Boston Passenger Lists 1887-1939

 

Map of Boston Harbor, 1899.

Map of Boston Harbor, 1899. GGA Image ID # 19eb1a7fec

 

Boston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Boston also serves as the county seat of the state's Suffolk County.

Below are Passenger Lists of ships with an origination or destination of Boston with immigrants landing at the Boston Immigration Station or Customs House for processing.

 

Boston Harbor and East Boston from State Street, circa 1900.

Boston Harbor and East Boston from State Street, circa 1900. Photo by John P. Soule. GGA Image ID # 1d4a2241c5

 

 

1887 Saloon Passenger Manifest for the RMS Pavonia of the Cunard Line

1887-08-23 RMS Pavonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 23 August 1887
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain A. McKay

 

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line, 1888 Saloon Passengers, RMS Scythia

1888-08-30 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 30 August 1888
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain Roberts

 

 

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the RMS Cephalonia of the Cunard Line, Departing Thursday, 22 August 1895 from Liverpool to Boston.

1895-08-22 RMS Cephalonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 22 August 1895
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain Seccombe

 

1898-01-15 Passenger Manifest for the SS Canada

1898-01-15 SS Canada Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Dominion Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 15 January 1898
  • Route: Boston to Queenstown (Cobh) and Liverpool
  • Commander: Captain Jas. McAuley

 

1899-05-18 Passenger Manifest for the SS New England

1899-05-18 SS New England Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Dominion Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 18 May 1899
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Not Stated

 

1899-10-12 Passenger Manifest for the SS New England

1899-10-12 SS New England Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Dominion Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 12 October 1899
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Not Stated

 

 

1900-09-22 Passenger Manifest for the SS Lucania

1900-09-22 SS Lucania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 22 September 1900
  • Route: New York and Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain Horatio McKay

 

1900-09-27 Passenger Manifest for the SS New England

1900-09-27 SS New England Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Dominion Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 27 September 1900
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Not Disclosed

 

Front Cover, 1901-08-01 SS New England Passenger List

1901-08-01 SS New England Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Dominion Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 1 August 1901
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Not Listed

 

Passenger List, Cunard Line RMS Ivernia, 1901, Liverpool to Boston

1901-10-01 RMS Ivernia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 1 October 1901
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain J. B. Watt

 

1901-10-05 Passenger Manifest for the SS Devonian

1901-10-05 SS Devonian Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Leyland Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 5 October 1901
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain G. W. Muir

 

1901-10-05 Passenger List for the SS Devonian

1902-08-23 SS Hanoverian Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Leyland Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 23 August 1902
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain G. W. Muir

 

1902 Passenger Manifest Cover - Cunard Line Saxonia

1902-09-16 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 16 September 1902
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain R. C. Warr

 

1903-05-16 Passenger Manifest for the SS Vancouver

1903-05-16 SS Vancouver Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Dominion Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 16 May 1903
  • Route: Naples to Azores and Boston
  • Commander: Captain MacDonald

 

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line RMS Etruria, 1904, Liverpool to New York

1904-06-11 RMS Etruria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 11 June 1904
  • Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain R. C. Warr

 

Front Cover, 1904-07-14 RMS Cretic Passenger List

1904-07-14 RMS Cretic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 14 July 1904
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain John James

 

1904-08-06 Passenger Manifest for the SS Bohemian

1904-08-06 SS Bohemian Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Leyland Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 6 August 1904
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain Neil McCallum

 

Front Cover, 1904-08-19 RMS Celtic Passenger List

1904-08-19 RMS Celtic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 19 August 1904
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain J. B. Ranson, R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, 1904-10-25 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

1904-10-25 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 25 October 1904
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain Thomas Potter
  • Notable Passengers: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and John McCreath Farquhar

 

Front Cover, Cunard SS Saxonia Second Cabin Passenger List - 23 May 1905.

1905-05-23 SS Saxonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 23 May 1905
  • Route: Boston to Liverpool
  • Commander: Captain James Clayton Barr

 

Saloon Passenger List, Page 1 of 2 from the Cunard Daily Bulletin, RMS Ivernia Edition for Wednesday, 28 June 1905.

