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SS Monowai

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 Monowai, sailing from Sydney, 2nd Oct, 1893, arriving at Port of San Francisco, Oct 27th, 1893.

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; 
18) 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 Andre Fonza, 23y, M, Single, Sailor, Can read/write, Portugese race, Honolulu, 
   San Frisco, San Frisco, Yes, Self, $30, Was in Bedford,     No, No, Good, No   

 2 Jose B. Perry, 18y 11mo, Single, Labor, Can read/write, Portugese race, Honolulu, 
   San Frisco, San Frisco, Yes, By his mother, $30, No, No, No, Good, No   

 3 John de Pena, 22y 10 mo, Can read/write, Portugese race, Honolulu, San Frisco,
   San Frisco, Yes, Self, $30, S.F., No relatives, No, No, Good, No   

 4 Frank Inasoh, 31y, M, Single, shoemaker, Can read/write, Peruvian race, Honolulu, 
   San Frisco, San Frisco, Frank Inasoh, $300, Self, No, No,  No, Good, No   

 5 Antone Shauiote, 20y 1 mo, Single, Pedler, Can read/write, Arabian race, Honolulu, 
   San Frisco, San Frisco, Self, $100, Yes, Yes sister J. Bodtey, No, No,  Good, No
  
 6 Elias Falam, 20y 9mo, Single, Pedler, Can read/write, Arabian race, Honolulu, 
   San Frisco, San Frisco, Self, $200, Yes, No, No, No, Good, No
   
 7 Helen Falam, 25y, F, Married, Can read/write, Arabian race, Honolulu, San Frisco, 
   San Frisco, Self, $150, Yes, No, No, No, Good, No

 8 ??? James Provan, 32y, M, S, Saddler, Can read/write, Victoria, Adelaide, S.F., 
   S.F., Self, Yes, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No  

 9 Himus Robin, 25y, M, S, Clerk, Can read/write, Australia, Sydney, S.F., New York, 
   Yes, Self, More, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No  

10 ??? Ann Grierson, 66y, F, M, Lady, Can read/write, British race, Sydney, S.F., St. Paul, 
   Yes, Self, More, No, Yes John Lovell-Medford  County Steel, No, No, No, Good No
   
11 Mrs. Katie Maller, 30y, F, M, Lady, Can read/write, Australian race, Broken Hill NSW, 
   S.F., S.F., Self, More, No Husband J.O. Maller Rochester Indiana, No, No, No, Good, No 
  
12 Miss Ray Maller, 9y, F, S, Can read/write, Australian race,  Broken Hill NSW, S.F., 
   S.F.,  J.O. Maller Rochester Indiana, No,  No, No, Good, No  

13 Master Hugh Maller, 6y, M, S, Can read/write, Australian race, Broken Hill NSW, S.F.,
   S.F.,  J.O. Maller Rochester Indiana, No, No, No, Good, No   

14 H. R. Corbett, 35y, M, M, Commercial Hareller, Can read/write, English race, Sydney, 
   S.F., S.F., Self, More, No, No, No, No, No, Good,  No   

15 George William Loyde, 31y, M, M, Musical, Can read/write, British race, Melbourne, 
   S.F., S.F.,  Self, More, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No  

16 ?achel Loyde, 31, F, M, Musical, Can read/write, Victoria, Melbourne, S.F., S.F.,  
   Self, More, No, No, No, No, No, Good, Lame

17 ?arold Clayton, 28y, M, S, Commercial Hareller, Can read/write, N.Z., Wellington,
   S.F., S.F., Yes, Self, Yes New York,, No, No, No, Good, No

18 Edward Turner, 61y, M, M, Laborer, Can read/write, British race, Mount Morgan, S.F., 
   S.F., Self, Yes California 1852, Yes sister Mrs. Metcalf S.F.,, No, No, No, Good, No  

19 ??amel Tael, 11y 10mo, S, School Boy, Can read/write, Canadian race, Sydney, S.F.,
   New York, No, Mother, More, Yes, Yes, Daniel Tael 34 Duane St. New York, No, No, 
   No, Good, No

20 Annie Hall, 32y, F, M, Lady, Can read/write, Australian race, Brisbane, S.F., 
   Chicago, Self and Husband, More, No, Yes husband in Chicago, No, No, No, Good, No  1
   
21 John Myers, 24y, M, S, Teacher, Can read/write, English race, ??? Q'land, S.F., S.F., 
   Yes, Self, More, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No
  
22 John Thornton Berkenhide, 30y, M, S, Farmer, Can read/write,  English race, ???  
   Q'land, S.F., S.F., Yes, Self, More, No, No, No,  No, No, Good, No
  
23 August Williams, 41y, M, S, Seaman, Can not read/can write, Russia, New Castle, S.F., 
   S.F., Self, Yes S.F. 1880, No, No, No, No, Good, No

Signed) W. Harvard*

Transcriber's Notes:      
 
* Passengers 2 through 7 have "ditto" marks in columns 9, 10, 11 and 12     
  referring to line above.  
* Passengers 2 through 6 have "ditto" marks in column 5 referring to line above.  
* Passengers 7 and 8 have "ditto" marks in column 13 referring to line above.  
* Passenger 7 has not designation in "Occupation" column.      
* Passenger 7 has "ditto" marks in columns 15 and 16, referring to line above.  
* No signature of Captain on Manifest, but this ship is a continuation voyage    
  of the Monowai which left Sydney, Australia 2 October 1893, where the    
  captain was W. Harvard.
* Passenger 8 "Given Name" is cut away from microfilm.  
* Passenger 15 part of "Given Name" is cut away from microfilm, assuming from the 
  letters remaining "orge" that the "Given Name" is George. 
* Passenger 16 part of "Given Name" is cut away from microfilm. 
* Passenger 17 part of "Given Name" is cut away from microfilm. 
* Passengers 14 and 17 have the "Occupation" of Commercial Hareller, that is     
  what is written on the manifest  
* Passenger 19 part of "Given Name" is cut away from microfilm.  
* Passengers 9 though 23 have "Do" written in column 10, referring to line above.  
* Passengers 12 through 18 have "Do" written in column 11, referring to line above.  
  No notations in columns 13, 14 and 15, for passengers 12 and 13. 
* Passengers 21 and 22, in "Last Residence" column, writting of town is unreadable, 
  except for Q'land, assuming Queensland.  
* Passengers 12 and 13 have not notation for columns 6, 12, 13, 14, and 15.  
* Passengers 11, 12 and 13 have columns 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 grouped together.  
* Passengers 15 through 18 have "Do" written in columns 13 and 14, referring to line above.
* Last name is the signature of W. Harvard,  assuming it is the Captain's    
  as there are no notations in any columns and it is the only signature in the Manifest.  
* No passengers died on this voyage.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410 , Reel 1, Page 98 .

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

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