RMS Adriatic Passenger List - 7 April 1920
Front Cover, Second Class Passenger List from the RMS Adriatic of the White Star Line, Departing Wednesday, 7 April 1920 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain J. B. Ranson, OBE, LCDR RNR (Retd.). GGA Image ID # 13b8fdf35e. Cover has Issues with Dirt/Grime, Discoloration/Fading and Notation by Original Passenger. Passenger List is in Fair Condition.
Senior Officers and Staff
- Commander: Captain J. B. Ranson, O.B.E., Lt. Cmdr. R.N.R. (Retd.)
- Surgeon: J. C. H. Beaumont, L.R.C.P. &S (Edin. & Glas)
- Assistant Surgeon: Douglas D. Macrae, M.D.
- Purser: C. B. Lancaster
- Assistant Purser: W. H. Haywood
- Chief Steward: S. Tweedie
Second Class Passengers
- Master James R. Adam
- Mrs. Maggie Adam
- Mr. Joseph Adlam
- Mrs. Mary Newell Ailing
- Miss Maida Anderson
- Mrs. Nettie Anderson
- Miss Ellen Andrew
- Miss Andrews
- Mr. Daniel Andrews
- Mrs. Nellie Apps
- Mr. Benjamin Arakie
- Mr. James C. Aucutt
- Mrs. Lilian T. Backus
- Mr. James Baker
- Mrs. Edith M. Baker
- Mr. William Bambam
- Mrs. Gladys Barker
- Miss Freda E. Baylis
- Miss Winifred D. Benstead
- Mr. William Benstead
- Mrs. Agnes Benstead
- Mr. Lewis A. Bestwick
- Miss C. E. Betts
- Miss Mary A. Bisset
- Dr. Jose Blanco
- Mrs. J. Blanco
- Mrs. Hannah Bolton
- Miss Margaret A. Bond
- Mr. James Bond
Passenger #29 AKA Mr. James Bond probably didn't raise an eyebrow in 1920. Did you know that passenger lists make a great source for naming fictional characters for writers? (Page 1 of Passengers - Third Name on Second Column is Bond, Mr. James). RMS Adriatic Passenger List, 7 April 1920. GGA Image ID # 1dd53bd0d3
- Mrs. Mary Ann Bond
- Master Stanley Boyes
- Miss Mary J. Boyes
- Mrs. Amelia Boyes
- Miss Iona F. Brake
- Mr. Alfred M. Brake
- Mrs. Florence E. Brake
- Miss Rosa Bravo
- Mr. Aron P. Brest
- Mr. Clifford Brooke
- Master William Brown
- Miss Elsie Brown
- Mr. Colin M. Brown
- Mr. Edward Brown
- Mrs. Rosina Brown
- Miss Emmie Brownhill
- Dr. Victor Brummer
- Miss Mathilde Brummer
- Mr. Mathilde Brummer
- Master Thos. J. Bryant
- Mr. Janies Henry Bryant
- Mrs. Mary A. Bryant
- Mr. Arthur T. Buller
- Mr. John Buller
- Mrs. Annie Buller
- Mr. Fhilip Burbagh
- Dr. Walter Burger
- Mr. Holland Burgess
- Miss L. Butler
- Mrs. E. Butler
- Mrs. Louie Butson
- Miss S. Campbell
- Mr. Peter R. Carnac
- Mr. Harold Carne
- Mr. John Carne
- Mr. Gustavus Cashman
- Miss Margaret Cavin
- Mrs. Clara Cavin
- Mr. David Chadwick
- Mr. Simeon Chadwick
- Mrs. Louisa Chadwick
- Miss Mary Chapman
- Mr. Ernst Charles
- Master John Charteris
- Miss Grace Charteris
- Mr Wm. Charteris
- Mrs. Grace Charteris
- Mr. S. J. Cheetham
- Mrs. L. Cheetham
- Mr. Harold J. Chipman
- Mrs. Eliza Helen Cleavely
- Miss Sara Coates
- Mrs. Eleanor A. Coblentz
- Mr. Oliver Cochran
- Mr. Hyman Cohen
- Master Basil A. Collins
- Mr. Arthur Collins
- Mr. James Collins
- Mrs. Collins
- Mrs. Sarah Collins
