SS Athenia Passenger List - 2 September 1938
Cabin and Tourist Passenger List for the SS Athenia of the Donaldson Atlantic Line, Departing 2 September 1938 from Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal via Belfast and Liverpool. Commanded by Captain James Cook.
The SS Athenia was the first British ship sunk by Germany in World War II. The Athenia was torpedoed and sunk without warning on the night of September 3, 1939 by the German submarine U-30 less than twelve hours after the declaration of war between Germany and Great Britain. She carried 1,417 passengers and crew bound for Montreal. 93 passengers and 19 crew members died.This passenger list is from a voyage one year prior to the sinking.
Senior Officers and Staff
- Captain: James Cook
- Chief Officer: B. M. Copland
- Chief Engineer: John Carnegie
- Surgeon: J. G. McCutcheon
- Purser: A H. Wotherspoon
- Chief Steward: R. Rankin
Cabin Passengers
- Mr. John Baxter
- Mrs. Baxter
- Mrs. J. F. Beveridge
- Mr. J. C. Beveridge
- Mr. C. A. Bickmore
- Miss Elizabeth M. Boyd
- Mr. Claude P. Boyle
- Mrs. Boyle
- Mrs. W. E. Cooper
- Miss Isobel Cooper
- Mrs. M. A. Cornish
- Mrs. Jane Couper
- Mrs. Robina Craig
- Mr. Henry Crawford
- Miss Margt. Hallaran (Did Not Embark)
- Miss Jean P. Hamilton
- Mrs. A. J. Harvey
- Mstr. Peter Harvey
- Miss M. H. Holmes
- Mrs. Lillie Hutchison
- Miss Frances Hutchison
- Professor J. R. Jack
- Mrs. Jack
- Mr. Joseph J. Johnston
- Mr. S. A. Maddocks
- Mr. R. L. Martin (Did Not Embark)
- Mr. Thomas Rafferty
- Miss Jessica C. Riddel
- Mrs. J. H. Riddel
- Miss Sheila Riddel
- Mrs. Ina S. Robertson
- Mrs. Margaret M. Ross
- Mrs. P. W. Sherman
- Miss Dorothy Sherman
- Mrs. Norman Slater
- Miss Margt. Slater
- Miss Mary W. Smart
- Mr. James O. Smith
- Miss Mary E. Smith
- Rev. C. J. S. Stuart
- Mrs. Stuart
- Miss E. Stuart
- Miss A. Stuart
- Miss Margaret Taylor
- Mr. W. H. Thompson
- Dr. Anna M. Wellnitz
- Mrs. Effie C. Whyte
- Master Charles Whyte
- Mr. Edgar M. Wilson
- Mrs. Wilson
- Mr. A. H. Down
- Miss Irene Dunn
- Mrs. Thomas McCrae
- Miss Jenny S. McInnes
- Miss Isabella McInnes
- Miss Jeanette N. Early
- Mr. Henry Pratt
- Mrs. Pratt
- Miss Elizabeth G. Ferguson
- Miss Lilla F. Pratt
- Miss Gladys Gibsone
- Miss Louisa Quarmby
Tourist Passengers
- Mr. K. M. Ainley
- Mrs. Ainley
- Miss M. Arkieson
- Prof. C. C. Bayley
- Mrs. Bayley
- Dr. E. R. M. Brecken
- Mrs. Brecken
- Miss Grace Brecken
- Miss E. Brown
- Miss Ida H. Bull
- Mr. W. Callow
- Mrs. Callow
- Mrs. L. Cantor
- Miss M. Cantor
- Mr. V. Dc Carle
- Mrs. De Carle
- Miss S. Charnock
- Mrs. E. R. Clark
- Mr. Francis Clark
- Mrs. M. Connell
- Miss Grace Cowan
- Miss Clementina Cruickshank
- Mrs. Christina Cuddy
- Mrs. Charlotte G. Currie
- Mrs. G. Davison
- Mr. Thomas Davison
- Mrs. Davison
- Mrs. R. Dodd
- Miss M. Dodd
- Mrs. Elizabeth T. Doig
- Miss Elizabeth Downie
- Mr. E. C. Eatly
- Miss F. Elmslie
- Mrs. S. Emerson
- Mrs. Christina Ferris
- Miss Annie Fraser