1905-06-20 RMS Ivernia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 20 June 1905
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Not Stated

 

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line SS Cymric, 1906, Liverpool to Boston

1906-03-08 RMS Cymric Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 8 March 1906
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain F. E. Beadnell

 

1906-08-21 Passenger Manifest for the SS Saxonia

1906-08-21 SS Saxonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 21 August 1906
  • Route: Boston to Liverpool
  • Commander: Captain J. T. W. Charles

 

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line SS Cymric, September 1906, Liverpool to Boston

1906-09-07 RMS Cymric Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 7 September 1906
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain C. A. Bartlett

 

Passenger Manifest, SS Republic, White Star Line, August 1907, Liverpool to Boston

1907-08-14 RMS Republic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 14 August 1907
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain J. McAuley

 

1907-08-31 Passenger Manifest for the SS Winifredian

1907-08-31 SS Winifredian Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Leyland Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 31 August 1907
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain F. Shepherd

 

Front Cover, 1907-09-17 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

1907-09-17 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 17 September 1907
  • Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain E. H. Pentecost

 

Passenger List, RMS Ivernia, Cunard Line, July 1908, Boston to Liverpool

1908-07-15 SS Ivernia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 15 July 1908
  • Route: Boston to Liverpool
  • Commander: Not Stated

 

Passenger Manifest, SS Romanic, White Star Line, October 1908, Genoa and Naples to Boston

1908-10-04 RMS Romanic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 4 October 1908
  • Route: Genoa to Boston via Naples, Almeria, and Azores
  • Commander: Captain R. Lobez

 

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line Ivernia 1909 Liverpool To Boston

1909-05-18 RMS Ivernia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 18 May 1909
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain H. M. Benison

 

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line Saxonia 1909 Liverpool To Boston

1909-07-27 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 27 July 1909
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain E. H. Pentecost

 

 

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line Ivernia 1910 Liverpool To Boston

1910-05-24 RMS Ivernia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 24 May 1910
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain Thomas Potter

 

First Page, Cunard Line SS Saxonia Saloon Class Passenger List - 19 July 1910

1910-07-19 SS Saxonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon Class
  • Date of Departure: 19 July 1910
  • Route: Boston to Liverpool
  • Commander: Captain Arthur H. Rostron

 

Passenger Manifest, SS Cymric, White Star Line, July 1910, Liverpool to Boston

1910-07-26 RMS Cymric Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 26 July 1910
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain F. B. Howarth

 

Passenger Manifest, SS Canopic, White Star Line, July 1911, Genoa to Boston

1911-07-23 SS Canopic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 23 July 1911
  • Route: Genoa and Naples to Boston via the Azores
  • Commander: Captain J. O. Carter

 

Passenger Manifest, RMS Franconia, Cunard Line, August 1911, Liverpool to Boston

1911-08-08 RMS Franconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 8 August 1911
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain C. A. Smith, RD, RNR

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Parisian of the Allan Line, Departing 13 October 1911 from Glasgow to Boston.

1911-10-13 RMS Parisian Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Allan Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 13 October 1911
  • Route: Glasgow to Boston via Moville
  • Commander: Captain William P. Haines

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Parisian of the Allan Line, Departing Saturday, 6 April 1912 from Glasgow to Halifax and Boston.

1912-04-06 RMS Parisian Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Allan Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 6 April 1912
  • Route: Glasgow to Halifax and Boston via Moville
  • Commander: Captain William P. Hains
  • Note: This passenger list from the RMS Parisian was 50 miles from the Titanic on April 14, 1912. The Parisian was near the Titanic when the disaster occurred, but it did not immediately respond to the distress signals.

 

Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing on Tuesday, 28 May 1912 from Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh) and Fishguard

1912-05-28 SS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 28 May 1912
  • Route: Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh) and Fishguard
  • Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine

 

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Tuesday, 11 June 1912 from Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)

1912-06-11 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 11 June 1912
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Tuesday, 6 August 1912 from Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)

1912-08-06 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 6 August 1912
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Laconia Second Cabin Passenger List - 3 September 1912.

