SS China
I, W.B. Seabury, Master of the S.S.China 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) W.B. Seabury
Sworn to this 13 day of March 1898, before me, (signature) NS Farley, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the S.S.China whereof W.B. Seabury is Master, from Hong Kong, burthen 2422 tons
Columns represent: Number, 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.
1 Ho Luen 30 Grocer Hong Kong Landed "I.T." Transit List 9109 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
2 Kwan Leang 20 Grocer Hong Kong Landed "I.T." Transit List 9110 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
3 Fung Shing 48 Grocer Hong Kong Landed "I.T." Transit List 9111 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
4 Li Yuk 40 Teacher Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
5 Chan Pui 29 Grocer Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9116 Dep per City of Sydney, Guaymas, Mar 18, 1898
6 Chan Ho 22 Grocer Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9120 Dep per City of Sydney, Guaymas, Mar 18, 1898
7 Fung Yee 26 Grocer Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9117 Dep per City of Sydney, Guaymas, Mar 18, 1898
8 Shun Sang 26 Grocer Mazatlan Landed "I.T." Transit List 9115 Dep per City of Sydney, Mazatlan, Mar 18, 1898
9* Wa? Shan Nan 25 Merchant Mazatlan Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
10 Lan Foon 35 Merchant Mazatlan Landed 24-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
11 Ung Sing Tang 22 Merchant Mazatlan Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
12 Kwan San Pang 25 Merchant Mazatlan Landed 24-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
13 Yen Wah Key 22 Merchant Mazatlan Landed 24-Mar Native of US
14* Chung Weng 42 Merchant Mazatlan Landed "I.T." Transit List 9101 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
15* Chan Soon 11 Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9118 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
16* Mui Kaw 10 Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9119 Dep per City of Sydney, Guaymas, Mar 18, 1898
17 Tam Lin 23 Merchant Guaymas Landed 14-Mar Native of US
18 Un Yaw 22 Merchant Guaymas Refused Habeas Corpus USDC Case 11428
19 Wai Kao Ying 40 Merchant Guaymas Landed 19-Mar Affidavit Merchant
20 Ko Chaw 37 Missionary Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Missionary
21 Sin Quai Tang 33 Laborer Guaymas Landed 19-Mar Return Laborer
22 Sun Yuk Bo 20 Merchant Guaymas Landed 18-Mar Native of US
23 Hong Heung 25 Merchant Guaymas Landed 6-Apr Native of US
24* Wong Tsan 38 Merchant Guaymas Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
25 Fang Lum 27 Merchant Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Affidavit Merchant
26 Wah Lung 45 Laborer Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Return Laborer
27 Luen Jin 23 Merchant Guaymas Landed 1-Apr Native of US
28 Haw Sing Sam 55 Priest Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Priest
29 Lee To 40 Farmer Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Return Laborer
30 Lee Lun 19 Farmer Guaymas Landed 6-Apr Native of US
31 Laio Bick 27 Merchant Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Affidavit Merchant
32 Lan On 23 Merchant Guaymas Landed 24-Mar Native of US
33 Lan Jack 20 Merchant Guaymas Landed 1-Apr Native of US
34* Lai Chow 23 Merchant Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9102
35* Li Fue Hang 12 Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9103 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
36* An Yat Wah 42 Merchant Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9104 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
37* Hao Wun 11 Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9105 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
38* Hao Chuen 9 Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9106 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
39* Lai Chan 23 Grocer Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9107 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
40* Lu Fak 25 Grocer Guaymas Landed "I.T." Transit List 9108 Dep per SPRR, Mar 16, 1898
41 Chin Han Pow 31 Laborer Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Return Laborer
42 Lin Shin 24 Clerk Guaymas Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
43 Luk Kut 26 Clerk Guaymas Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
44 Kwan Yun 28 Clerk Guaymas Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
45* Wong Cheang Tak 38 Clerk Guaymas Landed 24-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
46 Luey Bing 31 Laborer Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Return Laborer
