Immigrant Ships
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SS Umatilla
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Victoria, B.C. to San Francisco
Chinese Passengers from Port Townsend, WA January 7, 1894
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 Umatilla, sailing from Victoria, B.C., Jany 4th, 1894 arriving at Port of San
Francisco, Jany 7th, 1894.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Whether ever
before in the US
1 George W.E. Whi?e* 36 Draughtsman English Ladner BC No
2 John J. Sparrow* 23 Farmer Canadian Victoria 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:
Sex=male
Married or Single=Single
Able to Read & Write=yes
Seaport for Landing in the US=S.F.
Final Destination in the US=S.F.
By whom was passage paid?=himself
Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes
Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?=over $30
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 surname is White or While.
2 has been to Mich. 1891.
PAGE 2 Chinese Passengers
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 2.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 February 2000
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