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SS City of Rio de Janeiro
I, Wm. Ward, Master of the City of Rio de Janeiro 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 and Yokohama 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) William Ward
Sworn to this 20 day of January 1892, before me, (signature) John M Dare, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the City of Rio de Janeiro whereof Wm. Ward is Master, from Hong Kong, burthen 2275 tons
Columns represent: Number, Ticket No*, No of Certificate*, No of Permit*, No of Passport*, Name, Age, Sex*, Occupation*, Last Place of Residence*, Height*, Complexion*, Color of Eyes*, Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification*, Bond No*, If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts.
For San Francisco and Transit
1 1 Mch 18 91 Yee Kum Gack 28 Male Landed 2-Mar 419 Affdt merchant
2 2 May 7 90 Lee Ah Koon 26 Male Landed 2-Mar 418 Affdt merchant
3 3 Nov 11 90 Leong Doon 38 Male Landed 2-Mar 420 Affdt merchant
4 9 July 13 90 Toy Boon 35 Male Landed 3-Mar 421 Affdt merchant
5 10 Nov 5 90 Woon Jeong 24 Male Landed 3-Mar 422 Affdt merchant
6 11 Sept 30 90 Lee Wah Ping 31 Male Landed 2-Mar 417 Affdt merchant
7 11 Nov 19 90 Jew Ngin 40 Male Landed 2-Mar 416 Affdt merchant
8* 13 Ho Yung 23 Female Refused Habeas Corpus USDC Case 11571
9* 14 Loo Hoy 20 Female Refused Habeas Corpus USDC Case 11572
10* 15 Leong Kum Ping 22 Female Refused Habeas Corpus USDC Case 11573
11* 16 Chew Sin Yung 20 Female Landed 5-Mar Native of US
12 17 Feby 12 89 Joang How 26 Male Landed 2-Mar 415 Affdt merchant
13 18 July 17 90 Lam Kau 42 Male Landed 4-Mar 423 Affdt merchant
14* 4 Yung Luen 26 Male Landed "I.T." Transit list 901
15* 5 Chun Mo 45 Male Landed "I.T." Transit list 902
16* 6 Chun Lam 46 Male Landed "I.T." Transit list 903
17* 7 Chun Wa 26 Male Landed "I.T." Transit list 904
18* 8 Chow Sing Chai 23 Male Dept per City of NY Mch 5th 1892
For Honolulu
19 1 2190 Low Hip Lum 35 Merchant
20 2 2203 Lee Yen 31 Merchant
21 3 1773 Lum Kin 13 with his cousin #2
22 4 1791 Chan Wing 25 Merchant
23 5 1183 Chang Chew 24 Merchant
24 6 1220 Lan Chung 26 Merchant
25* 7 1417 Lei ?ee 32 Merchant
26 8 1239 Law Kway 30 Merchant
27 9 1240 Chan Chim 29 Merchant
28 10 2013 Low Hoon 33 Merchant
29 11 1793 Lam Chack 39 Merchant
30 12 1187 Lam Shaw 33 Merchant
31 13 1740 Lam Yan Sin 13 with his uncle #12
32 14 1187 Lam Ko 10 with father #12
33 15 544 Law Hing Chong 30 Merchant
34 16 1742 Law Tuck 13 with uncle #15
35 17 544 Law Sing 8 with father #15
36 18 1695 Ho Sack 30 Merchant
37 19 1694 Ho Sam 12 with his father #18
38 20 1697 Ho Kok Ling 13 with his uncle #18
39 21 2171 Lee Sam 32 Merchant
40 22 1752 Lee Fang Wing 14 with uncle #21
41 23 2172 Chang Yue 21 Merchant
42 24 1670 Lee Kue Sang 30 Merchant
43 25 1698 Lee Hoo 13 with uncle #24
44 26 1700 Lee Tack 13 with uncle #24
45 27 1452 Chum Chuck Wah 41 Merchant
46 28 1452 Chun Fan 10 with father #27
47 29 1699 Chun Yoke Wah 40 Merchant
48 30 1743 Chun Lum 14 with father #29
49 31 1729 Chun Chuck Wing 13 with father #29
50 32 1723 Chung Ng 21 Merchant
51 33 724 Sew Man Chew 20 Merchant
52 34 1746 Lee Choy 21 Merchant
53 35 1747 Sew Sa Kum 30 Merchant
54 36 1727 Sew Chum Cho 13 with his uncle #35
55 37 1744 Sew Kum Hoi 21 Merchant
56 38 1663 Mack How 24 Merchant
57 39 1908 Wing Look 35 Merchant
58 40 1726 Wong Pang On 13 with uncle #39
59 41 1728 Wong Kow 15 with uncle #39
60 42 1696 Low Yuen Hing 23 Merchant
61 43 1408 Chong Kun 38 Merchant
