Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Olympia


Victoria British Columbia to Tacoma, Washington
1 September 1896

DISTRICT OF TACOMA - PORT OF TACOMA
I, J. Truebridge, master of the Steamer Olympia do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the above List contains the names and descriptions of all the Passengers who were on board the said Steamer at the time of or since the departure of said Port of Victoria, B.C. or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, and that none_____ have died on the voyage. (signed) J. Truebridge, Master. Collector's Office, Port of Tacoma Sep 1 1896, (signed) H. Dr????, Collector.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the SS Olympia, whereof J. Truebridge is master, from Hong Kong; burden, 1691 tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country to which they severally belong, country which they intend to become inhabitants, accommodation.
   
Cabin
1. Capt. F. T.   Sheppard   60 Male    Master Mariner  United States  New York
2. Mrs.          Sheppard   42 Female                  United States  New York
3. John          Sheppard   35 Male    Missionary      United States  Chicago
4. Captain D.    Reid       55 Male    Master Mariner  England        Visiting United States
5. Mrs.    D.    Reid       48 Female                  England        Visiting United States
6. Miss    Alice Reid       25 Female                  England        Visiting United States  3rd Class
7. C. T.         Holine     56 Male    Steward         United States  San Francisco
8.*C. F.         Glahn      50 Male    Engineer        Denmark        Visiting Alaska         Steerage
9.  Frank        Shine      31 Male    Merchant        China          United States
10. L.           Way        38 Male    Merchant        China          United States
11, Lung Chung   Lung       37 Male    Merchant        China          United States
12. Ung          Bow        26 Male    Merchant        China          United States
13. Chan         Jew        13 Male    Merchant        China          United States
14. Chin Num     Kee        27 Male    Merchant        China          United States
15. Yer          Gow        37 Male    Merchant        China          United States
16. Hong         Loy        35 Male    Merchant        China          United States
17. Moy          Wing       35 Male    Merchant        China          United States
18. Lee          Tue        32 Male    Merchant        China          United States
19. Gee          Lum        27 Male    Merchant        China          United States
20. Chin         Led        33 Male    Merchant        China          United States
21. Lew We       Shaw       30 Male    Merchant        China          United States
22. Gee Chung    King       41 Male    Merchant        China          United States
23. Kwong Sung   Long       35 Male    Merchant        China          United States
24. Lee          Now        46 Male    Merchant        China          United States
25. Lee          Fong       29 Male    Merchant        China          United States
26. Log          Sam        26 Male    Merchant        China          United States
27. Moy          June       31 Male    Merchant        China          United States
28. Hong         Tue        30 Male    Merchant        China          United States
29. Tuan Fun     Lee        33 Male    Merchant        China          United States
30. Chin         Jim        36 Male    Merchant        China          United States
31. Chin Jim     Lee        30 Male    Merchant        China          United States
32. Lee Bak      Shou       30 Male    Merchant        China          United States
33. Moy You      Ark        33 Male    Merchant        China          United States
34. Wah          Lung       31 Male    Merchant        China          United States
35. Chin         Ark        24 Male    Merchant        China          United States
36. Chin         Lou        31 Male    Merchant        China          United States
37.*K??tara      Sakai      37 Male    Merchant        Japan          Seattle
38.*?toke        Sakai      34 Female                  Japan          Seattle
     

(Signed)  J. Truebridge    
    
Transcriber's Notes:     
* Passenger 8 had a line drawn thru it and the comment, left at Victoria, BC.
* Passengers 37 and 38 had line drawn thru them making letters unreadable and
  the comment, left at Victoria, BC.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1484, Reel 1.
Transcribed by Pennycandy Jansen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
10 October 1999



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