Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Arawa

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.

S.S. Arawa, sailing from Sydney Nov 26th, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Dec 22, 1894.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, 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

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 1* Charles M McGlashen   58    M M Agent        Scotch     Melbourne    SF        self    more    no  yes 
 2* Albert    Domesday    50    M M Clerk        English    Melbourne    SF        self    more    no  no
 3* James     Carnsew     60    M M Miner        English    Melbourne    SF        self    more    no  yes
 4* Mrs Mary  Doherty     24    F M Lady         English    Sydney       SF        self    more    yes yes
 5* Annie     S?arles     35    F M              Australian Sydney       SF        husband $20000  no  yes
 6* Ethel     S?arles     11    F S                         Sydney       SF        Father          no  yes
 7* Norman    S?arles      1y3m M                           Sydney       SF        Father          no  yes
 8  Charles   Hall        40    M S Confectioner German     Sydney       SF        self    more    no  no
 9* Ernest    Reid        36    M S Seaman       German     Sydney       SF        self    more    yes no
10* Miss Mary Doherty     31    F S Domestic     Irish      Sydney       SF        self    more    no  no
11  Wm John   Rosewarme   28    M M Professional English    Sydney       SF        self    more    no  no
12  Lily      Rosewarme   28    F M Professional English    Sydney       SF        self    more    no  no
13  August    Deutschmann 39    M S Wool Factor  German     Melbourne    SF        self    $80     no  no
14  Jno       Abercrombie 24    M S Groom        Queensland Queensland   SF        self    more    no  no
15  John      Ponplard    40    M S Carpenter    French     Sydney       SF        self    more    no  no
16* Frances   Fullalove   30    F M Housewife    English    Sydney       SF        self    more    yes yes
17* Edward    Fullalove   10    M                English    Sydney       SF        self    more   
18* Hazel     Fullalove    7    F                English    Sydney       SF        self    more   
19* Stanley   Fullalove    4    M                English    Sydney       SF        self    more           
20* Thos      Dors?r      31    M S Miner        Irish      Sydney       SF        self    more    no  no

                    sailing from Auckland 1st Dec

21* Lyle      Stougie     33    M M Clerk        British    Auckland     SF        self    yes     no  no
22* Jane      Stoagie     23    F M                                      SF        husband yes     no  no
23* Hannah    Castled??e  56    F M              English    Christchurch St Helena self    yes     no  yes
24* A. E.     Rich        32    M S Surveyor     Colonial   Poverty Bay  Denver    self    yes     no  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:
 Able to Read & Write=yes 
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco  
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes (except 23)
 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 

Passenger Notes:
 1  occupation is advertismg agent.  He is going to join "wife San Frisco."
 2  This passenger appears as passenger 5 on the list for the SS Alameda sailing
    from Sydney Dec 24th, 1894, arriving at San Francisco Jan 21, 1895. There is 
    a remark to this effect on the Alameda list.
 3  is going to join Mrs Fault San Jose.
 4  has been to the US 1894.  She is going to join "husband."
 4  Mrs seems to have been added to line 4 and Miss is underlined on line 10 
    probably to distinguish these two passengers.
 5  Going to join column says "with Husband."
 6,7 Going to join column says "with Father."
 5-7 surname is Scarles or Searles.
 9  has been to US "188."  Only three  numbers are written here.
10  Mrs seems to have been added to line 4 and Miss is underlined on line 10 
    probably to distinguish these two passengers.
16  has been to the US 1884.  She is going to join parents.
17-19  "Mrs. Harrison 1332 Pacific St S.F. "  Is written in the Going to Join
    column.  Presumably, this refers to the "Parents" written on line 16.
20  surname is Dorser or Dorsir.
21-22 surname is spelled differently for these two passengers.
23  surname is Castleduce or Castledine.  She is going to join "son Arthur
    Castledi?e St Helena."  She has no ticket to final destination.
24  is going to join brother G.A. Rich Denver.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 26-28.

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