SS Paris Passenger List - 7 September 1895

Extraordianarily Beautiful Graphics Adorn the Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Paris of the American Line, Departing 7 September 1895 from Southampton to New York, Commanded by Captain Frederick Watkins. GGA Image ID # 12bb67b696.

Second Cabin Passengers

1. Miss Jennie M. Austin
2. Mr. Harold N. Allen
3. Mrs. Allen
4. Mr. F. Ashton
5. Mrs. F. Ashton
6. Miss Lillian Ida Allon
7. Mr. George Anderson
8. Mr. Fred Adams
9. Mr. Jos. Arnould
10. Mrs. Lydia Arnould
11. Miss Florence Arnould
12. Mrs. Aima Auderberg
13. Mr. F. Brede
14. Mr. W. J. Balfe
15. Mrs. H. Bronard
16. Miss Daisy Bronard
17. Mr. De Bridart
18. Mrs. De Bidart
19. Mr. Jos. A. Busch
20. Miss M. W. Bennett
21. Mr. J. M. Brennen
22. Mr. Walter Bullock
23. Mr. Victor Betts
24. Miss Elizabeth Blomgoist
25. Mrs. Florence Bailey
26. Mrs. E. S. Brinton
27. Miss Jennie Burton
28. Mr. L. W. Bosart
29. Mr. H. J. Bosart
30. Miss Louise Burkhard
31. Mr. Wm. W. Baker
32. Mr. Broody
33. Miss Briggs
34. Mr. C. W. Booth
35. Mr. A. Burnley
36. Mr. Fred Bird
37. Miss Anna Bartel
38. Mr. E. J. T. Colborne
39. Mrs. Colborne and child
40. Mr. C. W. Cabeen
41. Miss Helen B. Coe
42. Miss Chambers
43. Mr. Robert Craig
44. Dr Edgar Caro
45. Mrs. Caro
46. Mr. Jas. S. Cherry
47. Mr. Jas. H. Coates
48. Mrs. Coates and two children
49. Mr. Thos. Dalzell
50. Mrs. Thos. Dalzell
51. Mrs. A. Dallas
52. Mrs. C. F. Daggett
53. Miss Florence Daggett
54. Mr. Thos. Downer
55. Mr. Alfred Downer
56. Miss Josephine Dubrenille
57. Miss Doran
58. Mr. John A. Drischell
59. Mrs. Drischell
60. Miss Doris Drischell
61. Mrs. Bessie Develin
62. Master James Develin
63. Mr. Carroll G. Dolman
64. Mr. John Duncanson
65. Mrs. Everest
66. Miss May Everest
67. Miss Mary Evans
68. Mr. George Emberson
69. Miss Eva L. Emberson
70. Mr. Arnold Eniode
71. Mr. Chas. W. Edwards
72. Mr. Jas. Eschen
73. Mrs. Eschen
74. Mrs. Martin Feldhaus
75. Mr. Chas. W. Fisher
76. Mr. J. G. Fawens
77. Mr. John Flickiger
78. Mr. Jas. Fitzgibbon
79. Miss Mary Fitzpatrick
80. Mrs. Ann Foot
81. Miss Amanda Gustayson
82. Mrs. Pattie Glowinski
83. Miss Edith Gray
84. Miss P. A. Gill
85. Miss Margareth Goetz
86. Miss Gouffe
87. Mr. Duncan Gurney
88. Mr. Fred G. Hirsch
89. Rev. J. T. Heilman
90. Mr. William Hornsby
91. Mrs. Rosina. Hornsby
92. Master William Fred Hornsby
93. Master George Edward Hornsby
94. Miss Martha Howe
95. Mrs. Haskell
96. Mr. George Wm. Howe
97. Miss Helen Bertha Hearle
98. Mr. Ed. Hillyer
99. Mrs. H. Hoffmann
100. Mr. C. Hoffmann
101. Mrs. C. Hoffmann
102. Mr. C. Hill
103. Mr. J. Hill
104. Miss J. Hennessy
105. Miss T. Henrikson
106. Mr. A. H. Holmstrom
107. Miss Emilie Hatch
108. Miss Eliza J. lngerson
109. Mrs. E. James
110. Miss M. James
111. Mrs. E. J. Jackson
112. Mr. F. J. Jenner
113. Mr. M. H. Jackson
114. Mrs. M. H. Jackson
115. Master C. Jackson
116. Master L. H. Jackson
117. Miss D. H. Jackson
118. Miss Johnson
119. Miss Ingleborg Johnson
120. Mr. Jeus Jensen
121. Mrs. Jensen
122. Mr. D. P. Jones
123. Mrs. Elizth. Knight
124. Miss Ella May Knight
125. Mrs. Kunigunde Krone
126. Mr. John Kramer
127. Miss Eliza Kettle
128. Mr. J. Keedwell
129. Miss Margt. Kennelly
130. Mr. Bertram Knights
131. Mr. F. Henry Kreiss
132. Miss L. D. Kelsey
133. Mrs. D. Lofts and Infant
134. Mrs. Isabel Lamson
135. Rev W. L. Ledwith
136. Mr. J. Austen Lewis
137. Miss Louise Lador
138. Miss Frida Locher
139. Mr. Lightfoot
140. Mr. M. D. Luchrs
141. Mrs. Luchrs
142. Mrs. Cath Luchrs
143. Miss Phoebe Luchrs
144. Miss Nellie Luchrs
145. Miss Fanny Luchrs
