Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS San Jose

ALIEN IMMIGRANTS arrived by Steamship San Jose, from Panama and Way Ports April 18, 1894

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
State of California
City and County of San Francisco

I, W. J. Russell, Master of the Steamship San Jose 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 * day of * 189*

s/s W. J. Russell
Master of SS San Jose

Sworn to before me, and subscribed in my presence this * day of * 189*

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

 1  Mrs M.L.  Martin      60 Female  Germany  New York  None        2  
 2  Mr D.     Bell        48 Male    England  New York  Dry Goods   3  
 3* Mr .A.    Suffas      25 Male    Germany  New York  Brewer      4 
 4*  &    wife            40 Female  Germany  New York  None          
 5  Mr L.     Kahnt       52 Male    Germany  New York  Weaver      2  
 6  Mr W.H.   Kenyon      24 Male    England  New York  Bookkeeper  2  
 7  Mr T.     Darlington  24 Male    England  New York  Bookkeeper  3  
 8  Mr R.     McKinnon    38 Male    Canada   New York  Carpenter   3  $200 
 9* Mr A.     Gutierrez   15 Male    Mexico   Mexico    None        1  $200 
10* Mrs P.    Sanarias    47 Female  Mexico   Mexico    None        3  $30 
11* Mr F.     Sterzer     35 Male    Germany  Mexico    Compositor  1  
 

Transcriber's Notes:

The following columns had identical entries and so were not included in the table:
    Destination=San Francisco
The blanks in the captain's statment and that of his witness are not filled out.  
Missing information is indicated by *.
It is probable that this ship sailed from the west coast of Panama since the Panama 
Canal had not been built in 1894.  The ship's arrival dates in San Francisco with 
the same captain were:
2 June, 1893; 10 Oct, 1893; 2 Feb, 1894; 18 Apr, 1894; 18 Jun, 1894; 19 Aug, 1894.  
Sailing time from Australia or Asia was three to four weeks in these years.

3, 10, 11 The first letter of these surnames is all the same.  It could be "S" "P"
           or "L."  In passenger 11's name it is followed by a "t" which could be
           an "l" but I know of no use of a double "l" in German. It is clearly
           different from the "P" of passenger 10's first initial.  This leaves 
           "S."  The "S" used in these names is not the same as the one used in
           San Francisco.
3          Name could be Puffas or Luffas, see above.
9          "RW" is written in the remarks column.  This could mean he is able to
             read and write, a common column on manifests.
10         surname could be Panarias or Lanarias, see note above.  "No" is written 
           in the remarks column.  This could mean she is illiterate. 
11         surname could be Pterzer or Plerzer, see note above.