SS Gaelic
I, William Finch, Master of the Br Str Gaelic 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) Wm Finch
Sworn to this 30 day of April 1898, before me, (signature) NS Farley, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Br Str Gaelic whereof William Finch is Master, from Hong Kong, burthen 2699 tons
Columns represent: Number, No of Certificate, Name, Age, Sex, 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.
In Cabin
414 Hong Sling 34 M Merchant Chicago Landed 03-May Affidavit Merchant
415 Choy H. Sling 34 F Spinster Hong Kong Landed 03-May Sec 6 Certificate
416 Hong Yick 12 M Student Hong Kong Landed 03-May Sec 6 Certificate
417 Hong Hee 10 F Spinster Hong Kong Landed 03-May Sec 6 Certificate
418 Lee Chock 40 M Merchant San Fran Landed 03-May Affidavit Merchant
419* Tow See 26 F wife San Fran Landed 03-May Mcht's wife
420* Lee Ah Yim 4 F child San Fran Landed 03-May Mcht's child
In European Steerage
421 841 Toy Chan 38 M Merchant Helena Mont Landed 07-May Affidavit Merchant
422* 841 Tam Lin Lan 22 F wife Hong Kong Landed 07-May Sec 6 Certificate
423* 841 Tam Tsau Ho 8 F child Hong Kong Landed 07-May Sec 6 Certificate
424* 841 Ng Chun 8 F daughter Hong Kong Landed 03-May Sec 6 Certificate
For San Francisco without Certificates
European Steerage
425 1079 Pong Choy Kum 19 F Spinster China Denied 20-May USDC Habeas Corpus Case 11477
In Native Steerage
426 741 Chee Me 19 F Spinster China Landed 18-May Native of US
427 19 Lum Wo 20 M Grocer China Landed 28-May Native of US
428 20 Lum Cheong 21 M Grocer China Landed 27-May Native of US
429 26 Li Hung 21 M Grocer China Landed 02-Jun Native of US
430 39 Ng U Lap 24 M Grocer China Landed 24-May Native of US
431 55 Leong Shing 23 M Grocer China Landed 14-Jun Native of US
432 56 Li Chi 22 M Grocer China Denied 09-Jun USDC Habeas Corpus Case 11473
433 57 Ip Shing 23 M Grocer China Denied 13-Jun USDC Habeas Corpus Case 11478
434 58 Hong She Wai 26 M Grocer China Denied 09-Jun USDC Habeas Corpus Case 11472
435 59 Tsung Sam Lung 39 M Grocer China Landed 06-May Affidavit Merchant
436 60 Li Fuk Wing 20 M Grocer China Landed 27-May Native of US
437 61 Li Tsung Shing 21 M Grocer China Landed 26-May Native of US
438 62 Li Afen Sing 23 M Grocer China Landed 27-May Native of US
439 67 Wong Kau 29 M Grocer China Landed 07-May Sec 6 Certificate
440 68 Ng On 29 M Grocer China Landed 07-May Sec 6 Certificate
441 69 Heng Nang 20 M Grocer China Landed 07-May Sec 6 Certificate
442* 74 Lum Pun 30 M Grocer China Landed 02-May Native of US
443 75 Lum Yuen 21 M Grocer China Landed 02-Jun Native of US
444 76 Leong Chong 21 M Grocer China Landed 27-May Native of US
445 91 Li Fo 24 M Grocer China Landed 25-May Native of US
446 103 Chan Lin 20 M Grocer China Landed 10-May Sec 6 Certificate
447 104 Li Cheung 23 M Grocer China Landed 07-May Sec 6 Certificate
448 106 Wong Lum 21 M Grocer China Landed 24-May Native of US
449 107 U Ping 22 M Grocer China Landed 24-May Native of US
450 108 U Ki 21 M Grocer China Landed 25-May Native of US
451 109 Leong Kam 20 M Grocer China Landed 25-May Native of US
452 112 Lam King 20 M Grocer China Landed 21-May Native of US
453 118 Li Chat Hang 20 M Grocer China Landed 28-May Native of US
454 119 Li Fai 22 M Grocer China Landed 26-May Native of US
455 121 Lum Ko 22 M Grocer China Landed 26-May Native of US
456 122 Lin Chan 24 M Grocer China Landed 26-May Native of US
457 134 Li Chin Pun 24 M Grocer China Landed 12-May Sec 6 Certificate
458 138 Chu Tso Fuk 22 M Grocer China Landed 27-May Native of US
459 139 Tse King 38 M Grocer China Landed 05-May Return Laborer
460 140 Kung E. 39 M Grocer China Landed 05-May Affidavit Merchant
461 141 Wong Hang 31 M Grocer China Landed 27-May Native of US
462 144 Chan Pak 20 M Grocer China Landed 24-May Native of US
463 145 Li Sum 21 M Grocer China Landed 06-May Affidavit Merchant
464 170 Tam Ying 23 M Grocer China Landed 26-May Native of US
465 171 Tam Yuk 23 M Grocer China Landed 28-May Native of US
466 172 Tam Ping 23 M Grocer China Landed 27-May Native of US
467 173 U Chu Shing 20 M Grocer China Landed 07-May Sec 6 Certificate
468 174 Un Fat 23 M Grocer China Landed 07-Aug Sec 6 Certificate
469 178 Yeung San Nam 30 M Grocer China Landed 10-May Sec 6 Certificate
470 179 Yan Ching 20 M Grocer China Landed 24-May Native of US
471 180 Cheng Lim 20 M Grocer China Landed 24-May Native of US
472 181 Yeung Choy 20 M Grocer China Landed 26-May Native of US
473 182 Um Him 22 M Grocer China Landed 27-May Native of US
474 183 Li Cheong 18 M Grocer China Landed 25-May Native of US
475 192 Shun Chu 25 M Grocer China Landed 25-May Native of US
476 195 U Chan 28 M Grocer China Landed 25-May Native of US
477 196 Au Tsung Chin 23 M Grocer China Landed 26-May Native of US
478 341 Wong Ip 22 M Grocer China Landed 24-May Native of US
479 347 Wang Yu Shing 40 M Grocer China Landed 5-May Affidavit Merchant
480 353 Loy Sang 34 M Grocer China Landed 5-May Affidavit Merchant
481 354 Kong Ping 34 M Grocer China Landed 5-May Affidavit Merchant
482 355 Chan Nap 34 M Grocer China Landed 10-May Sec 6 Certificate
483 356 Chan Wai 38 M Grocer China Landed 7-May Sec 6 Certificate
484 357 Chan Hong 38 M Grocer China Landed 7-May Sec 6 Certificate
485 358 Chan Sing 38 M Grocer China Landed 10-May Sec 6 Certificate
486 359 Chan Kun 36 M Grocer China Landed 10-May Sec 6 Certificate
487 360 Lai Fook 28 M Grocer China Landed 7-May Sec 6 Certificate
488 361 Lau Chu 32 M Grocer China Landed 7-May Sec 6 Certificate
