Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Colon


Aspinwall (Colon), Panama to New York
28 January 1878

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Samuel P. Griffin Master of the Str Colon 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 New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board of the said Str Colon at Aspinwall from which port said Steamer has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to this Jan 28 1878 S. P. Griffin
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the Str Colon whereof Samuel P. Griffin is Master from New York burthen 2685 75/100 tons.
Columns represent: name, age, sex, occupation, country of origin, destination, location on ship.
 1  HOWLAND, Mrs. ?    42       Lady       US        US       Cabin    
 2  HOWLAND, John S.    6       Child      US        US       Cabin    
 3  HOWLAND, James S.   4       Child      US        US       Cabin    
 4  HOWLAND,  ??is      2       Child      US        US       Cabin    
 5  HOWLAND, Gr??ir     1       Child      US        US       Cabin    
 6  BREMSTER, Mrs.     36       Lady       US        US       Cabin    
 7  CLARK, L??is W.    32    M  Mcht       US        US       Cabin    
 8  SP?ARE, John       44    M  Carpenter  US        US       Cabin    
 9  BOYD, Thos         26    M  Engineer   US        US       Cabin    
10  LIUDO, Auto        40    M  Mcht       Peru      US       Cabin    
11  LIUDO, Marie       24    F  Lady       Peru      US       Cabin    
12  LIUDO, Marie        3    F  Child      Peru      US       Cabin    
13  LOPEZ, Rafael      30    M  Mcht       Peru      US       Cabin    
14  Parr?tt, E. M.     34    M  Clerk      US        US       Cabin    
15  RODMAN, H. ?       40    M  Engineer   US        US       Cabin    
16  RODMAN, W.H        34    M  Engineer   US        US       Cabin    
17  THOMPSON, John     40    M  Engineer   US        US       Cabin    
18  CLARK, S ?         42    M  Carptr     US        US       Cabin    
19  P?ERSON, Ge?       24    M  Carptr     US        US       Cabin    
20  MCMURD??, Wm       34    M  Mchiist    US        US       Cabin    
21  RHODES, John       26    M  Carpter    US        US       Cabin    
22  FRAN?BES, ? S      25    M  Seaman     US        US       Cabin    
23  RE?ILLE, John      30    M  Seaman     US        US       Cabin    
24  SOMMERS, Geo       34    M  Seaman     US        US       Cabin    
25  OSBORN, William    37    M  Seaman     US        US       Cabin    
26  CLARE, George      21    M  Seaman     US        US       Steerage    
27  BI?????, George    22    M  Seaman     US        US       Steerage    
28  BRIGGS, Albert     29    M  Seaman     US        US       Steerage    
29  AU?O?, Gust??      20    M  Seaman     Italy     US       Steerage    
30  GRAY, C.C.         34    M  Laborer    US        US       Steerage    
31  CLAR?, Horace      36    M  Seaman     US        US       Steerage    
32  LING, Ah           24    M  Cook       China     US       Steerage    
33  CARRIGAN, Pat      36    M  Bk Layer   US        US       Steerage    
34  WILLIAMS, H. R.    29    M  Shoemaker  US        US       Steerage    
35  MCCU?, John        30    M  Barkeeper  US        US       Steerage    
36  MORRIS, Patk       40    M  Ca?b??ber  US        US       Steerage    
37  MURAT, Peter       37    M  Taylor     US        US       Steerage    
38  HOR?USE, Peter     32    M  Carpenter  US        US       Steerage    
39  FOLKS, A. W.       36    M  Engineer   US        US       Steerage    
40  ME?GLER, Albert    42    M  Mcht       US        US       Steerage    
41  HAYNES, A. W.      28    M  Cab maker  US        US       Steerage    
42  ECKLER, Ed         30    M  Lork?      US        US       Steerage    
43  LARHAIN, John      38    M  Butcher    US        US       Steerage    
44  DAY, William       37    M  Matchmaker US        US       Steerage    
45  LANDE?KER, A.      24    M  Seaman     US        US       Steerage    
46  SPORMAN, Ford      40    M  Peddler    Germany   US       Steerage    
47  JAR?AN, Thos       32    M  Chandler   US        US       Steerage    
48  CAMPBELL, John A.  43    M  Bellk???er US        US       Steerage    
49  D?YER, Robt        30    M  Carpenter  US        US       Steerage    
50  HALLORAN, John     47    M  Gardner    US        US       Steerage    
51  LAFARIR, Henry     39    M  Doctor     France    US       Steerage    
52  PLAYER, George     29    M  Mch?st     US        US       Steerage    
53  OLSEN, Chas        30    M  Blacksmith Germany   US       Steerage    


Transcriber's Notes:

Passenger numbers added for ease in referencing.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 411, List 81.
Transcribed by Mary E. Murphy for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
26 September 1998



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