Immigrant Ships
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SS Tacoma


Kobe, Japan via Yokohama, Japan to Victoria and Tacoma Washington
Departure date 21 April 1896

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN IMMIGRANTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION
Required by the regulations of the secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under act of Congress approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board, upon arrival at a port in the United States.
SS Tacoma, sailing from Kobe 21st April 1896
SS Tacoma, sailing from Yokohama 24th April 1896
Columns represent:2 Name in full, 3 Age, 4 Sex, 5 Married or Single,6 Calling or Occupation, 7 Able to read or write, 8 Nationality, 9 Last residence, 10 Seaport for landing in the United States, 11 Final destination in the United States (State, city, or town), 12 Whether having a ticket to such final destination, 13 By whom was passage paid?, 14 Whether in possession of money; if so, whether more than $30, and how much if $30 or less, 15 Whether ever before in the United States; and if so, where and when, 16 Whether going to join a relative; and if so, what relative, their name and address, 17 Ever in prison or almshouse, or supported by charity ? (If yes, state which), 18 Whether a polygamist, 19 Whether under contract, expressed or implied, to labor in the United States, 20 Condition of health, mental and physical, 21 Deformed or crippled, nature and cause.
For columns 15 through 21, see notes.
             2              3     4       5       6    7      8        9        10       11         12          13      14

Passengers from Kobe

  1 Muroyama Toranojo   31y     Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Yamaguchi Victoria Portland      Yes       Myself Over $30
  2 Muroyama Takanojo   21y     Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Yamaguchi Victoria Portland      Yes       Myself Over $30
  3 Matsuo Gennojo      23y     Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Yamaguchi Victoria Portland      Yes       Myself Over $30
  4 Toshitane ?Kisuke   23y     Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Yamaguchi Victoria Portland      Yes       Myself Over $30
  5 Kaku ?entaro        31y     Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Fukuoka   Tacoma   San Francisco To Tacoma Myself Over $30
  6 Shioda Takejiro     31y  8m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Fukuoka   Tacoma   San Francisco To Tacoma Myself Over $30
  7 Harada Yasutaro     21y  8m Male   Single  Farmer No  Japanese Fukuoka   Tacoma   San Francisco To Tacoma Myself Over $30
  8 Yoshida Kinjiro     20y  6m Male   Single  Farmer No  Japanese Fukuoka   Tacoma   San Francisco To Tacoma Myself Over $30
  9 Nishida Jinpei      45y  9m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Fukuoka   Tacoma   San Francisco To Tacoma Myself Over $30
 10 Suyama Kiozo        38y  3m Male   Married Farmer No  Japanese Fukuoka   Tacoma   San Francisco To Tacoma Myself Over $30
 11 Iki Kanshiro        21y  4m Male   Single  Farmer No  Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   San Francisco To Tacoma Myself Over $30
 12 Ferai Koichi*       24y  4m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   San Francisco To Tacoma Myself Over $30
 13 Oja Sannojo*        26y  6m Male   Married Farmer No  Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Seattle       To Tacoma Myself Over $30
 14 Oja Hatsuno*        27y     Female Married Farmer No  Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Seattle       To Tacoma Myself Over $30
 15 Hatta Masataro      23y  6m Male   Single  Farmer No  Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Seattle       To Tacoma Myself Over $30

 Passengers from Yokohama

 16 Ikida Kimichi       20y  3m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $40
 17 ?asaka Kuichi       16y  9m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $43
 18 ???zo ?oyo          22y  8m Female Married Farmer No  Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $32
 19 ???zo Kenkichi      25y     Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $32
 20 Kawate Koichi       22y     Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $40
 21 Takemoto ?aokichi   22y  1m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $40


 22 Sumita Ho?ichi      17y  5m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $45
 23 ?ikami Teruichi     14y 11m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Kent          No        Self   Yes  $30
 24 Kagawa Yoshitaro    23y  7m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 25 ?itanda Imakichi    26y  7m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Hiroshima Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 26 Yamamoto Funo       28y 10m Female Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 27 Ide Bunki           21y  6m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 28 Yamamoto Toramatsu  31y  3m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 29 Uijeda Ma?ajiro     23y  1m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Wakayama  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 30 ??n???iya Yaemaru   25Y 11m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Wakayama  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 31 ????? Saisuke       26y  3m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Yamaguchi Tacoma   Tacoma        Yes       Self   Yes  $30
 32 Nishida Masa        21y  1m Female Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 33 Nishida Eimatsu     22y  1m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 34 ?idaka Eki          22y 11m Female Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 35 ?idaka Ichihei      22y  8m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 36 Fujimoto Michi      20y  8m Female Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 37 Fujimoto Toraniko   20y  8m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 38 Shiga Rikei         17y  5m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 39 ???achi Toyoki      27y  7m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 40 Kataoka Tamigaro    24y  8m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Sacramento    No        Self   Yes  $30
 41 ???ikan Kan?hiko    20y 11m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 42 Ishida Su?taro      20y 11m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 43 ????uda Ritaro      34y 10m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 44 Yamashita Juntaro   19y     Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 45 Yoshizawa Kenzo     22y  3m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 46 Shiga Sadahiko      29y  1m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 47 Ogata Ihachi        39y  6m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 48 Nishida Kumaki      19y  1m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 49 Gotoo Iichiro       20y 10m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 50 Tanaka Guntaro      28y  5m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 51 Akamina Rikimatsu   37y  4m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 52 Imamura Jokichi     40y 10m Male   Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 53 Imamura Sajue       34y  4m Female Married Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 54 Ihara Taniju        22y  3m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30
 55 Omura Kataro        25y  2m Male   Single  Farmer Yes Japanese Kumamoto  Tacoma   Portland      No        Self   Yes  $30


Captain's name is presumed to be R. Crawford

Transcriber's Notes:

  The destination of Victoria is presumed to be British Columbia, Canada

  There is no arrival date or port listed in the manifest heading

  Columns 15 through 21 were all answered identically as follows:
  15 No, 16 No, 17 No, 18 No, 19 No, 20 Good, 21 No
  and so were omitted from the listing.

 *  Passenger  12 there is a line over the letter o in the name Koichi

 *  Passengers 13 and 14 have a line over the o and a in the name Oja

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1484
Transcribed by Michael Gibney, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
6 November 1999



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