62 44 1741 Chang Tin Yip 13 with his uncle #43
63 45 1738 Chang Kum Sew 13 with his uncle #43
64 46 1748 Chang Sang 30 Merchant
65 47 1725 Chang Low Choy 13 with uncle #46
66 48 1749 Chang Ching Wing 15 with uncle #46
67 49 1522 Chun Lo 37 Merchant
68 50 1751 Lee Lum Kwong 11 with uncle #21
69 51 2509 Tam Mow 35 Merchant
70 52 2529 Lee Tin 23 Grocer
71 53 2516 Leong Song 28 Grocer
72 54 2607 Lee Tai Chew 28 Grocer
73 55 2422 Kam Sing 30 Grocer
74 56 2290 Chock Hin 32 Grocer
75 57 2395 Tong Yow 30 Grocer
76 58 1330 Chue Kap 27 Grocer
77 59 1375 Wong Wai 33 Grocer
78 60 2067 Chun Yuk Suy 41 Grocer
79 61 2033 Choy Ghok 32 Grocer
80 62 1692 Leong Ket 30 Grocer
81 63 1153 Huen Choy 27 Grocer
82 64 1377 Huen Chong 27 Grocer
83 65 1469 Wong Tin Wo 38 Grocer
84 66 1514 Tam Hoi 25 Grocer
85 67 1310 Ow Chong 23 Grocer
86 68 2571 Chun Hin Chong 32 Grocer
87 69 2006 Leong Hoy 36 Merchant
88 70 2006 Lam Choy 32 F with her husband #69
89 71 2006 Leong Ling 11 with father #69
90 72 2006 Leong Sin 7 F with mother #70
91 73 1804 Chun How 28 Merchant
92 74 1809 Chun Tong 12 with brother #73
93 75 2202 Chow Sow Nam 27 Merchant
94 76 1807 Chun Tai Hong 13 with brother #73
95 77 2132 Chang See 32 Merchant
96 78 1806 Son Lum Fat 12 with cousin #77
97 79 1805 Lum Li Sang 12 with cousin #77
98 80 1808 Lum Kon Chun 12 with cousin #77
99 81 1976 Chong Chew 25 Merchant
100 82 1991 Low Chung 30 Merchant
101 83 1176 Fong Fon 27 Merchant
102 84 1711 Yung Fin Kwai 13 with his cousin #83
103 85 1714 Wong Se 13 with his cousin #83
104 86 1712 Chong Tung 13 with his cousin #83
105 87 2164 Chong Sam Kee 34 Merchant
106 88 1764 Chong Keon 14 with uncle #87
107 89 1764 Chong Pack Tai 13 with uncle #87
108 90 1765 Chong Mu Choo 13 with uncle #87
109 91 2114 Chong Kwoon 26 Merchant
110 92 1713 Chung Tack 13 with uncle #91
111 93 1763 Chong Foo 13 with uncle #91
112 94 1762 Chong Kam Lai 13 with uncle #91
113 95 1159 Chong Lam 30 Merchant
114 96 1629 Chong Kan 25 Merchant
115 97 1353 Lin Ngow 30 Merchant
116 98 1718 Lo Num Kwai 35 Merchant
117 99 2423 Chue Ming 20 Merchant
118 100 2257 Chue Pan 42 Merchant
119 101 2354 Low Yee Hing 31 Merchant
120 102 2245 Kum Ling 28 Merchant
121 103 2163 Lee Lum 35 Merchant
122 104 2584 Wong Fat 33 Merchant
123 105 1812 Lau Sum 15 with his cousin #104
124 106 1792 Ow Kong Chang 48 Merchant
125 107 1758 Fung Chew 16 with his cousin #106
126 108 1757 Wong Pow 15 with his cousin #106
127 109 1789 Wong Kam Chung 13 with his cousin #52
128 110 784 Tam Him 13 with his cousin #52
129 111 1793 Lum Man 24 Merchant
130 112 1776 Kum Pak Fo 48 Merchant
131 113 1776 Kum Pang 15 with his father #112
132 114 1776 Kum Tye 10 with his father #112
133 115 1337 Wan Fu Chong 41 Merchant
134 116 1269 Lam Yan 34 Merchant
135 117 1771 Lam Sam 13 with his uncle #116
136 118 1636 Kwong Wing Ming 45 Merchant
137 119 1638 Kwong Say 30 Merchant
138 120 1519 Chong Kum Chum 25 Merchant
139 121 1799 Yue Chum Kit 35 Merchant
140 122 2152 Tong Kin 25 Merchant
141 123 1263 Tong Fui 38 Merchant
142 124 1982 Lam Pak 31 Merchant
143 125 2603 Chung Tong 26 Merchant
144 126 1883 Wang Sun 21 Grocer
145 127 1884 Choy Yip 22 Grocer
146 128 297 Law Fook 34 Grocer
147 129 1232 Chong Ng 36 Grocer
148 130 1232 Chong Tak 14 with his father #129
149 131 2007 Moo Pue 32 Merchant
150 132 2124 Wong Yum Tam 28 Merchant
151 133 2381 Chun San Lam 28 Merchant
152 134 2461 Ho Sew 30 Merchant
153 135 2001 Yong Yan 40 Merchant
154 136 1885 Ho Ko 16 with his cousin #135
155 137 2060 Hoo Yue 20 Merchant
