Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Mariposa

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. Mariposa, sailing from Sydney, August 6, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco, August 31, 1894.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

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 1* Arthur William  Hulme       29y   M M       Professional English    Sydney     San Francisco    yes No
 2* Mrs A.W.        Hulme       25y   F M       Singers      English    Sydney     San Francisco    No  No
 3  Henry           Mitchell    35y   M S       Dealer       Jewish     Sydney     San Francisco    No  No
 4  John            Burke       30y   M S       Laborer      Irish      Sydney     San Francisco    No  No
 5  George          McAllister  31y   M S       Laborer      Irish      Sydney     San Francisco    No  No
 6  Abraham         Hirschowitz 48y   M M       Teacher      Russian    Sydney     San Francisco    No  No
 7* John            Guilfoyle   54y   M S       Laborer      Ireland    Sydney     New York         No  yes
 8* Joseph          Dawson      37y   M M       Laborer      Australian Sydney     Chicago          No  yes
 9* John            Dawson      29y   M S       Barman       Australian Sydney     Chicago          No  yes
10  John            Porter      35y   M S       Laborer      Irish      Queensland San Francisco    No  No
11* Eugene          Cunningham  35y   M S       Laborer      Irish      Wellington Victoria, BC     No  No
12  Peter           Affleck     30y   M S       Groom        Scotch     Mudgee NSW San Francisco    No  No
13  A.E.            Greenaway   27y   M S       Actor        Australian Sydney     San Francisco    No  No
14* Frank Lightbody Johnson     19y2m M S       Farmer       American   Haywood    Salina, Kansas   yes yes
15* Mrs Violet      Wright      26y   F M       nothing      Australian Carlton    San Francisco    No  No
16* Charles         Schneider   47y1m M M       nothing      American   Northcote  San Francisco    yes No
17  Percy           Wright       5y   M none    nothing      Australian Victoria   San Francisco    No  No

               sailing from Auckland 11th Aug 1894

18  James           Welch       42y   M S       Miner        Irish      Auckland   San Francisco    No  No
19* Serene          Higgs       23y   F M       none         N ?        Auckland   San Francisco    yes yes
20  Henry Bowring   Leader      36y   M widower Singer       English    Napier     San Francisco    No  No
21  Giffwell        Hannah      24y   M S       Importer     Asia Minor Auckland   New York         No  No
22* Baron           Raphael     21y1m M S       Sheepfarmer  England    N.Z.       Santa Clara, Cal No  No
23* Gladys          Higgs        0y5m F S       none         N.Z.       N.Z.       San Francisco    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:
 Able to Read & Write=yes
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes (except 22)
 By whom was passage paid?=self (except 7 & 23)
 Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?*
 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
 Whether in Possession of Money was more for passengers 1-17, yes for 18-22,
   and no for 23.

1   has been to SF 1882.
2   Arthur William Hulme is indicated by ditto marks after the Mrs.
1&2 Occupation is Professional Singers, indicated by a bracket.
7   is joining "Brother in New York" who paid for his passage.
8&9 are joining "Brother in Chicago."
11  Last Residence is Wellington, N.Z.
14  Last Residence is Heywood, Victoria; written above this is "Greenwall ???."
     These last three letters could be "nuc", "unc", new, or "wic.  "He has
     been to Valley Falls, Kansas 1882.  He is going to join uncle, J.M. 
     Lightbody Salina Kansas.
15  Last Residence is Carlton, Victoria.
14&16 have been crossed out, presumably because they are not aliens.
16  Last Residence is Northcote, Victoria.  He has been to New York 1894.
19  has been to San Francisco 1893.  She is going to join husband Oakland, 
     Cal.  Last Residance looks most like N L, but in view of the entry for
     passenger 23, apparently her daughter, it probably is N Z.
22  has no ticket to final destination.
23  passage was paid by mother.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 115-117.

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