I, John H. Rinder, Master of the Br Str Belgic 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) John H. Rinder
Sworn to this 31 day of July 1896, before me, (signature) ______, Deputy Collector of Customs

Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Br Str Belgic whereof John H. Rinder is Master, from Hong Kong, Macau, Amoy, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu burthen 2695 tons

Columns represent: Number, 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, Guarantee Letters

 1  1  Long   Goo          29 Male   San Francisco  Landed 5-Aug  Return Laborer
 2* 23 Chee   Foo          50 Male   Omaha          Landed 22-Aug Return Laborer
 3* 24 Yee    Keuw  Foo    29 Male   San Francisco  Landed 3-Sep  Native of US
 4  25 Yee    Bew   Lun    38 Male   Helena         Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
 5* 26 Lee    Yat   Cho    44 Male   San Francisco  Landed 11-Aug Affidavit Merchant
 6  27 Chee   Ng           42 Male   San Francisco  Landed 8-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
 7* 28 Chew   Chow  Jack   20 Male   San Francisco  Landed 20-Aug Native of US
 8* 29 Chew   Ah    Seoun  20 Male   San Francisco  Landed 20-Aug Native of US
 9  30 Jue    Wo           37 Male   New York       Landed 5-Aug  Return Laborer
10  31 Jew    Yick         40 Male   San Francisco  Landed 5-Aug  Return Laborer
11  32 Jew    Car   Ling   28 Male   San Francisco  Landed 5-Aug  Return Laborer
12  33 Jew    Loy          23 Male   Fresno         Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
13  34 Chow   Joe   Lee    36 Male   Mason City     Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
14* 36 Ng     Hung  Goon   28 Male   Fresno         Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
15  37 Chin   Ay           29 Male   Merced         Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
16  38 Wai    Teong Kan    37 Male   San Francisco  Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
17  42 Dea    Gim   Ham    25 Male   Lower Lake Cal Refused Habeas Corpus Case USDC 11290
18  43 Chin   Mor   Kung   48 Male   Chicago        Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
19  52 Moy    Quong        36 Male   Chicago        Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
20  53 Moy    Long  Din    32 Male   Chicago        Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
21  54 Lung   Kit          39 Male   New York       Landed 5-Aug  Return Laborer
22  55 Loong  Ling         29 Male   New York       Landed 5-Aug  Return Laborer
23  56 Chow   Lok          36 Male   Los Angeles    Landed 5-Aug  Return Laborer
24* 57 Tom    Chow  Ong    29 Male   San Francisco  Landed 8-Aug  Native of US
25* 58 Yue    Quong Hop    26 Male   Tempe Ariz     Landed 11-Aug Affidavit Merchant
26* 59 Louie  Ning         42 Male   Anaconda Mont  Landed 6-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
27  78 Wong   Sam          36 Male   Mayfield, Cal  Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
28  81 Louie  Lund         46 Male   San Francisco  Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant
29  82 Louie  Jar   Gue    44 Male   San Francisco  Landed 5-Aug  Affidavit Merchant

              For Panama by Steamer

30  2  Chan   Fung         33 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
31* 3  Chun   Kwai         34 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
32* 4  Chung  Kew          62 Female China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
33* 5  Chang  Yuen  Moy    22 Female China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
34* 6  Wong   Cho   Kew    30 Female China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
35* 7  Chun   Kwai  Chai   10 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
36* 8  Chun   Fong  Moy     3 Female China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
37  20 Yue    Chong        46 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
38  21 Wong   Sak          25 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
39  22 Yue    Ping         45 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
40  44 Lo     For          40 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
41  45 Chun   Hung  Hin    35 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
42  46 Chun   Ying  Chuck  25 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
43* 47 Chun   Chee  Yee    16 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
44  48 Chun   Way   Man    35 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
45  79 Lai    San          21 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96
46  80 Man    Cheong       24 Male   China Dep per Str San Blas, Panama, August 8-'96

              For Tampico* by Rail

47  9  Yue    Jack         32 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5707 Dep per SPRR, Tampico, Aug 10-'96
48  60 Tam    Pak   Chee   40 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5708 Dep per SPRR, Tampico, Aug 10-'96
49  61 Tam    Kut   See    25 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5709 Dep per SPRR, Tampico, Aug 10-'96
50  62 Tam    Sam   Sing   21 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5710 Dep per SPRR, Tampico, Aug 10-'96

