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SS China
I, William Ward, Master of the SS China do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of San Francisco, is a full and perfect list of all Chinese passengers taken on board the said vessel at Yokohama and Hong Kong from which port said vessel has now arrived, or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, and of all such passengers now on board said vessel, and that on said List is truly designated the names and other particulars, as shown by their respective certificates.So help me God.
(signature) William Ward
Sworn to this 25 day of Oct 1894, before me, (signature) JJ Tobin, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the SS China whereof William Ward is Master, from Yokohama and Hong Kong, burthen 4939.83, 2400.62 tons
Columns represent: Number, No of Ticket, Name, Age*, Occupation*, Last Place of Residence*, Height*, Complexion*, Color of Eyes*, Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification*, If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts.
List of Guaranteed passengers with guarantee certificates
1 1 Fung Tom 31 Oakland Landed 30-Oct Affidavit Merchant
2 2 Leung Fu 44 Sacramento Landed 30-Oct Affidavit Merchant
3 3 Pon How 36 Los Angeles Landed 30-Oct Affidavit Merchant
4 4 Teng Lee Yick 33 San Francisco Landed 30-Oct Affidavit Merchant
5* 5 Moy Quong 16 San Francisco Landed 30-Oct Native of US
6 6 Leung Fay 31 Sacramento Landed 1-Nov Affidavit Merchant
7 10 Jeong Bew 37 San Francisco Landed ?-Oct Affidavit Merchant
8 11 Chui Kee 41 San Francisco Landed ?-Oct Affidavit Merchant
9 12 Tom Poon 46 San Francisco Landed ?-Oct Affidavit Merchant
10 21 Yee Quong 37 Sacramento Landed 5-Nov Affidavit Merchant
11 42 Wong Kow 25 San Francisco Landed 5-Nov Affidavit Merchant
12* 48 Sue See (Mrs) 27 San Francisco Landed 5-Nov wife of Merchant
13* 49 Lee Tung 4 San Francisco Landed 5-Nov son of Merchant
14 50 Ng Git Gun 37 ? Refused Departed per China Hong Kong Nov 6, 1894
15 51 Fan Chung 39 Jno Day Or Landed 5-Nov Affidavit Merchant
16 52 Jack Lee 32 Dallas Tex Landed 5-Nov Affidavit Merchant
17 53 Ah Gee 29 Chico Landed 5-Nov Affidavit Merchant
18* 54 Chun Shee (Mrs) 29 San Francisco Refused Habeas Corpus USDC Case ?
19 61 Chuck Wo 50 San Francisco Landed ? Affidavit Merchant
20 67 Wong Yow 25 San Francisco Landed ?-Oct Affidavit Merchant
21 68 Wong On 30 Folsom Landed 5-Nov Affidavit Merchant
22 74 Chun Leong 51 San Francisco Landed ?-Oct Affidavit Merchant
23 78 Lee Du 36 Yreka Landed ?-Oct Affidavit Merchant
24 79 Ti Sin 31 Nevada City Landed ?-Nov Affidavit Merchant
25 80 Gwak Dock 33 Oroville Landed 30-Oct Affidavit Merchant
26 83 Wong Hock Tug 31 San Francisco Landed 30-Oct Affidavit Merchant
27 84 Fong Hing 26 Sacramento Refused Departed per China Hong Kong Nov 6, 1894
28* 85 Wong Si W? 35 San Francisco Landed 30-Oct Affidavit Merchant
29* 86 Fong Gang ??ing 43 Sacramento Landed 5-Nov Affidavit Merchant
30 87 Wong Lin Poy 43 Folsom Landed 5-Nov Affidavit Merchant
31 88 Wong Way Hung 31 San Francisco Landed 5-Nov Affidavit Merchant
32* 89 Sa? Wah 38 San Francisco Landed ?-Oct Affidavit Merchant
Guaranteed by Letter of Alex Center, Esq.
33 Gin Yuen 40 San Francisco Landed ?-Oct Affidavit Merchant
In Transit to Panama
34 28 Lee Sing Cheong 36 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
35 29 Lee Hoo 20 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
36 30 Chang Fat All 24 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
37 31 Lum Ming Fook 38 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
38 32 Chang Hing Qwan 27 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
39 33 Chang Yip Tong 25 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
40 34 Chang Sing 20 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
41 35 Yung Chee Kwang 26 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
42 36 Chun Fong 36 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
43 37 Chun Yuk 21 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
44 38 Chun Hee 27 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
45 39 Lee Sim 45 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
46 40 Wong Kwang Hew 29 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
47 41 Cheang Tin 23 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
48 69 Wong Kwang Wing 22 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
In Transit to Havana
49 13 Fong Kim 24 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
50 14 Fong See 23 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
51* 46 Tang Chan 44 Landed "I.T." Transit List ?
