Immigrant Ships
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SS Colon


Aspinwall (Colon), Panama to New York
16 April 1878

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, Samuel P. Griffin, Master of the SS 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 SS 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 intented 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 Apl 16 1878, So help me God.
List or Manifest Of All Passengers taken on board the SS Colon, SP Griffin is Master, from New York burthen 2685 75/100 tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they belong, Country in which they intend to become Inhabitants, and Part of vessel occupied.
  1  PARK, T. W.          56 Male  RR Manager  US       US  Cabin    
  2  PARK, Austin         47 Male  Miner       US       US  Cabin    
  3  PARK, Miss L         21       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
  4  PARK, Miss A         37       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
  5  PHILPS, Mrs J        50       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
  6  PHILPS, Miss M       23       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
  7  CAMP, Miss A         23       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
  8  CARMINA, D M         53 Male  Meht        US       US  Cabin    
  9  LAW, H A             31 Male  Clk         US       US  Cabin    
 10  AWYE, N              30 Male  Clk         US       US  Cabin    
 11  DRUMMOND, H          22 Male  Clk         US       US  Cabin    
 12  GURUEY, Mrs A L      30       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 13  GURUEY, Miss          7       Child       US       US  Cabin    
 14  WATSON, D W          36 Male  Miner       US       US  Cabin    
 15  WATSON, Mrs D W      24       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 16  KUISLEY, Mrs O T     40       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 17  HARRIS, Jno B        41 Male  Meht        US       US  Cabin    
 18  SAUHI, E             35 Male  Meht        US       US  Cabin    
 19  MILLER, Alford        7 Male  Child       US       US  Cabin    
 20  WEBB, J W            22 Male  Clerk       US       US  Cabin    
 21  STERLING, Mrs E      50       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 22  ROBINSON, W          29 Male  Meht        US       US  Cabin    
 23  BLOOMFIELD, Mrs      27       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 24  BLOOMFIELD, Master    1 Male  Child       US       US  Cabin    
 25  BARAY, A E           50 Male  Meht        US       US  Cabin    
 26  BARAY, Mrs A E       50       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 27  BARAY, Miss          13       Child       US       US  Cabin    
 28  CHRISTENSEN, Mrs     54       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 29  CHRISTENSEN, Miss O  24       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 30  CHRISTENSEN, Miss D  20       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 31  CHRISTENSEN, Miss L  11       Child       US       US  Cabin    
 32  CHRISTENSEN, Miss H   6       Child       US       US  Cabin    
 33  CHRISTENSEN, Miss V   4       Child       US       US  Cabin    
 34  CHRISTENSEN, Mr T    22 Male  Clk         US       US  Cabin    
 35  CHRISTENSEN, Mr W    18 Male  Clk         US       US  Cabin    
 36  CHRISTENSEN, Mr C    13 Male  Child       US       US  Cabin    
 37  DAVIS, D C           24 Male  Clerk       US       US  Cabin    
 38  SMITH, R B           41 Male  Minster     US       US  Cabin    
 39  BOOTH, A P           30 Male  Meht        US       US  Cabin    
 40  FEANELLO, Geo        44 Male  Meht        US       US  Cabin    
 41  ALEXANDER, T H       22 Male  Clk         US       US  Cabin    
 42  BAIREL, J S          30 Male  Clk         US       US  Cabin    
 43  MCCUSKY, Mrs         41       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 44  MCCUSKY, Miss        14       Child       US       US  Cabin    
 45  IVERS, E             27 Male  Bookkeeper  US       US  Cabin    
 46  CUNNINGHAN, J S      50 Male  Pagmast USN US       US  Cabin    
 47  SULLIVAN, JC         40 Male  Meht        US       US  Cabin    
 48  SULLIVAN, Master     12 Male  Child       US       US  Cabin    
 49  OSA, L T             34 Male  Doctor      Peru     US  Cabin    
 50  LARD, N W            31 Male  Miner       US       US  Cabin    
 51  TRI, C E             24 Male  Seaman      US       US  Cabin    
 52  COOPER, A J          18 Male  Seaman      US       US  Cabin    
 53  TEALLAS, C           20 Male  Clk         Cent Am  US  Cabin    
 54  AYERTAS, A           21 Male  Clk         Cent Am  US  Cabin    
 55  BOLEDO, R            40 Male  Miner       Cent Am  US  Cabin    
