Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Monowai

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. Monowai, sailing from Sydney, Sept 3rd, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Oct 2, 1894.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, By whom was passage paid?, 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* Catherine Maud Lovewell  31y8m  F M     Teacher     Victorian Victoria     Los Angeles      160    No  yes
 2  infant         Lovewell  9m     M                                                                    
 3* Catherine      Andrews   59y6m  F Widow Teacher     English   Victoria     Los Angeles self 65     No  yes 
 4* Edward Pearson French    42y5m  M M     clerk       English   Melbourne    Frisco      self 50     No  yes
 5* Lizzie Louisa  Price     34y2m  F Widow Housekeeper English   Melbourne    Frisco      self 70     No  yes
 6* Isabel         Rennie    35y10m F S     nil         Scotsh    Melbourne    Ottawa      self 185    No  yes
 7  Henry          Meyer     34y    M S     Baker       German    Melbourne    S.F.        self 700    No  No
 8* Frank          Righetter 23y    M S     Blacksmith  British   Victoria     S.F.        self 55     No  No
 9  Geo. P         Green     33y9m  M S     Farmer      British   Sydney       S.F.        self 78     No  No
10  Victor         Marie     22y    M S     Laborer     French    Sydney       S.F.        self 90     No  No

              sailing from Auckland 8 Septr 1894

11  Charles        Smith     44y    M S     Engineer    English   Christchurch Frisco      self $70    No  No
12  Henry James    Barnard   34y    M M     Clerk       Colonial  Wellington   Frisco      self $1,000 No  No
13  Helena Marian  Barnard   29y    F M                 Colonial  Wellington   Frisco                  No  No
14* Frank          Barnard                                               
15* Henry          Barnard                                                       
16* James          Barnard                                               
17* Joseph         Barnard                                               
18* Parrice        Hoare     32y    M S     Farmer      Irish     Wellington   Denver      self $40    No  yes
19* A P            Purcell   49y    M S     Gent        Irish     Auckland     Frisco      self $230   yes No
20  John           Drummond  25y    M S     Printer     British   Auckland     Frisco      self yes    No  No
21* A Mary         Currie    35y    F M     Matron      British   Napier       Frisco      self yes    yes No
22* Albert         Cullon    27y    M S     Teacher     British   Napier       Baltimore   self yes    yes No
23* K O Dundas     McKenzie  24y    M S     Student     British   Wellington   St Louis    self yes    yes No
24* Miss Rebecca   Wilson    23y    F S                 British   Napier       Frisco      self yes    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:
 Able to Read & Write=yes 
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco  
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes (except 22 & 23) 
 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 ?.

1  is a teacher of music.  Last Residence  is Warrnambool Victoria.  Her fare 
    was paid by S.J. Lovewell.  She is going to join Father-in-law S.J. Lovewell.
3  is a teacher of music.  Last Residence  is Warrnambool Victoria.  She is going
    to join S.J. Lovewell.  There are letters before the S.J. that look most like
    N^o.  Perhaps this means "No, she is not joining relatives."
4  Last Residence is Albert Park Melbourne.  He is going to join Brother E.F.
    French in either "Floria or Peoria, Calf."
5  Last Residence is Brunswick Melbourne.  She is going to join Brother-in-law
    Alfred Rogers East Berkeley  San Frisco.
6  Last Residence is Kew Melbourne.  She is going to join sister Mrs Browne or
    Mrs Broward 2nd Ave Octavia or Ottawa.  There are 2nd Ave, 2nd St and Octavia
    streets in San Francisco.  None is near the others.
8  Last Residence is Victoria Australia.
14-17 "Children of the above Henry J & Helena M Barnard is written across the line.
18 going to join Brother John Hoare Hoares Ranch etc etc Morrison Denver.
19 Ever Before in the US says "passing thro 1889." 
21 Occupation is Matron of school.  She has been in San Frisco 1893. 
22 has been in San Francisco 1891.
23 has been in St Louis 1893.
24 has been in San F 1893.

National Archives and Records Administration,
Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 137, 141-142.

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