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SS Colon
I, S.G. Porter, Master of the S.S. Colon, 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 the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Aspinwall U.S.C. from which Port the said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the calling of each of said passengers, the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of citizenship of each, the destination or location intended by each; and that the List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of passengers who have died on said voyage, and the dates, and cause of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger, as to a projected sojourn in this country. So help me God. (signed) S.G. Porter, Master. Sworn to this 27 June 1884, before me. (signed) ????????.
List or Manifest of ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board SS "Colon" whereof S.G. Porter is Master, from Aspinwall U.S.C., burthen 1543 and 50/100 tons.
Columns represent: given name and surname, age, sex, calling, the country of which they are citizens, intended destination or location, location of compartment or space occupied, number of pieces of baggage and whether a transient, in transit or intending a protracted sojourn. Since no one died during the voyage, that column was omitted in this transcription.
1* J.P. Julin 35 M Merchant United States United States Cabin 6 P. Sojourn
2 P. Gomez 21 M Merchant Central America Central America Cabin 1 Transient
3 J.A. Cuadra 19 M Merchant Central America Central America Cabin 1 Transient
4 Alex Espinosa 24 M Merchant Central America Central America Cabin 1 Transient
5 Feo Boquin 44 M Merchant Nicaragua Nicaragua Cabin 4 Transient
6 Nicholas Boquin 20 M None Nicaragua Nicaragua Cabin Transient
7 T.H. Sands 39 M Seaman United States United States Cabin 4 P. Sojourn
8 A.T. Dixon 34 M Seaman United States United States Cabin 7 P. Sojourn
9 E. Ottenheim 36 M Merchant Germany France Cabin 5 In Transit
10 G. Hanson 35 M Merchant Germany Germany Cabin 4 In Transit
11 Mrs. G. Hanson 22 F None Germany Germany Cabin In Transit
12 A. Helmes 33 M Merchant Germany Germany Cabin 2 In Transit
13 Capt. J.B. Sutherland 33 M Seaman Canada Canada Cabin 9 In Transit
14 Mrs. J.B. Sutherland 32 F None Canada Canada Cabin In Transit
15 Fred H. Sutherland 5 M None Canada Canada Cabin In Transit
16 A. Sauri 35 M Merchant Peru Peru Cabin 2 Transient
17 Adrian Segoira 30 M Merchant Peru Peru Cabin 3 Transient
18 E. Del Vasquez 29 M Merchant Venezuela Venezuela Cabin 18 Transient
19 Emilia Del Vasquez 62 F None Venezuela Venezuela Cabin Transient
20 Miss E. Del Vasquez 27 F None Venezuela Venezuela Cabin Transient
21 Miss C. Del Vasquez 18 F None Venezuela Venezuela Cabin Transient
22 Miss R. Del Vasquez 16 F None Venezuela Venezuela Cabin Transient
23 Geo. Hellman 75 M Merchant Holland England Cabin 10 In Transit
24 W. Field 63 M Merchant England England Cabin 3 In Transit
25 Dr. Castrix 29 M Surgeon France France Cabin 6 In Transit
26 A. Lascombes 40 M Merchant France France Cabin 2 In Transit
27 A. Moral 33 M Merchant France France Cabin 2 In Transit
28 Miss B. Norman 23 F None United States United States Cabin 1 P. Sojourn
29 S.L. Isaacs 59 M Merchant United States United States Cabin 2 P. Sojourn
30 H. Garnier 31 M Merchant France France Cabin 1 In Transit
31 R.R. Vallarino 35 M Merchant Panama U.S.C. Panama U.S.C. Cabin 12 Transient
32 Mrs. R.R. Vallarino 27 F None Panama U.S.C. Panama U.S.C. Cabin Transient
33 Master Ramon Vallarino 6 M None Panama U.S.C. Panama U.S.C. Cabin Transient
34 Master Antonio Vallarino 5 M None Panama U.S.C. Panama U.S.C. Cabin Transient
35 Miss Elena Vallarino 3 F None Panama U.S.C. Panama U.S.C. Cabin Transient
36 Mrs. Zubieta 55 F None Panama U.S.C. Panama U.S.C. Cabin Transient
37* Miss A. Vallejasel 14 F Servant Panama U.S.C. Panama U.S.C. Cabin Transient
38 Miss M. Gonzaliz 16 F Servant Panama U.S.C. Panama U.S.C. Cabin Transient
39* E.U. Lever 39 M Editor United States United States Cabin 2 P. Sojourn
40* J. Fahey 31 M Teacher United States United States Cabin 2 P. Sojourn
41 W. Cooke 50 M Engineer United States United States Cabin 3 P. Sojourn
42* ?. Frommann 21 M Merchant Nicaragua Nicaragua Cabin 1 Transient
43 H. Meyer 25 M Cook Germany Germany Cabin 2 In Transit