47 Wang Bun San 30 Merchant Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Affidavit Merchant
48 Lee Foon 32 Merchant Guaymas Landed 17-Mar Affidavit Merchant
49 Lee Gun Soon 29 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 18-Mar Affidavit Merchant
50 Loo Hok 31 Laborer Hong Kong Landed 17-Mar Return Laborer
51* Loo Chai Fai 32 Grocer Hong Kong Landed "I.T." Transit List 9112 Dep per SPRR March 18, 1898
52* Ip Shing 29 Grocer Hong Kong Landed "I.T." Transit List 9113 Dep per SPRR March 18, 1898
53 Ho Lee 20 Grocer Hong Kong Landed 18-Mar Native of US
54 Wong Yu 25 Clerk Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
55 Cheng Yan 23 Clerk Hong Kong Landed 24-Mar Native of US
56 Cheng Yum 18 Student Hong Kong Landed 24-Mar Native of US
57 Cum Yak 55 Grocer Hong Kong Landed 17-Mar Affidavit Merchant
58 Chan Shing 21 Apprentice Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
59 Wang Wing 17 Apprentice Hong Kong Landed 23-Mar Native of US
60 Cheng Shing 30 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 21-Ma Sec 6 Certificate
61 U Kum Chuen 19 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 25-Mar Native of US
62 Wai Sung 24 Laborer Hong Kong Landed 17-Mar Return Laborer
63 Yu Cheang Shing 25 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 16-Apr Native of US
64 Wang Yick 20 Teacher Hong Kong Landed 23-Mar Native of US
65 Chin Fuk 19 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
66 Chan Yin 20 Grocer Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
67 Chan Pui 40 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
68 Chin u 28 Clerk Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
69 Chin King 25 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
70 Chan Tsang 25 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
71 Loy Wah 36 Laborer Hong Kong Landed 17-Mar Return Laborer
72 Ying Ping 25 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 17-Mar Native of US
73 Li Chan 51 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 17-Mar Affidavit Merchant
74 Yu Shing 27 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 19-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
75 Chin Yuck 30 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 17-Mar Affidavit Merchant
76 Chan Fu 20 Clerk Hong Kong Landed 23-Mar Sec 6 Certificate
77 Chu Hung 24 Clerk Hong Kong Landed 28-Mar Native of US
78* Wong Wing 33 Laborer Hong Kong Landed 11-Mar Return Laborer
79 Lan Son 25 Merchant Hong Kong Landed 23-Mar Native of US
80 Lo Sheng 32 Merchant Tahiti Landed "I.T." Transit List 9114 Dep per Tropic Bird April 8th, 1898
81* Leang Hsun 28 Attache Landed 13-Mar Attache Interpreter Chinese Legation Washington
82 Yip Kin 17 Servant Landed 13-Mar Servant of above
83 On Tun Kie 43 President Landed 13-Mar President Sam Yep Co
84 Ow On 35 Servant Landed 13-Mar Servant of above
Recapitulation males (no females)
San Francisco 65 (includes 4 cabin)
Mazatlan 1 by Str
Guaymas 5 by Str
Guaymas 4 by Rail
City of Mexico 1 by Rail
Havana 8 by Rail
84
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 O'Leary, 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)
The following columns had no entries:
Height
Complexion
Color of Eyes
Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification
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.
An Affidavit Merchant is a document created by the passenger before departing the US. It
is an affidavit signed by a number of white men in the town where the passenger resided in
the US to prove that he is/was a merchant. A Sec 6 Certificate is a document to prove that
the passenger is/was a merchant but created by the Chinese government in China.
There are a number of passengers listed as Return Laborer. When the Chinese Exclusion Act was
passed in 1882 a number of Chinese who had spent time in the US but had returned to China at
the time of the Act were excluded from returning to the US until 1894 when the act was amended.
There a a number of passengers with u or U as a name. It is difficult to tell whether it is
upper case or lower case. It usually has a diacritical mark above it that could be a caret,
a tilde or even an acute accent.
9 First name is Wak or Wah.
14 Mole between eyebrows.
15 Occupation in "with brother #5."
16 Occupation in "with cousin #5."
24 There is a notation: 12505/4-17 2/4/13.
35 Small wen on right ear.
36 Small scar over right eye.
37 Scar on right side of forehead.
38 Small mole left ear.
39 Scar under right ear.
40 Small mole left cheek.
51 Several ?arts on forehead.
52 pock marked.
81 Inspector is Hill.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 6, Section 3, Vol. 38 & 39, Manifest 9618.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
28 December 2007
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