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Port of San Francisco 1851.
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index (PILI)

Arrive San Francisco

March 21, 1851
SS Columbus
Captain M'Gowan
From Panama

Passage

24-1/2 days from Panama via Acapulco, Mexico. Experienced a succession of head winds which accounted for the unusual length of the passage. In coming up the San Francisco Harbor, ran aground on Tonquin Shoal, but was off again with the flood tide, without sustaining any damage. Left Panama on May 1, 1851.

Following passengers died during the passage:
May 9, 1851: At sea, on board, between Panama and San Francisco: Lucy Ann Newell, daughter of George P. and Emily C. Newell, aged 20 months.

May 14, 1851: At sea, on board, between Panama and San Francisco: Emily C. Newell, wife of George P. Newell, and mother of Lucy Ann Newell, aged 28 years.

Cargo

90 packages of assorted merchandise.

Passengers

Abell, Thomas
Acorn, W.H.
Adams, J.W.
Adams, William
Anderson, Hugh
Anderson, J.
Anderson, Mr.
Arnold, Elery
Ashley, John
Baird, W.L.
Bangham, J.
Barney, A.
Bassett, J.M.
Batterton, E.
Batterton, W.
Bean, Abilgail
Berant, B.
Bidwell, J.
Birdseye, Dr.
Blankman, Mrs., two children and servant
Blethen, G.L.
Bradt, G.
Brasted, J.T.
Bronberg, J.
Bronson, P.A.
Brown, W.C.
Brown, W.H.
Bryant, J.W.
Burns, Mary
Cain, John
Campbell, N.
Carey, E.
Carey, J.
Carlton, J.
Carter, John
Cazneau and child
Chadwich, G.W. and lady
Chapman, Master
Chapman, Mr., lady and two children
Claudman, A.
Cobb, Mrs. H.A. and two children
Coe, Curtis
Coe, Mr., and son
Colwell, D.
Copley, G.
Dattlezwig, T.
Davis, L.H.
Davis, Thomas
Dikeman, H.
Dodson, C.B.
Donaldson, ?
Door, Vallin
Dorsa, J.N.
Dunn, Clarissa
Eaton, W.L.
Field, F.
Fisher, F.
Fisher, George
Fisher, H.
Fisher, Mrs.
Fisher, Mrs. H., and three children
Fletcher, Isaac
Franklin, John
Freeman, Mr.
Gappy, J.
Gibson, P.
Gilbert, J.
Gilbert, J.
Giller, W.
Gleason, John M.
Goodrich, J.
Gordon, John
Gordon, R.H.
Gratz, T.
Hamilton, J.M.
Hanford, J.
Harris, ?
Harris, Mrs. Phebe
Harrison, D.
Harrison, J.
Hatch, N.
Hicks, J.
Hill, Mrs.
Hoff, Mrs., daughter and two children
Holy, E.
Hopkins, Mark
Hopkins, Moses
Hought, Dr.
How, J.
Howell, George
Hunt, H.
Jenkins, H.
Johnson, P.
Jones, J.
Jones, S.
Judson, C.
Judson, H.
Kerrish, J.
King, ?
Knowlton, N.
Landrum, (or Dandrum?) ?
Landrum, B.
Landrum, W.
Lannigan, P.
Leisseinden
Libby, William
Lindsey, C.R.
Listerfeltz, ?
Listerfeltz, J.
Loud, W.
Lowney, /D.
Marriner, T.A.
Maston, P.
Mateson, J.
Mateson, M.
McCormack, J.
McLaven, F.
McLaven, R.N.
McNutt, George
Miller, Mr.
Miller, Mrs., daughter and servant.
Monire, ?
Monire, A.J.
Morse, A.B.
Mourey, Mrs. and son
Myers, J.
Myers, L.
Newell, Mr., and lady
Nicholson, J.
Owen (or Dwen?), Sam
Palmer, G.
Pascol, John
Pickett, Mrs., two children and servant
Pickett, R.
Reid, H.
Reppert, H.
Rice, H.
Roberts, F.
Rogers, Mr., lady and servant
Rondold, S
Russell, John
Sage, Hy
Schmuir, G.
Seymour, Mr.
Smith, J.N.
Smith, N.
Stanley, W.
Steadley, M.
Steinheiser, D.
Stevenson, W.T.
Street, N.
Sweet, J.
Taylor, A.
Taylor, A.C.
Taylor, Ronald
Teach, J.
Templeton, H.
Thomas, J.
Thorne, Mr.
Thorne, W.
Thorpe, ?
Thorpe, A.
Thorpe, William
Towner, D.
Tyler, Miss. M.
Vanaken, J.
Vanwycke, Mr. and three friends
Vanwycke, Mrs. and family
Vitner, William
Waithall, Mr., lady, two children, two servants
Walker, A.
Ward, D.
Waters, ?
Watson, ?
Weaver, J.
Weaver, S.
Webb, Jr., J.
Wheeler, Z. and wife.
Wren, George P. and lady
Wright, H.

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Page: http://www.maritimeheritage.org/pc052351
Date Entered: July 1999
Sources: Newspaper Archives, Geographicus, Daily Alta California
When possible, checked against San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists by Louis Rasmussen (A Volume of the SHIPS �N Rail Series) San Francisco Historic Records, Colma, California


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