489 362 Leong Ming Hing 37 M Grocer China Landed 7-May Sec 6 Certificate
490 370 Ng Wai Kong 33 M Grocer China Landed 7-May Sec 6 Certificate
491 376 Ying Wai 16 M Grocer China Landed 21-May Native of US
492 539 U Wai Chung 28 M Grocer China Landed 17-May Sec 6 Certificate
493 540 U U Chee 17 M Grocer China Landed 7-May Sec 6 Certificate
494 541 Wong Lum 21 M Grocer China Landed 10-May Sec 6 Certificate
495* 546 Chu King 11 M Grocer China Landed 21-May Native of US
496* 547 u Wing Pin 11 M Grocer China Landed 24-May Native of US
497 548 Kong Ling 40 M Grocer China Landed 7-May Affidavit Merchant
498 549 Kong Hong 34 M Grocer China Landed 7-May Affidavit Merchant
499 137 Lom Tack Poy 26 M Grocer Honolulu Landed 21-May Native of US
500 138 Chu Ying Lam 24 M Grocer China Landed 27-May Native of US
In Transit
For Mazatlan
501 381 Ma Hop 50 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
502 382 Chu Cheong Wan 20 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
503 383 Chu Fook Cheong 20 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
504 384 Cheong Fung Chaw 30 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
505 385 Ma Kit 31 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
506 386 Chu Chung Wai 21 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
507 387 Chu Kong Mow 40 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
508 388 Wong Cheong 20 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
509 389 Wong Man 37 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
510 390 Ma Tak 42 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
511 391 Ma Fan 19 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
512 392 Ma Leong 20 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
513 393 Ma Chan 22 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
514 394 Ma Yin 22 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
515 395 Wong Kam 36 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
516 396 Wong Yam 32 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
517 397 Wong Yeun Cheung 22 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
518 398 Tsoi Ha? ? M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
For Torreon*
519 399 Ma Chuen 35 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9191 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
520 400 Ma Chee Cheung 28 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9192 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
521 401 Ma Wai 25 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9193 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
522 402 Ma Yenk 28 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9194 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
523 403 Ma Poo 37 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9195 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
524 404 Ma Tsung Man 38 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9196 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
525 405 Ng Yau 38 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9197 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
526 406 Ng Kum 40 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9198 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
527 407 Ng Shun 21 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9199 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
528 408 Lau Hee Tsai 34 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9200 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
529 409 Chung Yun 34 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9201 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
530 410 Lu Poo 47 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9202 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
531 411 Lin Ngau 55 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9203 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
532 412 Chan Tsung Chew 44 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9204 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
533* 542 U Chung Fong 45 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9205 Dep for Torreon per SPRR May 3rd 1898
For Guaymas
534 413 Wong Tsung 27 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
535 414 Chan Tong Chan 45 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9206 Dep per SPRR May 3
536 415 Chan Ming Tang 47 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
537 416 Hong Koon Tak 31 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9228 Dep per SPRR May 3
538 417 Wong Sz Lu 23 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
539 418 Wong Chew 50 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
540 419 Wong Tsan 29 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
541 420 Tsang Yik Man 26 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
542 421 Wong Sai Chong 45 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9207 Dep per SPRR May 3
543 422 Wong Sai Kan 38 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9208 Dep per SPRR May 3
544 423 Tsang Kwong 35 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
For Havana Destination changed to Mexico
545 424 Chen Wing 24 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9221 Dep per SPRR May 3
546 425 Ho On 25 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9222 Dep per SPRR May 3
547 426 Kong Ching 32 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9223 Dep per SPRR May 3
