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Ship Columbia
I, JBryant Master of the Ship 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 of the said Ship at Liverpool from which port said Ship 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.Sworn to this 14 March 1859
(Signed) Ja?Bryant
Before me (Signed) JWhite DC
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Ship Columbia whereof Bryant is Master, from Liverpool burthen 1088 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 Destination for most passengers was recorded as "U.S" and exceptions are noted in the Transcriber's Notes below; no deaths were recorded on the voyage; these columns have been omitted from the transcription.
Second Cabin
1 Stephen Bryan 22y Male Laborer Ireland Second Cabin
2 Thomas Kelly 22y Male Laborer Ireland Second Cabin
3 Timothy Scott 30y Male Laborer Ireland Second Cabin
4 Eliza Scott 28y F Male Laborer Ireland Second Cabin
5 Bridget Scott 32y F Male Laborer Ireland Second Cabin
6 William Blackburn 29y Male Shoemaker Great Brittain Second Cabin
7 Jeremiah Blackburn 20y Male Black Smith Great Brittain Second Cabin
8 John Donovan 21y Male Labor Ireland Second Cabin
9 James Donovan 12y Male Ireland Second Cabin
10 Daniel Donovan 10y Male Ireland Second Cabin
11 Isabella Anderson 19y F Male Spinster Ireland Second Cabin
12 Ann Palmer 38y F Male Wife Gt. Brittain Second Cabin
13* William Palmer 18y Male Second Cabin
14 John Palmer 16y Male Second Cabin
15 Jeremiah Palmer 13y Male Second Cabin
16 Lydia Palmer 12y F Male Second Cabin
17 Mary Ann Palmer 9y F Male Second Cabin
18 Thomas Palmer 7y Male Second Cabin
19 Joseph Palmer 4y Male Second Cabin
20 Charles Palmer 2y Male Second Cabin
21* John Pind? 26y Male confesten^r G^t Brittain Second Cabin
22 John Williams 44y Male Spinner G^t Brittain Second Cabin
23 Richard Hardman 24y Male I. Founder G^t Brittain Second Cabin
24 John Hardman 28y Male I. Founder G^t Brittain Second Cabin
25 James Lees 35y Male Stoker G^t Brittain Second Cabin
26 Michael Galvin 24y Male Labor^r Ireland Second Cabin
27 Margret Galvin 25y F Male Wife Ireland Second Cabin
28 Mary Murphy 22y F Male Spinster Ireland Second Cabin
29 Harriet Wigfield 28y F Male Spinster G^t Brittain Second Cabin
30 Joseph Wigfield 10y Male Son G^t Brittain Second Cabin
31 Lawrence Carty 22y Male Labor^r Ireland Second Cabin
32 Jochim Gerling 32y Male Labor^r Germany Second Cabin
33 John Gerling 28y Male Labor^r Germany Second Cabin
34 Edward Brown 22y Male P. Broker G^t Brittain Second Cabin
35 William McMarral 21y Male Labor^r Ireland Second Cabin
36* John McGa?ey 21y Male Trimer? Ireland Second Cabin
37 William Ida 28y Male Labor^r G^t Brittain Second Cabin
38 Harriet Ida 36y F Male Wife G^t Brittain Second Cabin
39 William Holman 27y Male Farmer G^t Brittain Second Cabin
40 Rachel Holman 21y F Male Wife G^t Brittain Second Cabin
41 J. P. Mansfield 27y Male Suborn G^t Brittain 3^rd Cabin
42 Mary Teresa Sarney 19y F Male Spinster Ireland 3^rd Cabin
43* Hrny Sarney 16y Male Labor^r Ireland NS 3^rd Cabin
44 Richard Pope 20y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
45 Mary Kieley 25y F Male Spinster Ireland 3^rd Cabin
46 John Connell 30y Male Draper G^t Brittain 3^rd Cabin
47 Frederick Cramer 30y Male Black Smith Germany 3^rd Cabin
48 G. D. Herderbert 34y Male Labor^r Germany 3^rd Cabin
49 Christina Dreakman 28y F Male Spinster Germany NS 3^rd Cabin
50 James McGloughlan 48y Male Labor^r Scotland NS 3^rd Cabin
51 John Cameran 50y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
52 Eliza Gillis 22y F Male Spinster Ireland 3^rd Cabin
53 James Wilson 34y Male Merchant G^t Brittain 3^rd Cabin
54 Margret McCullugh 18y F Male Spinster Ireland 3^rd Cabin
55 Mathew Beanice 25y Male Labor^r Italian NS 3^rd Cabin
56 William Grenwood 22y Male Labor^r G^t Brittain 3^rd Cabin
57 Rob^t Driscoll 20y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
58 James McBride 19y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
59 James Sheridan 28y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
60 Michael Welch 21y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
61 Catherine Howe 40y F Male Spinster Ireland 3^rd Cabin
62 Mary Howe 19y F Male Spinster Ireland 3^rd Cabin
63 John McDonald 36y Male Labor^r Scotland 3^rd Cabin
64 Edward Barrett 30y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
65 Margret Barrett 28y F Male Wife Ireland 3^rd Cabin
66 Johannah Barrett 8m F Male Ireland 3^rd Cabin
67 Michael Sullivan 26y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
68 Catherine Sullivan 23y F Male Wife Ireland 3^rd Cabin
69 James Sullivan 6m Male Ireland 3^rd Cabin
70 Michael Lyons 27y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
71 John Murphy 24y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
72 Patrick Murphy 21y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
73 Bridget Murphy 18y F Male Spinster Ireland 3^rd Cabin
74 Alexander Dundas 28y Male Farmer G^t Brittain 3^rd Cabin