1912-09-03 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 3 September 1912
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing 1 October 1912 from Liverpool to Boston

1912-10-01 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 1 October 1912
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain W. H. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List for the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Tuesday, 10 June 1913 from Liverpool to Portland, ME and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)

1913-06-10 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: All Classes
  • Date of Departure: 10 June 1913
  • Route: Liverpool to Portland, ME and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine

 

Front Cover, White Star Line SS Cretic First Class Passenger List - 22 November 1913.

1913-11-22 RMS Cretic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 22 November 1913
  • Route: Genoa to Boston via Naples and Azures
  • Commander: Captain F. B. Howarth

 

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Franconia Second Cabin Passenger List - 22 August 1914.

1914-08-22 RMS Franconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 22 August 1914
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: Captain D. S. Miller, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Laconia Second Cabin Passenger List - 1 September 1914.

1914-09-01 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 1 September 1914
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston
  • Commander: W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

 

 

Front Cover, Cabin Passenger List, SS Winifredian, Leyland Line, 1 June 1922.

1922-06-01 SS Winifredian Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Leyland Line
  • Class of Passengers: Not Stated
  • Date of Departure: 1 June 1922
  • Route: Boston to Liverpool
  • Commander: Captain Alf. W. V. Trant, O.B.E

 

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Samaria Second Class Passenger List - 26 July 1923.

1923-07-26 RMS Samaria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Class
  • Date of Departure: 26 July 1923
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh),
  • Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Samaria Second Class Passenger List - 23 August 1923.

1923-08-23 RMS Samaria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Class
  • Date of Departure: 23 August 1923
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Second Class Passenger List from the RMS Samaria of the Cunard Line, Departing Thursday, 22 October 1923 from Liverpool to Boston.

1923-10-22 RMS Samaria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Class
  • Date of Departure: 22 October 1923
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Glasgow
  • Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List from the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 4 October 1924 from Liverpool to Boston and New York

1924-10-04 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 4 October 1924
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain F. G. Brown, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List from the RMS Samaria of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 25 October 1924 from Liverpool to Boston and New York.

1924-10-25 RMS Samaria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 25 October 1924
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, White Star Line RMS Celtic First Class Passenger List - 30 May 1925.

1925-05-30 RMS Celtic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 30 May 1925
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain G. Berry

 

Front Cover of a Second Class Passenger List from the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line, Departing 27 August 1925 from Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)

1925-08-27 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Second Class
  • Date of Departure: 27 August 1925
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain W. Prothero

 

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Celtic - 1926-04-24

1926-04-24 RMS Celtic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 24 April 1926
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain G. Berry

 

Passenger Manifest, SS Westphalia, Hamburg America Line, August 1926

1926-08-18 SS Westphalia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
  • Class of Passengers: Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 18 August 1926
  • Route: Hamburg to New York and Boston via Cobh (Queenstown)
  • Commander: Captain Niss

 

Passenger Manifest, Anchor Line SS Cameronia, 1927-07-02

1927-07-02 SS Cameronia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 2 July 1927
  • Route: New York to Londonderry and Glasgow via Boston
  • Commander: Captain William Gemmeix
  • Note: This passenger list included mostly students under the direction of the Students Travel Club

 

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Cedric - 1927-08-13

1927-08-13 RMS Cedric Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 13 August 1927
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain R. G. Smith

 

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Cedric - 1928-03-24

1928-03-24 RMS Cedric Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 24 March 1928
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain R. G. Smith

 

Front Cover, 1928-05-19 SS Celtic Passenger List

1928-05-19 SS Celtic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 19 May 1928
  • Route: New York and Boston to Liverpool via Cobh
  • Commander: Captain G. Berry

 

Passenger Manifest, RMS Laconia, Cunard Line, August 1928

1928-08-18 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 18 August 1928
  • Route: Liverpool to Halifax, Boston, and New York via Cobh
  • Commander: Captain M. Doyle

 

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Cedric - 1929-06-08

1929-06-08 RMS Cedric Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 8 June 1929
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain J. Kearney (Lt. Cmdr. R.N.R., Retd.)

