SS Lusitania Passenger List - 31 March 1909

Saloon Passenger List from the SS Lusitania of the Cunard Line, Departing 31 March 1909 from New York to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh), Commanded by Captain W. T. Turner. Sourced from the Cunard Daily Bulletin, Lusitania Edition, 1 April 1909. GGA Image ID # 1e20b2bc33

Note: The Names of Saloon Passengers for the voyage to Europe was not updated from the previous westbound journey for the last names Adams through Leach. However, the second half of the passenger list had been updated, beginning with the last name Leland through Zuppinger and additional passengers added after the initial list was created.

The Saloon Passenger List was noteworthy for the Cornelius Vanderbilt entourage on this voyage.

Senior Officers and Staff

• Commander: Captain W. T. Turner

Saloon Passengers

1. Mr. A. Adams
2. Mrs. Charles B. Alexander and maid
3. Miss Harriet Alexander and maid
4. Miss Janetta Alexander
5. Lady Allan and maid
6. Mrs. E. Anderson
7. Mr. A. Louis Allen Marquis of Anglesey and manservant
8. Mr. A. J. Angler
9. The Hon. C. M. Astley
10. Mr. H. L. Baggallay
11. Mr. J. Bardon
12. Mr. Hamilton Bardswell
13. Mrs. Bardswell
14. Mr. B. S. Beam
15. Miss Hubv Beddoes
16. Mr. J. S. Bigger
17. Mr. S A. Birdsong
18. Mr. T. Stanley Rirkin
19. Mrs. J S. Bollard
20. Mr. H K. Bloodgood
21. Mr. Percy A. Blythe
22. Mrs. Blythe
23. Mr. Charles Booth. Jr.
24. Mrs. Booth, Jr
25. Master A. Booth
26. Mr. Marcus Braum
27. Hr. C. F. Brackett
28. Mr. L W. Branch
29. Mrs. Branch
30. Mr. John Brodix
31. Mr. Fred F Bullen
32. Mrs. Bullen
33. Mr. Robert Burgess
34. Mr. A. J. Buston
35. Mr. W. M. Cabot
36. Col. Colin Campbell and manservant
37. Mrs. Campbell and maid
38. Mr. Ewen Cameron
39. Mrs. Cameron
40. Mr. William A Carlyle
41. The Hon. Cynthia Charterte
42. Mr. Henry Church
43. Mrs. Church
44. Mr. I. M. Cohen
45. Mr. W. H. Colquhoun
46. Mr. A. M. Colquhoun
47. Mr. W. S. Coutts
48. Mr. O M Crego
49. Mrs. Crego
50. Mr. James S. Cross
51. Mr. A. Cross
52. Miss Anna M. Denver
53. Mr. B. Deleuze Marchioness of Donegall
54. Mr. L G. Du Bois
55. Mrs. Du Bois and maid
56. Mrs. M. Darley
57. Mr. H F. Drader
58. Lady Elcho and maid
59. Mr. Thomas R. Ellison
60. Mr. C. M. Everest
61. Mrs. Everest
62. Mr. W. H Finlayson
63. Mr. John Fowler
64. Mrs. Fowler
65. Mr. Maurice P. French
66. Mr. R. Gardiner
67. Mr. William Galewood
68. Mr. E. Geoffray
69. Mr. Joseph Gerli
70. Mrs. Gerli
71. Miss Agatha Gerli
72. Miss Alice Gerli
73. Miss Margaret V. Giehle
74. Mr. G. W Gordon
75. Mr. C. W. Gooch and manservant
76.  Mr. Ed. Goodman and valet
77. Mr. B. Gulbenkian
78. Mr. Graeme Harrison
79. Mr. J. P. Hamilton
80. Mr. R. G. Hanford
81. Mrs. Hanford
82. Mr. Y. Hayashi
83. Lord Herbert and valet
84. Lady Herbert and maid
85. Mr. H Herde
86. Mr. Oscar Henrichs
87. Judge P. A. Holmes
88. Mrs. Holmes
89. Miss Holmes
90. Mr. A. C Hostler
91. Mr. W. B Howland
92. Mrs. Howland
93. Mrs. J. P Hunting
94. Mr. George W Hyde
95. Dr Ed. J. Ill
96. Mr. Frederick Ingham
97. Mr. O Ingrens
98. Mr. V. J. Jimishiam
99. Mr. L. Johnson
100. Mr. E. C Kent
101. Mr. A S Klauber
102. Mr. William Klein
103. Miss Klein
104. Mr. C. J. Laan
105. Mrs. Laan
106. Mr. A. B. Leach