- Mr. Lee Gabby
- Miss Englena C. Gall
- Mrs. E. Geils
- Miss B. Geils
- Miss M. Geils
- Master A. Geils
- Mr. T. P. Goddard
- Mrs. Goddard
- Mr. Robert P. Gordon
- Mrs. Gordon
- Mr. H. Gray Mrs. Gray
- Mrs. Elizabeth Gray
- Mr. Harry Gretton
- Mrs. Gretton
- Mr. P. Gunn
- Mr. William Harcus
- Miss Bessie L. Harvey
- Mrs. J. Hastic
- Mrs. Hilliard
- Miss Olivia M. Hilliard
- Miss Harriet Hilliard
- Mr. John E. Hillier
- Miss Helen R. Hillier
- Miss E. Hodge
- Mrs. Elizabeth G. Holder
- Miss J. Holley
- Mr. P. E. Hyde
- Mrs. Hyde
- Mrs. Jeannie Inglis
- Miss Eliz. Inglis
- Mrs. C. R. Jackson
- Miss A. Jackson
- Miss J. Jackson
- Miss J. Jackson
- Mr. C. R. Jackson
- Miss Jane Johnson
- Mrs. Lilie Jolly
- Miss Mary Lorimer
- Mr. Joseph Low
- Mr. T. F. Lownik
- Mrs. Lownik
- Mrs. Ada F. Manuell
- Mrs. J. E. Marks
- Mrs. A. C. Meadows
- Miss S. M. Meadows
- Miss S. R. Meadows
- Mrs. Peter Miller
- Mr. Ross Miller
- Mstr. Kenneth Miller
- Mr. S. C. Miller
- Mrs. Miller
- Rev. Alex. Milmine
- Mrs. Milmine
- Miss Mary Mitchell
- Mrs. M. Moss (Did Not Embark)
- Mstr. G. Moss (Did Not Embark)
- Miss Jane Mulligan
- Mr. H. Murdoch
- Mrs. Murdoch
- Mr. Rchd. J. Murphy
- Mr. C. E. Oliver
- Mr. Archibald Owens
- Mrs. Owens
- Mrs. M. Parker
- Mrs. L. H. Parkinson
- Mrs. C. Paterson
- Mrs. E. M. Payne
- Mrs. W. H. Phipps
- Rev. L. J. Poirier
- Mrs. Christina Rae
- Miss Betty Rae
- Mrs. M. E. Reed
- Miss E. G. Reed
- Miss F. I. Roberts
- Mr. F. H. Roberts
- Mr. T. A. Roberts
- Mr. Lloyd Robinson
- Miss M. Rushton
- Mr. D. F. Scanlon
- Rev. Thomas Scott
- Mrs. Scott
- Miss Anna T. Scott
- Mr. Fredk. Sedgewick
- Mrs. Sedgewick
- Mr. Ernest Shirlaw
- Miss Ethel Smart
- Miss Rachel Stevenson
- Miss N. Stork
- Mr. R. St. George
- Mrs. Evelyn Tompkins
- Mr. C. F. Truman
- Mrs. Nellie M. Unwin
- Mrs. E. L. Wain
- Mrs. Ethel Walker
- Mr. B. Wilkinson
- Mrs. Wilkinson
- Master J. Wilkinson
- Miss A. Wilkinson
- Mr. J. R. Wood
- Mrs. Wood
- Mr. Archd. McCallum
- Mr. W. McBroom
- Mrs. McBroom
- Mrs. Jean McCulloch
- Miss L. McCulloch
- Mrs. Janet A. McDermid
- Prof. Norman Macdonald
- Mrs. Macdonald
- Miss Ellen L. MacDonald
- Mr. Andrew McDougall
- Mrs. McDougall
- Miss Margaret McDougall
- Miss Catherine McFie
- Mrs. Mary McGlashan
- Mrs. Isabella McIver
- Master Roderick McIver
- Mrs. Christina Mackenzie
- Mr. Duncan MacKenzie
- Mrs. MacKenzie
- Rev. Dr. W. W. McPherson
- Mrs. McPherson
Cabin Passengers Additional:
- Mrs. Jessie Anderson
- Mr. Sedley Cudmore
- Mrs. Cudmore
Did Not Embark :
- Miss Margt. Hallaran
- Mr. R. L. Martin
Tourist Passengers Additional :
- Mrs. D. F. Scanlon
- Miss Annie F. Setchill
Errata :
- Miss J. Holley should read Miss J. Halley
- Mr. H. Murdoch should read Mr. H. Murdock
- Mrs. Murdoch should read Mrs. Murdock
- Mrs. M. E. Reed should read Mrs. M. E. Reid
- Miss E. G. Reed should read Miss E. G. Reid
- Miss F. I. Roberts should read Mrs. F. I. Roberts
Did Not Embark :
- Mrs. M. Moss
- Mstr. G. Moss