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SS Walla Walla

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Victoria, B.C. to San Francisco, CA
Chinese Passengers from Victoria, B.C. and Port Townsend, WA
December 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., Dec 13, 1893 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Dec 18, 1893.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Able to Read & Write, Nationality, Last Residence, 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
Please Scroll to the right to view the entire table.
  
 1  Frolindo Ferisch     31 male   married Laborer    no  Italian  Victoria BC        S.F.          yes $26  yes* no
 2  Antonio  Barb?sina*  50 male   married Laborer    no  Italian  Victoria BC        S.F.          yes more yes* no
 3  Carla    Miglietta   42 male   married Laborer    no  Italian  Victoria BC        S.F.          yes yes  yes  no
 4  H.C.     Hoy         31 male   single  Farmer     yes Scotch   St Elmo BC         San Diego     no  30   yes* no
 5  William  Springall   31 male   single  Farmer     yes English  NWT	              San Diego     yes more no   no
 6  Bernard  Le?son*     43 male   single  Engineer   yes Norway   Victoria           San Diego     yes more yes* no
 7  Pasquale Felice      36 male   married Laborer    yes Italian  Victoria           San Jose      no  more yes* yes*
 8  G.W.     Wyche       23 male   married Blacksmith yes English  Oak Lake           Los Angeles   no  more no   yes*
 9  Mrs      Wyche       21 female married Engeneer*  yes English                                   no       no
10  F        Wirden      38 male   single  Plasterer  yes English  Brandon            S.F.          yes more yes* no
11  W.W.     Nelson      23 male   single  Farmer     yes Canadian Manitoba           Man???*       no  26   yes* no
12  James W  Harvey      21 male   single  Engineer   yes English  Manitoba           San Francisco yes more no   no
13  A        Collier     26 male   single  Painter    yes English  Manitoba           San Francisco yes more no   no
14  H.       Harvey      24 male   single  Carpenter  yes English  Manitoba           San Francisco yes more no   no
15  John     Wilkinson   21 male   single  Farmer     yes English  London             Fresno Cal    yes 25   no   no
16  Jos      McCauley    21 male   single  Engineer   yes Canadian ?uleria*           S.F.          yes more yes* no
17  LW       Redhead     21 male   single  Butcher    yes English  London             S.F.          yes 10   no   no
18  RE       Gunn        24 male   single  Engineer   yes Canadian Winnipeg           S.F.          yes more yes* no
19  Miss M.?*Fairchilds  23 female single  Dressmaker yes Norway   Valley City, ND    S.F.          yes more yes* no
20  Erik     Eksandh     24 male   single  Laborer    yes Sweden   Valley City, ND    S.F.          yes more yes* no
21  P        S??de*      21 male   single  Laborer    yes Norway   Valley City, ND    S.F.          yes more yes* no
22  Otto     Henrickson  23 male   single  Laborer    yes Norway   Valley City, ND    S.F.          yes more yes* no
23  Squire   Jackson     21 male   single  Weaver     yes English  Philadelphia       S.F.          yes 25   yes* no
24  John A   McDonald    20 male   single  Painter    yes Canadian Boston             S.F.          yes 25   yes* no
25  Chas H   Engelking   19 male   single  Waiter     yes German   San Francisco      S.F.          yes more yes* no
26  J.J.     Kidd        27 male   single  Farmer     yes Canadian London, Ont        S.F.          yes 20   yes* 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:
 Seaport for Landing in the US=S.F. 
 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  was in the US in 1893.  Seattle is written between this line and the next.
     It is not possible to determine which line it refers to (or possibly both).
 2  missing letter is "e" or "i."  He was in the US in 1892.  Seattle is written
     between this line and the previous. It is not possible to determine which
     line it refers to (or possibly both).
 4  was in Merced Cal Jul 1893.
 6  missing letter(s) in surname are "u & i" or "n & i" (either order) or "w."
     He was in SF 1888.  
 7  was in Kansas 1870.  He is going to join "Brother-in-law S Spalefalalo 
     San Jose."
 8  is going to join Brother in LA.
 9  occupation is as transcribed.
10  has been to New York '87.
11  Final Destination looks a good deal like Mantaloa Cal.  He has been to 
     "Mann" '90
16  Last Residence is very difficult to read; it might be Ouleria or Quleria.
     He has been to Bay City Mich 1882.
18  has been to "Dekota" '87.
19-22 have been to Valley City ND 93.  
19  first name could be Mary or possibly Magt
21  missing letters in surname are "in", "ur" or "ui."
23  has been to Phila 93.
24  has been to Boston 93.
25  has been to SF 93.
26  has been to Ill 1888.
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National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Page 126.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
24 February 2000

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