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 January 20th, 1896 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Feb 17, 1896.

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* Henrietta      Armstrong 45  F S Lady         Irish      Sydney      SF         self     $40   yes  No
 2  Clare          St Clair  25  F M Lady         Australian Sydney      SF         self     $30   No   No
 3* Annie          Edrens    36  F M Shopkeeper   English    Sydney      England    self     $3000 yes  No
 4* Patrick        Caney     40  M S Laborer      Irish      USA         England    self     $900  No   yes
 5* Elizabeth      Scott     26  F M Nil          Australian Victoria    England    self     $30   yes  yes
 6* Michael        Hanlon    40  M M Farmer       Irish      Genalla     England    self     $40   No   yes
 7* Delia Bridget  Hanlon    35  F M wife         Irish      SF          England                          
 8* Martin         Hanlon     4  M                Irish      SF          England                          
 9* Eileen         Hanlon     2  F                Irish      SF          England                          
10* Patrick Thomas Hanlon     1  M                Irish      SF          England                   
11* Miss Mary      Nolan     30  F S lady         Australian Wollongong  England    self     40    yes  yes
12* Wm             Croft     34  M S C.T.         English    Melbourne   England    self     $300  yes  yes
13* Peter          Herper    41  M S Tailor       German     Melbourne   England    self     130   No   No
14* Fred^k         Webb      45  M S Laborer      British    W Australia Colorado   sister   $5    No   yes
15* Karl           Kaihollt  23  M S Weaver       Austrian   Melbourne   Chicago    self     $300  yes  No

           sailing from Auckland 

16* William        Bonnalie  49  M M agricultural Br         Auckland    Long Beach self     150   yes  No
17* Charlotte      Bonnalie  50  F M none         Br         Auckland    Long Beach self     yes   yes  No
18* Janet          Bonnalie  16  F                                                                       
19* Charlotte      Bonnalie  14  F                                                                       
20* Margaret       Bonnalie  12  F                                                                       
21* William        Bonnalie   4  M                                                               
22* Owen Gifford   Rowe      28  M S Steward      Br         Auckland    Vancouver  self     50    No   No
23* Albert         Kinaston  21  M S Blacksmith   Br         Roxborough  San Fran   self     60    No   No
24* John           Cormack   24  M S Storeman     Br         Roxborough  San Fran   self     60    No   No
25* Joseph         Arch      32  M S Tailor       Hungarian  Auckland    San Fran   self     $5    yes  No
26* Charles        Marks     36  M M Traveller    British    Auckland    San Fran   workaway no    No   No

           sailing from Samoa Jan 30, 1896

27* Joseph         Magee     32  M M Bookkeeper   Canadian   Samoa       San Fran   self     $175  yes  yes
28* Ida            Magee     20  F M wife         Canadian   Samoa	 San Fran   self                    
29* J O'Dary       Magee      1      child of the above Mr & Mrs Magee    	                                        


    
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 15&16)
 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 been to Detroit 1874.
3     has been to SF 1888.
4     is going to join Mr Benan, cousin San Diego.
5     has been to SF 1894.  She is going to join Husband Oakland Cal.
6-10  Last Residence is Genalla, Victoria.  They are going to join P.B. Hanlon 
      Brooklyn.
7-10 "children of above" is written in the marital status column.
4-13  Final Destination is indicated by ditto marks.  It is not clear whether 
      they refer to the England entry directly above or the SF at the top of 
      the column.
11    has been to US 1890.  She is going to join Mother Mrs Nolan 
      314 Waller St SF.
12    has been to US 1895.
14    is going to join sister Mrs Stengler Colorado.
15    has been to New York 1893. He has no ticket to final destination.
16-26 These names are written on the list surname first.  They are transcribed 
      here first name first in the interest of uniformity.
16-17 Final Destination is Long Beach, Cala.  He has been to Pasadena, Cala 
      1895. They have no ticket to final destination.
18-21 "Children of the above named Wm & Charlotte Bonnalie" is written across 
      these lines.
22    In Final Destination column S Frisco is crossed out replaced by Vancouver.
23-24 Last Residence is Roxborough, Otajo.
25    has been to Chicago 1894.
26    Occupation is Commercial Traveller.
27-29 These passengers are recorded on a page with a different format than the 
      others.  It is described below.
27    has been to San Fco 1894.  They are going to join JC Donoghue Winnepeg.

Oceanic Steamship Company

QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY THE IMMIGRANT BEFORE BOOKING

NOTICE! If it is found upon the arrival of the immigrant in the United States that the following questions have not been correctly answered, the immigrant will be immediately returned. The immigrant will be required to swear to the truth of the following answers, if it be called for by the Commissioner of Immigration at the port of arrival in the United States. (A false oath will subject the immigrant to fine or imprisonment.)

Name: Joseph Magee                            Date when booked:Jany 30 1896
Agent's Name: Union S.S. Co                   Agent's place of business:Samoa 
Name of Steamer for which booked:Monowai      Date of sailing from Samoa Jan 30

Columns are identical to those described above. The information in the columns is transcribed above as well.

I hereby certify that I have made true answers to the questions which were asked in language understood by me, and which answers have been recorded above.*

Additional Transcriber's Notes:

This list is unusual in that it is designed for each passenger to have a 
separate page.  At the top of each page appear blanks labeled: 
Name:                                         Date when booked: 
Agent's Name:                                 Agent's place of business:  
Name of Steamer for which booked:             Date of sailing from 

Beneath this the information for the passenger is filled out in the columns 
described above.

At the bottom of each page is an oath and a blank for the passenger's 
signature.  This page is signed "J.A. Magee."

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 206-208.

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