Immigrant Ships
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SS Queen
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Victoria, B.C. to San Francisco
Chinese Passengers from Port Townsend, WA November 3, 1893
DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO – PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO
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 Queen, sailing from Victoria, B.C., Oct 31, 1893 arriving at Port of San Francisco,
Nov 3, 1893.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality,
Last Residence, 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 Simon Semlin 57 male single printer Irish Chicago more yes* No
2 Arthur Wilcox 30 male single nurseryman English England more yes* yes*
3 Modest Prov?st*40 male single Cook Canadian Calgary more yes* No
4 James Boyd 21 male single Civil engineer English New York more yes* No
5 Mrs E B Langer 31 female Md German Winnipeg $1 No yes*
6 John Izzard 24 male single Farmer English Manitoba more No No
7 Miguel Puger 28 male single Miner Mexican Vancouver 30 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
Final Destination in the US=San Francisco
Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes
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
Letters that are missing or difficult to interpret are replaced with ?
1 has been to Chicago Oct 93
2 has been to Seattle 1888. He is going to join uncle J.F. Smith.
3 surname is Provast or Provost. He has been to Detroit 1892
4 has been to New York Oct 93
5 is going to join her husband 7th St S.F.
7 is going to join Brother D Puger SF
Page 2 Chinese Passengers
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Page 125.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 February 2000
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