Canadian Pacific Line Passenger Lists 1908-1953
All Canadian Pacific Line Passenger Lists from 1908 through 1953, including Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and Canadian Pacific Ocean Services (CPOS).
The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) began operating transatlantic steamships in 1903 between Halifax and the United Kingdom until 1915 when it spun off the steamship portion of its business (which included the Allan Line) into the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ocean Services Ltd.
The Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Steamship Line offered First Class (via their Empress Ocean Liners) and Cabin Service between Montreal and Quebec Canada and Southampton - Liverpool; Glasgow - Belfast; Cherbourg - Antwerp; and, Queenstown - Hamburg. During the winter, departures are from Saint John NB.
1908-06-26 RMS Empress of Britain Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 26 June 1908
Route: Liverpool to Quebec
Commander: Captain J. A. Murray
Notable Passengers: Rev. R. Lennie, Rev. T. J. Stockley, Rev. T. Wilson, and Mr. John Russell
1909-04-09 RMS Empress of Britain Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 9 April 1909
Route: Liverpool to St. John, NB (Landing Mails at Halifax)
Commander: Captain J. A. Murray
Notable Passengers: Hon. E. Dewdney, Professor J. Denny, Dr. G. Goldsworthy Gale, and Engineer CDR G. H. Morris, R.N.
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1913-04-18 RMS Empress of Britain Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
Class of Passengers: Second Saloon
Date of Departure: 18 April 1913
Route: St. John, NB to Liverpool
Commander: Captain Jas. A. Murray
Notable Passengers: Capt. W. R. Russell, Engineer Lt. H. G. Moon, R.N., Mrs. A. Lawrence, and Miss Joan Magee
1919-08-16 SS Pretorian Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 16 August 1919
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
Commander: Captain J. Hall
Notable Passengers: Mrs. I. M. Adam, Mr. C. Pryce, Dr. A. Ham, and Miss M. Adair
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1920-05-08 SS Victorian Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 8 May 1920
Route: Quebec to Liverpool
Commander: Captain H. L. WAITE
Notable Passengers: Mrs. Florence Corless and Miss Constance Corless, Rev. F. A. Guerra, Rupert Graves, Dr. O. H. O'Donoghue, and Rev. Nelson C. Smith
1920-07-28 SS Empress of France Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 July 1920
Route: Liverpool to Quebec
Commander: Captain E. Cook
Notable Passengers: Capt. Dunstan, Mrs. J. E. Ascoli, Mr. H. Sibbons, and Mr. P. S. Langtry
1921-05-28 SS Melita Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 May 1921
Route: Montreal to Liverpool
Commander: Captain H. Parry
Notable Passengers: Dr. George H. Allen, Prof. Wilbur R. Cooke, Rev. R. A. Armstrong, and Col. C. Cantley.
1921-09-06 SS Metagama Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 6 September 1921
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
Commander: Captain J. Turnbull
🛳 SS Corsican Passenger List (24 June 1922) – Transatlantic Voyage from Montréal to Glasgow
A Voyage Across the Atlantic: Notable Passengers, Historical Significance & Ship Features
The SS Corsican, a Canadian Pacific Line steamship, embarked on its transatlantic voyage from Montréal to Glasgow on 24 June 1922. This passenger list provides an extraordinary look into the lives of travelers aboard this voyage, from academics and military personnel to socialites and religious figures.
For historians, genealogists, educators, and students, this primary source document offers a snapshot of early 20th-century transatlantic migration, tourism, and business travel. Not only does it highlight notable individuals, but it also illuminates shipboard life, travel conditions, and the cultural connections between Canada, the United States, and the UK during this period.
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 June 1922
Route: Montréal to Glasgow
Commander: Captain W. Davidson
Notable Passengers: Professor Wallace Notestein, Professor G. L. Plimpton, Major L. F. Goodwin, Rev. Clifford S. Weaver, Rev. Gervaise Roughton, Miss Katherine Howard, Miss Dorothy Knight, Mr. Edward I. Prescott, and Mrs. Bliss Perry & Miss Margaret Perry.
