SS Coptic
I, H. St George Lindsay, Master of the Coptic do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of San Francisco, is a full and perfect list of all Chinese passengers taken on board the said vessel at Hong Kong from which port said vessel has now arrived, or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, and of all such passengers now on board said vessel, and that on said List is truly designated the names and other particulars, as shown by their respective certificates.So help me God. (signature) H.S.G. Lindsay
Sworn to this 31 day of Aug 1895, before me, (signature) NS Farley, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Coptic whereof H. St George Lindsay is Master, from Hong Kong, burthen 2744 tons
Columns represent: Number, No of Ticket, No of Certificate, Name, Age, Occupation*, Last Place of Residence*, Height*, Complexion*, Color of Eyes*, Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification*, If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts.
For San Francisco with Chinese Certificates
1 54 Nov 26/89 Young Chong 35 San Francisco Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
2* 93 Sept 11/93 Fong Cam Chin 32 Denver Landed 19-Sep Affadavit Merchant
For San Francisco with Certificates of Identificatiion
3 1 Oct 8/94 Jeong Hong 29 San Francisco Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
4 2 Mch 30/94 Tam Pan Nam 20 San Francisco Landed 17-Sep Native of US
5 3 May 6/64 Lim Kim Mee 31 San Francisco Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
6* 10 Nov 1/93 Pang Wo Kee 35 Ca?????? Ia Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
7 11 Nov 8/94 Wang Yew 34 Chico, Butte Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
8* 12 June 24/94 Wang Wan ?o 28 Jacksonville FlLanded 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
9 13 Nov 3/94 Wang Tuck Tam 48 San Francisco Landed 12-Sep Affadavit Merchant
10* 14 July 25/93 Wong Jin Wing 35 Montana Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
11 15 Nov 2/94 Wong Sing 29 San Francisco Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
12 16 Sep 22/9? Young Loe 41 San Jose Landed 7-Dec Affadavit Merchant
13 17 July 7/93 Quan Wing 37 Los Angeles Landed 24-Dec Affadavit Merchant
14 18 No 1 Chung Koy 32 Stockton Landed 7-Dec Affadavit Merchant
15 19 Oct 13/94 Lum Maw Lung 33 Los Angeles Landed 12-Sep Affadavit Merchant
16 20 Nov 9/94 Yip Kin Tong 22 San Francisco Landed 21-Sep Native of US
17 21 Aug 8/94 Lom Yue Hack 42 Sacramento Landed 17-Sep Native of US
18 24 Nov 2/94 Wong Kim Hik 24 San Francisco Refused USDC Habeas Corpus Case 11198
19 25 Oct 25/94 Wong Ling Choy 24 San Ramon Landed 17-Sep Affadavit Merchant
20 26 Sep 6/94 Wong Ng Chong 28 San Francisco Refused USDC Habeas Corpus Case 11197
21 27 July 2/93 Wong Yue Yon 26 Sierra City Landed 12-Sep Affadavit Merchant
22 28 Oct 24/94 Wong Jung 28 Chico Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
23* 29 Nov 22/94 Wong Hung You 28 Cal Landed 9-Oct Affadavit Merchant
24 30 Aug 21/93 Chook Ping 34 Pasadena Landed 7-Oct Affadavit Merchant
25 31 Nov 25/91 Low Que 39 Mokelumne Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
26 36 Nov 3/94 Wong Quing Oh 22 San Francisco Landed 24-Sep Native of US
27 37 Nov 2/94 Wong Hong 33 Fresno Landed 24-Sep Affadavit Merchant
28 38 Nov 13/93 Wang Loy 43 San Bernardino Refused Departed per Steamer Gaelic Oct 1 1895
29 39 Oct 14/93 Yue Charley Tong 43 El Paso Landed 11-Sep Affadavit Merchant
30 40 Nov 5/94 Yue Sing Way 33 San ???? Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
31 41 June 18/94 Ye Poi 29 Carson City Landed 12-Sep Native of US
32 42 Sept 5/94 Yue Kan Yuen 31 El Paso Landed 11-Sep Affadavit Merchant
33 43 June 18/94 Ye On Soo 40 Carson City Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
34 44 Sept 4/9? Wong Yan 31 ? Refused Departed per Steamer Coptic Hong Kong Sep 12
35 50 Oct 20/94 Leung Wing 31 Sacramento Landed 30-Dec Affadavit Merchant
36* 51 Oct 6/94 Leung Yo? 34 Sacramento Landed 30-Dec Affadavit Merchant
37 52 Oct 24/93 Le Cha? ? 34 ? Landed 11-Sep Affadavit Merchant
38 53 ? Wing Jim 33 San ????? Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
39 55 ? Wing Shen ? 43 ? Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
40 56 Dec 15/93 Ng Tam Lung 43 ? Landed ? Affadavit Merchant
41 57 Aug 21/94 Ng Shue ? ? ? Landed ? Affadavit Merchant
42 58 ? Ng Foon Wing 39 Fresno Landed ?-Sep Affadavit Merchant
43 59 ? Woo Hung 34 San Francisco Landed ?-Sep Affadavit Merchant
44 60 ? Quan Yuen 35 San Francisco Landed ?-Sep Affadavit Merchant
45* 61 ? Wai ?oon Yin 38 San Francisco Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
46 62 ? Woon Hung 33 Winslow Ariz Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
47 63 ? Wong Lung 36 San Francisco Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