146. Mr. J. W Langley
147. Mrs. Langley
148. Miss A. Linsdell
149. Dr P. Leverre
150. Mrs. H. Langham
151. Mr. C. J. Langham
152. Miss Lina Molanan
153. Miss Sarah Jane Martin
154. Miss Alice Martin
155. Mrs. John Massey
156. Mr. H. B. Master
157. Mrs. B. Mayne
158. Mr. Robt. Maytune
159. Mr. Harry J. Millat
160. Mr. Win. Mudge
161. Mr. Wm. Mauer
162. Mrs. Mauer
163. Mr. Ludwig Moestue
164. Miss Annie McGinty
165. Mr. McKenzie
166. Mr. Wm. Mountjoy
167. Mr. G. H. Moffett
168. Mrs. Esther Mekelberg
169. Miss Bella Mekelberg
170. Master Jos. Mekelberg
171. Miss Miller
172. Miss Miller
173. Mr. John N. May
174. Mr. Isidor Meier
175. Mr. Savin Neilson
176. Mrs. John Noren
177. Mrs. Otto Neobis
178. Mr. P. Namedo
179. Mr. A. Namedo
180. Mr. E. Namedo
181. Mr. Tom Olson
182. Mr. Sol. Oppenheimer
183. Miss Annie O'Leary
184. Mrs. Wm. Oehler
185. Rev Chas. Perren
186. Mrs. Ellen Perren
187. Miss Maris Peter
188. Miss Fannie Peter
189. Miss Linda Palmer
190. Mrs. S. Piccaver
191. Miss Annie Piccaver
192. Master Alfred Piccaver
193. Miss Plummer
194. Mr. John Pilcher
195. Mr. W. C. Pool
196. Mrs. Pool
197. Miss Ada Pool
198. Miss Annie Pool
199. Mrs. Henriette Paulat
200. Master Edmund Paulat
201. Master Henry Paulat
202. Miss Elise Paulat
203. Mr. F. R. Pierson
204. Mrs. Eliz. Pardon
205. Master Clarence Pardon
206. Mr. S. Pinder
207. Mrs. E. S. Potter child and Infant
208. Mr. Jules Ruerat
209. Miss Grace Rogers
210. Mr. A. L. Rye
211. Mr. C. Rogers
212. Mdlle. Jenny Le Roger
213. Mrs. E. Read
214. Miss L. Robbins
215. Mrs. J. H. Richardson
216. Mrs. E. Reader
217. Mr. Rd. Reynolds
218. Mrs. Reynolds
219. Miss Barbara Rey
220. Miss Sophia Rey
221. Miss Karoline Rey
222. Miss L. J. Ray
223. Mr. Jas. Lewis Rake
224. Mr. D. Ridelsberger
225. Mr. J. P. Reig
226. Mrs. Sophie Rietmann
227. Master George Rietmanu
228. Miss Sophie Reitmann
229. Mr. B. Roberts Mrs. Roberts
230. Mr. George Standing
231. Mrs. Standing
232. Miss Alice Standing and Infant
233. Miss Snell
234. Mr. Louis Schwartz
235. Mrs. Frederica Schwartz
236. Mr. W. H. Smith
237. Mr. Adolf Sigmund
238. Miss Anna Sigmund
239. Mr. J. R. Smith
240. Mrs. Betsey Schaffenstein
241. Miss Sarah Schaffenstein
242. Miss Justine Schmidt
243. Mr. H. A. Simmons
244. Mrs. Magdalena Steiger
245. Miss Emma Steiger
246. Mrs. P. E Shertevant
247. Mr. P. T. O. Sullivan
248. Miss Minnie Sullivan
249. Mr. R. de Saussure
250. Mrs. Saussure
251. Mrs. Susan Schmidt
252. Mr. R. D. Sivado
253. Mrs. R. D. Sivado
254. Miss Ani Sivado
255. Miss Ino Sivado
256. Miss Annie Marie Stahl
257. Mr. N. Solomon
258. Mr. Sol. Toronski
259. Mrs. Fannie Toronski
260. Mr. J. Ashford Trenchard
261. Mr. Tufts
262. Mr. C. C. Torrey
263. Mr. C. B. Torrey
264. Prof. H. Tournier
265. Mr. Olof Torngvist
266. Mrs. A. J. Tobett
267. Master Albert Tobett
268. Mr. D. N. Turnajieff
269. Mr. T. J. Truscott
270. Mr. E. Trimby
271. Miss A. M. Trimby
272. Miss Mary Vinnscombe
273. Mrs. E. Valentiner
274. Miss Hattie Valentiner
275. Miss Johanna Valentiner
276. Master Theodore Valentiner and Infant
277. Mr. H. Vyvin
278. Mr. Thos. Wirth
279. Mrs. Wirth
280. Mrs. F. Wood
281. Miss Ethel Wood
282. Mrs. Charles Wright
283. Mr. Frank Wood
284. Miss Emma Wheatley
285. Mrs. Walden
286. Rev. Frank Where
287. Mrs. Where and Infant
288. Miss Anne Ward
289. Mrs. Caroline Winklemann
290. Mrs. J. Wickstrom
291. Master Arthur Wickstrom
292. Mr. Friederich Welch
293. Mr. Arthur Wm. Woodart
294. Mrs. Alice Wallis
295. Mrs. Albertine Wedle
296. Master Emil Wedle
297. Mr. George Yeo
298. Miss Grace Young
299. Miss Charlotte Young

