Voyage of Influence: Saloon Passenger List of the RMS Carmania, 5 June 1906

📌 Discover the notable passengers aboard the RMS Carmania’s 5 June 1906 voyage from New York to Liverpool. Explore connections to elite society, military history, diplomacy, religion, and fashion during the Edwardian era. Ideal for students, teachers, genealogists, and historians.

Saloon Passenger List from the RMS Carmania of the Cunard Line, Departing 5 June 1906 from New York to Liverpool, Commanded by Captain John Pritchard. Cunard Daily Bulletin: SS Carmania, 7 June 1906. GGA Image ID # 1311a603df

🌟 A Voyage Through Society: Review & Highlights

This 1906 Saloon Passenger List of the RMS Carmania offers a vivid cross-section of transatlantic society at the dawn of the Edwardian era—highlighting not only the opulence of ocean travel but also the diversity of its elite passengers. For teachers, students, genealogists, and historians, this list is a treasure trove for tracing elite social networks, military affiliations, and academic or religious careers, all within the context of one of Cunard’s premier liners.

Senior Officers and Staff

Commander: Captain John Pritchard

Saloon Passengers

1. Miss Ethel Austin
2. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Beckwith
3. Miss Beckwith
4. Lady Evelyn Baring and maid
5. Mr. D. H. Beckett
6. Mrs. M. W. Burt
7. Col. Edward Lyman Bill
8. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Bliss
9. Miss Bliss
10. Mr. Cornelius L. Butts
11. Mrs. Grace H. Bacon
12. Mrs. Wm. P. Boyd
13. Miss Margaret Boyd
14. Mr. Wm. P. Boyd
15. Mrs. G. Barton
16. Miss Bartlett
17. Mrs. J. Bueno
18. Mr. C. Bortoli
19. Mr. and Mrs. Geo P. Cutler
20. Mr. A. G. Clarke
21. Miss Callender and maid
22. Mr. Arthur Cook
23. Mrs. Herbert Carter
24. Mr. Cecil Cochrane
25. Mr. Wm. Carr
26. Dr. R. J. Cooke
27. Mis. George Crouch
28. Master Arthur G. Crouch
29. Mr. Henry M. Cohen
30. Mr. Nathaniel Cohen
31. Miss Fannie Cohen
32. Miss Small Cohen
33. Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Constable
34. Miss Dorothy Constable
35. Mr. John Cheshire
36. Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Cooke
37. Mr. S. W. Cropper
38. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Cunningham
39. Miss Cunningham
40. Rev. W. H. Campbell
41. Mr. Frederic Cliff
42. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dickinson
43. Mr. E. N. Dickerson and Valet
44. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Douglas
45. Mr. T. Dryden
46. Mr. F. G. Dixon
47. Mr. J. G. Dickson
48. Miss Marie Ewing
49. Miss de Forest
50. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Fraser
51. Master Duncan Fraser
52. Mr. Brinsley Fitzgerald and valet
53. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Fowles
54. Miss Gertrude F. Fowles
55. Miss Gladys M. Fowles
56. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Field
57. Miss Doris Field
58. Miss Myra Field
59. Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Freeman
60. Mr. W. T. Giesse
61. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Gross
62. Mr. C. J. Garland
63. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Haines
64. Mis» Julia Haines
65. Miss Lydia Haines
66. Mr. F. J. W. Hunter
67. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hodgens
68. Master Thomas Hodgens and maid
69. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hyman
70. Miss H. B. Mewson
71. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hodgson
72. Master Hodgson
73. Miss Hodgson
74. Mr. C. F. Harding
75. Mr. Eward Harrison
76. Miss C. Harrison
77. Capt. and Mrs. H. K. Hayter, infant, and nurse
78. Mrs. S. M. Hofhheimer
79. Miss Gertrude Hirst
80. Mrs. S. Hudson
81. Mrs. VV. L. Horbury
82. Mr. Fred Hewetson
83. Mrs. Janis
84. Miss Janis
85. Mr. Robert Jackson
86. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Johnson
87. Mrs Edward B. Jermyn
88. Miss Emma Jermyn
89.  Mr. George N. Jennings
90. Dr. C. H. Jennings
91. Mr. W. H. B. Kleiner
92. Mrs. E. Kingsand
93. Mr. S. H. M. Killik
94. Mr. Gordon W. Kitchen
95. Mrs. J. Kemp
96. Mr. Ï. Kukuchi
97. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Keim
98. Mr. George M. Keiser
