RMS Aquitania Passenger List - 18 July 1931

Front Cover of a Second Class and Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 18 July 1931 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain E. G. Diggle, RD, RNR. GGA Image ID # 130ef968ef

Senior Officers and Staff

• Commander: Captain K. G. DIGGDE, R.D., R.N.R.
• Staff-Captain: E. J. RODGERS, R.D., R.N.R.
• Chief Officer: B. H. Davies, O.B.E.. R.D., R.N.R.
• Chief Engineer: L. Roberts
• Staff Chief Engineer: H. Bathgate
• Surgeon: G. A. Gooeden
• Asst. Surgeon: D. J. Jackson
• Purser: J. W. Laweer
• 2nd Purser: H. H. Cooper
• Asst. Purser: W. J. R. Jordan
• Second Class Purser: D. J. Tenquist
• Tourist Third Cabin Purser: R. E. Sisson
• Chief Steward: R. B. Powele
• Second Ceass Steward: C. Green
• Tourist Third Cabin Steward: J. Nichoees

Second Class Passengers

1. Mr. Percy J. Bartle
2. Rev. A. J. Bernatzky
3. Mrs. L. de Bonetti
4. Mr. E. de Bonetti
5. Miss J. de Bonetti
6. Mr. E. W. Bostelman
7. Mrs. Bostelman
8. Mr. Richard S. Boykin
9. Mrs. Boykin
10. Mrs. H. S. Chapman
11. Mrs. Olga Cirlin
12. Mrs. J. J. Cleary
13. Mr. M. Colchamiro
14. Miss M. Conaster
15. Mr. George Crauswick
16. Mrs. Crauswick
17. Dr. J. E. Crawford
18. Mrs. Crawford
19. Mr. A. J. Cullen
20. Mr. Frank B. Danehower
21. Mrs. Danehower
22. Prof. J. Devick
23. Miss Esther Dusovics
24. Mr. W. B. Eerdman
25. Mrs. L. Fleming
26. Mrs. A. M. E. Gapper
27. Mrs. Mabel M. Gatley
28. Mr. W. J. Gerhab
29. Mrs. Gerhab
30. Capt. Charles S. Gilbert
31. Mr. William H. Glover
32. Mrs. Glover
33. Mr. A. Goldberg
34. Mrs. E. V. Green
35. Rev. J. Franklin Haas
36. Mr. Henry A. Hamilton
37. Mr. Rene Hochreutiner
38. Mr. M. Hoffins
39. Dr. E. S. Homing
40. Mrs. A. Justice
41. Rev. J. B. Kenny
42. Rev. T. V. Liske
43. Dr. R. C. Long
44. Mr. A. Ludecke
45. Mrs. Ludecke
46. Mr. J. A. McGill
47. Mrs. McGill
48. Mrs. A. C. McShea
49. Mr. John T. May
50. Mr. E. H. Mead
51. Mr. L. Nainainville
52. Mr. A. P. Nasatir
53. Mrs. Mary A. Nash
54. Miss I. M. Neipp
55. Mr. S. Nussy
56. Mrs. Nussy
57. Mr. Herbert F. Parnum
58. Mr. R. F. Paterson
59. Mr. K. H. Read
60. Mrs. Read
61. Mrs. F. Slotwinska
62. Mrs. T. Duff Smith
63. Miss Isabella H. Smith
64. Mr. Daniel B. South
65. Mrs. South
66. Mr. A. Warmisham
67. Mrs. Warmisham
68. Mr. C. de Wilde
69. Mrs. de Wilde
70. Mrs. M. G. Williams
71. Mr. Oliver Wilson
72. Prof. H. G. Wood
73. Mr. A. C. Woodward

