🌊 Immigrant Passenger Lists by Ship: A Gateway to Your Ancestral Voyage 🚢

 

📌 Explore thousands of historic passenger lists from transatlantic steamships (1870s-1950s). Discover ancestors’ journeys, famous ships, and immigration records in this invaluable maritime collection

 

Ship Sailing Away from New York Harbor Showing Statue of Liberty

Ship Sailing Away from New York Harbor Showing Statue of Liberty. GGA Image ID # 19c5977575

 

Introduction

The Immigrant Passenger Lists by Ship collection at GG Archives is an invaluable resource for genealogists, historians, educators, and students seeking to uncover the journeys of past travelers. This extensive archive allows researchers to browse passenger manifests by ship name, offering a focused approach to historical exploration without needing additional details such as steamship line or voyage date.

For those tracing family history, studying transatlantic migration, or researching ocean travel, these lists provide authentic documentation of passengers who sailed across the world’s oceans. The collection preserves rare souvenir lists that were once given to passengers, many of which have been lost over time. These documents paint a vivid picture of life aboard steamships, the diversity of travelers, and the maritime history of the 19th and 20th centuries.

 

✨ Why This Matters for Researchers:

📜 Genealogists & Family Historians: Locate ancestors who sailed aboard historic vessels.

🏛 Historians: Study migration patterns and transatlantic travel’s impact on global history.

🏫 Educators & Students: Gain insight into the real-life journeys of immigrants and travelers.

🚢 Maritime Enthusiasts: Explore legendary ships like the Titanic, Lusitania, Normandie, and Queen Mary.

 

🚢 Explore Passenger Lists by Ship Name

📁 Passenger Lists for Ships A – C: Adriatic to Cymric

🌍 Includes iconic ships such as the SS America, RMS Aquitania, SS Belgenland, RMS Berengaria, SS Bremen, RMS Carpathia, and more.

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📁 Passenger Lists for Ships D – K: De Grasse to Kungsholm

🌍 Notable ships: SS Deutschland, SS Empress of Australia, RMS Etruria, SS Europa, RMS Franconia, SS George Washington, SS Ile de France, SS Kaiser Wilhelm II, and others.

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📁 Passenger Lists for Ships L – N: La Bourgogne to Numidian

🌍 Notable ships: RMS Laconia, RMS Laurentic, SS Leviathan, RMS Lusitania, RMS Majestic, SS Manhattan, RMS Mauretania, SS New York, SS Nieuw Amsterdam, SS Normandie, etc.

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📁 Passenger Lists for Ships O – R: Oceanic to Ryndam

🌍 Featuring RMS Oceanic, RMS Olympic, SS Paris, SS Philadelphia, SS President Harding, RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Queen Mary, SS Rex, SS Rotterdam, and others.

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📁 Passenger Lists for Ships S – Z: Samaria to Zeeland

🌍 Ships include SS Samaria, RMS Scythia, SS Sibajak, SS Statendam, SS St. Louis, SS St. Paul, SS Stuttgart, RMS Teutonic, RMS Titanic, RMS Vaderland, SS Washington, and more.

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💭 Final Thoughts: Why This Page Matters

This collection is a window into history, documenting the experiences of immigrants, travelers, and high-society passengers on legendary ocean liners. By preserving these rare passenger lists, GG Archives provides a crucial resource for family historians, researchers, and educators alike. Whether uncovering an ancestor’s voyage, studying migration patterns, or exploring maritime history, these documents serve as a bridge between the past and present.

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📸 Noteworthy Images & Their Significance

📷 Ship Sailing Away from New York Harbor Showing the Statue of Liberty 🗽

📍 A powerful image representing the hope and new beginnings of immigrants arriving in America. (Hero Image at top of Page)

📷 Front Cover of RMS Carpathia Passenger List (4 October 1904)

📍 The Carpathia, known for rescuing Titanic survivors, was a key immigrant transport vessel.

📷 Passenger Manifest of SS Deutschland (23 September 1927)

📍 A crucial historical document from the interwar period, showcasing passenger records before WWII.

📷 SS Normandie Passenger List (5 October 1938)

📍 One of the most luxurious ocean liners of its time, with a grand art-deco influence.

📷 September 1895 Passenger List of SS Paris

📍 A late 19th-century transatlantic voyage, highlighting early European migration to the U.S.

📷 Saloon Passenger List for RMS Teutonic (18 May 1898, White Star Line)

📍 First-class travel aboard one of White Star Line’s prestigious vessels.

 

Passenger List, American Line Steamship Paris, Second Cabin Passengers 1895

Extraordianarily Beautiful Graphics Adorn the Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Paris of the American Line, Departing 7 September 1895 from Southampton to New York, Commanded by Captain Frederick Watkins. GGA Image ID # 12bb67b696.

 

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List from the SS Teutonic of the White Star Line, Departing 18 May 1898 from Liverpool to New York

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List from the SS Teutonic of the White Star Line, Departing 18 May 1898 from Liverpool to New York, Commanded by Captain J. G. Cameron, R.N.R. GGA Image ID # 162f259a1b

 

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Carpathia Cabin Class Passenger List - 4 October 1904.

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List for the SS Carpathia of the Cunard Line, Departing Tuesday, 4 October 1904 from New York to Liverpool, Commanded by Captain W. T. Turner. GGA Image ID # 13b7f2842e

 

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List for the SS Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line, Departing 23 September 1927 from Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List for the SS Deutschland of the Hamburg America Line, Departing 23 September 1927 from Hamburg to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton, Commanded by Captain Langer. GGA Image ID # 1773371bbc

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Passenger List from the famous SS Normandie of the French Line, Departing Wednesday, 5 October 1938 from Le Havre to New York via Southampton.

Front Cover of a Tourist Passenger List from the famous SS Normandie of the French Line, Departing Wednesday, 5 October 1938 from Le Havre to New York via Southampton, Commanded by Captain Pierre THOREUX O.C. GGA Image ID # 157ea8e09e

 

 

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