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 Dec 23rd, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Jan 16, 1896.

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* Hans          Gelhardt  30y   M S Farmer     y German    Albuny      S.F.    y 30   No  No
 2* A             Berger    32y   M S Optician   y Russia    England     S.F.    y 13   yes No
 3* Ellen         Wallace   21y   F S Governess  y Ireland   St Kilda    S.F.    y more No  yes
 4* Robert        Kidd      31y5m M S Clerk      y Scotch    Geraldton   S.F.    y 200  No  No
 5* Samuel        Hattie    22y   M S            y South Sea Melbourne   S.F.    y 100  No  yes
 6* Arthur George Hunt      25y   M S Butler     y English   Toorak      NY      y $160 No  No
 7* Christopher S Walpole   30y   M M Teacher    y Irish     Sydney      Col       40   No  yes
 8  Amy           Aitchison 30y   F M Flagmaker  y Tasmania  Sydney      S.F.    y 50   No  No
 9  Jack          Aitchison 11y   M son          y Tasmania  Sydney      S.F.    y more No  No
10* Wm            Doherty   64y   M S Laborer    y Irish     Sydney      NY      y 30   No  No
11* Thorpe        Gulbensen 56y   M S Laborer    y Norwegian Maryborough S.F.    y 100  No  yes
12* Robert        Kerr      54y   M M Farmer     y Scotland  Sydney      S.F.    y 180  No  No
13* J?s           Gogo      60y   M S Cigarmaker n Belgium   Sydney      S.F.    y 60   No  yes

             sailing from Auckland 28th Dec, 1895

14* Rustanus      Sproule   25y3m M S Salesman   y Canadian  Canada      S.F.    y 100  yes No
15* Edward        Buson     28y   M S Laborer    y British   Ivercargill Yankton n 30   No  yes
16* Henry         Blampid   37y   M M Proff      y French    Auckland    S.F.    y yes  No  No
17* Miriam        Blampid   25y   F M            y British               S.F.    y 60   No  No
18* Michael       Sheridan  35y   M S Laborer    n Siberia   Sydney      Bangor  n yes  No  yes
19* Henry         Blampid   37y   M M Proff      y French    NZ          France  n yes  No  No
20* Miriam        Blampid   25y   F M Proff      y England   NZ          France  n yes  No  No
21* Alexander     McKenzie  26y   M S Miner      y NZ        NZ          SF      y yes  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:  
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco 
 By whom was passage paid?=self (except 17) 
 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 Albuny, NSW.
 2     Money is £ 13.
 3     Last Residence is St Kilda Vict.  She is going to meet Miss M Hattie, 
       cousin Buchanan St S.F.
 4     Last Residence is Geraldton, W.A.  Money is £ 200.
 5     Nationality is South Sea Islands.  He is going to meet Miss M Hattie, S.F. 
 6     Last Residence is Toorak, Melbourne.  Final Destination is New York.
 7     Final Destinatiion is Colorado.  He has a ticket to SF.  He is going to 
       meet brother in Colorado.
10     Final Destination is New York.
11     is going to meet brother in Wisconsin.
12     England is crossed out and replaced with SF in Final Destination column.  
       Money is £ 180.
13     first name is Jas or Jos.  Going to Meet column says "yes NY in 1890.
14-17  These names are written surname first.  They are transcribed first name
       first in the interest of uniformity.
14     has been "all over States."
15     Final Destination is Yankton, Dakota.  He is going to join uncle Mr 
       Stephen, Yankton.
16-17, 19-20 It appears these two passengers have been listed twice.  
       The entries are in different handwriting.
16     Occupation is Professional.
17     passage was paid by husband.
18     Final Destination is Bangor, Maine.  He is going to join brother at 
       Bangor Maine.
21     Vancouver is crossed out and replaced with SF in Final Deatiatiion 
       column.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 197-198.

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