 56  CHRINAN, H           42 Male  Meht        Cent Am  US  Cabin    
 57  BOOTH, Mrs           38       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 58  BOOTH, Master         6 Male  Child       US       US  Cabin        
 59  BOOTH, Miss          12       Child       US       US  Cabin    
 60  ERNANDY, S T         36 Male  Meht        Cent Am  US  Cabin    
 61  CAHILL, Mrs          41       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 62  CAHILL, Master       12 Male  Child       US       US  Cabin    
 63  CAHILL, Miss          9       Child       US       US  Cabin    
 64  DUFFY, Miss          20       Nurse       US       US  Cabin    
 65  LAVANAGE, V          40 Male  Planter     Cent Am  US  Cabin    
 66  PAUL, A J            27 Male  Seaman      US       US  Cabin    
 67  CAMPBELL, J M        23 Male  Mehnt       US       US  Cabin    
 68  SMITH, Mrs M A       30       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 69  PFEIFFER, O          36 Male  Meht        US       US  Cabin    
 70  HEGDEN, Geo          34 Male  Mehnct      US       US  Cabin    
 71  BRONHAM, Mrs         29       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 72  BRONHAM, Miss         4       Child       US       US  Cabin    
 73  CORKE, Mrs           28       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 74  TARINGIAM, N         32 Male  Minister    Peru     US  Cabin    
 75  OGLIASTRI, R         40 Male  Miner       Peru     US  Cabin    
 76  LAPOINT, Miss        20       Lady        US       US  Cabin    
 77  LANVENIE, A          40 Male  Companion   US       US  Cabin    
 78  TAITE, Danl          24 Male  Laborer     US       US  Steerage    
 79  DONRRAN, Wm          25 Male  Gardner     US       US  Steerage    
 80  JANSEN, P            27 Male  Locksmith   US       US  Steerage    
 81  TIMEGAN, N           30 Male  Engineer    US       US  Steerage    
 82  MEYER, C             40 Male  Miner       US       US  Steerage    
 83  TEONIE, V            29 Male  Miner       US       US  Steerage    
 84  STAITZ, H C          32 Male  Shopkeeper  US       US  Steerage     
 85  PARKER, Geo S        36 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage    
 86  WEMKER, T H          21 Male  WineGrower  US       US  Steerage    
 87  MIRCATT, A J         37 Male  Carpenter   US       US  Steerage    
 88  LAMAR, Geo           40 Male  Locksmith   US       US  Steerage    
 89  PERRY, Jno           28 Male  Watchmaker  US       US  Steerage    
 90  BOYLE, Jno J         24 Male  Laborer     US       US  Steerage    
 91  CARR, Thos           33 Male  Miner       US       US  Steerage    
 92  TERRASH, Danl        27 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage    
 93  ROBIN, R             26 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage    
 94  TORBET, Jno          41 Male  Meht        US       US  Steerage    
 95  WALLACE, Jas         26 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage       
 96  DONOVAN, L           31 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage    
 97  PASSANGE A           36 Male  Campaion    US       US  Steerage    
 98  WADSWORTH, Jno       28 Male  Bookkeeper  US       US  Steerage    
 99  MEYER, H             40 Male  Miner       US       US  Steerage    
100  HACKMAN, H           41 Male  Cook        US       US  Steerage    
101  CAMPBELL, P          30 Male  Barber      US       US  Steerage    
102  NASH, P              31 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage    
103  HUNTER, Jno          26 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage    
104  CONCE, T T           29 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage    
105  SING, Ah             20 Male  Servent     China    US  Steerage    
106  PING, Ah             21 Male  Servent     China    US  Steerage    
107  WIMERHOLM,           20 Male  Shopkeeper  US       US  Steerage    
108  ROBINSON, P          40 Male  Gardener    US       US  Steerage    
109  MCBEAN, Miss S       39       Nurse       US       US  Steerage    
110  COSTEGAN, Jas        24 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage    
111  WYE, C S             30 Male  Clerk       US       US  Steerage    
112  DYNHAN, T            38 Male  Miner       US       US  Steerage    
113  HUNT, B              40 Male  Mehnct      US       US  Steerage    
114  HUNT, Mrs B          38       Lady        US       US  Steerage


Transcriber's Notes:

Passenger numbers added for ease in referencing.
National Archives and Records Administration Film M237, Reel 412, List 347.
Transcribed by Lena Teague for the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 November 1998.



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