Halifax, NS Passenger Lists 1906-1966
Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -- A New Calling Place for German Mail Steamers. The Syren & Shipping Illustrated, 20 May 1908. GGA Image ID # 147268b81c
Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
The Halifax Regional Municipality, commonly Halifax or HRM, is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Those who settled on Halifax Harbour called it Jipugtug (anglicised as "Chebucto"), meaning Great Harbour.
The RMS Carpathia at the Port of Halifax, 1912. GGA Image ID # 1d577df8f4

1897-11-18 SS Parisian Passenger List
Steamship Line: Allan Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 18 November 1897
Route: Liverpool to Halifax and Portland, ME
Commander: Captain R. Barrett, LT. R.N.R.

1906-04-05 SS Kensington Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Dominion Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 5 April 1906
- Route: Liverpool to Halifax and Portland, ME
- Commander: Captain William Roberts

1912-04-06 RMS Parisian Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Allan Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 6 April 1912
- Route: Glasgow to Halifax and Boston via Moville
- Commander: Captain William P. Hains
- Note: This passenger list from the RMS Parisian was 50 miles from the Titanic on April 14, 1912. The Parisian was near the Titanic when the disaster occurred, but it did not immediately respond to the distress signals.

1920-08-07 RMS Caronia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 7 August 1920
- Route: Liverpool to Halifax and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain E. G. Diggle, RNR

1922-02-24 RMS Cameronia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 24 February 1922
- Route: Glasgow to Halifax and New York via Moville, Liverpool, and Cobh
- Commander: Captain James Blaikie

1923-03-28 TSS Cassandra Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 March 1923
Route: Glasgow to Halifax and Portland, ME
Commander: Captain W. E. Mitchell

1924-04-15 SS Rotterdam Passenger List
- Steamship Line:
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: Holland-America Line
- Route: Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Commodore Van Den Heuvel

1924-05-15 SS United States Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 15 May 1924
- Route: Copenhagen to Halifax and New York
- Commander: Captain V. Voldrorg

1924-05-21 SS Rotterdam Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 21 May 1924
- Route: Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Commodore Van Den Heuvel

1924-05-22 SS Pittsburgh Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 22 May 1924
- Route: Hamburg to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. A. Morehouse

1924-09-04 SS Pittsburgh Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 4 September 1924
- Route: Hamburg to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. A. Morehouse

1924-09-18 SS Arabic Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 18 September 1924
- Route: Hamburg to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain V. W. Hickson (Lt. Cmdr., R.N.R., Retd.)

1925-05-06 RMS Andania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 6 May 1925
- Route: Halifax and New York via Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain E. G. Diggle, RD, RNR

1926-08-27 SS Pennland Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Red Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 27 August 1926
- Route: Antwerp to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Captain William A. Morehouse

1927-05-18 SS Bremen Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 18 May 1927
- Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York
- Commander: Captain R. Wurpts

1927-12-03 SS Stuttgart Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
- Class of Passengers: Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 3 December 1927
- Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain K. Grahn

1928-03-17 SS Derfflinger Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 17 March 1928
- Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York
- Commander: Captain H. Hashagen

1928-07-27 SS Pennland Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Red Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 27 July 1928
- Route: Antwerp to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain V. L. Making

1928-08-07 SS Veendam Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 7 August 1928
- Route: Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Captain Krol

1928-08-18 RMS Laconia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 18 August 1928
- Route: Liverpool to Halifax, Boston, and New York via Cobh
- Commander: Captain M. Doyle

1929-08-13 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
- Class of Passengers: Student Third Cabin Association (STCA)
- Date of Departure: 13 August 1929
- Route: Rotterdam to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Captain Lieuwen

1929-08-16 SS Arabic Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Red Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 16 August 1929
- Route: Antwerp to Halifax and New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain J. B. Bulman

1930-04-05 RMS Scythia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 5 April 1930
- Route: Liverpool to Halifax, Boston, and New York via Belfast
- Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
- Récapitulation: Cabin: 206 Tourist Third Cabin: 173 Third Class: 669 Total: 1048 Crew: 422 Total on Board: 1,470

1930-09-27 SS Minnewaska Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 27 September 1930
- Route: New York and Halifax to London via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Frank H. Claret, O.B.E., R.N.R.

1931-01-10 RMS Scythia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 10 January 1931
- Route: Liverpool to Halifax and New York via Belfast
- Commander: Captain G. Gibbons, R.D., R.N.R.

1933-09-28 SS Stuttgart Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 28 September 1933
- Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southampton, and Galway
- Commander: Captain O. Prehn

1937-08-31 SS Berlin Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 31 August 1937
- Route: Bremen to Halifax and New York via Southampton and Galway
- Commander: Captain F. Krone

1939-07-25 SS Carinthia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cruise
- Date of Departure: 25 July 1939
- Route: New York to Quebec, Gaspé, and Halifax and returning to New York
- Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, DSC, RD, RNR

1951-05-25 SS Vulcania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Italia Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 25 May 1951
- Voyage Number: 74
- Route: Genoa to Halifax and New York via Cannes, Naples, Palermo, and Gibraltar
- Commander: Captain Giovanni Giurini

1951-08-12 SS Conte Biancamano Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Italia Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 12 August 1951
- Route: Genoa to Halifax and New York via Naples and Gibraltar
- Commander: Captain Pasquale Pezzuto

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 and New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain C. E. Duggan, R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.

1953-03-20 RMS Scythia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 20 March 1953
- Route: Southampton to Halifax via Le Havre
- Commander: Captain A. MacKellar, R.D., R.N.R.

1966-02-08 RMS Carinthia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 8 February 1966
- Route: Liverpool to Halifax and New York via Cobh
- Commander: Captain Captain H. A. Stonehouse, D.S.C., R.D., (Cr. R.N.R., Rtd.)
The Harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Is One of the Finest in the World, with Deep Water and Practically Unlimited Accommodation. Not Only That, but It Is a Very Cheap Port, so Far as Charges on Vessels Using It Are Concerned. Halifax Acquires Additional Importance Because It Is the Intercolonial Railway's Ocean Terminus. The Syren and Shipping, 24 February 1909. GGA Image ID # 200ffbcac5
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