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SS Doric
I, Harry Smith, Master of the Br Str Doric do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of San Francisco, is a full and perfect list of all Chinese passengers taken on board the said vessel at Hong Kong from which port said vessel has now arrived, or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, and of all such passengers now on board said vessel, and that on said List is truly designated the names and other particulars, as shown by their respective certificates.So help me God. (signature) Harry Smith, Master
Sworn to this 15* day of Feb 1897, before me, (signature) NS Farley, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Br Str Doric whereof Harry Smith is Master, from Hong Kong via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, & Honolulu burthen 2936 tons
Columns represent: Number, No of Certificate*, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation*, Last Place of Residence, Height*, Complexion*, Color of Eyes*, Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification*, If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts.
For San Francisco in European Steerage
1* 746 Low Yuet 25 F China Landed 25-Feb Fem Native of US
For San Francisco in Chinese Steerage
2 1 Fong Coon 32 M Sacramento Landed 19-Feb Affidavit Merchant
3 3 Tom Fook 39 M Martinez Landed 18-Feb Affidavit Merchant
4 4 Wong Look 42 M Carlin Landed 23-Feb Affidavit Merchant
5 5 Ng Kee 47 M Carlin Landed 23-Feb Affidavit Merchant
6 11 Wong Sing Si 42 M San Bernardino Landed 18-Feb Affidavit Merchant
7 12 Tom Kin 28 M Los Angeles Landed 24-Feb Affidavit Merchant
8 13 Gee Kin 34 M Bakersfield Landed 24-Feb Affidavit Merchant
9 14 Quan Lin 22 M San Francisco Landed 25-Feb Native of US
10 15 Sit Quan 22 M S.F. Refused Habeas Corpus USDC Case 11324
11 16 Lo Chung Kai 24 M S.F. Landed 25-Feb Native of US
12 17 Lo Chung Quan 22 M S.F. Landed 25-Feb Native of US
13 19 Fawk Yan 20 M Marysville Landed 26-Feb Native of US
14 20 Lee Hew 41 M Carson Cy Nev Landed 18-Feb Affidavit Merchant
15 21 Ng Yee Fon 34 M Pajaro Cal Landed 20-Feb Affidavit Merchant
16* 24 Ying ?ue? 24 M S.F. Landed 26-Feb Native of US
17 31 Low Sam Tim 20 M S.F. Landed 26-Feb Native of US
18 32 Shue Ming 20 M S.F. Landed 25-Feb Native of US
19 34 Chin Tsz Keung 24 M San Francisco Landed 18-Feb Student
20 35 Chin Pang Nin 22 M S.F. Landed 18-Feb Student
21 38 Yee Hing 30 M Stockton Landed 19-Feb Affidavit Merchant
22 41 Lim Fook Hung 32 M Marysville Landed 20-Feb Affidavit Merchant
23 42 Ung Gun 45 M Carlin Landed 23-Feb Affidavit Merchant
24* 43 Cheung Chung Ty? 23 M Virginia City Landed 18-Feb Affidavit Merchant
25 44 Wong Kung Kim 30 M San Francisco Landed 18-Feb Affidavit Merchant
26 45 Wing Fuk Ting 24 M San Francisco Landed 18-Feb Affidavit Merchant
27 46 Chin Ho Tak 40 M San Francisco Landed 18-Feb Affidavit Merchant
28 47 Wong Man Ho 32 M San Francisco Landed 18-Feb Affidavit Merchant
29 48 Yee Dick 40 M Stockton Landed 19-Feb Affidavit Merchant
30 745 Julius Benitas 42 M Stockton Landed 25-Feb Native of US
For Panama by Steamer
31* 2 Mo?g Bing Seong 22 Seung Chung Nam Hoi Landed "I.T." Transit List 6190
32 33 Qi Chow Yick 22 Seung Chung Pan Yue Dep per Str City of Para, Panama, Feby 20-'97
For Guaymas by Steamer
33 7 Loui Wai Qung 33 Seung Chung Sun Wai Dep per Str City of Para, Panama, Feby 20-'97
34 9 Loui Kit 30 Seung Chung Sun Wai Dep per Str City of Para, Panama, Feby 20-'97
For San Benito* by Steamer
35 8 Lee Oy Chee 36 Seung Chuen Nam Hoi Dep per Str City of Para, Panama, Feby 20-'97
36* 26 Leong Ching Say 20 Seung Chuen Nam Hoi Landed "I.T." Transit List 6191
37* 27 Leong Ching Fuk 20 Seung Chuen Nam Hoi Landed "I.T." Transit List 6192
38* 28 Yue Chung Yan 26 Seung Chuen Sune Ning Landed "I.T." Transit List 6193
39* 29 Fuk Wing Sun 32 Seung Chuen Shun Tack Landed "I.T." Transit List 6194
40* 49 Low Sun Wo 26 Seung Chuen Nam Hoi Landed "I.T." Transit List 6195