44 A. Grosso 40 M Merchant Italy Italy Cabin 2 In Transit
45* G. Volliman 20 M Merchant Nicaragua Nicaragua Cabin 1 Transient
46* A. Wisler 26 M Engineer Sweden Sweden Cabin 3 In Transit
47* C. Sanderegger 26 M Engineer Sweden Sweden Cabin 3 In Transit
48 J. W. Sutcliffe 22 M Engineer United States United States Cabin 2 P. Sojurn
49* H. Stagis 21 M Merchant United States United States Cabin 2 P. Sojurn
50* J. McMurray 2? M Engineer England England Cabin 1 In Transit
51 L. McChesney 45 M Engineer England England Cabin 1 P. Sojourn
52 M. McChesney 37 M Engineer England England Cabin 2 P. Sojourn
53* ? Ortiz 2? M Merchant Spain Spain Cabin 1 In Transit
54* G. ????bes 16 M Scholar Colombia U.S.C. Colombia U.S.C. Cabin 2 Transient
55 H. Jaquet 34 M Merchant United States United States Cabin 3 P. Sojourn
56 L. Ward 56 M Carpenter United States United States Cabin 3 P. Sojourn
57* E. Salinae 58 M Merchant United States United States Cabin 3 In Transit
58 Mrs. M. Lopez 54 F Servant Spain Spain F'wd Cabin 3 In Transit
59 J. Demarco 44 M Laborer Italy Italy F'wd Cabin 1 In Transit
60* A. Lagombu 34 M Laborer Italy Italy F'wd Cabin 1 In Transit
61* A. ???sting 25 M Laborer Germany Germany F'wd Cabin 1 In Transit
62 S. Moore 42 M Machinist United States United states F'wd Cabin 1 P. Sojourn
63 J. Dillon 33 M Salesman United States United states F'wd Cabin 1 P. Sojourn
64 A. Mack 38 M Engineer United States United states F'wd Cabin 1 P. Sojourn
65 E. Stageman 30 M Carpenter United States United states F'wd Cabin 1 P. Sojourn
66 N. Walters 40 M Photographer United States United states F'wd Cabin 1 P. Sojourn
67 G. Artino 47 M Laborer Italy Italy F'wd Cabin In Transit
68 M. Petzano 30 M Laborer Italy Italy F'wd Cabin 1 In Transit
69 J. Spyiar 37 M Laborer United States United states F'wd Cabin 1 P. Sojourn
70 Antonio Solomon 47 M Laborer Italy Italy F'wd Cabin 1 In Transit
71 M. George 29 M Laborer Malta Malta F'wd Cabin 2 In Transit
72* A. Pardino 32 M Laborer Italy Italy F'wd Cabin 1 In Transit
73 M. Gras 34 M Laborer France France F'wd Cabin 2 In Transit
74 S. Gurdeau 20 M Merchant Central America Central America F'wd Cabin 1 Transient
75 J.B. Field 36 M Pattern Maker United States United States F'wd Cabin 3 P. Sojourn
Transcriber's Notes:
An asterisk (*) indicates either difficulty in deciphering the handwriting of the
manifest or something in the Transcriber Notes to which the reader should refer.
A question mark (?) indicates a letter or a number that can not be transcribed
definitely.
The recorder wrote "Male" or "Female" for the Sex of the passenger, which the
transcribers have abbreviated as "M" or "F" for formatting reasons.
The recorder of the manifest wrote a brace to include passengers traveling together
and entered a single number for their total number of pieces of baggage. The
transcribers have placed the number of pieces of baggage along side the first person
in the group.
1 Surname is possibly "Julia", "Julin", "Juliu", "Julius" or "Julen".
37 Surname appears to be either "Vallejasel" or "Vallejaul".
39 Surname appears to be either "Lever" or "Liver".
40 Complete entry for Calling is "School Teacher".
42 Initial or abbreviation of given name is unclear, but probably consists of two
letters, the second of which is possibly an "o".
45 Surname is quite faint, but is possibly "Volliman", "Vollman" or "Voltman".
46 Surname appears to be either "Wisler" or "Wusler".
47 Surname is very faint, but is possibly "Sanderegger" or "Sunderegger".
49 Surname is very faint, but is possibly "Stagis", "Stegis" or "Stigis".
50 Second digit of Age is very faint, but Age is possibly 20, 25, 26 or 28.
53 Initial of given name too faint to be read with certainty, but is possibly "O".
54 First few letters of surname are too faint to decipher, but last letters are
clearly "bes" or "rbes".
57 Surname is possibly "Salinae", "Salimie" or "Salimic".
60 Surname appears to be either "Lagombu" or "Lagomba"
61 First few letters of surname are too faint to decipher, but last letters are
clearly "sting", possibly "rsting".
72 Surname appears to be either "Pardino" or "Perdino".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 478, List 789.
Transcribed by Phil Buckley and Harry Green members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
14 June 2003
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