Immigrant Ships
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SS San Jose


Unknown Ports in Central America and Mexico to San Francisco
February 20, 1894

UNITED STATES of AMERICA
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, City and County of San Francisco
I, W.J.Russell, Master of the Steamship San Jose belonging to the PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, do solemnly swear that the foregoing is a full and correct report of alien immigrants arrived by said vessel at the Port of San Francisco on the * day of February 1894 s/s W.J.Russell, Master of SS San Jose

Sworn to before me, and subscribed in my presence this * day of * 189*

ALIEN IMMIGRANTS arrived by Steamship San Jose from Central America and Mexico Feb 20, 1894
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Nationality, Last Residence, Occupation, No of Pieces of Baggage
 1  Mr L      Waiez     20 Male   Germany New York  Butcher     1
 2  Mr W      Voss      27 Male   Germany New York  Waiter      1
 3* Miss Mary Frisk     25 Female Germany New York  Cook        2
 4  Mr H      Griffen   58 Male   England New York  None        2
 5  Mr A      Harzi     29 Male   Belgium New York  Mechanic    8*
 6  Mrs A     Harzi     28 Female Belgium New York  None        *
 7  child     Harzi      1 Female Belgium New York              *
 8  Mr J D    Schloen   25 Male   Germany New York  Grocer      1
 9  Mr J      Simpson   35 Male   Canada  New York  Student     2
10  Mr P      O'Connell 25 Male   Ireland New York  Laborer     1
11  Mr J H    Kaiser    43 Male   Germany New York  Organ maker 1
12  Mr M      Amnuler   20 Male   Germany New York  Cook        2
13  Mr J      Igo       43 Male   Ireland New York  Furman      1
14* Mr J      O'Donnell 23 Male   Ireland New York  Furman      1
15  Mr O      Arman     40 Male   Austria Panama    Mechanic    5*
16  wife      Arman     37 Female Austria Panama    None        *
17  Mr L      Colsen    26 Male   France  Guatemala Laborer     1

Transcriber's Notes:
No dates were entered into the blanks in the captain's or witness' statements where 
 asterisks appear.
The following columns had identical entries and so were not included in the table:
  Destination=San Francisco
  Remarks--There were no entries in this column

3     There is a note at the bottom of the list, "Mary Frisk has $20  and has an 
      uncle at No 1 5th St.  Cook Single The uncle is Maxwell Farris."  
5-7   A bracket signifies that the baggage is shared by all passengers.  The number 
      is transcribed for the first passenger listed.
14    There is a note at the bottom of the list, "J.O'Donnell has $20 and 2 uncles 
      who reside on Sacramento Malachi and Andy O'Donnell" followed by a word which 
      is probably tanner.
15-16 A bracket signifies that the baggage is shared by all passengers.  The number 
      is transcribed for the first passenger listed. 
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 18.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
25 March 2000


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