Part Two of the Saloon Passenger List for the SS Lusitania, 31 March 1909. GGA Image ID # 1e21023816

107. Mr Percy Leland
108. Mr. H G Levick
109. Mr. Leo Levy
110. Mrs Levy
111. Mr Goodman Locke
112. Mr Luxton Loney
113. Mrs. Loney and maid
114. Mrs. Aetheldred M Loney
115. Miss Bar Lara Lowe
116. Mr. L. Loewenthal
117. Mr Jasper F. Lynch
118. Mr. William Mackenzie
119. Miss Agnes Mackenzie
120. Mr. A. C. Mayer
121. Mr. David Mayer
122. Mr. W. D McCann
123. Mrs. McEvenue
124. Mr. AIvan Macauley
125. Mis Percey McMillen
126. Miss L Mathews
127. Mr F. D. Meyers, Earl of Morley
128. Mr H W Moore
129. Mr. F. L. Morse
130. Mr. L C. Morgenroth
131. Mr. William F. Mott
132. Miss Gertrude Myer
133. Rev. Walden Myer
134. Mr. F. L. Nelson
135. Mrs. Nelson
136. Mr. Daniel O'Gorman
137. Mrs. O'Gorman
138. Mr. John Patterson
139. Mr. Roheit Leacock
140. Mrs. Peacock
141. Miss .A M. Peek
142. Dr. A. T. Pierson
143. Mrs. Pierson
144. Miss Anna W. Pierson
145. Mr August PohI
146. Mr Robert P. Porter
147. Mrs. Porter and maid
148. Mr. Walter A Post
149. Mr Maurice L. Powers
150. Mrs. Powers
151. Mr. William M. Pratt
152. Mr. George Rae
153. Mr. C. Ramos
154. Mr. AIbert H. Reichling
155. Mrs. Reichling
156. Mr. Lawrence Hope Robertson
157. Mr. Archibald Hope Robertson
158. Miss Robertson
159. Miss G. Hope Robertson
160. Mr. M Robinson
161. Miss Lucie Rod
162. Mr. K. S Rosenblatt and valet
163. Mrs. Rosenblatt
164. Master Edgar C. Rosenblatt and nurse
165. Mr. H Rumpen
166. Mr. John C. Ryan
167. Mrs Ryan
168. Master Hugh Ryan and nurse
169. Miss Bonnie Ryan and nurse
170. Mr. Hans Sarsteiner
171. Mrs. Sarsteiner
172. Mr. E. V. Sellgren
173. Miss Sellgren
174. Miss Sophie Smith
175. Mr. W Sondheimer
176. Mr. John Spitzel
177. Mr. F. N. Stackpole
178. Mrs. Stackpole
179. Mr. J. E. Stevens
180. Commander Naomi Taniguchi
181. Mr L. Tannenhaum
182. Mr. J. Tallberg
183. Mr G. Tallberg
184. Mrs. Tallberg
185. Hon. E Thesiger
186. Mr. A. Thompson
187. Mr T. R Tompkins
188. Mrs Tompkins
189. Mr. T. R. Turner
190. Mrs. Turner
191. Miss Grace Turner
192. Master Hamid Turner
193. Master Arthur Turner
194. Master Richard Turner
195. Mrs J. Van Arman
196. Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt and manservant
197. Mrs Vanderbilt and maid
198. Master Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. and governess
199. Miss Grace Vanderbilt and valet
200. Mrs. G. Van Nostrand and maid
201. Miss K. Van Nostrand
202. Mr. Charles H. Wade
203. Mrs. Wade
204. Mr Douglas C. Walker
205. Mr H. W. Conyers Walker
206. Mr. Ernest Wallgren
207. Mr. W. G. Wing
208. Mrs. Wing
209. Rev. H. R. Wolryche-Whitmore
210. Mrs. Wolryche-Whitmore
211. Mr. William Wilkinson
212. Miss Romeyne Wood
213. Mr. Y. Yamamoto
214. Mr. Oswald Yurke
215. Mrs. Yorke
216. Mr. P H. Zuppinger

