SS Doric
I, Harry Smith, Master of the British 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 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) Harry Smith
Sworn to this 22 day of Sept 1896, before me, (signature) NS Farley, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the British Str Doric whereof Harry Smith is Master, from Hong Kong via Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu burthen 2936 tons
Columns represent: Number, No of Certificate &/or Ticket, Name, Age, 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, with Guarantee Letters
1 5 Chin Gun 27 Rock Springs Wyo Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
2 6 Wong Do 45 Los Angeles Landed 2-Oct Affidavit Merchant
3 8 Wong Jee 28 San Francisco Landed 25-Sep Return Laborer
4* 9 Tim ?ung 37 Deer Lodge Mont Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
5 10 Ham Kee 44 Denver Landed 25-Sep Return Laborer
6* 11 ??? Sam 30 Missoula Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
7 13 Wing Ling 30 Cool, Cal Landed 24-Sep Affidavit Merchant
8* 14 Young Sing 44
9 15 Lan Yuen Kwai 38 San Francisco Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
10 17 Chang Sing 31 San Jose Landed 28-Sep ?
11 18 Jew Ning Git 35 San Francisco Landed 28-Sep ?
12 19 Lun Fing Jack 32 Boise City Landed 28-Sep ?
13 20 Lum Yee 41 Marysville Landed 28-Sep ?
14 22 Wing Youn 32 Los Angeles Landed 25-Sep Affidavit Merchant
15 24 Leong Chee 38 Fresno Landed 30-Sep Affidavit Merchant
16* 28 Wing Ban 31 Los Angeles Landed 2-Oct Affidavit Merchant
17* 29 War Kee 37 R????? Cal Refused Departed per Str Coptic, Hong Kong, Nov 3-'96
18 30 Chan Quan 31 Sacramento Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
19 31 Hing Yu Jam 31 San Isidro Denied
20* 32 Chin Lip Kee 43 Fresno Landed 1-Oct Affidavit Merchant
21 35 Ong Gim 31 Michigan Bluff Landed 25-Sep Return Laborer
22 36 Tang Sew 39 Phoenix Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
23* 37 Ong Chee 23 San Francisco Landed 13-Oct Native of US
24 38 Ong Wing 33 Salt Lake Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
25 39 Fung Sam 32 St. Louis Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
26 40 Low Wah 30 Denver Landed 25-Sep Return Laborer
27* 44 Woo Foon 35 Madera Co Landed 1-Oct Affidavit Merchant
28 45 Lai Kai 34 San Francisco Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
29 46 Lee Yem 26 Willows Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
30 47 Lu Jim 39 San Francisco Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
31 48 Lu Kum 22 Willows Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
32 49 La Ku 21 Colusa Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
33* 68 Ngn ?im 42 Fresno Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
34* 69 Ng Shew 24 San Francisco Landed 6-Oct Native of US
35 70 Li On 41 Denver Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
36* 77 ?im Chung 44 Butte City Mont Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
37* 699 Mrs S? ? Nam Oct SF Landed 23-Sep Wife of Missionary
38* Pi ?ak 11 Landed 23-Sep Son of Missionary
39* Y. Kwan 4 Landed 23-Sep Daughter of Missionary
40* Y. Kwai 2 Landed 23-Sep Daughter of Missionary
41* Y. Lan ½ Landed 23-Sep Daughter of Missionary
42* 700 Dr. Jas B. Landon San Francisco Landed 23-Sep Physician
43* 701 Mrs Yeung Sin Hong Kong Landed 23-Sep Wife of physician
For San Francisco with $100 Deposit
44* 2 Wu Wing 22 Landed 3-Oct Native of US
45* 17 Jam Yuk ?ing 19 Landed 9-Oct Native of US
For Panama by Steamer
46* 3 Kwock Kun ?ie 51 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
47* 4 Kee ?im 26 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
48 23 Ku Huey 28 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
49 25 Lu Cheong 38 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
50 26 Tang Fat 34 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
51 27 Yip Yuen Ying 33 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
52 33 Yu Kim Sing 29 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
53* 34 Mo Ying 25 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
54 72 Li Sin Wo 30 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
55 76 Lum Wai Fan 24 China Departed per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
For New York by Rail
56 14 Young Sing 44 New York Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
57 71 Wing Kwai 36 New York Landed 25-Sep Return Laborer
For City of Mexico by Rail
58 41 Yue Kun 36 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5839 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Sept 24-'96
59 42 Wu Fun 26 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5840 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Sept 24-'96
60 43 Wu Man 40 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5841 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Sept 24-'96
61 50 Lu Su 45 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5842 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Sept 24-'96