52* 47 Choy Mee 26 Landed "I.T." Transit List ?
53* 57 Wong Sum 49 Landed "I.T." Transit List 3858
54* 58 Wong Hang 51 Landed "I.T." Transit List 3859
55* 59 Chow Chew 49 Landed "I.T." Transit List ?
56* 70 Leang Mai 42 Landed "I.T." Transit List 3861
57* 71 Leong Say 42 Landed "I.T." Transit List 3862
58* 72 Leong Sing 35 Landed "I.T." Transit List 3863
59* 73 Leong Kan 35 Landed "I.T." Transit List 3864
In Transit to Callao*
60 8 Lai Pok 23 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
61* 9 Wai Pow 17 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
62 15 Choy Poy 33 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
63 16 Lei Pat 30 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
64 17 Choy Cheang 22 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
65 18 Lai Soon 25 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
66 19 Chun Yui 36 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
67 20 Fong Tai 27 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
68 60 Lo Won Hing 28 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
San Jose de Guatemala
69 43 Wong Chuen 40 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
70 44 Wong Fong 30 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
71 45 Wong Chee 24 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
72 75 Hang Fook 48 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
73 76 Chun Toy 20 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
74 77 Leong Pan 43 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
75* 81 Cheong On 27 Landed "I.T." Transit List 3865
In Transit to Punta Arenas*
76* 23 Chang Woo 30 Landed "I.T." Transit List ?
77 24 Chang Wah Kin 34 Departed per steamer Acapulco Panama Nov 10, 1894
78* 25 Chang Quin 31 Landed "I.T." Transit List 3867
79 26 Man Way 21 Departed per steamer Acapulco Panama Nov 10, 1894
80* 27 See Sing 33 Landed "I.T." Transit List 38??
In Transit to Champerico*
81 62 Chun Sik 40 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
82 63 Chun Chung 28 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
83 64 Ho Kam 30 Landed "I.T." Transit List 3866
84* 65 Chun Yip 13 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
85* 66 Fock Yall 17 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
86 82 Chun For 32 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
In Transit to Salina Cruz*
87 55 Ng Kum Chin 29 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
88 56 Ng Hong Pan 34 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
Recapitulation
Chinese for San Francisco 33
In transit to Panama 15
In transit to Havana 11
In transit to Callao 9
In transit to San Jose G. 7
In transit to Chanperico 6
In transit to Salina Cruz 2
In transit to Punta Arenas 5
Total 88
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder not the transcriber,
or is used to call attention to additional information in the transcriber notes.
Question marks replace illegible information or letters.
The pages on this film are not numbered so finding a particular ship can be difficult.
However, there is a system of numbering the manifests that is a part of the National
Archives file system on Chinese persons. These numbers are included in the identification
of the film and reel numbers below.
For passengers bound for San Francisco, passengers' names and ages are followed by a stamp
that varies depending on the disposition of the passenger.
Passengers allowed to land have the following stamp:
Landed Collectors order (blank with a month and day date written in) 1894 by Insp's (blank
for a name, in this case Grant).
Passengers not allowed to land have one of two different stamps:
Landing Refused Habeas Corpus U.S.D.C. Case followed by a number. These passengers were
probably allowed to land, but not to freely enter the country. The National Archives
should have a file for these passengers describing what happened to them.
Landing Refused Departed Per Steamer ______ (name of ship) _________ (date).
For passengers bound for a further port there are two possible dispositions:
Landed "I.T." Transit List followed by a number
Departed Per Steamer ______ (name of ship) _________ (date)
The following columns had no entries:
Height
Complexion
Color of Eyes
Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification
In the Age column there are a few numbers that are to the right of the rest. This appears to be done
for female passengers.
Occupation is Merchant for all San Francisco passengers and Grocer for all others except as noted below.
Last Place of Residence is completed only for San Francisco Passengers.
Champerico is on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. Salina Cruz is on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Punta Arenas is on the Strait of Magellan in Chile, but there is a Puntarenas on the Pacific
coast of Costa Rica. Callao is the port for Lima, Peru.
According to the National Archives branch in San Bruno, California it is possible that they have
some information on any Chinese passenger who arrived in San Francisco after 1886.
5 Occupation is "son of merchant."
12 Occupation is "wife of merchant."
13 Occupation is "child with mother."
18 Occupation is "to join her husband."
28 Third name is Wy, Wg or Wq.
29 Third name could be Quing.
32 First name is Sain or Sam.
52 Occupation is "with her husband."
51-59 proceeded by SPRR.
61 Occupation is "with her husband."
84 Occupation is "with his uncle #62."
85 Occupation is "with his cousin #62."
75,76,78,80,83 Departed per steamer San Jose Panama Oct 29, 1894
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 6, Section 1, Vol. 34 & 35 Continued Manifest 9446.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 December 2005
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