156 138 2404 Sum Yang 35 Merchant
157 139 2899 Yung See 25 Merchant
158 140 2378 Mun Ming 28 Merchant
159 141 1485 Wang Che 30 Merchant
160 142 1818 Tong Poo 13 with his cousin #141
161 143 1821 Chuck Ko 13 with his cousin #141
162 144 1817 Cha Ling 13 with his cousin #141
163 145 1260 Wong Tong Sin 30 Merchant
164 146 1819 Leong Yut 13 with his cousin #145
165 147 1761 Wong Chong 13 with his cousin #145
166 148 1820 Chock Hi 12 with his cousin #145
167 150 1780 Pang Kim Hoi 34 Merchant
168 151 1737 Leong Wai 39 Merchant
169 152 2102 Lee Sum Lock 24 Merchant
170 153 2389 Law Yee 30 Merchant
171 154 2044 Chow Sat 27 Merchant
172 155 1998 Ng Tong 32 Merchant
173 156 1992 Low Fat 32 Merchant
174 157 1993 Low See 38 Merchant
175 158 1995 Low How 35 Merchant
176 159 1052 Low Koon Yee 33 Merchant
177 160 1709 Low Li 13 with his uncle #159
178 161 1693 Low Tin 17 with his uncle #159
179 162 1708 Yong Low 13 with his uncle #159
180 163 1692 Low Yat 13 with his uncle #159
181 164 1720 Wong Yow Kum 13 with his cousin #153
182 165 1739 Han Lum 13 with his cousin #150
183 166 1753 Pang So San 13 with his uncle #150
184 167 1721 Chow Loy Fat 14 with his brother #154
185 168 1572 Wong Hee 22 Merchant
186 169 1572 Lai Yan Loy 29 F to join her husband
187 170 1572 Lum Kum Sing 12 F with her mother #169
188 171 1572 Lam Wah Yak 11 with his mother #169
189 172 1572 Lock Lin 32 F to join her husband
190 173 1572 Wong Yung 11 with his mother #172
191 174 1572 Wong Kum Shun 9 F with her mother #172
192 175 1758 Wong Kon Hin 15 with his cousin #61
193 176 1787 Wong Wau 18 with his cousin #61
194 177 1780 Ow Chun Mai 29 F to join her husband
195 178 1781 Ching Hong Choy 9 with his mother #177
196 179 1777 Ching Sing Yow 33 F to join her husband
197 180 1779 Yuen Kam 10 with his mother #179
198 181 1778 Yuen Man 12 with his mother #179
199 182 1258 Yuen Pin 25 Merchant
200 183 ???9 Yuen Tai Wing 16 with his brother #182
201 184 1790 Ching Koon Hing 21 Merchant
202 185 1790 Tam He 19 F with her husband #184
203 186 2559 Ching Wai 39 Merchant
204 187 2559 Ching Poo 13 with his father #186
205 188 2559 Fong Kam Yuk 30 F with her husband #186
206 189 2597 Ching He 30 Merchant
207 190 2597 Wong Kam Hoi 22 F with her husband #189
208 191 2360 Ho Tin Hang 40 Merchant
209 192 2360 Yung Wau 18 F with her husband #191
210 193 2360 Ho Yow 12 with his father #191
211 194 2360 Ho Ngok 11 with his father #191
212 195 1785 Yuen Lock 12 with cousin #64
213 196 1493 Hue Ko 28 Merchant
214 197 1493 Ching Hoo 31 F with her husband #196
215 198 1493 Hue Ling 11 with father #196
216 199 1493 Hue Mew 8 F with mother #197
217 200 1755 Chock Ling 13 with his uncle #196
218 201 1365 Leang Ming 27 Merchant
219 202 1365 Ching Yuk Lau 28 F with husband #201
220 203 1365 Leong Yung Fat 12 with father #201
221 204 1365 Leong Tye Hoy 10 with father #201
222 205 1796 Leong So 15 with brother #201
223 206 1792 Leang Kee 33 Merchant
224 207 1792 Yuen Ping 30 F with husband #206
225 208 1792 Leong Sing Choy 10 F with mother #207
226 209 2062 So Too Che 30 Merchant
227 210 2062 Tam Sing Yee 30 F with husband #209
228 211 2062 So Kut Chew 12 with father #209
229 212 2062 So Koon Wai 9 with father #209
230 213 2508 Tai Hee 36 Merchant
231 214 2508 Ching Yip 35 F with her husband #213
232 215 2508 Tai Kum Shun 15 F with her mother #214
233 216 2508 Tai Kow 13 F with her mother #214
234 217 2508 Tai Tye Puy 11 with father #213
235 218 1165 Hue Kee 25 Grocer
236 219 1165 Luk Han 16 F with husband #218
