis     25y7m  Single  Seaman      English  Marine    San Fran yes yes yes
 3  Kichisaburo Nakamoto   21y5m  Single  Merchant    Japanese Wakayama  San Fran yes No  No
 4  Harumatsu   Muye       35y11m Married Merchant    Japanese Wakayama  San Fran yes No  No
 5* Hikokichi   Shiojiri   24y3m  Single  Student     Japanese Gumma     San Fran yes yes No
 6* Osawa       Najisa     27y9m  Single  Merchant    Japanese Hiogo     San Fran yes yes No
 7* Iyima       Suteichoro 29y    Single  Merchant    Japanese Shizuoka  San Fran yes yes No
 8  Unito       Sugita     20y5m  Single  Student     Japanese Yamaguchi San Fran yes No  No
 9  Takahashi   Tsuneo     20y7m  Single  Student     Japanese Tokio     San Fran yes No  No
10  Sabio       Kawase     20y5m  Single  Merchant    Japanese Hiogo     San Fran yes No  No
11  Toysabio    Monahita   24y6m  Single  Student     Japanese Oita      San Fran yes No  No
12  Yasukichi   Yamamoto   21y8m  Single  Student     Japanese Wakayama  San Fran yes No  No
13* Umekus?     Yamazake   38y2m  Married Student     Japanese Wakayama  San Fran yes No  No
14  Kikuzo      Inouye     20y8m  Single  Student     Japanese Wakayama  San Fran yes No  No
                                    
    
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:
 Sex=Male 
 Able to Read & Write=yes 
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco  
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes(except passenger 1 to Chicago)
 By whom was passage paid?=Self 
 Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no
 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 

1    Last Residence is probably Surabaya (Indonesia).  He does not have a ticket
      to his final destination.  He is going to join Cousin, Christian Andersen, 
      Chicago.
2    Last Residence says "disch US Marines since 24 months."  He has been to 
      "shipyard at Marin San Francisco."  He has relatives or friends (entry 
      doesn't say) in "Philadelphia-not going to join them!"
5-6  has been to San Francisco 1883-1892.  It is not possible to tell which row 
      this is in.
6-7  has been to San Francisco nine years to 1893.  It is not possible to tell 
      which row this is in.
13   first name is Umekusea or Umekusu.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 7-8.

Transcribed by Fran Taylor a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild 10 March 2000

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