Immigrant Ships
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SS Walla Walla
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Victoria, B.C. to San Francisco
Chinese Passengers from Port Townsend, WA November 18, 1893
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 Walla Walla, sailing from Victoria, B.C., Nov 15, 1893 arriving at Port of San Francisco,
Nov 18, 1893.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Able to Read & Write, Nationality,
Last Residence, Seaport for Landing in the US, Final Destination in the US, Whether having a ticket
to final destination, By whom was passage paid?, 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 Adam Plezei 19 Single Laborer yes German Vancouver more No
2 Josef ?sebok* 57 Married Laborer yes Hungarian Vancouver more No
3 W Treadway 20 Single Laborer yes Canadian Toronto 50 No
4 John Trotter 29 Single Farmer no Canadian Brandon more yes*
5 Edward Jones 22 Single Clerk yes English Brandon 50 yes*
6 James Morris 26 Single Farmer yes English Brandon 100 No
7 H Denney 24 Single Painter yes English Moose Jaw 80 No
8 Fred Dean 20 Single Jocky no English Moose Jaw 50 No
9 S.F Osborn 22 Single Upholsterer yes English Winnipeg 150 No
10 Eaurnois George 19 Single Farmer yes French Quebec 322 No
11 Chelli Prasperi 32 Single Farmer yes French Quebec 200 No
12 Joseph Darracy 23 Single Farmer yes French Quebec 300 No
13 James McElroy 23 Single Farmer yes Canadian Manitoba 35 No
14 F. Hill 20 Single Farmer yes English Griswold 20 No
15 E Punce Lukyn 28 Single Bar Tender yes Irish Winnipeg 30 No
16 E.M. Irzian 23 Single Candy maker yes Armanian* Chicago 10 yes*
17 Evon Christoph 35 Single Candy maker yes Bulgarian Chicago 100 No
18 D. Irzian 19 Single Candy maker yes Armanian* Chicago 30 No
19 G. Irzian 33 Single Candy maker yes Armanian* Chicago 100 No
20 H Co?ta?tian*20 Single Candy maker yes Cyprus Island Chicago 100 No
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:
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 ?.
2 initial letter of surname is "I" or "J."
4 has been to S.F. 1891
5 has been to Pittsburg
16, 18-19 Armanian is the spelling on the manifest.
16 has been to Chicago
20 missing letters in surname are "u" or "n" in each case.
Page 2 Chinese Passengers
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1 Page 116.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor
a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 February 2000
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