Passport Records Index Immigrants from Ribeira Quente to Hawaii, 1879-1883Compiled by Melody Lassalle from the book,”Portuguese Immigrants from Azores to Sandwich Isles, 1879-1883: Passport Index”, by Robert DeMello. Honolulu : De Mello Publishing Co. Page Name of Head of Household Spouse 26 Arruda, Joaquim d’ Jesus, Maria de 34 Barbosa, Joao de Melo 56 Cabral,…
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Free Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy Indexes and Databases
Free databases and indexes that are helpful for researching Portuguese in Hawaii and back to the homeland are available online. Here you’ll find many which should be useful for Portuguese Hawaiian Researchers. Note: I’ve included some California resources as many of our ancestors migrated from Hawaii to California. You may have to state your search…
Description of the Voyage of the S.S. City of Paris to Hawaii 1884
S.S. City of Paris left Madeira 9 April 1884 and arrived in Honolulu on 13 Jun 1884. Arrival of the S.S. City of Paris The steamship, City of Paris, under the command of Captain George Lockhead, left the island of Madeira, on April 9, 1884, at 9:20 p.m. with 556 Portuguese immigrants, arriving at St….
Short Term Immigration to Hawaii
There is a small group of immigrants to Hawaii who did not stay very long. These individuals signed sugar plantation contracts, did their time in Hawaii, and left as quickly as they came. Most went to California, but some went to other parts of the US. A very small percentage went back home. These short…