Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Willamette Valley

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. Willamette Valley, sailing from Guaymas Dec 6, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Dec 17, 1895.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Able to Read & Write, 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

1* Maria      Villa     24 Female single  seamstress yes self           $1   yes No
2* Secondina  Villa     11 Female single             yes                None No  No
3* Concepcion Villa     11 Female single             yes                None No  yes
4* Tiburcia   Arangure  33 Female single  seamstress no  Amelia de Moro None No  yes
5* Carlos M   Ortiz     22 Male   single  servant    yes self           10   yes yes
6* Merced     Flores    40 Female married servant    no Jesus Barboa    None No  No
7  Felix      Ochoa     12 Male   single  servant    yes Jesus Barboa   None No  No
8* M          Castaneda 14 Female single  servant    yes Jesus Barboa   None 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:
 Nationality=Mexican
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco
 Last Residence=Mazatlan
 Final Destination in the US=San Francisco
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes
 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

Passenger Notes:
1 has been to the US July 1895. Health column says "Husband with Mrs Huntington's 
  Family."
2 The  Occupation column has sister written sideways.
3 is going to join Dolores Garcia de Barra 1318 DuPont.
4 is going to join Amelia de Moro.
5 is going to join Juan Figaron 111 1/2 Kearny.
6 Contract to Labor column says "servant of Barboa Family."
8 surname has a tilde over the n.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 187.