 

1929-07-02 Passenger Manifest for the SS Providence

1929-07-02 SS Providence Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Fabre Line
  • Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
  • Date of Departure: 2 July 1929
  • Route: New York to Marseilles via Boston, Ponta Delgada, Lisbon, Naples, Palermo, Piraeus, Beirut, and Malta
  • Commander: Captain Laurent Vidal

 

Passenger Manifest, Anchor Line SS Cameronia, 1929-07-03

1929-07-03 SS Cameronia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 3 July 1929
  • Route: New York and Boston to Glasgow via Londonderry
  • Commander: Captain William Gemmeix
  • Note: This passenger list included mostly students under the direction of the Students Travel Club

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Cabin Passenger List - 27 July 1929.

1929-07-27 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 27 July 1929
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Laconia Cabin Passenger List - 10 August 1929.

1929-08-10 RMS Laconia Cabin Class Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
  • Date of Departure: 10 August 1929
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain M. Doyle.

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Laconia Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 10 August 1929.

1929-08-10 RMS Laconia Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 10 August 1929
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain M. Doyle.

 

Front Cover, White Star Line RMS Albertic Cabin Class Passenger List - 17 August 1929.

1929-08-17 RMS Albertic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
  • Date of Departure: 17 August 1929
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Glasgow
  • Commander: Captain F. F. Summers, R.D., (Cmdr. RNR, Retd.)

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Karlsruhe of the North German Lloyd, Departing 30 August 1929 from Bremen to Boston and New York via Galway

1929-08-30 SS Karlsruhe Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
  • Date of Departure: 30 August 1929
  • Route: Bremen to Boston and New York via Galway
  • Commander: Captain H. Filzinger

 

14 September 1929 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1929-09-14 TSS California Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 14 September 1929
  • Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast
  • Commander: Captain Frank M. Henderson

 

Passenger Manifest - Hamburg Amerika Linie - Cleveland 1929-10-17

1929-10-17 SS Cleveland Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie | Hamburg America Line (HAPAG)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 17 October 1929
  • Route: Hamburg to Boston and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Cobh (Queenstown)
  • Commander: Captain Niss

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 19 October 1929.

1929-10-19 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 19 October 1929
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh) and Galway
  • Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Cabin Class Passenger List - 5 April 1930.

1930-04-05 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
  • Date of Departure: 5 April 1930
  • Route: Liverpool to Halifax, Boston, and New York via Belfast
  • Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Passenger Manifest, Anchor Line SS Cameronia, 1927-07-02

1930-05-24 SS California Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 24 May 1930
  • Route:New York and Boston to Glasgow via Belfast
  • Commander: Captain Robert Smart

 

1930-05-31 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Scythia

1930-05-31 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 31 May 1930
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh) and Galway
  • Commander: Captain R. B. Irving

 

Front Cover, 1930-06-07 SS Cleveland Passenger List

1930-06-07 SS Cleveland Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Hamburg America Line / Hamburg-Amerika Linie (HAPAG)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 7 June 1930
  • Route: New York and Boston to Hamburg via Galway, and Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain W. Hennecke

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 20 September 1930.

1930-09-20 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 20 September 1930
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Cruise Passenger List from the SS Aurania of the Cunard Line, Departing 31 March 1931 from Boston and New York to Bermuda, Nassau, Havana, New York, and Boston

1931-03-31 SS Aurania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cruise
  • Date of Departure: 31 March 1931
  • Route: Boston and New York to Bermuda, Nassau, Havana, New York, and Boston
  • Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin, R.D., R.N.R.

 

1931-05-02 Passenger Manifest for the SS Laconia II

1931-05-02 SS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 2 May 1931
  • Route: New York and Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain M. Doyle

 

Front Cover, 1931-07-31 SS Baltic Passenger List

1931-07-31 SS Baltic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 31 July 1931
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
  • Commander: Captain E. Davies

 

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the TSS Cameronia of the Anchor Line, Departing 25 June 1932 from New York and Boston to Glasgow via Londonderry

1932-06-25 TSS Cameronia Passenger List

  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 25 June 1932
  • Route: New York and Boston to Glasgow via Londonderry
  • Commander: Captain William Gemmell.

