Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS City of Sydney

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. City of Sydney, sailing from Panama Oct 2th, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Nov 11, 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* H     Sharp     31y   M Marr Electrician y U.S.        S.J.Guat S.F.    yes yes No
 2* C     Smith     25y2m M Sing Seaman      y U.S.        S.F.     S.F.    yes yes No
 3  J     Bravink   28y   M Sing Cook        y West Indies S.F.     S.F.    30  yes No
 4* H     Knowlton  23y   M Sing Clerk       y U.S.        Tacoma   Tacoma  yes yes yes
 5  J     Williams  26y   M Sing Seaman      y South Am    S.F.     S.F.    50  yes No
 6  N     Fernandez 35y   M Sing Seaman      n Cape Verde  S.F.     S.F.    100 yes No
 7* J     Phillips  46y   M Sing Mate        n U.S.        S.F.     S.F.    yes yes No
 8  C     Smith     43y6m M Sing Seaman      n Norway      S.F.     S.F.    200 yes No
 9* C     Maitland  48y6m M Marr Carpenter   y England     S.F.     S.F.    35  yes yes
10* D     Taylor    44y8m M Sing Seaman      n U.S.        S.F.     S.F.    yes yes No
11* W     Bell      25y   M Sing Seaman      y U.S.        S.F.     S.F.    yes yes No
12* M     Antonio   34y   M Sing Seaman      n Cape Verde  S.F.     S.F.    50  yes No
13* Mrs E Bary      28y9m F Marr None        y England     Seattle  Seattle 65  yes yes
14* Fred  Bary       5y3m M No   None          U.S.        Seattle  Seattle     yes yes


Transcriber's Notes:

The departure port is described as simply "Panama."  Research says this means 
Panama City.

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 4 & 13)
 By whom was passage paid?=self
 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 S.F.  S.J. Guat is probably San Jose de Guatemala.
 2  has been to S.F.
 4  is going to meet sister.  He has no ticket to final destination.
 9  is joining family.
12  Last Residence is Cape de Verde Isl.
13&14 have been to Seattle.  They are joining husband and father, respectively.  
    They have no tickets to final destination.
1-2,4,7,10-11,14  These lines have all been crossed out, perhaps because they 
    are not aliens.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 165.

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