- Miss Anna Conlon
- Mr. William Cook
- Mr. Joseph Coster
- Miss M. C. Cottrell
- Mrs. Violet Cowell
- Mrs. Alice Maud Crinage
- Miss Winifred Crocker
- Mrs. Eliza M. Crocker
- Lieut. N. S. Crockett
- Mrs. Crockett
- Miss Dorothy Cullis
- Miss Catherine Cunningham
- Mr. Herbert Cunningham
- Mrs. Mary Curnow
- Miss Lavinia B. Damerell
- Mr. Frank Damerell
- Mrs. Ellen Damerell
- Mr. Matthew Daniel
- Mrs. D'Arcy
- Mr. Edward J. Darlington
- Miss L. M. Darracott
- Mr. Samuel L. Davidson
- Mr. James W. Davies
- Master Arthur W. R. Dawes
- Master B. C. Dawes
- Master Stewart N. Dawes
- Mr. Arthur C. Dawes
- Mrs. Constance M. Dawes
- Mrs. Nora H. De Bois
- Mrs. Mary De Coursey
- Mr. Daniel Dobbyn
- Mr. Wm. S. C. Doling
- Mr. Victor M. Doling
- Miss Catherine Donovan
- Mr. Fred James Down
- Mrs. Elizabeth Down
- Mr. Alfred Henry Dulieu
- Mr. Frederick R. Dyde
- Miss Eveline Eldred
- Mr. Ernst Emir
- Master Reginald Esflich
- Miss Esflich
- Mr. Wm. J. Esflich
- Mrs. Bertha Esflich
- Miss Nelly Etter
- Mrs. Martha Evans
- Miss Falconer
- Miss Falcoqer
- Miss Lilian Farquharson
- Mr. Charles H. Farrer
- Mrs. Edith A. Farrer
- Master W. R. Farringham
- Miss A. L. Farringham
- Miss G. Farringham
- Mrs. Nellie Farringham
- Mr. Amos Fisher
- Mr. William Flynn
- Mrs. Catherine Flynn
- Master John Walter Francis
- Miss Phyllis E. Francis
- Mrs. May Catherine Francis
- Miss Fraser
- Mr. Benjamin Freedman
- Mr. Ernest V. French
- Mr. Wm. W. Gailey
- Miss Elizabeth Gair
- Mr. Ernest Gair
- Mrs. Ada A. George
- Master Denis I. Gibbs
- Miss Ida D. Gibbs
- Mr. Herschell E. Gibbs
- Mr. Thos. E. Gibbs
- Mrs. Helen E. Gibbs
- Miss Elizabeth C. Gilbert
- Mr. John W. Gilbert
- Mr. Robert Gladstone
- Mrs. Alice M. Gladstone
- Mr. James Glasson
- Miss Kathleen Glendon
- Mrs. Florence Glendon
- Mr. Walter Gobert
- Mrs. Jean M. Goulding and Infant
- Miss Amy Gray
- Master Roy Green
- Mrs. Mary Green
- Miss Dorothy A. Grove
- Mr. Fred G. Grove
- Mr. George C. Grove
- Mrs. Amelia E. Grove
- Mr. Archibald C. Hall
- Mr. George Hall
- Mr. Wm. Hall
- Mr. Lionel H. Ham
- Mrs. Ann Ham
- Mr. Thos. A. Hambly
- Mrs. Florence Hamilton
- Miss Violet Hammond
- Mr. John Wlliam Harmston
- Mr. Patrick Harrigan
- Mrs. Sarah Harris
- Miss Edna Harrison
- Miss Esme Harrison
- Miss Lilian Harrison
- Miss Nora Harrison
- Mr. A. T. Harrison
- Mr. Harold T. Harrison
- Mrs. Harrison
- Miss Florence Hart
- Mr. George Hatter
- Mr. E. Heard
- Mr. Edgar Heard
- Mr. Heel
- Miss Emily J. Heirons
- Mr. Robert A. Henderson
- Mrs. Jane B. Henderson
- Mrs. Louisa E. Henderson
- Miss Lotti Hendra
- Master Philip Hertz
- Mr. Abraham Hertz
- Mrs. Gertrude Hertz
- Mrs. Ellen Hesse
- Mr. John Hill
- Mr. John Hill
- Miss Esther A. S. Hills
- Mr. George Hinchliffe
- Miss Monifca Hirzel
- Miss Bridget Hoare
- Miss H. E. Holberg
- Miss Betty Hollomon
- Miss Christine Hollomon
- Mrs. Clarice A. Hollomon
- Mr. Arthur Hopper
- Mrs. Annie Hopper