1923-06-22 SS Montrose Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 June 1923
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Greenock
Commander: Captain H. Parry
Notable Passengers: Major C. F. Hepburn, Dr. W. P. Peake, Colonel W. G. Eliot, and Professor A. L. Field-Marsden
1923-06-29 SS Montcalm Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 June 1923
Route: Montréal to Liverpool
Commander: Captain A. Rennie, O.B.E.
Notable Passengers: Sir Edward Crowe, Lady Crowe & Master Colin Crowe, Dr. Clovis G. Chappel, Dr. J. H. Cascaden, Rev. Dan F. Bradley, Miss Harriet Bardwell, Miss Ethel Brubaker, Dr. B. V. Ferguson, Mr. G. E. Bolshaw, Mrs. E. H. Baldwin, Dr. H. G. Noffsinger, Dr. E. M. Eberts, Rev. Father L. Le Grand, Miss Lucille Jamison, Mrs. M. J. Deardoff, Dr. Norman W. Cox, Mr. John M. Gallagher, and Mr. Frederick C. Roberts
1923-07-13 SS Montcalm Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 13 July 1923
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Greenock
Commander: Captain A. Rennie
Notable Passengers: Sir John Calder, Major-General Lord Lovat, K.T., K.C.M.G., Captain F. M. W. Harvey, V.C., M.C., Lieutenant-Colonel G. L. Courthope, M.C., M.P., Professor R. S. Troup, C.I.E., M.A., Dr. P. A. Nestos, Dr. C. C. Elliott, Dr. C. G. Clements, Rev. J. R. Crea, and Dr. E. M. Watson
1923-07-13 SS Montcalm Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 13 July 1923
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Greenock
Commander: Captain A. Rennie
1923-07-13 Montlaurier Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 13 July 1923
Route: Quebec to Liverpool
Commander: Captain J. Turnbull
1923-08-17 SS Metagama Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin (Includes Overseas Education League Members)
Date of Departure: 17 August 1923
Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal via Belfast
Commander: Captain W. Henderson
1924-05-23 SS Marloch Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 23 May 1924
Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal via Belfast
Commander: Captain G. Hamilton
1924-08-14 SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 14 August 1924
Route: Hamburg to Quebec via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. Gillies
1924-09-05 SS Montroyal Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 5 September 1924
Route: Liverpool to Quebec
Commander: Captain R. G. Latta
1925-09-11 SS Marburn Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 11 September 1925
Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal via Belfast
Commander: Captain P. A. Stewart
1926-06-30 SS Melita Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 30 June 1926
Route: Antwerp, Southampton, and Cherbourg to Québec and Montréal
Commander: Captain A. H. Notley
1927-02-18 SS Montrose Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 February 1927
Route: Liverpool to Saint John, N.B. via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain E. Landy
1927-07-29 SS Montclare Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 29 July 1927
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain G. S. Webster
1928-05-04 SS Minnedosa Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 4 May 1928
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain J. F. Dolt
1928-07-14 SS Empress of Australia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 14 July 1928
Route: Southampton to Québec via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. G. Latta
1928-08-18 SS Empress of France Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 August 1928
Route: Southampton to Quebec via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain E. Griffiths, RNR
1929-04-20 Empress of Asia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 20 April 1929
Route: Vancouver and Victoria to Manila via Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai, and Hong Kong
Commander: Captain A. J. Hailey, R.N.R.
1929-07-20 SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 20 July 1929
Route: Southampton to Quebec via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. Turnbull, C.B.E., R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.
1929-09-07 SS Montroyal Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 September 1929
Route: Southampton and Cherbourg to Quebec
Commander:Captain J. P. Lewis
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1930-06-12 SS Empress of Canada Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 12 June 1930
Route: Vancouver and Victoria to Manila via Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, and Hong Kong
Commander: Captain A. J. Hailey, R.N.R.
1931-03-28 SS Duchess of York Passenger List
Class of Passengers: First Class
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Date of Departure: 28 March 1931
Route: Cruise from New York to Hamilton, Bermuda
Commander: Captain R. N. Stuart
1931-09-04 SS Duchess of Bedford Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 4 September 1931
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain H. Sibbons
1932-08-05 SS Empress of Canada Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 5 August 1932
Route: Manila to Victoria and Vancouver via Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, and Honolulu
Commander: Captain A. J. Hailey, R. N. R.
