Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
SS Colon
Unknown Port to San Francisco January 2, 1894
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Nationality, No of Pieces of Baggage,
Last Residence, Destination, Remarks*
1 John Frazer* 28 male Gardner USA 2 Germany San Fran $50
2 Chas Betge 30 male Florist Germany 2 Germany San Fran $25
3 Miss Bettgeich 27 female Cook Germany 1 Germany San Fran
4 H Basinger* 49 male Farmer USA 1 USA San Fran
5 John Rulf 19 male Bartender Germany 1 Germany San Fran $50
6 P Hanrahan* 29 male Bartender USA 5* Ireland San Fran Citizen
7 Mrs Hanrahan* 31 female His Wife USA * Ireland San Fran
8 ?y Hanrahan* 5 female child USA * USA San Fran
9 P Wutrich 23 male Waiter Switzerland 3 Switzerland San Fran $20
10 ? Ludwig* 32 male Fireman USA 1 USA San Fran
11 ?ha Berudh* 20 male Weaver USA 1 USA San Fran
12 ?ing Pessler* 39 male Printer USA 2 Germany San Fran $120
13 Mary Foster* 28 female Housekeeper USA 1 Ireland San Fran *
14 ???m Scroenfeldt 25 male Machinist USA 1 Germany San Fran $22 *
15 ?actina Delgado 26 female Servant Mexican 2* Mexico San Fran *
16 ?tara Delgado 16 female Servant Mexican * Mexico San Fran
17 ?orgia Micina* 14 female Servant Mexican * Mexico San Fran
18 Refugio Mecina* 40 female Servant Mexican 1 Mexico San Fran
19 ?istina Lopez 22 female Servant Mexican 3 Mexico San Fran $7
20 O Lopez 23 male * USA 3 USA San Fran Citizen
21 P Pope 37 male Engineer Canada 1 C???da* San Fran
22 ?m Bade 35 male Servant Canada 1 Germany San Fran $25*
23 Wilson 39 male Servant Canada 1 USA San Fran
24 Wm Berry 28 male Servant Canada 1 USA San Fran
25 Leuson 43 male Servant Canada 1 Greece San Fran
26 ? Parsons 50 male Miner Canada 2 USA San Fran
27 Ah Sow 62 male Merchant China China China
28 ?h Sow 22 male China China China
29 Mrs Ah Sow 56 female his mother China China China
30 Chi Hu? 44* male Merchant China China China
31 ?um* Kwong 45 male Carpenter China China China
Transcriber's Notes:
There is no Captain's statement or signature associated with this manifest.
There are no printed headings at the top of the page to identify the ship,
its departure or arrival port, its arrival date, or the contents of the columns.
At the bottom of the sheet SS Colon Jan 2/1894 is scribbled in with no signature
or initials. The ship is identified as the City of Sydney in the index at the
beginning of the film reel. There are four previous and at least one succeeding
arrival of the Colon on this film. All have "Panama" as port of departure.
There are handwritten headings on the columns: Age, Sex, Nationality, Last
Residence and Destination. The columns I have identified as Name, Occupation,
No of Pieces of Baggage, and Remarks have no headings on the manifest. I have
assigned these names based on the content of the columns and experience with
other lists. Steerage is written at the top of the Name column.
1, 4, 6-8, 10-13
These passengers have all been crossed off on the list. Since other lists
of this period asked for Alien Passengers, perhaps they were crossed out
because they were not aliens. There is an "X" through entries 22-31 on the
right hand side of the list but the individual lines are not crossed off as
for those passengers previously described.
6-8 There is a bracket to denote that the pieces of baggage are for all these
passengers. The number has been transcribed in the line of the first
passenger listed.
15-17 There is a bracket to denote that the pieces of baggage are for all these
passengers. The number has been transcribed in the line of the first
passenger listed.
13 James Foster Husband is written in the Remarks column.
14 Suitor Richmond Cal is written in the Remarks column. Sister seems more
logical but there is an extra loop in the word.
20 Occupation is difficult to read. Drummer is my best guess.
22 What looks like "Rista Farse" is written in the Remarks column. It is very
blurred and indistinct.
30 The age of this passenger is not clear. It is most likely 44.
31 First name of this passenger looks like Gum or Lum.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1 Page 127.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor
a member of the
Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild
24 February 2000
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