- Miss Gladys Hosken
- Mr. Bertie Hosking
- Mr. David C. Hughes
- Master Angus Hume
- Master Douglas Hume
- Mr. John Hume
- Mrs. Lilian Hume
- Mr. James Hunter
- Mrs. Mary Annie Ivez
- Mr. Phillip Jackovitch
- Mr. Glyn E. James
- Miss Florence Jeffrey
- Mrs. Jane Jeffries
- Miss Ellen Jenkin
- Miss Marian Jenkin
- Mr George H. B. Jenkin
- Mrs. Elizabeth L. Jenkin
- Master Sidney Jennings
- Mrs. Emily Jennings
- Mr. Paul Job
- Mrs. Elizabeth J. Johns
- Miss E. Jones
- Miss Elizabeth E. Jones
- Mrs. Amy Jones
- Mr. August Kampineier
- Mrs. Ada G. Kampineier
- Mr. Bernard R. Katy
- Mr. Kaufman Kaufman [sic]
- Mr. Henri Kern
- Mr. Ernest Kew
- Mr. John E. Kew
- Mr. William Kew
- Miss Edith Kiddle
- Mr. Walter Kissling
- Mr. Charles H. Kloter
- Mr. Victor Lacart
- Mr. Harold William Lack
- Mr. Thomas William Lake
- Mr. William P. Lander
- Mr. George F. Layne
- Master Lea
- Master Lea
- Miss Lea
- Mr. A. E. Lea
- Mrs. Lea
- Miss Christina E. Ledwidge
- Mrs. Annie Levy
- Miss Ethel Lofting
- Miss Ellen Love
- Mr. J. H. M. Lowth
- Mrs. Lowth
- Master Douglas MacKenzie
- Mr. James D. MacKenzie
- Mrs. Margaret MacKenzie
- Mrs. W. J. Mackett
- Miss Lilian Macullagli
- Mr. Wm. J. Manning
- Miss Lilian Martin
- Mr. Leonard Martin
- Master Albert C. May
- Mr. Frank William May
- Mr. William James T. May
- Mrs. Florence J. May
- Miss Johanna McCarthy
- Miss Eileen McCausland
- Miss McKinlay
- Mr. Antonio Mignola
- Mrs. Silvio Mignola
- Mrs. Alima Miles
- Mrs. Maud J. Millbourne and Two Children
- Mr. Cecil O. Mitchell
- Mr. Frederick Mitchell
- Mrs. Jane A. Moffatt
- Mrs. Winifred D. Moon
- Miss Eliza S. More
- Mr. Chas. G. Morris
- Mrs. Winifred M. Morris
- Master Leslie Moyle
- Miss Clarice Moyle
- Mrs. Maude Moyle
- Mr. Hugh Munro
- Mr. Timothy L. Murphy
- Miss Elsie Mycock
- Mr. John Neaverson
- Mrs. Mary A. Neaverson
- Master Wm. Theo. Neel
- Mrs. Martha E. Neel
- Mr. Henry W. Nevinson
- Miss Mildred A. Nicholl
- Mr. Michael Nicholls
- Mrs. Ada Nicholls
- Master Harry C. Noble
- Mrs. Emily B. Noble
- Mr. George C. Ogilvie
- Master Andrew Orr
- Miss Jean Orr
- Mr. Andrew Orr
- Mrs. Annie Orr
- Mr. George Owen
- Mr. Horace Palmer
- Mrs. Alice M. Palmer
- Mrs. Mary Pascoe
- Miss Ethel Patrick
- Mr. Frederick Patrick
- Mrs. A. Manton Patrick
- Miss Annie W. Pattinson
- Miss Mildred E. Pattinson
- Mr. Thos. B. Pattinson
- Mrs. Annie E. Pattison
- Mr. Wm. R. Perkins
- Mr. Henry Pettican
- Dr. Else Pfenniger
- Mr. Domenico Pina
- Mrs. Louise Plowright
- Mr. Stanley G. Porter
- Master W. J. Price
- Mr. David Price
- Mr. John Price
- Mr. Thomas Price
- Mrs. Thyra Price
- Mr. Pio F. Prinettis
- Mrs. K. Psaros and Infant
- Mr. Edward Quinn
- Mr. Svend A. W. Rasmussen
- Mr. Harry Redhouse
- Mrs. Marian Reed
- Miss Irene D. Reeves
- Mrs. Alice E. Reeves
- Mr. George Reid
- Miss Agnes Rennie
- Miss Clora Rennie
- Miss Dorothea Rennie
- Miss May Rennie
- Mrs. Agnes Rennie
- Miss L. M. Rentlinger