548 427 Wong Chung 28 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9224 Dep per SPRR May 3
549 428 Kong Tak 22 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9225 Dep per SPRR May 3
550* 429 Chung Yen 24 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9226 Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
For City of Mexico
551 430 Yu Kai Chung 40 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9209 Dep per SPRR May 3
552 431 Kung Mong 51 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9210 Dep per SPRR May 3
553 432 Ma Pun 20 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9211 Dep per SPRR May 3
554 433 Tam Man Hung 45 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9212 Dep per SPRR May 3
555 480 Ma Yan Ming 39 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9213 Dep per SPRR May 3
556 481 Yu Woon Chung 55 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9214 Dep per SPRR May 3
557 482 Yu Sum Hing 20 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9215 Dep per SPRR May 3
558 483 Ya Tim Pin 46 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9216 Dep per SPRR May 3
559 484 Cheng Ching 32 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9217 Dep per SPRR May 3
560 485 Cheng Wai 25 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9218 Dep per SPRR May 3
561 486 Wan To Mun 50 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9219 Dep per SPRR May 3
For Bluefields*
562 434 Au Wing 36 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9220 Dep per SPRR May 3
For San Benito*
563 450 Peng Ming Chan 25 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
564 451 Pong Wing Pun 32 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
565 452 Pang Lung 30 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
566 453 Pang Kar Hop 29 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
567 454 Pang Wing Kee 24 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
568 455 Pang Loy Tsoy 27 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
569 456 Pang Leung Hop 17 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
570 457 Pang Shing 46 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
571 458 Wong Sai Ho 46 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
572 459 Ng Ming Chin 30 M Grocer China Landed "I.T." Transit List 9227 Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
573 460 Ng Ming Kam 25 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
574 461 Ng Ming Chan 22 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
575 462 Ng Ming Ping 22 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
576 463 Ng Ming Fu 27 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
For Panama
577 464 Chan King Hee 47 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
578 465 Chan Chop 27 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
579 466 Wong Yuen Fat 27 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
580 467 Yan Wai 23 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
581 468 Yan Kut 30 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
582 469 Chan Chu 38 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
583 470 Ip Sun 38 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
584 471 Cheung Yeung 30 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
585 472 Chung King 39 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
586 473 Chung Yeung Kwai 20 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
587 474 Chung Sum 20 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
588 475 Chung Lap Yeung 42 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
589 476 Ng Chan Hok 40 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
590 477 Chin Kin 60 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
591 478 Hung Yut 55 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
592 479 Chan Chan Yeung 24 M Grocer China Dep per Str Acapulco May 9-'98
Recapitulation Men Women Children Total
Cabin 2 2 3 7
European Stg 1 2 2 5
Native Stg
San Francisco 451 37 488
Mazatlan 18 18 By Steamer
Torreon 15 15 By Rail
Guaymas 11 11 By Rail
Havana 6 6 By Steamer
City of Mexico 11 11 By Rail
Bluefields 1 1 By Rail
San Benito 14 14 By Steamer
Panama 16 16 By Steamer
Total 546 41 5 592
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 not signed).
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
Torreon is in central Mexico. Bluefields is on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua.
San Benito is an island off the coast of Baja Cailfornia.
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. A Section 6 Permit is a Merchant's Affidavit issued in China rather than
that collected from white neighbors or associates in the U.S.
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.
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.
419-420 Are described as wife and child of above.
422-423 Are described as wife and child of above.
424 Is described as "daughter of of Ng Wah."
495 Is "with uncle #126."
496 Is "with cousin #137."
550 This passenger proceeded by steamer but the remainder of the note is illegible.
533 Is listed with name and age between passengers numbered 494 and 495, crossed
out with the note "see Torreon."
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 6, Section 3, Vol. 38 & 39, Manifest 9623.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
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