Tourist Third Cabin Passengers

1. Miss L. H. Abbott
2. Mr. J. Addis
3. Mrs. Addis
4. Mr. F. W. Alger
5. Mr. J. B. Andosca
6. Dr. C. Aranowici
7. Miss M. Bacon
8. Mr. U. R. Barr
9. Mrs. C. Bartlie
10. Mr. E. P. Bauer
11. Mrs. Bauer
12. Miss H. Baxter
13. Mrs. E. Baxter
14. Mr. C. Bender
15. Mr. G. Bender
16. Mr. M. M. Berman
17. Mrs. Berman
18. Miss I. Bez
19. Mr. W. Bienert
20. Mr. M. E. Black
21. Miss M. Blaser
22. Mr. W. H. Brandt
23. Mr. C. H. Brockie
24. Mrs. R. Brooke
25. Mr. H. Budd
26. Mr. Buggart
27. Miss R. Burnside
28. Miss E. Cabena
29. Miss M. Caplan
30. Miss M. Carruthers
31. Mr. R. Carruthers
32. Mrs. Carruthers
33. Mr. F. Chambers
34. Mr. E. H. Chattaway
35. Miss F. V. Clark
36. Mr. M. Cogavin
37. Mrs. E. Coker
38. Miss J. Coker
39. Miss F. Condit
40. Miss D. W. Cooke
41. Miss N. M. Cox
42. Mr. A. Craddock
43. Mr. C. C. Cushing
44. Mr. C. F. Dalton
45. Mr. D. Davies
46. Mrs. Davies
47. Mr. C. K. Davis
48. Mrs. Davis
49. Mr. M. Davis
50. Miss O. Deak
51. Miss S. Deak
52. Miss A. Dingley
53. Miss Dodewitz
54. Mr. J. J. Dowling
55. Miss E. Earhart
56. Miss M. C. Farrant
57. Mr. M. Fein
58. Mr. C. P. Fell
59. Mrs. S. C. Forsyth
60. Miss M. L. Garwood
61. Mrs. C. Gluck
62. Miss A. Gluck
63. Dr. M. Gompertz
64. Mr. F. Gordon
65. Mr. D. C. Griffin
66. Mrs. Griffin
67. Mr. A. S. Grote
68. Miss D. Gumbrill
69. Mr. R. Hall
70. Mrs. Hall
71. Mr. A. Hamilton
72. Mr. I. L. Handin
73. Mr. M. Hansen
74. Mrs. Hansen
75. Mrs. D. Hartley
76. Miss A. Hegarty
77. Dr. J. N. Hillman
78. Miss M. Hinchcliffe
79. Miss J. Hogeland
80. Mr. S. C. Holzman
81. Mr. C. F. Hovey
82. Mr. D. Hudgins
83. Mr. W. Hughes
84. Miss J. Jackman
85. Mr. W. H. Jenkinson
86. Mrs. Jenkinson
87. Mr. G. H. Johnson
88. Mr. F. Julyan
89. Mrs. Julyan
90. Miss E. Lamb
91. Mr. S. Lavine
92. Mr. J. Lewis
93. Mrs. M. J. Lewis
94. Mr. Lipis
95. Dr. W. Lloyd-Pierce
96. Mr. E. Loeher
97. Miss Luippold

98. Miss M. Mack
99. Mr. C. J. Madlinger
100. Mr. F. W. Magowan
101. Miss E. Mawson
102. Mr. J. Melady
103. Mrs. J. Melady
104. Miss E. Melady
105. Mr. C. Mercer
106. Mrs. Mercer
107. Miss P. Miller
108. Mr. J. F. Murphy
109. Mrs. A. H. Neall
110. Mrs. W. L. Nicholls
111. Miss Nicholls
112. Mr. T. Parker
113. Mrs. Parker
114. Miss G. F. Parker
115. Master L. W. Parker
116. Miss E. Patterson
117. Miss T. V. Payne
118. Capt. H. N. Penlington
119. Mrs. Penlington
120. Mr. J. D. Pettus
121. Mrs. Pettus
122. Miss A. E. Phillips
123. Mr. H. Pille
124. Mrs. Pille
125. Mr. W. Plumb
126. Mrs. C. D. Pohla
127. Mr. E. D. Pohla
128. Miss E. Pusey
129. Miss A. S. Quarrie
130. Mr. J. J. Rackham
131. Mr. J. Raieff
132. Mr. Rauch
133. Mr. J. W. Rhoades
134. Mrs. Rhoades
135. Mr. A. Roberts
136. Mrs. W. Rohlf
137. Mr. E. Rolf
138. Dr. E. Romig
139. Mrs. F. A. Rookard
140. Mr. Ruttencutter
141. Mrs. Ruttencutter
142. Miss A. Sagar
143. Miss R. Sagar
144. Mr. PL Sauerwein
145. Mr. R. L. Schafer
146. Miss E. Scherer
147. Mrs. E. Sheidler
148. Mr. Shopick
149. Mr. D. B. Shulman
150. Mrs. L. Silverberg
151. Mr. J. Simon
152. Mr. B. Skinner
153. Mr. C. Sokolove
154. Mr. J. Spanbock
155. Mr. Steck
156. Mr. J. Stein
157. Miss M. Stevenson
158. Mr. R. P. Stross
159. Miss W. Stubbington

160. Miss E. Towne
161. Mr. J. Trajstman
162. Mrs. Trajstman
163. Miss Trajstman
164. Mr. W. Tripp
165. Mr. Trousselot
166. Mr. G. Tupper
167. Mr. H. Van der Meer
168. Mr. H. Van Doom
169. Mr. W. C. Walton
170. Miss S. C. Walton
171. Mr. W. P. Ward
172. Mr. H. L. Weatherall
173. Mrs. Weatherall
174. Mr. Weatherall
175. Mr. W. Wedekind
176. Miss Whiteley
177. Mr. T. Whittingdale
178. Mrs. M. Wiita
179. Miss L. Wiita
180. Mr. J. M. Wilson
181. Dr. C. K. Wingo
182. Dr. Wolfensherger
183. Mr. J. B. Woods
184. Miss I. Woods
185. Miss O. L. Woods
186. Mr. B. Zobel

RECOVERY OF U.S. HEAD TAX.

