Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1947

Passenger lists for 1947 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.

1947-02-13 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Queen Elizabeth

1947-02-13 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 13 February 1947
  • Route: Southampton to New York
  • Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

1947-05-24 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Queen Elizabeth

1947-05-24 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 24 May 1947
  • Route: New York to Southampton
  • Commander: Captain C. G. Illingworth, R.D., R.N.R.

 

1947-09-05 Passenger List for SS America II

1947-09-05 SS America Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: United States Lines
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 5 September 1947
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg and Cobh
  • Commander: Commodore Harry Manning

 

1947-09-11 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Queen Elizabeth

1947-09-11 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 11 September 1947
  • Route: Southampton to New York
  • Commander: Captain J. D. Snow, R.D., R.N.R.

 

1947-09-19 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Queen Mary

1947-09-19 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 19 September 1947
  • Route: Southampton to New York
  • Commander: Commodore C. G. Illingworth, R.D., R.N.R.

 

1947-09-25 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Media

1947-09-25 RMS Media Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 25 September 1947
  • Route: Liverpool to New York
  • Commander: Captain R. G. Thelwell, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing 14 October 1947 from Southampton to New York Via Cherbourg

1947-10-14 RMS Mauretania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 14 October 1947
  • Route: Southampton to New York Via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain R. B. G. Woollatt, R.D., R.N.R.

 

1947-12-30 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Orion

1947-12-30 RMS Orion Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Orient Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 30 December 1947
  • Route: London (Tilbury) to Sydney via Aden, Colombo, Port Said, Fremantle, and Melbourne
  • Commander: Captain C. Fox, C.B.E.

 

Passenger Lists By Year Continued

Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1947 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].

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