Immigrant Ships
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SS Monowai

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.

Steamship Monowai, sailing from Sydney, Dec 25, 1893 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Jan 20, 1894.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, By whom was passage paid?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

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 1  Lorenzo       Riccetti   24    M S Laborer    Italian      Chiltern, Victoria SF    self    No  No
 2  Giovanni      Cristian   24    M S Laborer    Italian      Chiltern, Victoria SF    self    No  No
 3* Nicholas      Hartwig    19    M S Nothing    German       Melbourne          *     self    No  yes
 4  A.F.          Macdonnell 33    M S Land Agent Australian   Sydney             SF    self    No  No
 5* Sarah Jane    Short      22    F S Milliner   Ireland      North Queensland   SF    Brother No  yes
 6* Gertrude      Brick      14    F S School     Australian   Sydney             SF    Father  No  yes
 7* Lo??          Brick      10    F S School     Australian   Sydney             SF    Father  No  yes
 8  Carl          Sigen      20    M S Baker      German       Sydney             SF    self    No  No
 9* Angus         ?ark?      23    M S Miner      Finlander    Sydney             SF    self    yes No
10* Math          Wademo?a   40    M M Carpenter  Finlander    Sydney             SF    self    yes No
11  H             Gertz      30    M S Baker      German       W. Australia       SF    self    No  No
12* Robt          Williamson 47    M M Stonemason Scotland     Sydney             SF    self    yes No
13* Cornelius     O'Brien    33    M S Laborer    Irish        Sydney             SF    self    yes No
14* Ernest        Birch      25    M M Engineer   Sydney       Sydney             SF    Brother No  yes
15* Elizabeth     Birch      24    F M Lady       Sydney       Sydney             SF    Brother No  yes
16* Wm            Birch      4     M S Child      Sydney       Sydney             SF    Brother No  yes
17* Robert        Bushby     35    M M Clerk      Scotland     N.S Wales          SF    self    No  No
18* Andrew        ?omo       22    M S Laborer    Russian Finn Sydney             SF    self    yes No
19* Henry         Kortes     22    M S Laborer    Russian Finn Sydney             SF    self    yes No

                    sailing from Auckland 30th Dec 1893
20  Andrew        Mills      44    M M Farmer     Scotch       Invercargill       Ogden self    No  No
21  Jane          Mills      36    F M Domestic   Victorian    Invercargill       Ogden Husband No  No
22* Mar?          Mills      17    F   *          *                                       
23  Jennie        Mills      11    F   *          *                                       
24  Jessie        Mills      10    F   *          *                                       
25  Thomas        Mills       9    M   *          *                                       
26  Andrew        Mills       7    M   *          *                                       
27  Elizabeth     Mills       6    F   *          *                                       
28  Annie         Mills       5    F   *          *                                       
29  Grace         Mills       *    F   *          *                                       
30  Samuel        Mills       2    M   *          *                              
31* William       Carr       52    M M Contractor English      O?fort             SF    self    No  No
32  George Albert Neal       31    M M Carpenter  New Zealand  Wellington         SF    self    No  No
33* Emily Mar?    Neal       23    F M Domestic   New Zealand  Wellington         SF    Husband yes No
34* Anne          Gree?e     35    F M Domestic   English      Chch               LA    *       No  yes
35* Maggie        Gree?e      7        *          *                                       
36* William       Gree?e      4        *          *                                       
37* Robert        Gree?e      3        *          *                                       
38* Herman        Schwarz    27y3m M S Student    German       Wellington               self    yes No
39  Charles       Drande     35    M S Baker      German       Blenheim           SF    self    No  No
40* ?ana          Drake      29    F S Domestic   Ireland      Reefton            SF    self    No  No
41* Frederick     Yates      57    M M Acct       English      Auckland           SF    self    No  No                                    
    
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  
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes 
 Whether in Possession ofMoney-if less than $30, how much?=yes 
 Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no
 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 
Letters that are illegible or difficult to interpret are replaced by ?.

3     final destination is Richardton, Bismark.  He is going to meet Mr. T. Hartwig, 
       Richardton.
5     is going to join Brother J .Y. Short Bush St SF.
6-7   are going to join Uncle, London SF.  It is not clear if London is the uncle's 
       name.  There currently is a London St. in San Francisco, but probably not in 
       1894.  Beneath the above is written "Bank Sn Frisco."  This is written in the 
       line for passenger 7.
7     first name could be Lomi, Lonie or Lonce.  
9     first letter of surname is "P" or "R"; last letter is "o" or "s.".  He has 
       been to Michigan 1889.
10    missing letter in surname looks like a "j."  He has been to Oregon 1886.
12    has been to Detroit, Mich.
13    has been to San Francisco.
14-16 are going to join Brothers, Birch Bros, engineers Boston.
17    is a clerk of works. 
18    First letter of surname looks most like "H;" it could be "K."  It is not the 
       same as either "H" or "K" elsewhere on the list.  He has been to Mass 1892.
19    has been to Mass 1890, or possibly 1870.
22-30 Occupation and Nationality of these passengers is "Children of above."
22    first name is Marg or Mary
29    age is recorded as infant.
31    Last Residence looks like "Osfort."
33    middle name is Marg or Mary.  She has been to Chicago.
34-37 Surname is probably "Greeve" but could be "Greene."
34    passage was paid by her Brother-in-law.  Her Last Residence is probably 
       Christchurch.  She is going to join Parents Mr & Mrs Smith Los Ang.
35-37 Children of Annie Greene is written across Occupation, Able to read and write, 
       Nationality, and Last Residence.
38    has been to New York.
40    first name could be "Hana" or "Nana."
41    There may be a middle initial "I" or "J."

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 9-11.

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