I, Tho^s M Gibson Master of the Br Bark "Colonist" 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 Bark at Bristol from which port said Bark 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.
(Signed) Thos M Gibson

Sworn to this 30^th day of May 1859
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC

List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Br Bark "Colonist" whereof Tho^s M Gibson is Master, from Bristol burthen 578 tons.

Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, The country to which they severally belong, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants, Died on the Voyage, and Part of the Vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage. The intended Destination for all passengers was recorded as "United States", no deaths were recorded on the voyage, and these columns have been omitted from the transcription.

  1  Charles Stokes             18y  Male                  Great Britain   Cabin
  2  Charlotte Chapman          70y  Female                Great Britain   Cabin
  3  Mary Chapman               32y  Female                Great Britain   Cabin
  4* John Magridge              37y  Male    Farmer        United States
  5  Elizabeth Magridge         38y  Female  Wife          United States
  6  Eliza^th Magridge          13y  Female  Child         United States
  7  Henry Fred^k Magridge      10y  Male    Child         United States
  8  Amelia Susan Magridge       8y  Female  Child         United States
  9  Agnes Louisa Magridge       6y  Female  Child         United States
 10  Rhoda Latham Magridge       4y  Female  Child         United States
 11  Edward Magridge             1y  Male    Child         Great Britain
 12  Edwin Stibbs               44y  Male    Farmer        Great Britain
 13  Anna Maria Stibbs          48y  Female  Wife          Great Britain
 14  Arthur Edwin Stibbs        11y  Male    Child         Great Britain
 15  John Beak Stibbs            9y  Male    Child         Great Britain
 16  Jno Johnson Stibbs          7y  Male    Child         Great Britain
 17  Elizabeth Dunscombe        40y  Female  Servant       Great Britain   Between decks
 18  Elizabeth Fibben           26y  Female  Servant       Great Britain   Between decks
 19  Peter Collman              30y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 20  Mary Ann Collman           26y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 21  Mary Ann Collman            3y  Female  Child         Great Britain   Between decks
 22  William Collman             1y  Male    Child         Great Britain   Between decks
 23  Elizabeth Giddings         29y  Female  Servant       Great Britain   Between decks
 24  Fanny Marcy                56y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 25  Richard Weaver             28y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 26  Rebecca Weaver             29y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 27  Richard Weaver              1y  Male    Child         Great Britain   Between decks
 28  George Godfrey             24y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 29* Richard B?rrows            24y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 30  William Paine              18y  Male    Footman       Great Britain   Between decks
 31  William Green              28y  Male    Carpenter     Great Britain   Between decks
 32  Mary Green                 29y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 33  Henry Green                 6y  Male    Child         Great Britain   Between decks
 34  Samuel Green                1y  Male    Child         Great Britain   Between decks
 35  Emma Mills                 22y  Female  Servant       Great Britain   Between decks
 36  George White               22y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 37  Leah White                 21y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 38  Joseph Furnival            25y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 39  Henry Burston              21y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 40  Robert Pike                21y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 41  Harriet Widlake            26y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 42  Henry Widlake               4y  Male    Child         Great Britain   Between decks
 43  Maria Wookey               28y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 44  Thomas Wookey               6y  Male    Child         Great Britain   Between decks
 45  George Hawker              21y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 46  George Thorm               37y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 47  Mary Ann Thorm             27y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 48  Sarah Ann Thorm             1y  Female  Infant        Great Britain   Between decks
 49  Thomas Williams            23y  Male    Mason         Great Britain   Between decks
 50  Charlotte Williams         21y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 51  Fred^k Tho^s Williams       1y  Male    Infant        Great Britain   Between decks
 52  Alfred George Hill         24y  Male    Rope maker    Great Britain   Between decks
 53  Fred^k Tisdall             29y  Male    Clerk         United States   Between decks
 54  William Smith              18y  Male    Tavern keeper Great Britain   Between decks
 55  Peter Holman               23y  Male    Miner         Great Britain   Between decks
 56  James Evans                25y  Male    Miner         Great Britain   Between decks
 57  William Evans              20y  Male    Miner         Great Britain   Between decks
 58  Henry Cornelius            19y  Male    Miner         Great Britain   Between decks
 59* Thomas Pr???t              22y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 60* Henry Thomas               26y  Male    ?????         Great Britain   Between decks
 61* Richard Leverton           20y  Male    ?????         United States   Between decks
 62  Eliza Beck                 19y  Female  Servant       Great Britain   Between decks
 63* Samuel Lloyd               ??y  Male    Miner         Great Britain   Between decks
 64* George Lloyd               19y  Female  Miner         Great Britain   Between decks
 65  Joseph Thombs              55y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 66* Robert Speerway            5?y  Male    Farmer        Great Britain   Between decks
 67* Mary Ann Speerway          58y  Female  Wife          Great Britain   Between decks
 68* Sarah Charlotte Speerway   28y  Female  Spinster      Great Britain   Between decks
 69* Martha Jane Speerway       20y  Female  Spinster      Great Britain   Between decks
 70* Edgar Speerway              5y  Male    Child         Great Britain   Between decks
 71  James Baber                55y  Male    Butcher       Great Britain   Between decks
 72  Josiah Hobbs               2?y  Male    Plasterer     Great Britain   Between decks
 73  Isaac Melson               21y  Male    Labourer      Great Britain   Between decks
 74  Robert Grist               30y  Male    Cabman        Great Britain   Between decks

At end of manifest, upside down on bottom of last page:

(handwritten)                         BK Colonist
                                         May 30-1859

                                        Bristol

(Stamped)                                      475


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 below.

?  The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due to the
   quality of the original document.

^  The use of a ^ indicates that the letter/letters following are superscripted.

The transcription preserves the original spelling.

The manifest scribe numbered the passengers but the numbers are badly faded.

All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual words
indicated.

 4-16 Space Occupied overwritten, illegible.
29 2nd letter of surname not clear, could be Burrows.
59 Center letters of surname overwritten, illegible.
60 Occupation overwritten, illegible, could be Machinist or Mechanic.
61 Occupation overwritten, illegible, could be Blacksmith.
63 Age illegible, 2nd number could be '0'.
64 First name and Occupation not consistent with Sex.
66 2nd number of Age illegible.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 192, List 475.

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