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SS Coptic
I, H St G Lindsay, Master of the O&O S.S. Coptic 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 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) H S G Lindsay
Sworn to this 12th day of April 1895, before me, (signature) NS Farley, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Coptic whereof H St G Lindsay is Master, from China and Japan, burthen 4352 tons
Columns represent: Number, No of Certificate, 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.
For San Francisco
1 1 Tam Lam Su 31 Prescott Ar Landed 1-May Affadavit Merchant
2 2 Tam Him 56 SF Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
3 3 Tam Fong Tay 28 San Diego Landed ?-May Affadavit Merchant
4 5 Tam Sheung 43 Petaluma Landed 3-May Affadavit Merchant
5 6 Lee Lim 33 Vacaville Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
6* 7 Wong How 27 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4272
7 18 Cheong Sue 32 Los Angeles Landed 4-May Affadavit Merchant
8 19 Young Hoy 30 San Jose Landed 1-May Affadavit Merchant
9 20 Ho Lin Sing 39 SF Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
10 23 Se To Ping 34 SF Landed 3-May Affadavit Merchant
11 26 Lu Ku Chong 32 SF Landed 3-May Affadavit Merchant
12* 27 Loo Ying 38 Los Angeles Landed 30-Apr ?
13 28 Ying Kee 33 Arizona Landed 1-May Affadavit Merchant
14* 41 Yee Wah Hing 27 Sacramento Landed 30-Apr Dr & Merchant
15 42 Yee Luck Chung 36 Stockton Landed 1-May Affadavit Merchant
16 43 Low Shew 28 SF Landed 30-Apr Native of US
17 44 Lum Yuen 33 Sacramento Landed 30-Apr Native of US
18 51 Leong Ling 22 SF Landed 1-May Affadavit Merchant
19 52 Ju Jim 42 Watsonville Landed 2?-Apr Affadavit Merchant
20 53 Look Toon 30 Modesto Landed ?-May Affadavit Merchant
21 54 Look Ming 30 Sacramento Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
22 85 Low Sing 38 SF Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
23 86 Chun Sing 33 Watsonville Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
24 87 Gho Chong 26 SF Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
25 88 Ngan Sam Ning 25 Michigan Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
26 89 Loui Fong 20 Sacramento Landed 30-Apr Native of US
27 101 Nang Sing 31 Sacramento Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
28 117 Chong Yuen Hung 33 Los Angeles Landed ?-May Affadavit Merchant
29 118 Chong Kawig 34 SF Landed ? Affadavit Merchant
30 119 Lee Fah 40 Montana Landed 21-May Affadavit Merchant
31 120 Fang Tong Kee 35 Illinois Landed 2-May Affadavit Merchant
32 121 Low Hong 41 Chico Landed 1-May Affadavit Merchant
33 122 Low Tin 30 Chico Landed 1-May Affadavit Merchant
34 147 Mah Jack Yung 37 SF Landed 30-Apr Artist
35 148 Seto Hang 35 Denver Landed 1-May Affadavit Merchant
36 149 Seto Yut 32 Denver Landed 3-May Affadavit Merchant
37 150 Mar Gee Jun 45 SF Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
38 151 Mar Jim 36 Montana Landed 1-May Affadavit Merchant
39 182 Lee Chuk 29 SF Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
40* 185 Young S??? 34 SF Landed 30-Apr Affadavit Merchant
Total for San Francisco 40 Men
For Havana
41 32 Chun Fook Pue 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
42 33 Chun Fong Pue 34 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
43 34 Chue Yuk Hong 24 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
44 35 Cheong Sim Choy 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
45 36 Wong Chuen 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
46 37 Chun Yan Ching 43 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
47 38 Lee Man Foo 30 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
48 39 Chun Yew Tong 33 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
49 40 Chun Sing 45 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
50* 45 Kwan Soy 31 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4228
51 46 Lee Sin 24 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
52* 64 Chew Tim 20 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4229
53* 65 Chew Fong Kue 41 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4230
54* 66 Chew Lung Ti 21 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4231
55* 67 Chew Chack Chuen 40 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4232
56* 68 Chew Mang 20 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4233
57* 69 Chew Chuck 20 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4234
58* 70 Chew Chai 22 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4235
59* 71 Chew Ming 20 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4236
60 82 Low Hin Fan 33 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
61 83 Young Yue Sun 34 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
62* 90 Gho Hoi 38 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4237
63* 91 Gho Ping 20 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4238
64 92 Chong Yu Cheong 52 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
65* 99 Sam Sim Wah 34 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4239
66 102 Chun Po 42 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
67 103 Wong Wai Cheong 27 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
68 104 Lue Ngan 20 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
69 105 Chue Fook 23 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
70 106 Wang Shu Fong 20 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
71 107 Lue Shew Fun 46 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
72 108 Lun Shew Yan 38 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
73 109 Lue Young On 31 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