237 220 1300 Tam Yuk Ping 49 Merchant
238 221 1300 Wong Mew Hui 28 F with her husband #220
239 222 1300 Tam Lee 11 with father #220
240 223 1797 Lum Loo 12 with his cousin #220
241 224 1795 Yim Sun Yue 21 F to join her husband
242 225 1795 Yim Yut Yung 15 F with her sister #224
243 226 1795 Ching So 8 F with her aunt #224
244 227 1800 Ching Chow 30 Merchant
245 228 1800 Lo Tai 29 F with her husband #227
246 229 1800 Ching Leong 11 with father #227
247 230 1783 Yum Tai Seong 17 with cousin#227
248 231 1890 Chue Kana 30 Merchant
249 232 2120 Lum Lai 41 Merchant
250 233 2045 Mack Che 27 Merchant
251 234 2055 Ho Pao Choi 30 Merchant
252 235 2131 Lee Fook 28 Merchant
253 236 1989 Wong Hew 28 Merchant
254 237 1775 Low Tam Hang 13 with cousin #236
255 238 1673 Cha Ho 31 Merchant
256 239 1999 Choy Yue Chong 35 Merchant
257 240 1516 Yan Wai Ke 30 Merchant
258 241 ?376 Low Chun 20 F with husband #240
259 242 ?376 Yan Tye 12 with his father #240
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.
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) 1891 by Insp's (blank
for a name, in this case Grant).
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)
Both the cover sheet and the top of the list indicate January 20th as the arrival date.
It is not clear why, if the ship arrived January 20th, passengers were neither landed
nor proceeded elsewhere until March or April.
The following columns had no entries:
Height
Complexion
Color of Eyes
Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification
No of Ticket column was added for passengers not bound for Honolulu.
No of Permit and No of Passport columns were added for Honolulu passengers.
Sex column was added by the completer and has entries of Male and Female for
San Francisco passengers. Presumably the F entries for Honolulu passengers
in the same location refers to Female.
Only San Francisco passengers who were landed have Bond Nos, a column added by the completer.
Occupation is Merchant for all San Francisco and Havana passengers except as noted below.
Last Residence is China for all passengers.
The recapitulation at the end of this list [see page 2] counts 4 passengers for Havana and
1 for Panama. These are not explicitly identified but must be the 5 passengers listed
separately below those Landed or Refused. See notes below
At the bottom of the last page of this list [see page 2] is written
"477 Taken from Quarantine station Mch 1st 92 and sent to Honolulu per SS Belgic.
23 left on Island to depart per City of Peking Mch 2/92 [preceding sentence is crossed out]
500 above includes 4 work passage men not on list"
477 per Belgic Mch 1st
23 China Apr 23
500 17 of the 23 were landed IT
This Quarantine station was probably Angel Island. It was used for Quarantine before its use
by Immigration.
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.
8-11 Occupation is "to join her husband."
8 No of Certificate is "?(possibly H) Center Letter # 99."
9 No of Certificate is "?(possibly H) Center Letter # 80."
14-17 These are probably passengers for Havana since their Transit Certs
indicate they may have proceeded by rail.
18 Probably was bound for Panama since he proceeded by ship.
25 Second name could be Oee but the first letter is different from other
Os on the list.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 4, Vol. 28 & 29, Manifest 9351.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 November 2005
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