99. Mis. Wm. C. Keiser
100. Miss Frances H Keiser
101. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Kent
102. Master R. B. Kent
103. Miss Emiiy Kent
104. Mr. A. Kitchener
105. Mr. James Knott
106. Mrs. J. Lawrence Lee
107. Mrs. Henry L. Lee
108. Miss Margaret Lee and maid
109. Mrs. A. Laurie
110. Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Large
111. Mr. A. H. Lloyd
112. Mr. Chas. Lang
113. Mr. and Mrs. J. Marshall
114. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Meyer
115. Miss Ethel L. Meyer and governess
116. Master Chas. H. Meyer
117. Mr. and Mrs. John Mullins
118. Rev. F. E. Mortimer
119. Mr. H. A. Macintyre
120. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh and maid
121. Mr. Chas. Macdonald
122. Miss Macgregor
123. Mr. Eugene Meyer, Jr.
124. Mr. and Mrs. V. Michaelson
125. Mr. F. Henry Mahoney
126. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Meyer
127. Miss Meyeland maid
128. Mr. McNulty
129. Sir Andrew McDonald
130. Mr. Hugh Miller
131. Miss U. E. Malcolm
132. Mr. E. O. Moyna
133. Mr. M. \V. Muir
134. Mr. Harold E. Nash
135. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Nason
136. Miss Frances Ogden
137. Mr. Chas. H. Owen
138. Mrs. Annie Price
139. Miss Margaret Post
140. Mr. W. A. Powell
141. Mr. L. B. Purdey
142. Mrs. Julia Purdey
143. Mr. Austin Porritt
144. Major Parkin
145. Mr. W. F. Pitel
146. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Platt
147. Mr. Chas. H. Parsons
148. Mr. J. W. Palmer
149. Dr. J. A. Phillips
150. Mrs. J. Phillips
151. Mr. A. W. Pearse
152. Mr. J. Percival
153. Mr. A. W. Pearse
154. Lt. A. H. Pullman
155. Mrs. C. Rapelye
156. Mr. Ernest Rennie
157. Mr. Robert Rankin
158. Miss Mary Y. Robinson
159. Miss Anna B. Robinson
160. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reiber
161. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Re Qua
162. Mr. Haven Re Qua
163. Master Howard Re Qua
164. Miss Catherine Re Qua
165. Miss C. Rawlimon
166. Dr. N. N. Riddle
167. Mrs. Reynolds
168. Miss Reynolds
169. Miss Reynolds
170. Mr. W. Richardson
171. Mrs. A. W. Rhodes
172. Miss May Rhodes
173. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Robinson
174. Mr. W. G. Schnitzlein
175. Mr. J. Henry Smith and valet
176. Mr. W. P. Stewart
177. Dr. J. J. Suckert
178. Mr. W. T. Stern
179. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Shainwald and maid
180. Miss Maisie Shainwald
181. Miss Marion Shainwald
182. Miss M. Sammis
183. Mr. Frederick H. Swan
184. Mrs. Frances B Swan
185. Miss Anna Scherz
186. Miss M. J. Stuart
187. Mr. W. B. Skinner
188. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Scott
189. Mr. R. A. W. Sloan
190. Mr. Win. Stewart
191. Miss Stina Stewart
192. Mr. K. Sudzuki
193. Miss M. R. Sherman
194. Mr. Geo. M. Spiegle
195. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Shrigley
196. Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Thompson
197. Master Roosevelt Thompson
198. Hon. Lambert Tree and manservant
199. Mr. Frederick Trapp
200. Mr. and Mrs. Percival Tatterslield
201. Miss Olga Tatterslield
202. Master Gerald Tatterslield
203. Mrs. James E. Tatterslield
204. Miss Alice Wardman
205. Mr. Alfred Willis
206. Mr. G. (i. Willis
207. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney W. Winslow
208. Miss Mabel Winslow
209. Mrs. and Mrs. Frederick C. J. Wiss
210. Mr. J. Robert Wiss
211. Master Norman F. Wiss
212. Miss Florence S. Wiss
213. Mrs. H. A. Wolff
214. Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Weekes
215. Mr. John Wilson
216. Mr. Emerson Wood
217. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. I. Woodland
218. Mr. Arthur Wardle
219. Mr. W. H. Wilson
220. Mr. A. G. Whitney
221. Mr. G. Creighton Webb
222. Mr. Muir Wright
223. Mr. George Warren
224. Mr. James Zilver
225. Mr. Louis Zilver

Passenger List Information

Saloon Passenger List for the eastbound voyage of the RMS Carmania was published in the 7 June 1906 Carmania Edition of the Cunard Daily Bulletin. Captain John Pritchard was not explicitly stated as the commander, however, he was assigned to command the RMS Carmania until October 1907 when he was appointed commander of the new RMS Mauretania.

