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 Aug 14, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Aug 21, 1895.

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, 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* Jos    Cordeiro 50y   M Widower Laborer  n Portuguese Kohala   Azores     n $200 No  yes
 2  J.A.R. Vierra   18y4m M S       Jeweller y Portuguese Honolulu SF         n $75  No  No
 3  D      Kann     20y   M S       Jockey   y Hawaiian   Honolulu SF         y yes  No  No
 4* E      Benson   37y   M M       Engineer y Swede      Honolulu Washington n yes  No  No
 5* Miss M Wise     22y   F S                y German     Honolulu SF         y yes  yes yes
 6  L.M.   Ebelling 31y   M S       Chemist  y German     Honolulu Guatemala  n yes  yes No
 7* J      de Port? 44y   M M       Laborer  n Portuguese Maui     Azores     n 700  No  No
 8* Maria  de Port? 44y   F M                n Portuguese Maui     Azores     n      No  No
 9* Joao   de Port?  4y   M S                n Portuguese Maui     Azores     n      No  No
10* J.F.   Serfia   31y   M S       Farrier  y Portuguese Fresno   Fresno     n 65   yes 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:
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco
 By whom was passage paid?=self
 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:
1   Last Residence is Kohala Haw.
4   There is a note after this name: "not on board."
5   is joining Mother.
7-9 surname is de Porte or de Porti.
10  Last Residence is Fresno, Cal.  He is joining Father & Mother.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 145.

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