48 ? ? Wong Hing 36 New York Landed ?-Sep Affadavit Merchant
49 ? ? Wong Quong 30 San Francisco Refused Departed per Steamer Gaelic Oct 1 1895
50* ? Oct ?? Wong ?ee Sing 30 Sierra Co Landed 12-Sep Affadavit Merchant
51 70 Feb ?? Ng Yan Wing Lee 44 Selma Cal Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
52* 71 ? Yu Yow 21 San Francisco Landed 19-Sep Native of US
53 72 ? Lee Lin 27 Colorado Spgs Landed 11-Sep Affadavit Merchant
54 73 May ?? Yee Jung Gwing 39 San Francisco Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
55 ? Dec 22/? Ng Hawk Ham 54 San Jose Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
56* ? Nov ?/93 Lee Duck 27 Park City Utah Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
57 ? ? Lee Sun Ying 28 Willows Cal Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
58 ?6 ? Lee Lock 20 San Francisco Refused Departed per Steamer Gaelic Oct 1 1895
59 ? ? Lee Teung 29 San Francisco Refused Departed per Steamer Gaelic Oct 1 1895
60 ? ? Lee To 33 San Francisco Landed ?-Sep School Teacher
61* ? Apr ?? Chow Kew 38 San Francisco Landed ?-Sep wife of minister
62* ? ? Tong Chung Ling 12 San Francisco Landed ?-Sep daughter of minister
63* ? ? Loy Fong 37 Honolulu Landed 11-Sep Affadavit Merchant
64* 92 ? Lock Jung 33 Denver Landed 1-Sep Affadavit Merchant
65 94 Sept ?? Lee Hoy 35 San Francisco Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
66 95 May ?? Wong Jun Yee 48 San Francisco Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
67 10? Apr ?? Mow Chung Jee 38 Los Angeles Landed 12-Sep Affadavit Merchant
68 105 May ?? Joe Taung 26 St Augustine Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
69 106 Sept ?? Wing Quack Ho? 27 San Francisco Landed 21-Sep Native of US
70 107 ? Wong Hee 48 Yreka Landed 11-Sep Affadavit Merchant
71 108 ? Yue Chin Wo 49 El Paso Landed 7-Sep Affadavit Merchant
72 109 ? Jue Quan Yok 43 Stockton Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
73 110 ? Yin Luen 34 Riverside Landed 14-Sep Affadavit Merchant
74 111 ? Wong Chong ??? 31 Los Angeles Landed 12-Sep Affadavit Merchant
75* 112 ? Jin Yow 26 San Francisco Landed 19-Sep Native of US
76 113 ? Yin Tong 33 Oakland Refused Departed per Steamer Coptic Hong Kong Sep 12
77 114 Apr ?? Jek Yee Hing 36 San Francisco Landed 6-Sep Affadavit Merchant
78* 115 ? Chow Soy 38 Marysville Landed 23-Sep Affadavit Merchant
For San Francisco with Passports (in Cabin)
79* Mo Pao Fo? 50 Macao Landed Department Telegram from Acting Sec'ty Curtis
80* Ng Hoi 30 Macao dated August 26, 1895 on August ?, 1895 by Inspector WA Sprague
For Havana
Seang Chune
81* ? ??? Tong Fong ??ng 44 Heang Sun Landed "I.T." Transit List 4770
82* ? W?ng Shee W?ng 28 How Ping Landed "I.T." Transit List 4771
83* ? Wong ?am 35 How Ping Landed "I.T." Transit List 4772
84* ? W??? Wo ??? 31 Sun Po Landed "I.T." Transit List 4773
85 ? Low Tack 23 Sun Po Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
86 ? ?ung Sam 30 ?un Ning Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
87 ? W??? Fam Tam 39 ? Landed "I.T." Transit List 4774
88* ? Yue Chen 22 Sun Ning Landed "I.T." Transit List 4775
89* ? Yoe Ch?? ? Sun Ning Landed "I.T." Transit List 4776
90* ? Yue Chock 20 Sun Ning Landed "I.T." Transit List 4777
91* 64 Woo Yue Key 33 Hoi Ping Landed "I.T." Transit List 4778
92* 65 Woo You Chung 21 Hoi Ping Landed "I.T." Transit List 4779
93* 66 Woo Cheun Sang 44 Hoi Ping Landed "I.T." Transit List 4780
94 76 Kum Ow 46 Heang San Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
95 102 Ko Hing Tang 34 Heang Chune Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
96 103 Chow Tai 45 Heang San Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
For Panama
Seang Chun
97 5 Fung Chee Loy 47 Woi Chow Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
98* 6 Chun Moy 16 Canton Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
99 22 Chong Sing 44 Hang Poi Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
100 23 Chong Yuen 35 Hang Poi Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
101 35 Chong Yon Sing 28 Heong San Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
102 45 Cheog Kan San 46 Poon Yew Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
103 46 Wong Chun 25 Poon Yew Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
104 74 Ko Mok Yon 45 Heong San Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
105 75 Ko Kew Chung 45 Heong San Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
106 77 Chang Yau Tung 25 Heong San Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
107 96 Lai Saw 50 Nam Hoi Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
108 97 Yue Jung 48 Nam Hoi Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
109 98 Low Chung 40 Nam Hoi Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
