Immigrant Ships
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M.S. Hie Maru

AFFIDAVIT OF THE MASTER OR COMMANDING OFFICER, OR FIRST OR SECOND OFFICER
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I, H. Kannauchi of the M.S. HIE MARU, from Yokohama, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that I have caused the surgeon of said vessel sailing therewith, or the surgeon employed by the owners thereof, to make a physical and mental examination of each and all the aliens named in the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets, ___ in number, and that from the report of said surgeon and from my own investigation, I believe that no one of said aliens is of any of the classes excluded from admission into the United States by laws regulating immigration, and that also, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information in said Lists or Manifests concerning each of said aliens named therein is correct and true in every respect.

H. Kannauchi
Master Officer

Sworn to me this 18th day of May, 1941 at Seattle..

AFFIDAVIT OF SURGEON
_________________

I, S. Kano, Surgeon of the M.S. HIE MARU, sailing therewith, do solemnly sincerely and truly swear that I have had 8 years experience as a Physician and Surgeon, and that I am entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of Japanese Government, and that I have made a personal examination of each of the aliens named herein, and that the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets, ___ in number, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, are full and correct, and true in all particulars, relative to the mental and physical condition of such aliens.

S. Kanoh
Surgeon

Sworn to me this 18th day of May, 1941 at Seattle.

In 1941 the M.S. Hie Maru was a passenger and cargo ship of the Orient-Vancouver-Seattle Line. During WWII it was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted into a submarine depot ship. The Hie Maru was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific, near the Truk Naval base in November, 1943. In January 1938 a plot to sink the Hie Maru in Seattle harbor failed when the perpetrator drowned. He wanted to protest against Japan’s invasion of China by sinking Japanese ships carrying scrap metal and other war materials back to Japan. For a detailed news story of this highly unusual event Click Here

Columns represent:

  1) No. on list
  2) Head-tax status (This column for use of Government officials only)
  3) Name in full: Family name, Given name
  4) Age
  5) Sex
  6) Calling or occupation
  7) Able to read - - write; What language
  8) Nationality; Race or people
  9) Place of birth, Country, City or Town
10) Immigration Visa Number; issued at; Date
11) Data concerning verification of landing (This column for use of Government officials only)
12) Last permanent residence, Country; City or Town
13) The name and complete address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came
14) Final destination, State, City or Town
15) Whether having a ticket to final destination
16) By whom was passage paid
17) Whether in possession of $50 and if less, how much?
18) Whether ever before in the United States, and if so when and where
19) Whether going to join a relative or friend, and his name and complete address
20) Whether alien intends to return to country whence he came after entering temporarily in laboring pursuits in the United States
21) Length of time alien will reside in US
22) Whether intends to become a citizen
23) Ever in prison or in an almshouse
24) Whether a polygamist, Whether an anarchist
25) Belief in overthrowing the Government of US
26) Promise of job in US
27) Previously deported from US
28) Condition of health, mental and physical
29) Disabled or crippled, Nature Length of time and cause
30) Height; Complexion; Color of Hair; Color of Eyes; Marks of Identification.

All passengers intended to return to their home countries, none intended to enter in laboring pursuits in the US, none intended to become citizens, none were ever in prison or in an almshouse, none were polygamists, none were anarchists, none believed in the overthrow of the U.S. Government, none were promised jobs in the U.S. none had been deported from the U.S. in the past year, none had been previously arrested or deported, all were in good mental and physical health, and none were disabled, or crippled. These columns, #20 & #22-#29 are not included in each passengers paragraph.

Passengers 168-186 are in transit to Canada, were identified in Seattle on 18 May, 1941 and 
departed with vessel on 19 May, 1941.
Any passenger whose length of stay was one day was detained on-board in Seattle on May 18. 
while passengers with length of stay two days were admitted

Passengers 168-177 are Second Cabin, sailing from Kobe, 4 May 1941, arriving Vancouver B.C. 
20 May 1941.

