Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

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.

S.S. Monowai, sailing from Sydney Aug 5th, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Aug 31, 1895.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, 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* Mrs Geo        Russell    59y   F Widow Lady     English    Sydney          SF       75   yes No
 2  William        Hetherton  30y   M S     Salesman British    Sydney          SF       1000 No  No
 6  Miss Maggie    Hamilton   29y   F S     Lady     Scotch     Sydney          SF       200  No  No
 4* Chas Levy      Klasky     27y   M S     Draper   Russia     Adelaide        Santa Fe 60   yes No
 5  John           Harris     26y   M M     Coachman Australian Sydney          SF       75   No  No
 6  Louisa         Harris     22y   F M     wife     Australian Sydney          SF       50   No  No
 7  Peter          Robertson  61y   M M     Miner    Scotch     Victoria        London   90   No  No
 8* William        Glynn      26y   M S     Clerk    Irish      Carlton         SF       200  No  yes
 9* Emily          Ross       34y9m F M     Nil      Colonial   Melbourne       SF       600  No  yes
10* boy            Ross       6y8m  M       Nil      Colonial   Melbourne       SF            No  yes
11* girl           Ross       4y9m  F       Nil      Colonial   Melbourne       SF            No  yes
12* Catherine      Nomens     27y   F S     Nil      Colonial   Hawthorn        SF       575  No  yes
13  Charlotte      Nomens     25y   F S     Nil      Colonial   Melbourne       SF            No  yes
14  Matilda        Nomens     23y   F S     Nil      Colonial   Melbourne       SF            No  yes
15  Minnie         Nomens     21y   F S     Nil      Colonial   Melbourne       SF            No  yes
16  William        Nomens     14y   M S     Nil      Colonial   Melbourne       SF            No  yes
17* Mary           Higgins    52y   F S     servant  Irish      Geelong         Eirie    75   No  yes
18* Sarah          Dixon      24y   F S     Nil      Irish      Hawthorn        SF       40   yes yes
19* Margaret       Maidment   52y2m F M     Nil      Irish      ?oolamba        New York 750  No  No
20  Mary Elizabeth Maidment   21y3m F S     Nil      Colonial   Victoria        SF       60   No  No
21* Charles        McGrath    65y   M S     Nil      Irish      Melbourne       Kansas   500  yes No
22  Jean           Mallett    33y4m F S     Waitress English    South Melbourne SF       200  No  No

              sailing from Auckland 10th Aug, 1895

23* John                      50y   M M     Carpenter Br        Wellington      Cheyenne 50   yes yes
24* Arthur Chas    ???an      25y   M S     Farmer    Br        New Plymouth    SF       87   No  yes
25*                ???an      21y   M S     Dentist   Br        Auckland        SF       20   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 (except 23)
 By whom was passage paid?=self
 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 ?.

Passenger Notes:
1     has been to SF 1880.
4     has been to New York and San Francisco.
8     Last Residence is Carlton, Victoria.  He is going to join Uncle R.J. Tobin
      1823 Geary St Frisco.
9-11  Last Residence is Moonee Ponds Melbourne Victoria.  They are going to join
      Husband Frisco.
12    is joining Father.
17    Occupatiion has an illegible word written above servant ????istic, possibly
      Aoguistic.  This could be the name of a passenger.  Other lists refer to 
      people described as first class passnegers as the employer of people on
      the list.  Last Residence is Geelong Victoria.  Final Destination is 
      "Eirie Penn," probably Erie.  He is joining Brother M Higgins Eirie.
18    has been to New York 1893.  She is joining sister Brooklyn.
19    Last Residence might be Toolambda.
21    Last Residence is 147 Labiotic St Melbourne.  He has been to Frisco.
23-25 The surnames are not visible on this page.
23    has been to San Francisco, Cal 1894.  He has no ticket to final destination.
      He is joining Wife Mrs Traxler Cheyenne Wyoming.
24    is joining cousin S/L Buckland Oleander Frisco, Cal.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 140-141,144.