Notable Passengers: Fritz Sick, Alfred Kohlberg, LT Clarke, M.F.S., Dr. H. W. Preger, and Graeme D. Nicholl
1932-09-09 SS Duchess of Atholl Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 9 September 1932
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain D. S. McQueen
1932-10-14 SS Duchess of Bedford Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 14 October 1932
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain H. Sibbons
1932-10-15 SS Montrose Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 15 October 1932
Route: Hamburg to Québec via Southampton and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain J. F. Dott
1932-10-22 SS Empress of Canada
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 22 October 1932
Route: Vancourver and Victoria to Manila via Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, and Hong Kong
Commander: Captain A. J. Hailey, R.N.R.
Notable Passengers: Sir John Hope Simpson (1868–1961), R. H. Henderson, C.M.G., M.P., Dr. Ellen P. Fullerton, Capt. G. H. A. Sington, Major General A. H. Eustace, Rev. Desrochers, C.S.C. and Rev. Dion, C.S.C., Miss Joan Beith, Dr. H. C. Chang, Mr. C. B. Nelson, M.I.M.E., Mrs. Ely Buell, Col. M. Kincaid-Smith, and Sister Julitta & Sister Angela.
Provenance: This Passenger List originates from the Chris Crofts Collection.
1933-05-12 SS Duchess of Atholl Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 12 May 1933
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain D. S. McQueen
1935-06-12 Empress of Australia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 12 June 1935
Route: Southampton to Québec
Commander: Captain A. Rothwell
1936-08-29 SS Montclare Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise Members
Date of Departure: 29 August 1936
Route: Liverpool - The Azores - Santa Cruz - Teneriffe - Madeira - Liverpool
Commander: Captain W. S. Brown
1937-06-16 SS Empress of Australia Passenger List
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Date of Departure: 16 June 1937
Route: Québec to Cherbourg and Southampton
Commander: Captain W. G. Busk-Wood
1937-08-17 SS Duchess of Richmond Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 17 August 1937
Route: Southampton to Québec and Montréal via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain H. A. Moore
1937-08-24 SS Empress of Australia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 August 1937
Route: Southampton to Québec via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. G. Busk-Wood
1937-09-24 SS Duchess of Atholl Passenger List
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Date of Departure: 24 September 1937
Route: Montréal to Glasgow, Belfast, and Liverpool
Commander: Captain W. B. Coyle
1938-06-18 SS Montcalm Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise Members
Date of Departure: 18 June 1938
Route: Atlantic Isles and Seaboard Cruise from Tilbury. (London - Gibraltar - Casablanca - Madeira - Lisbon - London)
Commander: Captain D. Pert
1938-08-19 SS Duchess of Bedford Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 19 August 1938
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain A. R. Meikle, R.D., R.N.R.
1939-08-04 SS Montrose Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 4 August 1939
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain H. J. Ferguson, D.S.C.
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1949-08-05 Empress of France Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
Date of Departure: 5 August 1949
Route: Montreal to Liverpool
Commander: Captain B. B. Grant, R.D., R.N.R.
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1950-05-30 SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 30 May 1950
Route: Liverpool to Quebec via Greenock
Commander: Captain E. A. Shergold
1950-07-21 SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 21 July 1950
Route: Quebec to Liverpool via Greenock
Commander: Captain E. A. Shergold
1951-07-31 Empress of Canada Passenger Lists
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 31 July 1951
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
Commander: Captain C. E. Duggan, R.D., R.N.R.
1951-08-21 Empress of Canada Passenger Lists
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 21 August 1951
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
Commander: Captain J. P. Dobson, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.
1953-01-21 SS Empress of Scotland Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
Date of Departure: 21 January 1953
Route: Southampton to Halifax, NS and New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. E. Duggan, R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.
1953-09-15 SS Empress of France Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
Date of Departure: 15 September 1953
Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal
Commander: Captain C. L. Bell, R.D., R.N.R.
1953-12-16 SS Empress of Australia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 16 December 1953
Route: Liverpool to Saint John, NB
Commander: Captain C. L. de H. Bell, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.