Passongers who desire to claim refund of Head Tax are required to comply with the following :—

1. Temporary visitors to the United States should state in Question 24 on the U.S. Declaration Form, which should be completed at the time of booking, that they intend to leave the United States within a period of 60 days from the date of entry.
2. Application should be made to the Purser of the Westbound steamer for receipt covering the U.S Head Tax paid. This is necessary to facilitate refund of the Head Tax after passengers have left the United States.
3. Passengers should apply to the U.S. Immigrant Inspector at the port of arrival for Head Tax Transit Certificate (U.S. Form 514) without which form no refund of Head Tax will be considered by the U.S. Immigration Authorities, even though passengers should leave the U.S. within 60 days and would otherwise be entitled to refund of the Head Tax under existing U.S. law.
4. Refund of Head Tax will only be made by the U.S. Authorities when completed Forms 514 are filed with them within a period of 120 days from the date of entry into the U.S. as shewn on the top right hand corner of the U.S. Form 514. No application for refund of Head Tax will be considered by the U.S. Authorities after the expiry of such period.

Although the period of time between arrival at a Canadian port and departure from the United States may exceed 60 days, this does not necessarily mean that persons in this category are prohibited from securing refund of Head Tax, so long as the actual period spent in the U.S. does not exceed 60 days.

The application for refund, however, must be filed with the U.S. Immigration Authorities within 120 days of the actual date of crossing the border from Canada into the U.S.

Passengers returning to Europe in Cunard Line steamers may—on presentation of the necessary documents—viz. :— Transit Certificate Form 514 completed, and the Company’s receipt for Head Tax paid—obtain refund of Head Tax from the Purser, providing the passengers have left the U.S. within the prescribed period of 60 days, and the completed Form 514 can be filed with the U.S. Authorities within 120 days of entry into the United States.

Refund of Head Tax: is subject to strict compliance with the above procedure.

Title Page Including Listing of Senior Officers and Staff, RMS Aquitania Second Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List, 18 July 1931. Title Page Contains Autograph of a Staff Member (Malcolm Hoy?). GGA Image ID # 21d3dfba6d

Passenger List Information

RMS Aquitania Passenger List – 18 July 1931

 

Item Description

An authentic Second Class and Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Aquitania, detailing the voyage departing 18 July 1931. This rare artifact offers insight into the social dynamics and travel experiences of passengers aboard one of the most iconic Cunard liners.

 

Key Features

• Date of Voyage: 18 July 1931.
• Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, connecting European travelers to America.
• Class: Second Class and Tourist Third Cabin, appealing to middle-class passengers seeking comfort and affordability.
• Commander: Captain E. G. Diggle, R.D., R.N.R., celebrated for his service and leadership.
• Contents: Features a comprehensive passenger roster, senior staff directory, and details about onboard amenities and services.

 

Associated Vessel

The RMS Aquitania, celebrated as "The Ship Beautiful," was a marvel of design and functionality. It served multiple roles, including a luxury liner and wartime troopship, embodying Cunard's legacy of innovation and resilience.

 

Historical and Design Highlights

• Historical Context: This journey represents a peak era for transatlantic crossings, emphasizing luxury and accessibility for a broader demographic.
• Design Features: The passenger list reflects the Art Deco design aesthetics of the 1930s, featuring elegant typography and sophisticated layout.
• Cultural Significance: Highlights the evolution of ocean travel, blending comfort, style, and practicality for passengers across classes.

 

Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers)

• Rev. A. J. Bernatzky: A theologian known for his writings on interfaith dialogue.
• Capt. Charles S. Gilbert: A decorated naval officer with significant contributions to maritime navigation.
• Prof. J. Devick: An academic whose research influenced early 20th-century educational reforms.
• Dr. J. E. Crawford: A prominent physician and advocate for public health initiatives.
• Mrs. Olga Cirlin: A philanthropist and patron of the arts in the interwar period.
• Capt. H. N. Penlington: A distinguished military figure, recognized for his valor and strategic leadership.
• Dr. C. Aranowici: An innovator in medical science, particularly in surgical techniques.
• Miss Amelia Dingley: A pioneering journalist documenting the changing roles of women in society.

Additional names may hold untapped historical value, offering opportunities for further research and discovery.

 

Conclusion

This passenger list from the RMS Aquitania is a compelling artifact of the golden age of ocean liners. It captures the elegance, innovation, and human stories of transatlantic travel during a transformative era.