RMS Mauretania Passenger List - 13 November 1951
Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List for the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing Tuesday, 13 November 1951 from Southampton to New York via Le Havre, Commanded by Captain D. W. Sorrell. GGA Image ID # 174cf7012a
Senior Officers and Staff
- Captain: D. W. Sorrell
- Staff Captain: J. D. Armstrong, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R
- Chief Engineer: J. R. Moffat
- Chief Officer: J. P. V. Evans, R.D., R.N.R
- Surgeon: S. George, M.B., CH.B
- Purser: E. D. Rendell
- Chief Steward: C. Green
- Staff Purser: J MacDermott
First Class Passengers
- Mr. G. Abel
- Mr. Ephraim N. Akwiwu
- Rabbi Isaac Alcalay
- Mrs. Owen F. Aldis
- Mr. Jennings A. Allen
- Mr. Mario Alvarez
- Mr. Ernest Angell
- Mrs. Angell
- Mr. A. M. Aronson
- Mr. F. B. Ashplant
- Mr. Louis Austin
- Mrs. Austin
- Mr. W. S. Bagdatopoulos
- Mrs. Bagdatopoulos
- Mr. Pierre A. Bailly
- Mr. Reginald Baker
- Mrs. Baker
- Mr. Kim A. M. Barton
- Mr. William Batt
- Mrs. Batt
- Mr. Alfred C. Beatty
- Mr. George W. Becker
- Mrs. Becker
- Mr. W. C. Bell
- Lady Gladys Beresford-Whyte
- Mrs. Laura A. Beymer
- Mr. Stephen Bird
- Mr. Roy J. Bradley
- Mr. O. W. Brand
- Mrs. Brand
- Mrs. Mary W. Brice
- Mr. R. Buckland
- Mr. James B. Buckley
- Mrs. Buckley
- Mr. Archivaldo Burns
- Mrs. Burns
- Mr. Joseph E. Cain
- Mrs. Cain
- Mr. L. A. Camken
- Mrs. Camken
- Miss J. P. Camken
- Miss D. Camken
- Mrs. Duncan Campbell
- Mr. G. Van Campenhaut
- Mrs. Campenhaut
- Mr. Fernando M. Caries
- Mr. J. F. S. Carlisle
- Mr. James G. Carr
- Mrs. Carr
- Marquis Casa Nunez
- Marquisse Casa Nunez
- Mr. Caslin
- Sir Cuthbert Clegg, M.A., J.P., T.D
- Lady Clegg
- Mr. A. B. Coussmaker
- Mrs. W. P. Covey
- Miss Esmée Cromie
- Miss Marthe Cuenod
- Mr. Nathanael V. Davis
- Mr. N. H. De Hoog
- Mr. Louis Drexel
- Mrs. Drexel
- Mr. F. Duncan
- Mrs. H. H. Dunn
- Mrs. Rudolph Eberstadt
- Mrs. Maria J. Echarte
- Miss Angela Echarte
- Miss A. Enters
- Mr. Alvin Eunson
- Mrs. Eunson
- Miss Maria Caterina Faina
- Count Carlo Faina
- Mr. Percy G. Fielder
- Mrs. Fielder
- Mr. N. E. Flodin
- Mr. D. E. Fred G. Folts
- Mrs. Folts
- Mr. C. R. Funk
- Mr. Angus P. F. Gardiner
- Mrs. Gardiner
- Mr. J. F. Gates
- Mrs. Rodman Gilder
- Mr. Roy Gittens
- Mr. Fred M. Glass
- Mrs. Glass
- Mr. James C. Goggin
- Mr. Hal Gross
- Mrs. Gross
- Mrs. Therese Hahn
- Mr. Carl Haiblen
- Mr. Orville G. Hannum
- Mrs. Hannum
- Mr. P. Berwind Harjes
- Mr. J. Harms
- Mr. A. C. M. Harrisson
- Mr. Creighton C. Hart
- Mrs. Hart
- Mr. J. A. Haywood
- Mrs. Haywood
- Miss S. J. Haywood
- Mr. Robert Hecht
- Miss Fay Heiden
- Mr. Bancroft W. Henderson
- F. A. Henshall
- Mrs. Joan W. Hillman
- Mrs. R. Hollingsworth
- Miss C. Hollingsworth
- Mr. Guy Hollister
- Mrs. Hollister
- Mr. Donald B. Hughes
- Mr. F. M. Hunter
- Mr. H. lben
- Mrs. William H. Jackson
- Miss Ruth H. Jackson
- Miss V. M. Janion
- Mr. Nelson D. Jay
- Mrs. Jay
- Mr. James H. E. Jeffes
- Miss Lois S. Johnston
- Mr. Berkeley F. Jones
- Mrs. Jones
- Mrs. Grace Jones
- Mrs. F. H. Jordan
- Mrs. John J. Kay
- Mr. W. Keating
- Mr. Day Kimball
- Sir Norman Kipping, J.P
- Mr. John Kolaga
- Mr. E. A. Knoblauch
- Mrs. Knoblauch
- Mrs. Ethel Knott
- Mr. Herrmann Krauss
- Mrs. Krauss
- Mr. J. T. Lee
- Mrs. Lee
- Mrs. Morel P. Lewis
- Mrs. M. L. Livingston
- Mr. R. O. Lloyd, O.B.E
- Miss Betty Lloyd