Additional Saloon Passengers

217. Mr. E. H. Beazley
218. Mr. W. L. Berry
219. Sir Edward S. Clouston and valet
220. Mr. M. L. Ettlinger
221. Mr. W. S. Hoyt
222. Mr. S. O. Ochs
223. Mr. H. McLaughlin
224. Marquise Elena de Mayerat
225. Mr. A. J. McMillan
226. Mr. W. B. Quaintance
227. Mr. Harold Smith
228. Mrs. Ryan's Infant

Information for Passengers

Passengers are urged not to leave any Articles of Value about the Saloon, Staterooms, or elsewhere, especially before the departure of the steamer. Money, Jewelry, or other Valuables should be deposited with the Purser for safe keeping.

Camp Stools can be obtained from the Bedroom Steward.

The Cunard Steam Ship Company Limited Money Drafts

The Company issue, free of charge, drafts on their own Offices in New York, Boston, or Chicago payable at sight in U.S. Currency, and to avoid delay and the responsibility of carrying loose money, passengers are recommended to avail themselves of these drafts.

Similar facilities are also afforded to passengers from the United States. They may obtain from any of the Co.'s Sub-Agents, who are to be found in most of the towns of the U.S., drafts limited to £10, payable in almost every town in the United Kingdom.

Drafts for any amount can also be purchased at the Co.'s Head Offices, New York, Boston, or Chicago, payable at the Company's Offices in Queenstown, Glasgow, London or Liverpool.

Passenger List Information

The document was sourced from the Cunard Daily Bulletin, Lusitania Edition, dated 1 April 1909.

Item Description:
This saloon passenger list captures the notable eastbound voyage of the SS Lusitania on 31 March 1909, commanded by Captain W. T. Turner. It offers a detailed record of passengers, including prominent figures such as Cornelius Vanderbilt and his entourage. This document reflects the luxury and societal influence of transatlantic travel during the Edwardian era, making it an exceptional piece of maritime history.

Key Features:

• Date of Voyage: 31 March 1909
• Route and Purpose: New York to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh), catering to first-class passengers during the height of Edwardian luxury travel.
• Associated Vessel: SS Lusitania, a Cunard Line masterpiece renowned for its speed, elegance, and cultural significance.
• Contents: Comprehensive list of saloon passengers, senior officers, and vital travel information, along with details about onboard amenities and services.

Historical and Design Highlights:
The SS Lusitania epitomized the grandeur of early 20th-century ocean liners. Known for its luxurious appointments and record-breaking speed, the vessel set the standard for transatlantic travel. This passenger list highlights the design and typographic sophistication of the period, serving as a reflection of the ship’s opulence and the social prominence of its clientele.

Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers):

• Cornelius Vanderbilt and Family: Influential financier and industrial magnate, traveling with his family and entourage. His presence underscores the ship’s appeal to high society.
• Sir Edward S. Clouston: A prominent banker and financier, highlighting the economic significance of the voyage.
• Lady Allan: Philanthropist and leading figure in Canadian society, accompanied by her maid.
• Lord Herbert and Lady Herbert: Representatives of British aristocracy, reflecting the ship’s elite clientele.
• B. Gulbenkian: Esteemed art collector and philanthropist, whose legacy includes contributions to international culture and arts.
• Hon. Cynthia Charterte: A symbol of Edwardian elegance, further emphasizing the ship’s status as a nexus for high society.
• Commander Naomi Taniguchi: A rare example of early international representation on transatlantic voyages.
• Marquise Elena de Mayerat: European nobility, adding an element of international prominence.

Historical Significance:
This passenger list serves as a snapshot of Edwardian-era transatlantic travel, showcasing the cultural and economic ties between the United States and Europe. The SS Lusitania represents the apex of luxury and speed in ocean liners, and the list includes figures who influenced global commerce, arts, and aristocracy.