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Ship Colossus


Printed for J.H. Barnes, Ship & Insurance broker, opposite the Custom House, Philadelphia

Liverpool, England to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4 April 1832

D. 31
REPORT OR MANIFEST of all the Passengers taken on board of the Ship Colossus whereof H. Coffin is Master, from Liverpool, England, burthen 399 21/95 tons, and owned by of Tho^s E. Walker & Jos^h Walker of Philadelphia & New York and bound to Philadelphia.
Columns represent: passenger number*, names, age, sex, occupation*, to what country belonging*, country they intend to be residents*.
 
 1   Robert Orr            18     male    merchant   
 2   Mary Orr              24     female  spinster 
 3   Christopher Gibson    24     male    carpenter
 4   Michael Keenan        19     male    labourer 
 5   Andrew Keenan         18     male    labourer  
 6   Thomas M^cKoan        18     male    labourer  
 7   John M^cKoan          15     male    labourer 
 8   James M^cGuire        22     male    taylor
 9   James M^cGuire        16     male    taylor
10   Ann M^cGuire          21     female  servant
11   Patrick Heany         15     male    labourer 
12   Sam^l Harris          28     male    weaver   
13   William Harris        24     male    labourer   
14*  Rich^d F. Leonley     26     male    carpenter
15   George  Hampson       23     male    silversmith
16   John M^cStay          31     male    butcher
17   Dennis M^cStay        30     male    weaver
18   Matthew M^cStay       40     male    weaver  
19   Alice M^cStay         27     female  servant
20   Ann Curlett           36     female  servant  
21   William Curlett        2     male
22   Thomas Gelley         25     male
23   Catharine Gelley      24     female  hatter
24   John Gelley            4     male 
25   Sarah Gelley           3     female 
26   Charles Hogg          24     male    farmer
27   Robert Harrison       45     male    teacher
28   Beskerville Rughley   25     male    teacher
29   Henry Gains           36     male    mariner
30   Alice Gains           32     female 
31   Ann Therese Gains        1m  female
32   Alice Gains            2     female 
33   Cha^s Broadhurst      23     male    mason
34   Mary Broadhurst       24     female 
35   Mary Hannan           40     female  servant
36   James Harrison        20     male    brewer
37   John Williams         20     male    labourer


Transcriber's Notes:

*  An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, 
   or is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes.

?  Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the condition of the 
   manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
 
^  A ^ followed by a letter indicates that the letter was superscripted.

*  Passenger numbers assigned by this transcriber for search engine.

*  All passengers came from Great britain and intended to reside in the United states so 
   these two columns are not shown.


14 Middle name is Fairweather (abbreviated to save space).


National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 47,
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 September 2008



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