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SS City of Sydney

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 City of Sydney, sailing from Panama, Feby 24, 1896 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Mch 19th, 1896 .

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 James Johnson Stuart, 26y, Male, Single, Artist, Can read/write, English 
    race, Paris, San Francisco, San Francisco, Himself, Over 30/$150, New 
    York 1888, No, No, No, No, Good, No  
  2 Fazio Antoni, 39y, Male, Single, Laborer, Can not read/can not write, 
    Italian race, Italy, San Francisco, San Francisco, Himself, $4.00, No, 
    Andre Fagiana Napa, No, No, No, Good, No
  3 Alex Hippadyer, 34y, Male, Married, Laborer, Can read/write, Italian 
    race, Italy, San Francisco, Napa, No, Himself, $16.00/$13.00, Cal 1894, 
    Cousin San Francisco, No, No, Good, No
  4 Sara Pumfield, 25y, Female, Married, Houskeeper, Can read/write, 
    Jamaica race, Jamaica, San Francisco, San Francisco, Husband, 
    Over 30/$1000, Cal 1894, Cousins San Francisco, No, No, No, Good, No
  5 Rachel Iffes, 62y, Female, Married, None, Can read/write, Jamaica race,
    Jamaica, San Francisco, San Francisco, Herself, Over 30/$20, Cal 1894,
    No, No, No, No, Good, No
  6 Jas. ??? Iffes, 18y, Male, Single, Cigarmaker,  Can read/write, Jamaica 
    race, Jamaica, San Francisco, San Francisco, Himself, Over 30/$150, 
    Cal 1894, No, No, No, No, Good, No
  7 Amanda Brooy, 36y, Female, Single, Seamstress, Can read/write, 
    Jamaica race, Jamaica, San Francisco, San Francisco, Herself, Over 
    30/$10, Cal 1890, No, No, No, No, Good, No
  8 Rudolph Berry, 22y, Male, Single, Cigarmaker,  Can read/write, Jamaica
    race, Jamaica, San Francisco, San Francisco, Himself, Over 30/$55, No, 
    No, No, No, No, Good, No
  9 Lois Carcaus, 33y, Female, Married, Housewife, Can read/write, Jamaica
    race, Jamaica, San Francisco, San Francisco, Herself, Over 30/$50, Cal 
    1894, No, No, No, No, Good, No
 10 Elica Bicky, 32y, Female, Married, Housewife,  Can read/write, Germany
    race, Germany, San Francisco, San Francisco, Herself, Over 30/$20, 
    Chicago 1890, Aunt Mrs. Kerthafer SF, No, No, No, Good, No
 11 Julio Suello, 25y, Male, Single, Seaman,  Can read/write, Italy race,
    Venice, San Francisco, San Francisco, Herself, Over 30/$125, San Franco
    1895, Antone Suello SF, No, No, No, No, Good, No
 12 Gabriello Giusti, 40y, Male, Single, Cook,  Can read/write, Italy race,
    Guatemala, San Francisco, San Francisco, Himself, Over 30/$60, 
    Cal 1895, No, No, No, No, No, Good, No
 13 Oracio Alladias, 38y, Male, Married, Laborer,  Can read/write, Italy race,
     Italy, San Francisco, San Francisco, Himself, Over 30/$50, Cal 1895, No, 
    No, No, No, No, Good, No
 14 Jeremiah W. Laid, 34y, Male, Single, Blacksmith, Can read/write, Canada 
    race, Guatemala, San Francisco, San Francisco, Himself, Over 30/$150, 
    Cal 1895, Cousin Henry Laid Oakland, No, No, No, Good, No
 15 Pedro Bertrand, 28, Male Single, Engineer, Can read/write, Spain race, 
    Guatemala, San Francisco, San Francisco, Himself, Over 30/$150, 
    New York 1895, No, No, No, No, Good, No
 16 Andre Gacco, 40y, Male, Single, Carpenter, Can read/write, Austria 
    race, Guatemala, San Francisco, San Francisco, Himself, Over 30/$30, 
    Cal 1895, No, No, No, No, Good, No
 17 ??? Corona, 27y, Female, Married, Dressmaker, Can read/write,Mexico 
    race, Acapulco, San Francisco, San Francisco, Herself, None/$5.00, 
    Cal 1894, Cousin Carlos Garcia SF, No, No, No, Good, No
Transcriber's Notes:     
  February and March are abbreviated in "Statement" as "Feby and Mch".  
  Passenger 1, nothing noted in column 12.  In column 14 is written
    "over 30" with "$150" written over it.
  Passenger 3, in column 14 is written "16.00" with "$13.00" written 
    over it.
  Passenger 6, middlename is unreadable.
  Passenger 17, "given name" is unreadable.  
  All Passengers have double entries in column 15.
  No passengers died on this voyage.

(Signed) Certified at Mazatlan, Mex, by Arthur di Cima, U.S. Counsul.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 2, Page 11.

Contributed and Transcribed by Gemma Fiamma Carmony a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 January 2000

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