74 110 Lue Kue Cheong 34 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
75 111 Wong Qwai Loy 43 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
76 112 Lue Koon Young 30 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
77 113 Lue Nam 28 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
78 114 Jung Sing 50 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
79 115 Jung Kap 41 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
80 116 Chong Sun 21 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
81 123 Cheong Chun 36 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
82 124 Lue Pack Sin 30 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
83 125 Cha Kum Luen 28 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
84 126 Lue Hock Hoi 31 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
85 127 Jung Yick Chan 41 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
86 128 Lue Kum 30 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
87 129 Chan Kew Sang 24 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
88 130 Lue Tong Chong 39 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
89 131 Lue Kee Fook 17 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
90 132 Cha Koon Lim 31 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
91 133 Cheong Sow 32 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
92 152 Tong Ping Yuen 26 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
93* 173 Chun Chung 57 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4240
94 174 Kong Leong 20 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
95 175 Jo Kit 32 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
96* 181 Kwan Yuen 35 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4241
97 183 Lue Shing 22 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
98 186 Sak Yew Quan 26 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
99* 187 Yue Pun Tio 25 Landed "I.T." Transit List 42??
Total for Havana illegible
For Panama
100 21 Luk Moon 30 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
101 22 Chun Too 20 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
102 23 Chun Choy 21 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
103 24 Chun Ting 28 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
104 31 Ho Kwong 42 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
105 55 Chun Wai 20 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
106 56 Chun Kow 28 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
107 57 Cheong Sing 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
108 58 Chun Shing 24 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
109 59 Yip Fat 20 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
110 60 Yong Shing 26 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
111 61 Ho Tang 30 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
112 62 Chun Chap Chung 35 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
113 63 Chun Shew Chung 33 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
114 72 Chun For 23 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
115 73 Chun Lui 16 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
116 93 Chung For 30 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
117 94 Chun Chune 33 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
118 95 Chang Kap 32 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
119 96 Young Chung 47 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
120 97 Wong Ang 35 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
121 98 Cheong Kap 32 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
122 153 Koo Too 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
Total for Panama 23 Men
For Bluefields*
123* 4 Kwan Ching 35 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4243
124* 100 Woo Chee Chew 34 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4244
125* 154 Chow Seong Yew 44 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4245
126* 155 Chow Kim Seong 48 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4246
127* 156 Chow Seong Wan 45 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4247
128* 157 SeTo Tong 22 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4248
129* 158 Tang Ting Qwai 22 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4249
130* 159 Kwan Ying Kwock 25 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4250
131* 160 Kwan Ting Nan 42 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4251
132* 161 Kwan Ting Fan 42 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4252
133* 162 Kwan Seong Kwock 32 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4253
134* 163 Kwan Ting Sik 29 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4254
135* 164 Kwan Kwock Sum 32 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4255
136* 165 Kwan Ting Yue 34 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4256
137* 166 Kwan Kwock How 25 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4257
138* 167 Cheong Chun Lim 48 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4258
139* 168 Woo Ng Yai 24 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4259
140* 169 Woo Sik Lui 20 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4260
141* 170 Chow Yick Chuen 25 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4261
142* 171 Chow Man Chun 20 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4262
143* 172 Woo Chew Chock 22 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4263
Total for Bleufields 21 Men
For Salina Cruz*
144* 8 Kwock Chung 26 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4271
145 9 Kwan Yuk 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
146* 10 Lee Chong 26 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4268
