Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Columbia

I, Edw Van Sice, Master of the S.S. Columbia, 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 the said S.S. Columbia at Havana, from which Port the said S.S. Columbia 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. So help me God. (Signature) Edw Van Sice.

Sworn to this March 18th 1868,
Before me. (Signature) R Sya????

List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the S.S. Columbia whereof E. Van Sice is Master, from Havana, burthen 1271 tons.

Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, occupation, the country to which they severally belong, the country of which they intend to become inhabitants and part of the vessel occupied during the voyage. Since no one died during the voyage, this column is omitted in this transcription.

  
 1  Philip Dater         30  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
 2  Lizzie Dater         24  Female   Wife         U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
 3  Mary C. Dater        18  Female   Lady         U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
 4  Kate Burnham         21  Female   Lady         U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
 5  Ron Lansburg         25  Female   Lady         U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
 6  Charlotte Palen      28  Female   Lady         U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
 7  John Spalding        35  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
 8  Fred Gibbs           28  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
 9  John Mitchell        25  Male     Broker       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
10  Frank Harens         23  Male     Agent        U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
11  Kate Salas           28  Female   Wife         U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
12* Abner Zachellur      33  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
13* John R. Coldwell     44  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
14* John R. Coldwell     23  Male     Clerk        U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
15  Mary Rupell          28  Female   Wife         U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
16* W^m Josham           40  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
17  James R. Gloves      32  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
18  Richard Rodriques    36  Male     Planter      U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
19  Harry R. Goodwin     28  Male     Hatter       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
20* Jose R?avis          21  Male     Clerk        U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
21  John Finney          30  Male     Engineer     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
22* James V. Onatuvia    42  Male     Phicician    U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
23  John Savage          32  Male     Circus       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
24* Maria Mina           19  Female                U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
25  Felipe James         44  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
26  W^m P. Hall          38  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
27  Philipe Olivier      32  Male     Circus       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
28  Samuel Lawrence      33  Male     Broker       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
29  Sarah Lawrence       28  Female   Wife         U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
30  Richard Langley      30  Male     Engineer     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
31  James Romey          26  Male     Planter      U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
32  Donotede Marguiz     34  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
33* John H. Colva        30  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
34  Catherine Lisovasa   28  Female   Wife         U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
35  James R. Fontier     29  Male     Broker       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
36  Joseph Millikin      35  Male     Engineer     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
37  Antonio Arongo       38  Male     Merchant     U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
38  Samuel Ambush        22  Male     Seaman       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
39* Lucas Castello       30  Male     Seaman       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
40  W^m Fitzgerald       38  Male     Seaman       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
41* Agust Shoppo         20  Male     Seaman       U.S.     U.S.     Cabin
42* Antonio Paghuighi    36  Male     Pedler       Italy    Italy    Cabin
                                           

Transcriber's Notes:

 A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed 
 definitely.

 An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of
 the manifest or something in the Transcriber's Notes to which the reader
 should refer.

 A caret (^) indicates that the following letter in a word or name is
 superscripted.

 The transcriber numbered the passengers consecutively, even though they are 
 not numbered in the original manifest.

12  Surname appears to be either "Zachellur" or "Zachellier".
13-14  Surname is either "Coldwell" or "Caldwell".
16  Surname appears to be either "Josham" or "Joham".
20  Surname clearly begins with "R" followed by a letter or two which are not 
    clearly formed and impossible to decipher with certainty.  The second
    letter looks like a "c" but should be a vowel, perhaps an "e" or "i",
    followed by "avis" or "aves".  Surname is possibly "Ricavis", "Ricaves" or
    something similar. 
22  Surname is possibly "Onativia", "Onatuvia", "Onativea" or something
    similar. Occupation is recorded as "Phicician", likley intending
    "Physician".
24  There is no Occupation recorded for this passenger nor are there ditto
    marks indicating the same Occupation as the passenger above which is
    "Circus".
33  Surname is either "Calva" or "Colva".
39  Surname is possibly "Castello", "Costello", "Castallo" or "Castatto".
41  Although written as "Agust", given name might actually be "August".
42  Surname is possibly "Paghuighi", "Paghicighi or something similar.   

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 291, List 189.

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