              For Havana by Rail

51  10 Lee    Sing  Long   36 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5692 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
52  11 Lee    Sing  Hong   25 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5693 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
53  12 Lum    Sai   Ching  24 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5694 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
54  13 Lum    Sai   Ling   35 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5695 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
55  14 Tam    Yip   Man    31 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5696 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
56  15 Cheong Chuen        28 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5697 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
57  16 Cheong Quak  Sing   20 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5698 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
58  17 Fung   Luen         26 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5699 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
59  18 Woo    Wing         25 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5700 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
60  19 Cheong Hoo          24 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5701 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
61  41 You    Sou          26 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5702 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96
62  49 Wong   See   Kong   26 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5703 Dep per SPRR, Havana, Aug 10-'96

              For City of Mexico by Rail

63  39 Chue   Yip          38 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5704 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Aug 10-'96
64  40 Chue   Shing        24 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5705 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Aug 10-'96
65  50 Fung   Yan          42 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5706 Dep per SPRR, Mexico, Aug 10-'96

              For Salina Cruz* by Steamer

66  63 Leong  Lok          20 Male   China Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
67  64 Chun   Sun   June   25 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5714 Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
68  65 Chun   Song  Yom    30 Male   China Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
69  66 Chun   Kit   June   28 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5715 Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
70  67 Chun   Shin  Cheong 20 Male   China Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
71  68 Wong   Cho   Hung   44 Male   China Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
72  70 Ng     On           40 Male   China Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
73  71 Ng     Chow         26 Male   China Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
74  72 Ng     Tuck         24 Male   China Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
75  73 Tang   Jung  Ling   23 Male   China Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96
76  74 Tang   Nam   Sing   34 Male   China Dep per Str Para, Panama, Aug 22-'96

              For Veracruz* by Rail

77  75 Chow   Soy   Wah    35 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5711 Dep per SPRR, Vera Cruz, Aug 10-'96
78  76 Wong   Chong        27 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5712 Dep per SPRR, Vera Cruz, Aug 10-'96
79  77 Wong   Tai          29 Male   China Landed "I.T." Transit List 5713 Dep per SPRR, Vera Cruz, Aug 10-'96

              Without Certificates For San Francisco

80* 35 Cow    Loy   Som    15 Male   China Landed 15-Aug Native of US

Recapitulation   Male Female  Boy Girl  Total
 For San Fran     29           1         30
     Panama       10    3      3    1    17
     Tampico       4                      4
     Havana       12                     12
  City of Mexico   3                      3
     Salina Cruz  11                     11
     Vera Cruz     3                      3
        Total     72    3      4   1     80


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.

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) 1896 by  Insp's (blank
 for a name, in this case Bryant except as 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)

Occupation is Grocer for all passengers except as noted below.

The following columns had no entries:
 Height
 Complexion
 Color of Eyes
 Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification

Salina Cruz is on the Pacific coast of Mexico.  Veracruz and Tampico are in Mexico
 on the Gulf 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.

 2,3   Inspector is O'Leary.
 5,7,8 Inspector is O'Leary.
14     Inspector is O'Leary.
24-26  Inspector is O'Leary.
31     Occupation is "with his brother #2."
32     Occupation is "to join her son."
33     Occupation is "to join her husband."
34     Occupation is "to join her husband."
35     Occupation is "with his mother #6."
36     Occupation is "with her mother #6."
43     Occupation is "with his brother #45."
80     Inspector is O'Leary. Occupation is "with his uncle #35."

---

We strive to make your search productive. If you don't find the passenger list you are looking for on our site, please consider a subscription to Ancestry.com. There, you can locate your ancestors ship, passenger list, view and save a copy of the original list. You can also access census data and death records to help you in your search. Census records, and in particular the 1930 census, is one of the most easily used tools for beginners and seasoned genealogists alike. Ancestry.com is the only place where all census years are easily searchable.
Free Trial - Ancestry.com US Deluxe Membership