- Miss T. B. Rentlinger
- Mrs. E. S. Rentlinger
- Miss Beryl J. Reynolds
- Mr. Samuel Reynolds
- Mr. William J. Reynolds
- Mrs. Gladys M. Reynolds
- Mr. Thos. Richards
- Mrs. Martha W. Richards
- Mrs. Olive Ada Ripley
- Master Nicholas Roberts
- Miss Winifred E. Roberts
- Mr. Thorvald K. Roberts
- Mrs. Agnes Roberts
- Mrs. Mary Roberts
- Mrs. Isabella R. Robson
- Mr. E. Ross
- Mr. Norman Rowe
- Mr. Walter Rowe
- Mr. H. G. Rowell
- Mrs. L. A. Rowell
- Mr. Ernst Ruegsegger
- Mr. William F. Russell
- Mrs. Alice Russell
- Mr. Walter E. Sadler
- Mr. William Salisbury
- Mr. John Sampson
- Miss Sarali Scrimshaw
- Mr. John Scrimshaw
- Mrs. Gertrude Sedgewdck
- Miss Jane M. Shanahan
- Mr. James L. Shand
- Mr. T. P. Sharps
- Miss Lilian Sheppard
- Mr. Stephen W. Sheppart
- Mrs. Mary A. Sheppart
- Mr. Frank A. Sheridan
- Mr. Charles F. Sherman
- Mr. Samuel Sherman
- Mrs. Laura S. Shumann
- Mrs. Hannah Sibson
- Mr. F. Sigsworth
- Miss Annie Sloman
- Miss Alice Smith
- Miss Edith G. Smith
- Miss May Smith
- Mr. Charles H. Smith
- Mrs. Maud Smith
- Mr. William J. Smithers
- Mrs. Linda Smithers
- Mr. Frank P. Sowden
- Master Starling
- Mrs. Starling
- Miss Elizabeth M. Stevens
- Mrs. Kate G. Stickland
- Miss Catherine M. Stillivan
- Master Terence M. Stirling
- Mr. G. J. Stirling
- Mrs. Edith S. Stirling
- Mrs. Ethel Stracher
- Miss Hedwig Sturzenegger
- Mr. Garabed Sulahian
- Mr. Kervork Sulahian
- Miss Delia M. Sulliban
- Mr. Harry Summers
- Mr. Bruce Sutherland
- Mrs. Kate M. Sweet
- Miss Marjorie Swindlehurst
- Mrs. Minnie Swindlehurst
- Mrs. Elizabeth Tatlow
- Mr. Alfred E. Taylor
- Mr. Harold Taylor
- Mr. Samuel Taylor
- Miss Lily May Thatcher
- Mr. John H. Thatcher
- Mr. William H. J. Thatcher
- Mrs. Maude E. Thatcher
- Miss Sarah A. Thomas
- Miss Marjorie M. Thyer
- Mrs. Minnie M. Thyer
- Mr. John Tidswell
- Mrs. J. Tidswell
- Miss Annie D. Titt
- Miss Henriette Topjian
- Miss Zabel Topjian
- Mr Holrsep Topjian
- Mr. Emanuel Topjian
- Mrs. Seidi Topjian
- Mr. Thomas Toy
- Mr. Percival W. Treloar
- Mr. Baranbas T. Trevarrow
- Miss Ruth Urbach
- Miss Sybil Urbach
- Mrs. Helen Urbach
- Miss Agnes H. Urquhart
- Miss Kate Van Eaton
- Mr. Herbert P. Vavasour
- Mr. Venenschrander
- Mrs. Venenschrander
- Mr. Visser
- Miss Louise Vogel
- Mr. G. Vogel
- Mrs. Anna Vogel
- Mr. D. Wade
- Mr. Charles C. Walgate
- Miss Thirza Warren
- Miss Jessie Webb
- Mr. Lewis Weinstein
- Mrs. Kathleen Welch
- Miss Fanny Werner
- Master Kenneth E. West
- Mrs. Rosalie A. West
- Miss Elaine M. Wetherley
- Mr. Arthur A. Wetherley
- Mrs. Lilly B. Wetherley
- Miss Martha A. Wetton
- Mr. Amos Wetton
- Mr. Fred. S. Whipp
- Mr. George H. Whitbread
- Mrs. Caroline E. Whitbread
- Mr. Ernest White
- Mr. Harry White
- Miss Mary E. Wilesman
- Mr. Joseph Wilesman
- Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson
- Mr. Thos. Williams
- Mrs. Elizabeth Williams
- Mr. Malcolm J. Williamson
