Immigrant Ships
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SS San Blas

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. San Blas, sailing from Panama Apr 23*, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, May 20, 1895.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Able to Read & Write, Nationality, Last Residence, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

Please scroll to view all the columns.

  
1* Mrs Mariana Williams  49 Female Widow   Domestic  no  Jamaica     Panama     none no  yes
2* daughter    Williams   6 Female                       Colombia    Panama              
3* Austin      Micklan   39 Male   Single  M.D.      yes English     Panama     $100 yes no
4  Charles     Stengel   38 Male   Single  Clerk     yes Germany     Guatemala  $650 no  no
5* A.G.        Whittaker 27 Male   Single  Carpenter yes Australia   Guatemala  $900 yes no
6* Antonio     Humidia   31 Male   Married Seaman    yes Spain       at sea     $30  yes no
7* John        Frey      30 Male   Single  Mechanic  yes Switzerland San Blas   $5   yes yes
8* Carmen      Gallardo  28 Male   Single  Domestic  no  Mexico      Marysville $40  yes no
    

Transcriber's Notes:

There is no captain's statement attached to this manifest.  There is a signature
at the bottom of the page of a man who is identified as "Commander" on other 
manifests: "WH McSean, San Francisco May 20, 1895."

Sailing date could be April 28, 1895.

The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were 
not included in the table:
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco  
 Final Destination in the US=San Francisco 
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes
 By whom was passage paid?=self (except 1) 
 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 passage was paid by daughter.  She is going to join her daughter Amelia.
2 is listed only as "& daughter."
3 has been 3m ago to NY
5 in NY 15m ago.  Although there is a ditto mark indicating San Francisci, 
  Australia is lightly written in in the Final Destination line.
6 has been in US 12m ago.
7 has been in US 10m ago.  He is going to join Aunt Mrs. Frey.
8 has been to S.F. 3m ago.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 90.