🚢 The RMS Carmania: A Technological Marvel

🔹 Launched: 21 February 1905

🔹 Operator: Cunard Line

🔹 Route: New York to Liverpool

Key Features:

🔹 First Cunard ship with turbine engines, setting it apart from its near-sister, RMS Caronia (which had traditional engines)

🔹 Luxurious interiors for First-Class passengers

🔹 650 feet long, capable of speeds over 19 knots

This ship was a hallmark of Edwardian engineering, and would later gain fame for its WWI service as an armed merchant cruiser, famously defeating the German SMS Cap Trafalgar in 1914.

🎩 Notable Individuals Onboard

🧑‍🎓 Academics & Professionals

🔹 Dr. R. J. Cooke – Likely the Methodist bishop Dr. Robert J. Cooke, a prominent religious scholar and theologian in the early 20th century. He played a role in religious education and authored texts on Christian doctrine.

🔹 Rev. W. H. Campbell – A clergyman traveling eastward, possibly returning to Britain after missionary or academic work in the U.S.

🔹 Dr. C. H. Jennings – Suggests a medical professional; further research may reveal ties to early 20th-century public health or academia.

🎖️ Military Figures

🔹 Col. Edward Lyman Bill – A notable U.S. Army colonel and author, contributing to publications such as The Army and Navy Journal. His appearance underscores the presence of elite military professionals traveling abroad.

🔹 Major Parkin – Though less is known, the title suggests a British Army officer, possibly returning from assignment in the U.S. or Canada.

🔹 Lt. A. H. Pullman – A likely British naval or army officer, highlighting the military-class use of Cunard liners in peacetime.

🧕 Aristocracy & Diplomacy

🔹 Lady Evelyn Baring and maid – A member of the renowned Baring banking family and British aristocracy, likely related to Lord Cromer, former British Consul-General in Egypt. Her presence suggests diplomatic or social travel.

🔹 Sir Andrew McDonald – A titled individual (possibly a knighted civil servant or industrialist), suggesting official or noble purpose in transatlantic travel.

🕍 Religious Figures

🔹 Rev. George Freeman and wife – A couple of religious standing; their transatlantic voyage may have connected to missionary, clerical, or conference work.

🔹 Dr. J. J. Suckert – Possibly a religious academic or theologian; exact affiliation unknown but notable.

🕴️ VIPs and Society Figures

🔹 Franklin MacVeagh – U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Taft (1909–1913), traveling here in 1906 prior to his appointment, possibly on business or diplomacy.

🔹 Lambert Tree – A former U.S. Minister to Russia and Belgium, prominent art patron and judge. A man of deep influence in political and cultural affairs, traveling with a manservant.

🔹 J. Walter Thompson and family – Founder of one of the most famous advertising agencies in the world. His inclusion marks the presence of corporate elite.

🔹 Eugene Meyer, Jr. – Later head of the Federal Reserve and owner of The Washington Post. In 1906, he was an emerging financier. A key figure in American media and banking history.

🧭 Relevance for Researchers

🎓 Teachers & Students

This passenger list serves as a primary source for Edwardian-era social history, useful in exploring topics like:

🔹 Transatlantic travel culture

🔹 Gender roles (e.g., women traveling with maids or companions)

🔹 Class structures aboard luxury liners

🔹 Early global networks of politics, religion, and finance

🧬 Genealogists

The list captures entire families, traveling companions, and even servants, allowing genealogists to track lineages, migrations, and social affiliations with precision.

📚 Historians

An excellent tool to trace pre-WWI diplomatic, military, and elite travel, this list provides a glimpse into a world on the cusp of dramatic change—many of these names would later emerge during pivotal world events.

🖼️ Noteworthy Images

📸 Saloon Passenger List, RMS Carmania, 7 June 1906

Image shows the official Cunard passenger list as published in the shipboard Cunard Daily Bulletin. GGA Image ID #1311a603df

Significance: This image contextualizes the voyage’s date, publication medium, and layout, illustrating how information was shared onboard.

🧠 Final Thoughts – Why This Passenger List Matters

The 5 June 1906 voyage of the RMS Carmania offers a detailed snapshot of early 20th-century transatlantic elite life. It was more than just a journey—it was a microcosm of Edwardian society afloat, where titled aristocrats, military brass, religious scholars, and American industrialists coexisted for a week at sea.

Whether you're researching family history, constructing a lesson plan on the Golden Age of Ocean Liners, or diving into the networks of Anglo-American power, this passenger list is a captivating starting point 🚢📜.

🧾 Students are encouraged to explore GG Archives materials as primary sources when writing essays or conducting historical research. 🕵️‍♀️ These lists open doors to discovering social hierarchies, influential figures, and cultural life aboard early 20th-century ocean liners.