Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1930
Cabin Class Smoking Romm on the SS Athenia, 1930s. To Europe by Donaldson Atlantic Brochure. GGA Image ID # 205abb008b
Passenger lists for 1930 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa.
Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time.
Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination.
1930-01-29 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 January 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. G. Diggle, R.D., R.N.R.
1930-02-22 SS Minnekahda Passenger List
Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 February 1930
Route: London to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain J. Jensen
1930-02-27 SS Laurentic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 February 1930
Route: Mediterranean Cruise from New York to Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Monaco, Naples, Athens, Constantinople, Haifa, Alexandria, Syracuse, Naples, Monaco, Gibraltar, Cherbourg, and Southampton.
Commander: Captain E. L. Trant, R.D. (Cmdr. R.N.R., Retd.)
1930-04-05 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 5 April 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. G. Diggle, R.D., R.N.R.
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.
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 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
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
1930-06-12 SS Paris Passenger List
Steamship Line: CGT French Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 12 June 1930
Route: New York to Le Havre via Plymouth
Commander: Captain René Pugnet
1930-06-12 SS Stuttgart Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 12 June 1930
Route: New York to Bremen via Cobh (Queenstown) and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. Winter
1930-06-14 SS Baltic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 14 June 1930
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain E. Davies
1930-06-19 SS Alesia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Fabre Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 19 June 1930
Route: New York and Providence, RI to Ponta Delgada (Azores), Madeira, Piraeus (Athens), Salonica (Thessaloniki), Constantinople (Istanbul), Constanza (Romania?), Jaffa (Haifa), Beirut, and Marseilles
Commander: Captain Edmond MacQuin
1930-06-20 RMS Aurania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 20 June 1930
Route: Montréal to London via Plymouth and Le Havre
Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin, R.D., R.N.R.
1930-06-28 SS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin (STCA Passengers)
Date of Departure: 28 June 1930
Route: New York to Rotterdam via Plymouth and Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain Lieuwen
1930-07-04 SS Statendam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: First Class and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 4 July 1930
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Commodore Krol, Lieut. Sr. Grade. R.N.R.
1930-07-05 SS Europa Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 5 July 1930
Route: New York to Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton
Commander: Captain N. Johnsen
1930-07-12 RMS Ascania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 12 July 1930
Route: Southampton to Québec and Montréal via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. A. Hawkes, R.D., R.N.R.
1930-07-12 SS Minnekahda Passenger List
Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 12 July 1930
Route: London to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer
Commander: Captain J. Jensen
1930-07-25 SS Lapland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 25 July 1930
Route: Antwerp to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Harvey
1930-07-26 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 26 July 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Sir Arthur H. Rostron
1930-07-26 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 26 July 1930
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Captain Van Dulken
1930-07-26 RMS Tuscania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 26 July 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Le Havre
Commander: Captain William Rome
1930-08-02 RMS Mauretania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 2 August 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. Prothero
1930-08-02 SS Minnewaska Passenger List
Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 2 August 1930
Route: New York to Cherbourg and London
Commander: Captain Frank H. Claret, O.B.E., R.N.R
1930-08-05 SS George Washington Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 5 August 1930
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh (Queenstown)
Commander: Captain A. B. Randall
1930-08-06 RMS Homeric First Class Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 6 August 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. B. Bulman
1930-08-06 RMS Homeric Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 6 August 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. B. Bulman
1930-08-08 RMS Belgenland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 8 August 1930
Route: Antwerp to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. A. Morehouse
1930-08-09 TSS Rotterdam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: First Cabin
Date of Departure: 9 August 1930
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Captain Lieuwen
1930-08-13 SS Bremen Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 13 August 1930
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain L. Ziegenbein
1930-08-16 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 16 August 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Sir Arthur H. Rostron, K.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
1930-08-19 SS Vulcania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cosulich Line - Trieste
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Class
Date of Departure: 19 August 1930
Route: Naples to New York via Cannes
Commander: Captain Antonio Hreglich
1930-08-20 TSS California Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 20 August 1930
Route: Glasgow to New York via Belfast and Moville
Commander: Captain Robert Smart
1930-08-22 SS Deutschland First Class Passenger List
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 22 August 1930
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Buch
Note: First Class, Tourist Third Cabin, and Third Class each had their own passenger list booklet.
Récapitulation: 289 First Class, 375 Tourist Third Cabin, and 500 Third Class for a total of 1,164 Passengers and 47 Crew Members are listed for this voyage.
1930-08-22 RMS Doric Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 August 1930
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Glasgow
Commander: Captain W. H. P. Jackson
1930-08-22 SS Lapland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Red Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 22 August 1930
Route: Antwerp to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. Harvey
1930-08-22 SS Megantic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 23 August 1930
Route: Le Havre and Southampton to Québec and Montréal
Commander: Captain R. Hume
1930-08-22 Letitia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 August 1930
Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal via Liverpool and Belfast
Commander: Captain David Taylor
1930-08-29 SS Hamburg Passenger List
Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie / Hamburg America Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 August 1930
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain Koch
1930-08-30 RMS Carmania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 30 August 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Le Havre
Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.
1930-09-06 RMS Lancastria Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 6 September 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Le Havre
Commander: Captain B. B. Oram, R.D., R.N.R.
1930-09-08 SS America Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 8 September 1930
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg and Cobh (Queenstown)
Commander: Captain George Fried, U.S.N.R.
1930-09-17 SS President Harding Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 17 September 1930
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain John L. Beebe, USNR
1930-09-20 RMS Ausonia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 20 September 1930
Route: Southampton to Québec and Montréal via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain P. A. Murchie, R.D., R.N.R.
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.
1930-09-25 SS George Washington Passenger List
Steamship Line: United States Lines
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 25 September 1930
Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. B. Randall, U.S.N.R.
1930-09-27 SS Minnetonka Passenger List
Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 27 September 1930
Route: London to New York via Boulogne
Commander: Captain Thomas F. Gates
1930-09-27 SS Minnewaska Passenger List
Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 27 September 1930
Route: New York to Cherbourg and London via Halifax, NS
Commander: Captain Frank H. Claret
1930-09-27 TSS Statendam Passenger List
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 September 1930
Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Commodore Krol
1930-09-29 SS Columbus Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
Date of Departure: 29 September 1930
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain A. Ahrens
1930-10-01 RMS Majestic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 1 October 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. R. White, R.D. (Cmdr., R.N.R., Retd.)
1930-10-03 SS Bremen Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
Date of Departure: 3 October 1930
Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain L. Ziegenbein
1930-10-25 RMS Carmania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 25 October 1930
Route: Southampton to New York via Le Havre and Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.
Other 1930 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives
- Tourist Class SS De Grasse of the CGT French Line, Departing 1930-05-22 from New York to Le Havre via Plymouth, Commanded by Captain Etienne Robert
- Cabin and Tourist Class SS Lafayette of the CGT French Line, Departing 1930-08-09 from Le Havre to New York via Plymouth, Commanded by Captain Jules Chabot
Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1930 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].