- Mrs. Mary A. Williamson
- Mr. John Wilson
- Mr. Walter T. Winen
- Mrs. Annie Witton
- Miss Eileen M. Wolfe
- Mr. Charles Woolcock
- Mr. Henry Wright
- Mr. Herbert Wright
- Miss B. Wydler
- Miss Katherine Wykeham-Martin
Orchestra
- Mr. A. Levy
- Mr. S. L. Hopkins
- Mr. N. F. Prickett
- Mr. L. Carter
- Mr. J. R. Beames
Information for Passengers
FIRST SITTING
- BREAKFAST at 7.30 am
- LUNCHEON at at noon.
- DINNER at G pm
SECOND SITTING
- BREAKFAST at 8:30 am
- LUNCHEON at 1:00 pm
- DINNER at 7:00 pm
The Bar opens at 8:00 am, and closes at 10:30 pm
Lights are extinguished in the Saloon at 11:00 pm. Library at 11:30 pm, and Smoke Boom at 12 Midnight.
BAGGAGE. Questions relating to Baggage should be referred to the Second Steward, who is the Ship’s Baggage Master. Trunks, Chairs, etc., which Passengers may desire to leave in charge of the Company, should be appropriately labeled and handed to the Baggage Master on the Wharf at New York, and such articles will be stored entirely at owner's risk. It is for passengers themselves to see all their Baggage is passed by the U.S. Customs Authorities on landing.
DECK CHAIRS can be hired at a charge of 7/6 each for the voyage.
STEAMER RUGS can be hired at a charge of 7/6 each for the voyage.
PASSENGERS are reuested to ask for a receipt on the Company's Form, for any additional Passage Money, Chair Hire, or Freight paid on board.
The Surgeon Is Authorized to Make Customary Charges. Subject in Each Case to the Approval of the Commander for Treating Passengers at Their Request for Any Illness Not Originating on Board the Ship. In the Case of Sickness Developed on Board, No Charge Will Be Made, and Medicine Will Be Free in All Circumstances.
SMOKING is strictly prohibited In any of the Staterooms, Library or Dining Saloon.
LIBRARY. Books can be obtained on applying to the Library Steward.
POSTAGE STAMPS can be obtained from tbe Saloon Steward in the Dining Saloon who will take charge of Cable Dispatches and Telegrams for 'Transmission.
MEALS are not permitted to be served in the Library.
SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS are not allowed In First or Third Class quarters.
VALUABLES. The White Star Line has proved a safe in the office of the Purser, in which Passengers may deposit money, jewels or ornaments for safe keeping. The Company will not be liable to Passengers for the loss of money, jewels, or ornaments by eheft or otherwise so deposited.
EXCHANGE OF MONEY. The Purser is prepared, fof the convenience of passengers, to exchange a limited amount of English and American money, at rates which will be advised on application.
TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES, payable in all parts of Europe, can be purchased at all the principal offices of the White Star Line. The Cheques are accepted on board White Star steamers in payment of accounts, but the Pursers do not carry funds to enable them to cash same.