62 78 Chung Chuen Me 31 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5843 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Sept 24-'96
63 80 Li Wah Shing 39 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5844 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Sept 24-'96
64 81 Chun Ping 39 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5845 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Sept 24-'96
65 82 Mo Ching In 40 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5846 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Sept 24-'96
For Salina Cruz* by Steamer
66 51 Kwan Wai 29 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5854 Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
67 52 ?ang Choy 21 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5855 Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
68 53 Kwan Ching 21 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5853 Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
69 54 Kwang Ming Qwai 32 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
70* 55 Kw?ng Sin Can 27 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
71 56 Kung Sin Kio 27 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
72* 57 Kw?ng Lai Qwai 22 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
73 58 Kwing Chan 25 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
74 59 Chun Pang Chang 20 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
75 60 Wing Fu Sai 30 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
76 61 Low Jan 23 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5847 Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
77 62 Kwan Yee 25 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5849 Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
78 63 Kwan Kok 21 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5852 Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
79 64 Kwan Yue 23 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5851 Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
80* 65 Kwan Poo 27 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5851 Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
81 66 Lin Chock 25 China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5848 Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
82 67 Wing Tuck Kun 44 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
83 73 Chung Chun Ming 24 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
84 74 Kweng Kan Yen 20 China Dep per Str City of Sydney, Panama, Sept 28-'96
For Kansas City, Mo by Rail
85 29 Quan Lung 38 Kansas City Landed 28-Sep Affidavit Merchant
For Lincoln, Neb by Rail (N.S. Consul Shanghai City)
86* 285 Sai ?ung Bo Fuchow, China
87* 286 Sai ?ung Ong Fuchow, China
Recapitulation For Nationality Class Men Women Boys Girls Infant
San Francisco Chinese Nat Steerage 37 - - - -
San Francisco Chinese Eur Steerage 1 2 1 2 1
(By Steamer) Panama Chinese Nat Steerage 9 1 - - -
(By Rail) New York Chinese Nat Steerage 2 - - - -
(By Rail) City of Mexico Chinese Nat Steerage 8 - - - -
(By Steamer) Salina Cruz Chinese Nat Steerage 19 - - - -
(By Rail) Kansas City Chinese Nat Steerage 1 - - - -
(By Rail) Lincoln, Neb Chinese Eur Steerage 2 - - - -
Totals 79 3 1 2 1
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) 1896 by Insp's (blank
for a name, in this case O'Leary, except as noted below).
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)
Occupation of all passengers is Grocer, except as noted bellow.
The following columns had no entries:
Height
Complexion
Color of Eyes
Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification
Salina Cruz is on the Pacific coast of 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.
It is very difficult to distinguish capital Q from capital T on this list. There are a few
examples where the letter is clearly Q or T. All others are replaced by ? for the following
passengers: 4,6,33,36,38,45,43,46,47,86,87
6 First name could begin with either Q or T as explained above. The other two letters are
im or un, Qim, Tim, Qun, Tun.
16 Inspector is Bryant.
17 Last Residence is R???? Cal.
20 Inspector is Bryant.
23 Inspector is Bryant.
27 Inspector is Bryant.
34 Inspector is Grant.
37 Occupation is Woman. First name of Sy or Sz. Second name is Lie or Lu.
Mrs Sy Lie Nam Oct, Mrs. Sy Lu Nam Oct, Mrs. Sz Lie Nam Oct, Mrs Sz Lu Nam Oct.
38 Occupation is Boy.
39 Occupation is Girl.
40 Occupation is Girl.
41 Occupation is Infant Girl.
37-41 Are joined by a bracket with a note "In Eur Stge to join husband and father."
42 Occupation is Physician.
43 Occupation is Wife of Dr Landon.
44 Inspector is Bryant.
45 Inspector is Grant.
53 Occupation is "Woman with husband #33."
70,72 First name is Kweng or Kwing.
80 Occupation is "with #64 Bro."
86,87 Occupation is Student. There is a note for both:
"In Eur. Stge. To be landed on the rcpt of proper papers from Hong Kong."
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 6, Section 2, Vol. 36 & 37, Manifest 9544.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 February 2007
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