168 Aiers, Thomas Alfred
169 Aiers, Anneta More
170 Aiers, Francis Joan
171 Aiers, Yvonne Marion
172 Bridger, Lucy Florence
173 Loraine-Grews, Sydney George
174 Loraine-Grews, Alexandra  Andronskovna
175 Young, John Mair Lisgar
176 Young, Hilla Jean
177 Young, Ruth Juanita

168  Aiers, Thomas Alfred;  44 yrs - mos;  Sex: M;  Marr/Sing: M
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Accountant;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: British;  Race: English
     Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Shanghai, China
     Nearest rel: 15 Kelmscott Gardens Shanghai
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Self
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: In transit
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 10 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Brn./Brn./-

169  Aiers, Anneta More;  42 yrs - mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: M
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Housewife;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: British;  Race: English
     Place of Birth: Hongkong, China
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Shanghai, China
     Nearest rel: 15 Kelmscott Gardens Shanghai
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Husband
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: In transit
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 0 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Brn./Brn./-

170  Aiers, Francis Joan;  16 yrs - mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Student;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: British;  Race: English
     Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Shanghai, China
     Nearest rel: 15 Kelmscott Gardens Shanghai
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Father
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: In transit
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 2 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Brn./Brn./-

171  Aiers, Yvonne Marion;  10 yrs - mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Student;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: British;  Race: English
     Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Shanghai, China
     Nearest rel: 15 Kelmscott Gardens Shanghai
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Father
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: In transit
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 4 ft. 5 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Brn./Brn./-

172  Bridger, Lucy Florence;  63 yrs - mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: None;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: British;  Race: English
     Place of Birth: London, England
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Peking, China
     Nearest rel: Friend Mr. G. Finlayson 11 4 Shi Fing Yuan Poamachang West Peking
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Self
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: Brother H.B. Bridger 2125 Decaire Blvd. Montreal
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 2 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Brn./Brn./-

173  Loraine-Grews, Sydney George;  41 yrs - mos;  Sex: M;  Marr/Sing: M
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Custom Officer;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: British;  Race: English
     Place of Birth: Peddie Cape Pr., South Africa
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Shanghai, China
     Nearest rel: c/o Chinese Maritime Customs
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Self
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: In transit
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 6 ft. 0 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Brn./Brn./-

174  Loraine-Grews, Alexandra  Andronskovna;  37 yrs - mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Si
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Housewife;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: British;  Race: Russian
     Place of Birth: Odessa, Russia
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Shanghai, China
     Nearest rel: c/o Chinese Maritime Customs
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Husband
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: In transit
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 6 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Bld./Brn./-

175  Young, John Mair Lisgar;  28 yrs 5 mos;  Sex: M;  Marr/Sing: M
     Tax Status: R1B1C;  Occ: Minister;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Canada;  Race: Scotch
     Place of Birth: Ham Hueng, Korea
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: 04, a/c/ wife & child 
     Last perm res: Harbin, Manchuria
     Nearest rel: 22 Pochtovaya St. Harbin, Manchukuo
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Mission
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: Yes, 1935-9-x to 1938-7, Pa.
     Going to: 74 Jedburgh Rd. Toronto
     Length of stay: 2 days;  Height 5 ft. 11 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Brn./Brn./-

176  Young, Hilla Jean;  29 yrs 4 mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: R1B1C;  Occ: Housewife;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Canada;  Race: Scotch
     Place of Birth: Toronto, Canada
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: 04, a/c Husb
     Last perm res: Harbin, Manchuria
     Nearest rel: 22 Pochtovaya St. Harbin, Manchukuo
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Mission
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: Yes, 1935-9-x to 1938-7, Pa.
     Going to: 74 Jedburgh Rd. Toronto
     Length of stay: 2 days;  Height 5 ft. 4 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Brn./Blue/-

177  Young, Ruth Juanita;  0 yrs 8 mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: R1B1C;  Occ: None;  R/W: N/N;  Lang: ---
     Nationality: Canada;  Race: Scotch
     Place of Birth: Harbin , Manchukuo
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: 04, a/c Father
     Last perm res: Harbin, Manchuria
     Nearest rel: 22 Pochtovaya St. Harbin, Manchukuo
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Mission
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: -
     Going to: 74 Jedburgh Rd. Toronto
     Length of stay: 2 days;  Height: Child
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fr./Brn./Blue/-


Passengers 178-186 are Third Class, sailing from Yokohama, 7 May 1941, arriving 
Vancouver B.C. 20 May 1941.