Track Chart on the Back Cover, Second Cabin Passenger List for the 7 September 1895 Voyage of the SS Paris of the American Line. GGA Image ID # 12bb792eeb.

Passenger List Information

Second-Class Passenger List – SS Paris, American Line, 7 September 1895

 

Item Description

GGA is honored to present a meticulously preserved Second-Class Passenger List from the renowned SS Paris of the American Line, documenting its westbound voyage from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg on Saturday, 7 September 1895. Commanded by the distinguished Captain Frederick Watkins, this passenger list captures a pivotal moment in late 19th-century transatlantic travel, a time of innovation, elegance, and societal transformation.

The front cover is adorned with extraordinarily beautiful graphics, representative of the Victorian era’s artistic sophistication, and the back cover features an intricate track chart, offering a unique maritime navigational record. The artifact provides an intimate view of the lives and journeys of its second-class passengers, many of whom were prominent figures in commerce, academia, and society.

 

Key Features

1. Senior Officers

• Captain Frederick Watkins: Celebrated for his skilled leadership and professionalism during a period of rapid transatlantic travel growth.

2. Historical Context

The SS Paris was among the most advanced steamships of its time, offering second-class passengers a level of comfort and refinement previously unavailable to middle-class travelers. This passenger list stands as a testament to the ship's cultural and historical significance.

3. Artistic Design

The graphic design of the front cover is a prime example of Victorian-era artistry, blending maritime themes with intricate embellishments, making it a collectible piece of aesthetic and historical value.

 

Notable VIP Travelers

1. Rev. Frank Where

• Significance: A clergyman whose presence highlights the transatlantic exchange of religious and cultural ideas.
• Appeal: Represents the role of faith and spirituality during a transformative period in Western society.

2. Dr. Edgar Caro and Mrs. Caro

• Significance: Dr. Caro was likely a prominent medical professional, indicative of the educated elite traveling in second class.
• Appeal: Reflects the intellectual and professional caliber of passengers on the SS Paris.

3. Prof. H. Tournier

• Significance: An academic whose presence on the voyage underscores the global exchange of knowledge and culture.
• Appeal: Embodies the academic aspirations of the late 19th century.

4. Mr. Jos. Arnould and Family

• Significance: A family of apparent social standing, traveling together with purpose and distinction.
• Appeal: Provides insight into the familial dynamics and aspirations of transatlantic travelers.

5. Mrs. Florence Bailey

• Significance: A possible patron of the arts or society figure, contributing to the vibrant social fabric of the voyage.
• Appeal: Highlights the cultural diversity among passengers.

 

Conclusion

This Second-Class Passenger List from the SS Paris is a rare and valuable artifact, combining historical significance, artistic merit, and cultural insight.