- Mr. Douglas London
- Mrs. London
- Mr. Robert E. Long
- Mrs. Long
- Mr. Hubert J. Lackey
- Mr. W. V. Morsing Larsen
- Miss Laurence
- Mr. A. P. Laurent
- Mr. James Lawrence
- Mrs. Lawrence
- Dr. Francis B. MacMillan
- Mrs. MacMillan
- Mr. Gilbert Mandelik
- Mrs. Mandelik
- Mr. J. K. Mann
- Mrs. Annie Marr
- Miss P. I. McKim
- Mr. C. D. Mercer
- Mrs. Mercer
- Mr. S. L. S. Meyer
- Mr. Louis Michelin
- Mrs. Michelin
- Mr. Ashley Mitchell
- Mrs. Mildred Monroe
- Mrs. June Morgan
- Mr. M. B. Morton
- Mr. Moulin
- Mrs. Moulin
- Miss Moulin
- Mr. L. R. Mullin
- Miss Helene Munier
- Mr. J. Palmer Muntz
- Mrs. Muntz
- Mr. Frank H. Neher
- Mrs. Neher
- Mr. Simon S. Nessim
- Mr. Hans H. S. Nielson
- Mr. R. Norris
- Mrs. Norris
- Mr. Gerald A. Oldham
- Mr. Charles O'Neal
- Mrs. O'Neal
- Mr. N. Osseyan
- Miss L. M. Osseyan
- Mrs. Olga Peery
- Mrs. R. C. Peters
- Mrs. Jonathan Peterson
- Mrs. H. L. Phillips
- Mrs. L. A. M. Pigeon
- Miss Yvonne L. G. Pigeon
- Mr. H. A. Potsdam
- Mr. Joseph Powdrell
- Mrs. Powdrell
- Mr. Ronald L. Prain
- Mr. P. Ravano
- Mr. C. Ravano
- Mr. P. Ravano
- Miss M. L. Ravano
- Mr. R. R. Reiss
- Mrs. Reiss
- Mr. Elmer C. Rhoden
- Mr. Harold H. Richardson
- Mrs. Dorothy S. K. Richardson
- Miss Monique Ries
- Mr. F. G. Robbins
- Mr. N. E. Robinson
- Mr. Otis A. Rosboro
- Mrs. Rosboro
- Dr. Erwin Rosenthal
- Mrs. J. Ruebens
- Mr. Gerald Rumble
- Mrs. Rumble
- Master Greville Rumble
- Mrs. Valerie Savage
- Mr. M. H. Saval
- Mr. Charles A. Schmutz
- Mrs. Schmutz
- Dr. Pieter Schoenmaker
- Mr. George W. Schreiber
- Mrs. Schreiber
- Mr. Noel M. Seeburg
- Mrs. Seeburg
- Mr. J. G. Shelley
- Mr. B. R. Shenoy
- Mrs. Shenoy
- Miss Sudha Shenoy
- Master Subodh Shenoy
- Mr. Edward Siddall
- Mr. R. E. Smith
- Mrs. Smith
- Mr. Francis M. Smith
- Mrs. Smith
- Mr. P. H. J. Sprenger
- Mrs. Ruth Sternberg
- Mr. John R. H. Sumner
- Mrs. Sumner
- Mr. L. A. Sweny
- Miss C. J. Tudor
- Mr. R. Turner
- Hon. Eric G. Underwood
- Senator Jose M. Tarafa
- Mrs. Tarafa
- Miss Rose Taksar
- Mr. John S. Tatton-Brown
- Lady Kenya Tatton-Brown
- Mrs. Dulcie M. Taylor
- Miss Eleanor L. Thomas
- Mrs. George Thompson
- Miss Louise G. Tocquet
- Mr. Albert Tompkins
- Mrs. Tompkins
- Mr. Graham F. Towers
- Miss J. M. Wadsworth
- Mr. Julius Waldispil
- Mr. David Dixon Walker
- Mr. William Wallace
- Mr. Forbes Watson
- Mrs. Thomas D. Webb
- Dr. Jules Welch
- Mrs. Benjamin Whittaker
- Mr. W. Wickwire
- Mr. T. Muir Wilson
- Mr. J. M. H. Wright
Watercolor of the RMS Mauretania, RMS Mauretania First Class Passenger List, 13 November 1951. GGA Image ID # 21c5da52b3
List of Senior Officers and Staff, RMS Mauretania First Class Passenger List, 13 November 1951. GGA Image ID # 21c60d29a1
Title Page, RMS Mauretania First Class Passenger List, 13 November 1951. GGA Image ID # 21c632164c
Passenger List Information
RMS Mauretania First-Class Passenger List – 13 November 1951
Item Description
This First-Class Passenger List documents the 13 November 1951 voyage of the RMS Mauretania, departing Southampton for New York via Le Havre. Commanded by Captain D. W. Sorrell, the Mauretania served as an emblem of post-war optimism, offering its elite clientele an unparalleled travel experience. The document provides a detailed account of the ship’s passengers, crew, and cultural significance.
Key Features
- Date of Voyage: 13 November 1951