41* 52 Leung Hee 13 Seung Chuen Nam Hoi Landed "I.T." Transit List 6196
For Havana by Steamer
42 25 Chue Kow 20 Seung Chuen Wick Pan Dep per Str City of Para, Panama, Feby 20-'97
For Havana by Rail
43* 6 Woo Wai Nit 34 Seung Chuen Hin Ping Landed "I.T." Transit List 6182
44* 37 Ng Hin Man 43 Seung Chuen Sun Ning Landed "I.T." Transit List 6183
45* 39 Wong Wing Kee 34 Seung Chung Hock Pan Landed "I.T." Transit List 6184
46* 40 Wing Shew Qack 33 Seung Chung Hock Pan Landed "I.T." Transit List 6185
For City of Mexico by Rail
47* 10 Wong Ngau 20 Seung Chuen Sun Ning Landed "I.T." Transit List 6186
48* 18 Wong Shing 40 Seung Chuen Sun Ning Landed "I.T." Transit List 6187
49* 30 You Lap Sew 26 Seung Chuen Sun Ning Landed "I.T." Transit List 6188
50* 36 Wong Jan 25 Seung Chuen Sun Ning Landed "I.T." Transit List 6189
For Negaunee Marquette Co. Michigan
51* 22 Chai?? Fong 45 Negaunee Landed 27-Feb Affidavit Merchant
52 23 Ung Dan 39 Negaunee Landed 27-Feb Affidavit Merchant
Recapitulation Men Women Total
San Francisco Eur Stg 1 1
Chi Stg 29 29
Panama 2 2
Guaymas 2 2
San Benito 7 7
Havana Rail 1 1
Havana Steamer 4 4
City of Mexico 4 4
Negaunee 2 2
Total 51 1 52
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder not the transcriber,
or is used to call attention to additional information in the transcriber notes.
Question marks replace illegible information or letters.
The pages on this film are not numbered so finding a particular ship can be difficult.
However, there is a system of numbering the manifests that is a part of the National
Archives file system on Chinese persons. These numbers are included in the identification
of the film and reel numbers below.
Beside the date of the Sworn Statement 13th is written. This is also the date on the cover sheet.
For passengers bound for San Francisco, passengers' names and ages are followed by a stamp
that varies depending on the disposition of the passenger.
Passengers allowed to land have the following stamp:
Landed Collectors order (blank with a month and day date written in) 1897 by Insp's (blank
for a name, in this case O'Leary).
Passengers not allowed to land have one of two different stamps:
Landing Refused Habeas Corpus U.S.D.C. Case followed by a number. These passengers were
probably allowed to land, but not to freely enter the country. The National Archives
should have a file for these passengers describing what happened to them.
Landing Refused Departed Per Steamer ______ (name of ship) _________ (date).
For passengers bound for a further port there are two possible dispositions:
Landed "I.T." Transit List followed by a number
Departed Per Steamer ______ (name of ship) _________ (date)
In the No of Cerificate column heading Ticket has been written in.
Occupation is Grocer for all passengers except as noted below.
The following columns had no entries and are not included in the table:
Height
Complexion
Color of Eyes
Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification
San Benito is an island off the coast of Baja Cailfornia in Mexico.
According to the National Archives branch in San Bruno, California it is possible that they have
some information on any Chinese passenger who arrived in San Francisco after 1886.
1 No occupation is listed. S.F. is written above China in the Last Residence column.
16 Second name could be Puen.
24 Viginia City is recorded as in Nev.
31 First name is probably Mong but the n looks more like an m, Momg. Dep per
Str City of Para, Panama, Feby 20-'97.
36-41 Dep per Str City of Para, Panama, Feby 20-'97
41 Occupation is "with uncle #27."
43-46 dep per S.P.R.R., Havana, Feby 16-'97
47-50 dep per S.P.R.R., Mexico, Feby 16-'97
51 First name could be Chaing.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 6, Section 2, Vol. 36 & 37 Manifest 9567.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
21 June 2006
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