147 29 Loo Yee 39 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
148 30 Ng Yue 40 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
149* 50 Kwan Too 34 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4267
150 74 Wong You 28 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
151 75 Chun Kwock Ming 20 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
152 76 Cheong Ping Leong 24 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
153 77 Low Pun Poi 21 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
154* 78 Kwan Key Leong 26 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4270
155 79 Kwan Chin 26 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
156* 80 Kwan Po 21 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4269
157 81 Wong Fan 21 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
158 134 Chong Yue Fat 41 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
159 135 Chong Foon Lan 35 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
160 136 Wong Fook 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
161 137 Wong Wing 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
162 138 Wong Leong 22 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
163 139 Wong Kin 35 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
164 140 Yow Lin 42 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
165 141 Cheong Sing Young 40 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
166 142 Cheong Jim Fook 35 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
167 143 Low Fong Ting 32 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
168 144 Lee Ching 38 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
169 145 Lee Ng 45 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
170 146 Yuen Chow Fong 28 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
171 176 Ng Hung Noon 42 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
172 177 Ng Ming Sow 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
173* 178 Ng Ming Chew Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
174* 179 Ng Yue Ho Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
175 180 Ng See On 23 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
176 184 Choy Yick Shew 46 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
Total for Salina Cruz 33 Men
For Champerico*
177 11 Lum Tuck Chee 37 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
178 12 Lum Kue Leong 29 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
179 13 Lum Kue Keong 27 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
180 14 Lum Sha Tim 22 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
181 15 Jung Ying 23 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
182 16 Jung Seong 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
183 17 Jung Same 25 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
184* 47 Loui Yan 28 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4265
185* 48 Low Luen 23 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4266
Total for Champerico 9 Men
For La Libertad*
186* 49 Chin King 25 Landed "I.T." Transit List 4264
For Trinidad
187 84 Lo Kit 40 Departed per Steamer City of Sydney Panama Apr 28 1895
Recapitulation
For San Francisco 40 Men
For Havana 59 Men
For Panama 23 Men
For Bluefields 21 Men
For Salina Cruz 33 Men
Fro Champerico 9 Men
For La Libertad 1 Man
For Trinidad 1 Man
Total 187 Men
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) 1895 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 and are not included in the table:
Height
Complexion
Color of Eyes
Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification
Occupation is Grocer for all but passenger 14, who is a Doctor.
Last Residence is recorded only for San Francisco passengers.
Bluefields is on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. Champerico is on the Pacific coast of
Guatemala. Salina Cruz is on the Pacific coast of Mexico. There is a La Libertad on
the coast of Ecuador and El Salvador and in the interior of Nicaragua.
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.
6 Last Residence is either crossed out or obscured by blots. He departed per
Str Colima Panama May 18, 1895.
12 Affadavit Merchant is crossed out and something written ovver it. "P???a ?l??"
14 Occupation is Doctor.
40 Second name could be Sick.
50 Departed per SPRR April 28, 1895. This is probably Southern Pacific Railroad.
52-59 Departed per SPRR April 28, 1895. This is probably Southern Pacific Railroad.
62-63 Departed per SPRR April 28, 1895. This is probably Southern Pacific Railroad.
65 Departed per SPRR April 28, 1895. This is probably Southern Pacific Railroad.
93 Departed per SPRR April 28, 1895. This is probably Southern Pacific Railroad.
96 Departed per SPRR April 28, 1895. This is probably Southern Pacific Railroad.
99 Departed per SPRR April 28, 1895. This is probably Southern Pacific Railroad.
123-143 Departed per SPRR April 28, 1895. This is probably Southern Pacific Railroad.
144 Departed per Str Colima Panama May 18, '95
146 Departed per Str Colima Panama May 18, '95
149 Departed per S.S. Acapulco May 8, 1895
154 Departed per Str Colima Panama May 18, '95
156 Departed per Str Colima Panama May 18, '95
173-174 Ages are obscured by a large blot.
184-185 Departed per S.S. Acapulco May 8, 1895
186 There is a note here that has been written over. All that is legible is May 8, 1895.
This leads to the suggestion that the passenger departed on the Acapulco.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 1, Vol 34 & 35, Manifest 9470.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
13 August 2003
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