Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
SS Victoria
Unspecified port (most likely Hong Kong) in China and Yokohama, Japan to Tacoma, Washington (see notes)
March 1896
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON - PORT OF TACOMA
I, John Rauton, Master of the above named SS Victoria from the ports of China and Japan
do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the above List contains the names and
descriptions of all the Passengers who were on board the said SS Victoria at the time
of or since____?_____departure from the Port of Yokohama, or that have been taken on
board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, and that none___________ have died
on the voyage.
Collector's office Port of Tacoma, Washington___?___March 1896.
Signed: John Panton, Master
Subscribed and sworn to before me (name unreadable) District Collector
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong
Country of which they intend to become inhabitants.
1. H. Nagasuye 26 Male Mechanic Kobe Japan United States
2. T. Muneyasu 24 Male Mechanic Kobe Japan United States
3. Yoshikawa Motosada 25 Male Farmer Yokohama Japan United States
4. Lock Shou 43 Male Trader Hong Kong China United States
Transcriber's Notes:
This ship's voyage has two microfilm copies. One is dated March 7, 1896,
the other just March 1896. It appears that one manifest is from China,
with ports of call, and the other taken at ports of call only. The
microfilm copies are the same except for the differences noted below.
1. passenger is listed as a Farmer on other microfilm copy.
3. passenger is listed as an Architect on other microfilm copy.
4. passenger is not listed on other microfilm copy
*The use of an * indicates an omission or error made by the original recorder
*The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read , due to the
quality of original document.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1484.
Transcribed by Delmar R. Jones +
a member of
the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers
Guild
4 April 2000
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