75* W?for Hoyman 54y Male Pedlar Germany 3^rd Cabin
76 Andrew W Larken 19y Male Labor^r Ireland NS 3^rd Cabin
77 Thomas Downey 26y Male Labor^r Ireland NS 3^rd Cabin
78 Thomas Norris 26y Male Labor^r Ireland 3^rd Cabin
79 D. McNicholl 30y Male Machinist Ireland 3^rd Cabin
80 Carl Mill 38y Male Labor^r Germany 3^rd Cabin
81* Ame?in Mill 25y F Male Wife Germany 3^rd Cabin
82 Michael Hennisey 21y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
83 James Digman 25y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
84 John McLoughlan 22y Male Tailor Ireland NS Steerage
85 Morgan Edwards 20y Male Labor^r Wales Steerage
86 Mary Walsh 23y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
87 Honora Walsh 20y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
88 Julia Downey 46y F Male Mother Ireland Steerage
89 Alice Downey 38y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
90 Mary Downey 18y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
91 Kate Downey 11y F Male Ireland Steerage
92 Lawrence Downey 7y Male Ireland Steerage
93 Daniel Kinschlah 28y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
94 Catherine Kinschlah 16y F Male Wife Ireland Steerage
95 Mary Kinschlah 10m F Male Ireland Steerage
96 Edward McKeogh 38y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
97* Mary O Loughlan 35y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
98 William McPhilips 26y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
99* John ?eogh 26y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
100 Thomas Hishen 32y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
101 Alexander McDonald 29y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
102 James Devine 29y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
103* James Ba?land 36y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
104* Edward James 20y Male ??? G^t Brittain Steerage
105* Henry James 19y Male ??? G^t Brittain Steerage
106 Richard Chapman 25y Male Labor^r G^t Brittain Steerage
107 William Wattendale 40y Male Labor^r G^t Brittain NS Steerage
108 Hugh Murphy 19y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
109 William Kirk 36y Male Engraver Ireland NS Steerage
110 James Kelly 32y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
111* George Johnson 33y Male Carpet ????? G^t Brittain Steerage
112 M^rs. Johnson 32y F Male Wife G^t Brittain Steerage
113* William Math?? 11y Male Wife G^t Brittain Steerage
114* James Math?? 7y Male Wife G^t Brittain Steerage
115 Barbara Johnson 2y F Male Wife G^t Brittain Steerage
116* Thomas Mil? 20y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
117 Patrick Lodge 32y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
118 Catherine Gilfoyle 24y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
119 Daniel Bradley 30y Male Shoe maker Ireland Steerage
120 John Lea 39y Male Tailor G^t Brittain NS Steerage
121* Mary Bell?er 18y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
122 Bridget Cunningham 21y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
123 Eliza Cunningham 18y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
124 John Cooker 22y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
125 John Sullivan 26y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
126 John McDuliffe 20y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
127 Alice Walsh 19y F Male Spinster Ireland Steerage
128 Michael Nolan 35y Male Labor^r Ireland Steerage
129 Alice Jones 40y F Male Spinster G^t Brittain Steerage
130* David Power 30y Male S. Ma??ster Ireland Steerage
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 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 did not number the passengers; the numbers have been added by
the transcriber to aid with referencing.
All ditto marks on the original manifest have been replaced with the actual
words indicated.
The manifest scribe used vertical lines probably to indicate continuation/
duplication of the last written word(s).
Manifest scribe consistently wrote "...Britain" as "...Brittain".
Manifest scribe included "NS" (Nova Scotia) after Country of Origin without explanation.
13-20 Destination omitted or faded.
21 Surname could be Pinder or Pindu; Occupation as written.
36 Surname could be McGarey or McGavey.
43 First name as written.
63 Destination Canada.
75 2nd/3rd letter(s) of first name illegible.
81 First name could be Amelin or Amefin.
97 Name could be Mary O. Loughlan or Mary O'Loughlan.
99 Surname could be Keogh.
103 3rd letter of surname illegible.
104-105 Occupation illegible.
111 Occupation could be Carpet weaver.
113-114 Ending of surname illegible.
116 Surname could be Mile or Mils.
121 Surname could be Bellger or Bellyer.
130 2nd word of Occupation illegible; notation in Died on
Voyage column: "No deaths".
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 190, List 42.
Transcribed by Judy Caine a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
11 July 2006
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