Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Colon

I, W.A. Clark, Master of the Steamship SS Colon belonging to the PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, do solemnly swear that the foregoing is a full and correct report of alien immigrants arrived by said vessel at the Port of San Francisco on the 29 day of August 1893 s/s W.A. Clark, Master of SS Colon

Sworn to before me, and subscribed in my presence this 29 day of August 1893

ALIEN IMMIGRANTS arrived by Steamship Colon from Panama August 29, 1893

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Nationality, Last Residence, Destination, Occupation, No of Pieces of Baggage, Remarks

1  Mrs A    Cardon   37	Female France  New York	San Francisco Dressmaker 3 From NY
2  Thos	    Mechan   29	Male   England New York	San Francisco Seaman	 2 From NY*
3  M	    Pauro    23	Male   Finland Acapulco	San Francisco Seaman	 4 Sent by German consul
4  S	    Pristo   15	Male   Sweden  Acapulco	San Francisco Seaman	 1 Sent by German consul
5  ? H	    Mendoza  29	Male   Spain   San Blas	San Francisco Merchant	 1 $5.00 
6  Foo	    Sing     30	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Merchant	 2	
7  A	    Cook     24	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Merchant	 3	
8  Jose	    Sanchez  50	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Carpenter	 2	
9  ?ity     Sanchez  40	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Merchant	 1	
10 Cong	    Chong    27	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Merchant	 2	
11 ??indo   Sanchez   2	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*		   his son
12 ??i	    Goo	     32	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Merchant	 4	
13 ??i Ping Gong     52	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Clerk	 3	
14 ??h	    ?e?	     40	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Clerk	 3	
15 ?ah	    Chee     36	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Clerk	 3	
16 ??i ah   Cock     50	Male   China   Panama	Hong Kong*    Merchant	 1	
17	    Sitinsky 21	Male   Russia  Panama	San Francisco Fireman	 1 *
  

Transcriber's Notes


There are no handwritten headings in the Remarks column.  However, on other manifests on this 
 film Money and Read and Write have been written in.
Missing or illegible letters are replaced with ?.

2 Yes is written in the remarks column.  This may mean that he can read and write.(see above)
6-16 All are in transit to Hong Kong.
14 First letter of surname could be "H" or "D". Third letter could be "u."
17 "Returned from coast Ship San Blas" is written in Remarks.

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