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SS Oceanic


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Yokohama, Japan (Chinese passengers from Hong Kong) to San Francisco, CA
April 28, 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. Oceanic, sailing from Yokohama, April 13th, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Apr 28, 1894.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether ever before in the US
  
 1* Wm          Thompson   34y9m  Single  Seaman   Scotchman Shanghai  San Francisco yes
 2  Yoshitaro   Suzduke    23y2m  Single  Merchant Japanese  Aichi     San Francisco No
 3* Matsutaro   Todani     29y?m  Single  Merchant Japanese  Hiroshima San Francisco yes
 4  Taijiro     Usanii     22y4m  Single  Student  Japanese  Aichi     San Francisco No
 5  Yoshisaburo Naito      30y8m  Single  Student  Japanese  Aichi     San Francisco No
 6  Tetsujiro   Hotta      27y10m Single  Student  Japanese  Aichi     San Francisco No
 7  Yasumatsu   Sawamoto   27y6m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
 8  Masajiro    Terashita  29y    Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
 9  Ichinosuke  Yamamoto   28y3m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
10  Fujikusu    Kishi      24y8m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
11  Giromatsu   Komayi     20y3m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
12  Konosuke    Tsuda      21y10m Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
13  Kamebuatsu  Yenomoto   42y3m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
14  Iwagisu     Yukawa     20y4m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
15  Tomekusu    Tanaka     39y5m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
16  Fujinosuke  Matsumoto  29y9m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
17  Tanekichi   Araida     21y11m Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
18  Hayakusu    Kishi      20y7m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
19  Yejiro      Kasumoto   26y8m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
20  Iwakusu     Nakatani   35y2m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
21  Kusumatsu   Matsumoto  33y4m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
22  Hitoshi     Kishi      20y9m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
23  Bunsuke     Tsujimoto  53y3m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
24  Naokichi    Isoyawa    20y1m  Single  Student  Japanese  Ibaraki   San Francisco No
25  Sozo        Takata     21y7m  Married Student  Japanese  Ibaraki   San Francisco No
26  Tomokusu    Dakuchi    25y8m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
27  Torozo      Yamao      17y7m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
28  Unyiro      Nishimura  40y5m  Married Student  Japanese  Yamaguchi San Francisco No
29  Miyonochi   Okada      24y2m  Single  Student  Japanese  Yamaguchi San Francisco No
30  Shinjiro    Yasuda     24y6m  Married Student  Japanese  Yamaguchi San Francisco No
31  Sajii       Tsutsumida 39y2m  Married Student  Japanese  Kumamoto  San Francisco No
32  Ushitaro    Kai        28y7m  Married Student  Japanese  Kumamoto  San Francisco No
33  Tokijiro    Washizu    27y6m  Single  Student  Japanese  Aichi     San Francisco No
34  Yentaro     Toyoda     20y8m  Single  Student  Japanese  Kumamoto  San Francisco No
35  Sodazo      Maino      24y0m  Single  Student  Japanese  Miye      San Francisco No
36  Toyosaburo  Watanabe   24y8m  Single  Student  Japanese  Miye      San Francisco No
37  Yoshimatsu  Saboto     21y11m Single  Student  Japanese  Miye      San Francisco No
38  Isonsuke    Mayijima   22y11m Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
39* Otokichi    Kishida    32y0m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco yes
40  Tanekichi   Takajii    35y4m  Married Student  Japanese  Yokohama  Chicago       No
41  Monosuke    Nishi      38y6m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
42  Unekichi    Obata      18y1m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
43  Torakusu    Obata      21y10m Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
44  Tomitaro    Fukumoto   18y1m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
45  Umekichi    Michura    25y2m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
46  Shinsuke    Oyama      22y9m  Single  Student  Japanese  Kagoshima San Francisco No
47* Toichi      Yamanoka   14y11m Single  Merchant Japanese  Shizuoka  San Francisco yes
48* Hosaku      Hirano     28y4m  Single  Student  Japanese  Shizuoka  San Francisco yes
49  Hiyakutaro  Ide        25y6m  Single  Merchant Japanese  Shizuoka  San Francisco No
50  Motei       Ohashi     23y7m  Single  Merchant Japanese  Shizuoka  San Francisco No
51  Kosaku      Suzuki     15y8m  Single  Student  Japanese  Shizuoka  San Francisco No
52  Harumatsu   Kawaguchi  21y3m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
53  Fujikusu    Kusomoto   22y0m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
54  Yeitaro     Kajimoto   21y1m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
55  Ryosaku     Saito      18y7m  Single  Student  Japanese  Shizuoka  San Francisco No
56  Genjiro     Kishi      26y8m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
57  Sutekichi   Okamoto    30y10m Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
58  Kumakichi   Ota        20y7m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
59  Fujikusu    Tanisake   27y1m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
60  Harumatsu   Shimada    21y2m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
61  Yasutaro    Koyama     21y5m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
62  Yoshide     Morishita  34y10m Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
63  Heisuke     Hadama     31y11m Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
64  Ukichi      Morishita  26y5m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
65  Yosuke      Taniguchi  26y4m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
66  Kimomatsu   Tsumori    34y1m  Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
67  Ainosuke    Miyazake   21y7m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
68  Tomekusu    Kotani     25y11m Married Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
69  Tsuneshichi Takemoto   15y9m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
70* Yoshimatsu  M??amoto   20y2m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
71  Yoshitaro   Yanohara   21y11m Single  Student  Japanese  Gifu      San Francisco No
72  Hiromatsu   Matsuo     17y5m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco No
73  Tsumataro   Hiraiwa    32y5m  Married Student  Japanese  Aichi     San Francisco No
74  Kakusaburo  Chiga      21y4m  Single  Student  Japanese  Aichi     San Francisco No
75  Yerzaburo   Ito        16y1m  Single  Student  Japanese  Aichi     San Francisco No
76  Kumaro      Nishifuji  15y1m  Single  Student  Japanese  Wakayama  San Francisco 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 
 By whom was passage paid?=self 
 Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?=yes 
 Whether going to join Relative or Friend=No 
 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 
Letters that are illegible or difficult to interpret are replaced by ?.

1  has been to the US several times, various ports
3  age seems to be written over.  It is either 4 or 11 months.  He has been to 
   San Francisco twice 1887, 1893.
39 has been to the US 9 times 1882 1893, Chicago, San Francisco.
47 has been to San Francisco once, 1894.
48 has been to San Francisco ? (possibly 9) times, 1890, 1894
70 surname is Miyamoto or Mujamoto.
 
Page 2 Chinese Passengers
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Pages 46, 51, 53.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 April 2000


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