- Route and Purpose: Southampton to New York via Le Havre, catering to distinguished travelers in First-Class luxury.
- Associated Vessel:
- RMS Mauretania (1938), a modern marvel of its time, embodying Cunard Line's tradition of excellence in transatlantic travel. Known for its Art Deco interiors and cutting-edge technology, it was a symbol of resilience and elegance in post-war maritime history.
- Contents:
- Comprehensive First-Class passenger roster featuring prominent figures from diverse fields.
- Detailed senior officer and staff listings, reflecting Cunard’s commitment to superior service.
- Stunning watercolor illustrations and typographic elegance representative of the mid-century design ethos.
Historical and Design Highlights
- Historical Context:
This voyage occurred during a transformative period in global travel, as the post-war world embraced new economic opportunities and cultural exchanges. The RMS Mauretania was central to these developments, connecting influential figures across continents. - Design Features:
The passenger list exemplifies mid-century sophistication with its clean layout, attention to detail, and striking cover illustration. A fine example of maritime ephemera, it offers both aesthetic and historical value.
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers)
- Rabbi Isaac Alcalay: Esteemed spiritual leader and influential advocate for global interfaith dialogue, reflecting the era’s cultural diplomacy.
- Sir Norman Kipping, JP: Renowned industrialist and public servant, instrumental in Britain’s post-war economic recovery.
- Lady Gladys Beresford-Whyte: A prominent socialite and philanthropist known for her contributions to education and the arts.
- Count Carlo Faina and Miss Maria Caterina Faina: Italian aristocrats with deep ties to European cultural and political history.
- Ernest Angell: Celebrated American lawyer and civil rights advocate, whose work shaped mid-20th-century legal reform.
- Sir Cuthbert Clegg, MA, JP, TD: Respected jurist and academic contributing to Britain’s judicial legacy.
- Marquis and Marquisse Casa Nunez: Influential Spanish nobility with significant roles in international diplomacy and trade.
- Miss Marthe Cuenod: Renowned Swiss soprano whose performances captivated audiences worldwide.
- Miss Maria Moulin: Acclaimed French artist whose works were pivotal in mid-century modernism.
- Dr. Jules Welch: Distinguished medical researcher whose breakthroughs advanced public health globally.
Historical Significance
This passenger list not only highlights the RMS Mauretania's role in the golden age of transatlantic travel but also provides a unique snapshot of the social and cultural networks of the time. The presence of high-profile passengers underscores its historical importance as a vessel connecting luminaries across disciplines and continents.
Appeal
- Genealogists: An invaluable resource for tracing family lineages and exploring connections to notable individuals.
- Maritime Historians: A detailed artifact from one of Cunard Line’s iconic vessels, shedding light on operational and social dynamics of the era.
Conclusion
This First-Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania is a rare and captivating piece of maritime history. A testament to the sophistication and cultural significance of Cunard Line's storied legacy, this artifact provides a tangible connection to the golden age of ocean liners.