PASSENGERS' ADDRESSES may be left with the Saloon Steward, in order that any letter sent to the care of the Company may be forwarded.
DOGS. Passengers are notified that dogs cannot be landed in Great Britain unless a license has previously been procurred from the Board of Agriculture, London. Forms of license must be obtained by direct application to the Department before the dog is taken on board.
PUBLIC TELEPHONES, With Booths and Operators, on our New York Piers.
Title Page, RMS Adriatic Second Class Passenger List, 7 April 1920. GGA Image ID # 21d759eff6
Back Cover Showing Painting of the RMS Olympic (Triple-Screw) 46,359 Tons - The Largest British Steamer, RMS Adriatic Second Class Passenger List, 7 April 1920. GGA Image ID # 21d6abd2e0
Passenger List Contributed by Debra Elliott
Collector's Item Auction Details
RMS Adriatic Passenger List – 7 April 1920
Provenance
This rare artifact originates from the celebrated archival collection of maritime history enthusiast Paul K. Gjenvick, renowned for preserving ocean liner ephemera. Its inclusion in such a distinguished collection attests to its authenticity and historical importance.
Item Description
A second-class passenger list from the RMS Adriatic, documenting its transatlantic voyage on 7 April 1920. Departing from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, the ship was commanded by Captain J. B. Ranson, OBE, LCDR RNR (Retd.). This document captures a pivotal post-World War I period, showcasing the era’s travel dynamics and social fabric.
Key Features
- Date of Voyage: 7 April 1920
- Route: Southampton to New York, with a stop at Cherbourg
- Class of Travel: Second Class
- Commander: Captain J. B. Ranson, OBE, LCDR RNR (Retd.)
- Senior Officers: Surgeon J. C. H. Beaumont, Assistant Surgeon Douglas D. Macrae, Purser C. B. Lancaster, and Chief Steward S. Tweedie
- Content Highlights: Includes a detailed passenger roster, ship staff directory, onboard amenities, and advertisements featuring the RMS Olympic.
Historical and Design Highlights
The RMS Adriatic, a White Star Line vessel, embodied the transition to peacetime travel after World War I. This passenger list features elegant design, with a painted depiction of the RMS Olympic on the back cover, symbolizing British engineering and naval pride. The document offers a glimpse into the lives of travelers and the amenities available during this transformative period in maritime history.
Condition
- Cover Condition: Fair, with visible dirt, discoloration, fading, and handwritten notations from an original passenger.
- Interior Pages: Good, with clear text and legible content, despite minor signs of aging.
- Overall Grade: Fair to Good
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers)
- Dr. Jose Blanco: A distinguished physician noted for his contributions to public health initiatives in Europe and the Americas.
- Lieut. N. S. Crockett: Decorated military officer with a prominent role in post-war recovery efforts.
- Mr. Henry W. Nevinson: Acclaimed journalist and war correspondent whose reporting shaped public understanding of global conflicts.
- Mr. Robert Gladstone: A relative of British Prime Minister William Gladstone, emphasizing the influence of elite families in maritime travel.
- Dr. Walter Burger: A celebrated chemist whose innovations were pivotal in industrial advancements during the early 20th century.
- James Bond (Passenger #29): An interesting cultural reference as the name would later inspire Ian Fleming’s fictional British spy.
Historical Significance
This document is a valuable artifact of the post-war recovery era, offering insights into global travel trends and the sociocultural dynamics of the time. The inclusion of notable passengers adds genealogical and historical value, while the design underscores the maritime craftsmanship and prestige of the White Star Line.
Collector’s Appeal
- Genealogists: An indispensable resource for tracing family histories.
- Maritime Historians: Provides a rich account of second-class travel on a prominent ocean liner.
- Ephemera Collectors: A rare and well-preserved example of interwar ocean liner documentation.
Auction Estimates
- Low Estimate: $18 USD
- High Estimate: $25 USD
Conclusion/Reason to Bid
The RMS Adriatic passenger list from 7 April 1920 is a rare and significant piece that connects collectors to a transformative period in maritime and global history. Its historical resonance, association with notable passengers, and connection to the prestigious White Star Line make it a must-have artifact. This item is a unique opportunity to own a tangible link to the golden age of ocean liners and its enduring legacy in global travel.
