Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Australia

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.

S.S. Australia sailing from Honolulu, Apr 28, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco, May 5, 1894.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether having a ticket to final destination, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

  
 1  Rev F.         Fugiwara  27y    M S              Japan      Honolulu      S.F.     yes      yes no
 2  John           Crowley   28y2m  M S  Seaman      English    San Francisco S.F.     yes $320 yes no
 3  William        Norton    44y    M S  Horsedealer Canadian   San Francisco S.F.     yes $500 yes no
 4  Dora           Wegersend 17y10m F S  Servant     German     Honolulu      S.F.     yes $50  no  no
 5  Frederick      Zoller    25y3m  M S  Overseer    Scotch     Hana Maui     New York no  more yes no
 6  William Norrie Zoller    27y11m M S  Overseer    Scotch     Lihue Kauai   New York yes more no  no
 7* Manuel         Lopez     34y    M S  Officer     Portugal   San Francisco S.F.     no  none yes yes
 8  Hans           Antonsen  40y1m  M M  Sugarboiler Germany    Honolulu      S.F.     yes more yes yes
 9* Frank          Ros?      34y    M S  Driver      Portuguese Honolulu      Alameda  no  more yes no
10* F.             Bomke     16y    M S  Laborer     German     Kauai         S.F.     yes more no  yes
11* Therese        Rowold    23y    F S  Servant     German     Honolulu      S.F.     yes $50  yes no
12  Chinichiro     Okada     21y2m  M S  Student     Japan      Honolulu      S.F.     yes more no  no
13* Peter          Zermo     30y5m  M S  Merchant    Arabian    Honolulu      Arabia   yes more yes no
14* Manid          Shibley   18y4m  M S  Pedlar      Syrian     Honolulu      Brazil   yes $100 yes no
15* K.             Oku       32y    M M  Preacher    Japanese   Honolulu      S.F.     yes more no  yes

    
Transcriber's Notes
There is no captain's statement nor captain's name attached to this manifest.
The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were not 
included in the table:
 Able to Read & Write=yes 
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco  
 By whom was passage paid?=self (except 7) 
 Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no (except 7)
 Whether a Polygamist=no
 Whether under contract to labor in the US=no
 Condition of Health Mental and Physical=good
 Whether having any deformities=no 

7  passage was paid by JJSNC.  There is no indication what this stands for.  
   His occupation is Officer on Whaling Ship.  He left San Francisco last 
   November.  He is going on a whaling cruise.  Ever in Prison says "in San 
   Francisco for assault."
9  surname is Rose or Rosi.
10 is going to join one sister Mary Bomke West Berkley.  
11 has been to New York
13 has been to Cala 4 years ago.
14 has been in New York 3 years ago.
15 is going to the Japanese YMCA.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 76.