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 April 15th, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, May 9, 1895.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Able to Read & Write, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, 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  Michael        Corey       23y   M S Hawker     n Syrian      Brisban     New York $100 no  no
 2* John           Rohlmann    28y   M S Clerk      y German      Sydney      S.F.     $150 yes no
 3* James          Hewitt      55y4m M S Ironmonger y Australian  Newcastle   S.F.      $35 yes no
 4* John C.        Tacey       29y   M S Conductor  y English     Melbourne   S.F.      200 no  yes
 5* Philippe       Gondolf     48y   M S Tailor     y German      Sydney      S.F.      200 yes no
 6* Mrs. R.        Stoeir      31y   F M married    y Tasmania    Sydney      S.F.      200 no  yes
 7* Annie          Stoeir       5y   F S              Tasmania    Sydney      S.F.              yes               
 8* Frank Robt     Stoeir       4y   M S              Tasmania    Sydney      S.F.              yes       
 9* Myra SS        Stoeir       1y6m F S              Tasmania    Sydney      S.F.              yes
10* Henry T        Stoeir      5m    M S              Tasmania    Sydney      S.F.              yes       
11* Mrs C.J.       Garrett     56y   F M Lady       y Scotch      Adelaide    Chicago   185 no  yes
12* A              Garrett     28y   M S Clerk      y S.Australia Adelaide    Chicago    30 no  yes
13  Parker         Bidwell     38y   M S Stockman   y English     N.S. Wales  S.F.       40 no  no
14* J Arthur Percy Coatney     22y6m M S Farmer     y English     Sydney      Jackvle  $100 no  yes
15* Eugene         Vallot      27y   M S Waiter     y French      Sydney      S.F.     $300 yes no
16  Thos R         Lawley      31y   M S Minister   y English     Rockhampton S.F.     $300 no  no
17* Edgbert Y      Clase       32y   M S Decorator  y England     Sydney      S.F.     $100 yes no

           sailing from Auckland 20 April, 1895

18* Menato         Cassanio    26y   M S Traveler   y Austrian    Dunedin     S.F.      yes no  no
19* Thomas         McNeill     32y   M S Farmhand   y Irish       Napier      S.F.      200 no  yes
20  Edward         Fannessy    23y   M S Laborer    y Australia   Auckland    S.F.      400 no  no
21  John           Lumsden     40y   M S Farnell    y Scotland    N.Z.        England   155 no  no
22  P.             Roberts     41?   M S Agent      y Wales       England     S.F.      125 no  no

           sailing from Apia Apl 24, 1895

23* Conrad         Von Rappais 19    M S ?akee      y German      Apia        S.F.       30 yes no

           sailing from Honoulu May 2, 1895

24  Peter          Sylva       36y   M M Farmer     n Portuguese  Honolulu    S.F.       32 yes no
25* wife           Sylva       26y   F M            n Portugues   Honolulu    S.F.       30 yes no
26* F              Ma?de       57y   M S Farmer     n Portuguese  Honolulu    San Jose  380 yes no
27* Peter          Lancaster   17y   M S Student    y Hawaii      Honolulu    Europe     40  no  no
28* A              Machado     30y   M S Laborer    n Portuguese  Honolulu    Oakland    50  yes yes
29  A              Wolff       51y   M S Baker      y German      Honolulu    S.F.      100 yes 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 (except 1, 26-28)   
 By whom was passage paid?=self (except 27)
 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    has no ticket to final destination
2    has been to S.F.
3    has been to US 1893.
4    is going to join Brother in S.F.
5    has been to Syracuse 1895.
6    is going to join Husband in S. F.  604 Budah (clearly written with a B 
     but could be Judah.  There is no Budah but Judah does exist.)
7-10 These passengers are joined by a bracket in the Married or Single column 
     with the words "Children of above."  They are going to join Father in S.F.
11   is going to join sister in Saginaw Mich.
12   is going to join aunt in Saginaw Mich.
14   Final Destination is Jacksonville.  He is going to join cousin in Foulton, 
     Florida.
15   has been to SF 1893.
17   has been "at NY."
18   "off at Hon" is written after name.
19   Last Residence is Temata Napier.  He is going to join Brother Ruseheill or 
     Ruseneill Denver Col.
23   Occupation could be Pakee or Cakee.  Nationality column has both German 
     and Samoa written in.  He has been to the US in 1891. 
25   is simply listed as "and wife."
26   Surname is written Meride crossed out and Maude or Mande written over it.
27   passage was paid by Bishop of Parapolis.
28   is going to join Sister.
26-28 have no ticket to final destination.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Pages 92-95.

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