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Bark Pennsylvania (Pensilvania)

The Bark listed as "PENNSYLVANIA" was the Bark "PENSILVANIA" owned by Colano & Co. of Genoa, Italy. Bark misnamed "PENNSYLVANIA" so listed in the manifest for Philadelphia port on December 28, 1855.

A Partial passenger list from the Bark "PENSILVANIA" on December 28, 1855.

Columns represent: Passenger name, ages listed and occupation of some passengers. There is also a section that has groups with passengers listed.

List of passengers surnamed Rettagliata
                
 1 Angela   (Rettagliata)    17          
 2 Silvania                  12 days           Infant
 3 Ant(onio)                  2           
 4 Francesco                  1          
 5 Ant(onio)                  2           
 6 Angela                    17
 7 G.B.                      30           
 8 G.B.                      18                Farmer
 9 G.B.                      18           
10 Maria                     18
11 G.B.                      20           
12 Giulia                    19
13 Giovani                   22           
14 Giulia                    19
15 Giulia                    19           
16 G.B.                      20                Farmer
17 Giulia                    19           
18 Chiara                    21
19 Giuseppe                   2            
20 Chiara                    21
21 Maria                     18           
22 Giovani                   22                Farmer
23 Matilde                   16           
24 G.B.                      30                Farmer 
25 Antonio                   30                Farmer   
26 Francesco                  1
27 Matilde                   16           
28 Ant                        2
29 Angela                    17                          
30 G.B.                      18                Farmer
31 Giulia                    19                
32 G.B.                      20                Farmer
33 Giuglia                   19           
34 Chiara                    21               

Groupings on the ship's list:

Group A.  
35 G.B.       25       male 
36 Chiara     21       female
37 Giuseppe    2       male 
38 Ant(onio)   3       male

Group B.  
39 Giovanino  22       male
40 Chiar      21       female
41 Maria      18       female
42 Matilde    16       female
43 G.B.       18       male      listed alone

Group C.  
44 Ant(onio)  30       male 
45 Giuglia    17       female
46 G.B.        1       male

Group D.  
47 G.B.       30       male
48 Silvania   12 days female

Notes on Bark Pensilvania:

Source: "New York Marine Register: 
* A Standard of Classification of American Vessels, and of such other vessels
* She was 319 tons built in 1854 of white oak at Sestri Ponente near Genoa and 
  commanded by Captain G. Guerillo from her launching and then for more than 10 years.  
* She was a class "1B" vessel fastened with copper and iron with a deck cabin.  
* She was last surveyed in American in 1873 and listed as active until 1875.   
  as visit American ports."

Transcriber's Notes:

* It seems no last name is listed for these passengers
* Numbers for passengers were added
* Note well that the baby born at sea, Silvania, is named for the ship.  
* My guess is that the initials G.B. could be one of the following Giuseppe
  (Joseph), Gugliermo (William) or Giovanni Baptiste (John Baptist).
* Also aboard was Giuseppe Zerega (18) Farmer.  John F. Zerega, my ggf, did
  not immigrate until 1870.
* "Retagliati (sic) Family"  ("Retagliati" is Italian plural form of name -like
  "Hanson" and "the Hansons")

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