 

Front Cover, 1932-07-30 RMS Georgic Passenger List

1932-07-30 RMS Georgic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 30 July 1932
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Cobh and Galway
  • Commander: Captain F. F. Summers, R.D. (Cmdr., R.N.R., Retd.)

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line SS Franconia Cruise Passenger List - 12 August 1933.

1933-08-10 SS Franconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cruise
  • Date of Departure: 10 August 1933
  • Route: Boston and New York to Havana, Nassau, and Bermuda
  • Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

 

1933-08-23 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Britannic

1934-10-06 RMS Britannic Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: White Star Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 6 October 1934
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Cobh And Galway
  • Commander: Captain P. R. Vaughan, D.S.C., R.D. (Cmdr. R.N.R. Retd.)

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Laconia Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List - 16 March 1935.

1935-03-16 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 16 March 1935
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Cobh
  • Commander: Captain B. B. Oram, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Samaria Third Class Passenger List - 27 July 1935.

1935-07-27 RMS Samaria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 27 July 1935
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Galway
  • Commander: Captain J. McRostie

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Samaria of the Cunard Line, Departing 24 August 1935 from Liverpool to Boston and New York.

1935-08-24 RMS Samaria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 24 August 1935
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Galway
  • Commander: Captain J. McRostie

 

1935-09-14 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Scythia

1935-09-14 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 14 September 1935
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Cobh (Queenstown)
  • Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Lancastria Cabin Class Passenger List - 5 October 1935.

1935-10-05 RMS Lancastria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
  • Date of Departure: 5 October 1935
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Galway
  • Commander: Captain E. Edkin, O.B.E., R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.

 

1936-03-24 Passenger Manifest for the SS Exeter

1936-03-24 SS Exeter Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: American Export Lines
  • Class of Passengers: One
  • Date of Departure: 13 April 1936
  • Route: Beirut for Boston and New York
  • Commander: Captain S. F. Ransone

 

1936-06-26 Passenger Manifest for the SS American Trader

1936-06-26 SS American Trader Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: American Merchant Lines
  • Class of Passengers: One
  • Date of Departure: 26 June 1936
  • Route: London to Boston and New York
  • Commander: Captain Harold Milde, U.S.N.R

 

1936-07-24 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Samaria II

1936-07-24 RMS Samaria Cabin Class Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 24 July 1936
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock
  • Commander: Captain J. McRostie

 

Passenger Manifest, Holland America Line TSS Statendam 1936

1936-08-06 TSS Statendam Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 6 August 1936
  • Route: Rotterdam to Boston and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
  • Commander: Commodore J. J. Bijl

 

1936-08-21 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Samaria

1936-08-21 RMS Samaria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 21 August 1936
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock
  • Commander: Captain J. McRostie

 

Front Cover, 1936-09-18 TSS Caledonia Passenger List

1936-09-18 TSS Caledonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 18 September 1936
  • Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast and Londonderry
  • Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

 

Passenger Manifest Cover, July 1937 Westbound Voyage - TSS Veendam

1937-07-24 TSS Veendam Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 24 July 1937
  • Route: Rotterdam to New York and Boston via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
  • Commander: Captain A. Filippo

 

Passenger Manifest Cover, August 1937 Westbound Voyage - TSS Statendam

1937-08-06 TSS Statendam Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 6 August 1937
  • Route: Rotterdam to New York and Boston via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
  • Commander: Commodore J. J. Bijl

 

1937-09-03 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Franconia

1937-09-03 RMS Franconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 3 September 1937
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock
  • Commander: Captain B. H. Davies

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing 11 September 1937 from Liverpool to New York via Dublin, Galway and Boston

1937-09-11 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 11 September 1937
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Dublin and Galway
  • Commander: Captain C. H. Bate, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line, Departing 25 September 1937 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Dublin and Galway

