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SS Australia
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. Australia, sailing from Honolulu Feb 1st, 1896 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Feb 7, 1896.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US
1 Miss C.J. Schneider 29y5m F Single Housework Germany Honolulu 100 Yes
2 Frank Alves 38y M Married Carman Portugal Honolulu 50 Yes
3* M Figaro 30y M Single Laborer Portugal Honolulu 30 Yes
4* Joseph Fonseca 32y M Married Steward Portugal Honolulu 30 Yes
5* Mrs Amia Fonseca 24y F Married Hawaiian Honolulu Yes Yes
6* William Fonseca 2y10m M Single US Honolulu Yes Yes
7* Lily Fonseca 1y4m F Single US Honolulu Yes Yes
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
Final Destination in the US=San Francisco
Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes
By whom was passage paid?=self
Whether going to join Relative or Friend=No
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:
3 Ever in US column says "16 years."
4-7 are joined by a bracket in the Money column.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 203.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild3 September 2001
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