110 99 Leang Seang 22 Nam Hoi Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
111* 100 Choy Ching 32 Nam Hoi Landed "I.T." Transit List 4781
112 101 Ko Lan Ching 39 Nam Hoi Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
113* 635 Mrs Roza Sancha 18 Heang San Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
114 daughter & 11 Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
115 Infant 2 Departed per City of Panama, Panama Sept 7, 1895
For Salina Cruz*
Seang Chun
116 78 La Pun 36 Heang San Departed per City of Sydney Sept 18, 1895
117 79 Ng Kee 22 Heang San Departed per City of Sydney Sept 18, 1895
118 80 Ng Hack Wo 34 Heang San Departed per City of Sydney Sept 18, 1895
119 81 Wing Tai Yuen 33 Heang San Departed per City of Sydney Sept 18, 1895
120 ? Lu Wai Yen 40 Heang San Departed per City of Sydney Sept 18, 1895
Recapitulation Men Women Children Total
San Francisco 78 2 80
Havana 16 16
Panama 15 2 2 19
Salina Cruz 5 5
Total 114 4 2 120
Transcriber's Notes:
* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder not the transcriber,
or is used to call attention to additional information in the transcriber notes.
Question marks replace illegible information or letters. This manifest is in very poor condition
and many names as well as other information are completely illegible.
The pages on this film are not numbered so finding a particular ship can be difficult.
However, there is a system of numbering the manifests that is a part of the National
Archives file system on Chinese persons. These numbers are included in the identification
of the film and reel numbers below.
For passengers bound for San Francisco, passengers' names and ages are followed by a stamp
that varies depending on the disposition of the passenger.
Passengers allowed to land have the following stamp:
Landed Collectors order (blank with a month and day date written in) 1892 by Insp's (blank
for a name, in this case O'Leary. There are passengers landed by other inspectors noted below).
Passengers not allowed to land have one of two different stamps:
Landing Refused Habeas Corpus U.S.D.C. Case followed by a number. These passengers were
probably allowed to land, but not to freely enter the country. The National Archives
should have a file for these passengers describing what happened to them.
Landing Refused Departed Per Steamer ______ (name of ship) _________ (date).
For passengers bound for a further port there are two possible dispositions:
Landed "I.T." Transit List followed by a number
Departed Per Steamer ______ (name of ship) _________ (date)
The following columns had no entries and are not included in the table:
Height
Complexion
Color of Eyes
Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification
Occupation is Grocer for all passengers except as noted below.
Last Residence entries for passengers bound for Havana, Panama and Salina Cruz are confusing.
There are two groups of two words each entered for most passengers. However, some passengers
have one group of two words and ditto marks. I have taken the dittos to refer to the first
word in the group of two words, which is at the top of the column.
Salina Cruz is on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
According to the National Archives branch in San Bruno, California it is possible that they have
some information on any Chinese passenger who arrived in San Francisco after 1886.
2 Inspector was Sprague.
6 Last Residence looks something like Canneta.
8 Third name is Wo or Mo.
10 Last Residence appears to be some place in Jefferson Co. Montana.
23 Last Residence looks like Scales or Acales with a county name of six letters, possible Lassen.
there are no tall letters except the initial letter, which looks most like a T. There are no
California counties beginning with T that have no other tall letters. Passenger 50 also has
the entry Scales with Sierra Co Cal but the county name in this entry does not look at all
like Sierra.
36 Second name is Yok or Yot.
45 Second name could be Poon or Toon.
50 Last Residence looks like Scales, Sierra Co Cal. Second name might be Kee.
52 Inspector was Sprague.
56 Last Residence is Park City Summit Co. Utah.
61-62 Occupation is "Woman."
63 Last Residence is both Honolulu and Siskiyou Co Cal.
64 Inspector was Sprague.
75 Inspector was Sprague.
78 Inspector was E.H. Hills.
79 Occupation is Chinese Consular Service.
80 Occupation is Servant.
79-80 Accredited to President Yang Woo Benevolent Association & servant.
81-84, 88-93 Traveled by SPRR Sept 3, 1895.
98 Occupation is "wife of above, Woman."
111 Traveled by SPRR Sept 3, 1895.
113 Occupation is "Woman."
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 1, Vol. 34 & 35, Manifest 9483.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 August 2005
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