178 Abramowicz, Katarzyna
179 Hermse, Gerlinus Hendrikus
180 Marchuk, Mike
181 Neuwelt, Alfred
182 Neuwelt, Maria
183 Neuwelt, Ewa
184 Neuwelt, Michal-Anton
185 Neuwelt, Ann-Elzbieta
186 de Rijke, Johannes

178  Abramowicz, Katarzyna;  35 yrs - mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: M
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Housewife;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: Polish
     Nationality: Poland;  Race: Polish
     Place of Birth: Lipsk, Poland
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Viluo Vilenska, Poland
     Nearest rel: Friend Jozefowicz Adam Viluo Vilenska 23/8 Poland
     Destination:Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Self
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: In transit c/o Brenton S. Brown, Honorary Cosul for Poland, Vancouver
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 5 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fair/Brn./Brn./-

179  Hermse, Gerlinus Hendrikus;  20 yrs - mos;  Sex: M;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Seaman;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Netherland;  Race: Dutch
     Place of Birth: Groningen, Holland
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Groningen, Holland
     Nearest rel: Father H. Hermse Groningen, Holland
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Self
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: In transit
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 7 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fair/Bld./Brn./-

180  Marchuk, Mike;  41 yrs - mos;  Sex: M;  Marr/Sing: M
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Laborer;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Canada;  Race: Ukraine
     Place of Birth: Toikut, Poland
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Kowel, Poland
     Nearest rel: Wife Ewdokia Marchuk, Kowel U.S.S.R.
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Self
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: Yes, 1938 N.Y.
     Going to: Friend Pet Semenash 61 Central Ave. Toronto
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 7 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fair/Brn./Brn./-

181  Neuwelt, Alfred;  52 yrs - mos;  Sex: M;  Marr/Sing: M
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Factory Manager;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Poland;  Race: Polish
     Place of Birth: Livow, Poland
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Tokyo, Japan
     Nearest rel: Friend Hendrik Bronowski c/o Polish Embassy, Tokyo
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Self
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: Friend Tadusz Brzezinski Consul of Poland, Montreal
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 7 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fair/Brn./Brn./-

182  Neuwelt, Maria;  43 yrs - mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: M
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Housewife;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Poland;  Race: Polish
     Place of Birth: Lodz, Poland
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Tokyo, Japan
     Nearest rel: Friend Hendrik Bronowski c/o Polish Embassy, Tokyo
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Husband
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: Friend Tadusz Brzezinski Consul of Poland, Montreal
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 4 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fair/Brn./Brn./-

183  Neuwelt, Ewa;  18 yrs - mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Student;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Poland;  Race: Polish
     Place of Birth: Munich, Germany
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Tokyo, Japan
     Nearest rel: Friend Hendrik Bronowski c/o Polish Embassy, Tokyo
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Father
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: Friend Tadusz Brzezinski Consul of Poland, Montreal
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 2 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fair/Brn./Brn./-

184  Neuwelt, Michal-Anton;  12 yrs - mos;  Sex: M;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Student;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Poland;  Race: Polish
     Place of Birth: Warsaw, Poland
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Tokyo, Japan
     Nearest rel: Friend Hendrik Bronowski c/o Polish Embassy, Tokyo
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Father
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: Friend Tadusz Brzezinski Consul of Poland, Montreal
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height Child
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fair/Brn./Brn./-

185  Neuwelt, Ann-Elzbieta;  7 yrs - mos;  Sex: F;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Student;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Poland;  Race: Polish
     Place of Birth: Lodz, Poland
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Tokyo, Japan
     Nearest rel: Friend Hendrik Bronowski c/o Polish Embassy, Tokyo
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Father
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: Friend Tadusz Brzezinski Consul of Poland, Montreal
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height Child
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fair/Brn./Brn./-

186  de Rijke, Johannes;  25 yrs - mos;  Sex: M;  Marr/Sing: S
     Tax Status: -;  Occ: Seaman;  R/W: Y/Y;  Lang: English
     Nationality: Netherland;  Race: Dutch
     Place of Birth: Middelburg, Holland
     Visa: ---;  Place & Date Issued: -, -
     Data re verification of landings: -
     Last perm res: Groningen, Holland
     Nearest rel: Father J. De Rijke Middelburg, Holland
     Destination: Outbound on the same vessel;  Have Ticket: Yes;  Passage by: Self
     $50 or more: Yes;  In US before: No
     Going to: In transit
     Length of stay: 1 day;  Height 5 ft. 6 in.
     Complexion/Hair/Eyes/Ident: Fair/Brn./Brn./-


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
   or calls attention to additional information in the transcriber notes.

?  Question marks within the text indicate illegible handwriting or entries obscured by other
   markings.

LDS Film 2266247 "Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle Wash. 1890-1967" 28 Apr 1941 - 27 June 1941.
Original from Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1891-1957, Record Group 85 Roll 261.

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