Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Alameda

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. Alameda, sailing from Sydney November 25th, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Dec 19, 1895.

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, By whom was passage paid?, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

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 1* Chas E        White       26y   M S   Clerk       English  Sydney       SF        y self    $40  yes yes
 2* Wm Hy         Vevey       60y   M Wid Brewer      English  Canley Vale  Toronto   y self    $60  No  yes
 3* W             Lewandowski 32y   M S   Engineer    Poland   Sydney       SF        y self    40   yes No
 4* Thomas        White       20y   M S   Engineer    English  N.S.W.       SF        y self    45   No  yes
 5* Michael       Sheriden    35y   M S   Dealer      Assyrian Sydney       New York  y self    more No  yes
 6* Miss Gene     Clark       27y1m F S   Cook        Scotch   Melbourne    New York  y self    more No  No
 7  Mrs Margaret  Cross       44y6m F M   Nil         Scotch   Melbourne    SF        y self    more No  No
 8* Mrs E         Gilson      27y   F M   Nil         English  Sydney       SF        y self    more No  yes
 9* Geo           Carter      26y   M S   ? maker     English  Sydney       SF        y self    35   No  No
10* ?             Gallagher   16y   M S   None        Austral  Sydney       SF        y uncle   No   No  yes
11* Slade         Murray      38y   M M   Actor       English  Sydney       SF        y self    25   No  No
12* wife          Murray      32y   F M   Wife        English  Sydney       SF        y self    No       No

        sailing from Auckland 30 Nov, 1895

13* Miss W.J.     Wright      27y   F S   None         Br      Milton       Salt Lake n self    yes  No  No
14* John          Dawson      38y   M M   Gentleman    Br      Auckland     San Fran  y self    100  No  No
15* Margaret      Dawson      35y   F M   Nil          Br      Auckland     San Fran  y husband no       No
16* Mr J.J.       Kennedy     38y   M M   Mechanic     Br      Wellington   L A       n self    150  No  No
17* W Jas         Beard       40y   M M   none         Br      Auckland     San Fran  y self    185  No  No
18* John          Miniro      20y   M S   Mechanic     Br      Lyttelton    Saratoga  n self    50   No  No
19* Robert A      Norres      33y   M S   Butcher      Br      Auckland     L A       n self    100  yes No
20* Elizabeth W   McKerron    30y   F M   none         Br      Invercargill Saratoga  n self    yes  yes yes
21* Isabella      McKerron    10y   F                  Br                                       no
22* Annie         McKerron     8y   F                  Br
23* Francis       McKerron     5y   M                  Br
24* Hugh          McKerron      10m F                  Br
25* Alexander     Scott       52y   M S   Apicu??ral   Br      Wellington   Seattle   n self    20   yes yes
26* Charles       Bonne       40y   M S   Horsetrainer Br      Christchurch San Fran  y self    100  yes yes
27  John Martin E Mariposa    43y   M S   Shoemaker    Austral Auckland     San Fran  y self    70   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 ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no
 Whether a Polygamist=no
 Whether under contract to labor in the US=no (except 11&12)
 Condition of Health Mental and Physical=good
 Whether having any deformities=no

Letters that are illegible or difficult to interpret are replaced by ?.

Passenger Notes:
 1  has been to New York 1884/5.  He is going to join Father in SF.
 2  Marital status is widower.  Last Residence is Cauley Vale NSW.  He is 
    joining Nephew V Vevey Toronto.
 3  Occupation is marine Engineer.  He has been to New York 1885.
 4  is joing uncle in SF.
 5  After this name "Lay over at Auckland" is written.  He is joining Brother
    New York.
 6  Occupation is Prof Cook.
 8  is joining Father in Sacramento.
 9  Occupation is ?raing maker.
10  is joining Uncle in Oakland.
11-12 Under Contract to labor column says "Engagement at the Orpheus."
13  Last Residence is Milton Otago NZ.  Final Destination is Salt Lake Utah.
16  Final Destination is Los Angeles Cala.
18  Final Destination is Saratoga, Wyoming.
19  Final Destination is Los Angeles.
20  Last Residence is Ivercargill NZ.  Final Destination is Saratoga, Wyoming. 
    She is joining Brother James Deagan or Degan, Saratoga, Wyoming.
21-24 It says "Children of the above" across the line of these passengers.
25  has been to Seattle Was.  Final Destination is Seattle Washington.  He is
    joining James Jones Oak Harbor Whidby Island Wa.
26  is joining brother-in-law.
13-26 These names are all written surname first.  They have been reversed in 
    the transcription in the interest of uniformity.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 181,184.