1937-09-25 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Third Class
  • Date of Departure: 25 September 1937
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Dublin and Galway
  • Commander: Captain E. Edkin, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Carinthia of the Cunard Line, Departing 15 January 1938 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Greenock

1938-01-15 RMS Carinthia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 15 January 1938
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Greenock
  • Commander: Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

22 July 1938 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1938-07-22 TSS California Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 22 July 1938
  • Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin
  • Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

 

19 August 1938 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1938-08-19 TSS California Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 19 August 1938
  • Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin and Cobh
  • Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

 

Front Cover, 1938-08-26 SS Caledonia Passenger List

1938-08-26 SS Caledonia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 26 August 1938
  • Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast and Londonderry
  • Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 10 September 1938 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Dublin and Galway

1938-09-10 RMS Laconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 10 September 1938
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Dublin and Galway
  • Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Franconia of the Cunard Line, Departing 19 August 1939 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Belfast and Greenock

1939-08-19 RMS Franconia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 19 August 1939
  • Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock
  • Commander: Commanded by Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Cunard Wharf at Boston Harbor.

Cunard Wharf at Boston Harbor. Postcard Published by the Metropolitan News Co., Boston. Postally Used in 1908. GGA Image ID # 1d4a512530

 

Boston Immigration Service

Long Wharf, Atlantic Avenue (foot of State Street).
Telephone, Main 380.
United States Commissioner of Immigration
Colonel George B. Billings
Assistant Commissioner
Jeremiah J. Hurley
Surgeon in Charge
Dr. M. V. Safford

The principal function of this Bureau is to examine arriving immigrants to see that the provisions of the various laws are carried out forbidding the landing of certain prohibited classes, among which are convicts, lunatics, idiots, persons suffering from loathsome or dangerous and contagious diseases, paupers, persons likely to become public charges, prostitutes, polygamists, contract laborers and others.

Immigrants arrived 1911:

  • Steerage 39,007
  • Cabin 22,889
  • Total. 61,896

Immigrants arrived 1912:

  • Steerage 48,194
  • Cabin 23,832
  • Total 72,026

 

Quarantine Department

100 Summer Street.
Telephone, Main 6084.

  • Chairman: F. X. Mahoney, M.D.
  • Commissioner: P. H. Mullowney, M.D.V.
  • Location of quarantine: Gallops Island, reached by the quarantine boat, the steamer “Vigilant.”
  • Hours of quarantine: sunrise to sunset.
  • Port Physician: F. X. Crawford, M.D.
  • Assistant Port Physician: Edward M. Looney, M.D.

The Quarantine Department is under the control of the Health Department of the city of Boston. The Board of Health makes regulations governing quarantine which are enforced by the Port Physician. The Port Physician, Assistant Port Physician, and all other employees on Gallops Island and on the boats necessary to carry into effect the rules, orders, and regulations of the Board of Health, are appointed by this department.

 

Bird's-Eye View of the Boston Waterfront, ca 1906.

Bird's-Eye View of the Boston Waterfront, ca 1906. Boston Docks and Harbor, With Sail and Steam Vessels, Including Side Wheelers. Detroit Publishing Company. Library of Congress # 2005691058. GGA Image ID # 1d4abdcf7b

 

The instructions and orders of the national government regarding the quarantine are enforced by the Port Physician through this department. The latter has entire charge and supervision of the quarantine station at Gallops Island where he or his assistant is in attendance continually.

On Gallops Island are located a dwelling house, two hospitals, dining hall, two buildings for the reception and care of immigrants, disinfecting plant, electric light plant, store house, etc.

The quarantine steamer “Vigilant,” 73 £ tons burden, about 5 feet in length, 17 feet beams, 8 feet deep, was built in Boston in 1866 at a cost of $18,000; rebuilt in 1912 at a cost of $15,000. The steamer “Relief,” which is an auxiliary quarantine boat was purchased in 1904, $3800.

 

Boston Chamber of Commerce, Handbook of the Port of Boston, Boston: The Committee on Foreign Trade of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1913, pp. 144, 212.

 

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