Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Australia

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. Australia, sailing from Honolulu March 20th, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, March 27, 1895.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Able to Read & Write, 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  Geo Cornish Gahan     55 M Widower Minister     yes English    S.F.    S.F. self     $35 yes No
 2  D           Thaanum   20 M Single  Compositor   yes Dane       Hon.    S.F. self     35  yes No
 3* Mrs Maria   Da Costa  45 F yes     Housewife    no  Portuguese Oakland Cala self     $30 yes yes
 4* Manuel D    Costa     13 M Single  None         no  Portuguese Oakland Cala self     $30 yes yes
 5* John        Rabe      49 M Married Sugar boiler yes German     Hon.    S.F. WG Irwin $50 yes yes
 6  F           Crabtree  34 M Married Blacksmith   yes English    Hon.    S.F. self     100 No  No
 7  Mrs F       Crabtree  34 F Married              yes Scotch     Hon.    S.F. self     yes No  No
 8* A.          Garcia    29 M Single  Laborer      yes Mexican    Hon.    S.F. self     $30 yes yes
 9* J.L.        Duchalsky 28 M Single  Trimmer      yes Hawiian    Hon.    S.F. self     90  No  No
10  J.T.        Brown     31 M Single  Storekeeper  yes English    Hon.    S.F. self     300 No  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=San Francisco  
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes
 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 ?.

Passenger Notes:
3-4 Going to Join column says "householder in E. Oakland, Cal."
5   fare was paid by W.G. Irwin & Co.  He has been to S.F. 1890/91.  
    He is going to join W. Turriel Fell St.
8   has been to Napa, Cal.  Going to Join column says "yes Napa, Cal."
9   occupation is Carriage Trimmer.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 55.

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