RMS Celtic Passenger List - 19 August 1904
Front Cover, First Class Passenger List for the RMS Celtic of the White Star Line, Departing 19 August 1904 from Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh), Commanded by Captain J. B. Ranson, R.N.R. GGA Image ID # 13bff41172
Senior Officers and Staff
- Commander: Captain J. B. Ranson, R.N.R
- Surgeon: S. M. Dickson
- Purser: G. H. Brewer
First Class Passengers
- Dr. Murray M. Adams
- Mrs. Adams
- Mr. C. D. Allister
- Mrs. Allister
- Mr. R. M. Anderson
- Mrs. Anderson
- Mr. J. C. Annan
- Miss Fitzgerald Arnott
- Mr. J. C. Arter
- Mr. Edward W. Ashley
- Mrs. Ashley
- Mr. Morgan Ashley
- Mr. E. Baerwald
- Miss Ethel Beale
- Mr. J. Harvey Bell
- Mrs. J. Harvey Bell
- Miss Mary E. Bell
- Mr. Harvey W. Bell
- Mr. E. E. Billows
- Mr. Harry W. Blake
- Colonel C. E. Bleyer
- Mr. S. T. Bleyer
- Mr. A. J. Bolton
- Mr. E. Bottenweiser
- Mr. E. E. Boynton (Note 1)
- Miss B. H. Boynton
- Mr. G. Brentnall
- Mr. J. I. Briggs
- Mr. F. F. Brightley
- Mr. A. S. Brownell
- Mrs. Brownell
- Miss Brownell
- Mr. Phineas H. Burton
- Mr. John J. Cain (Note 2)
- Mr. Robert C. Cairns
- Mrs. Cairns and Maid
- Miss Agnes W Cairns
- Miss Jessie C. Cairns
- Mr. M. F. Campbell
- His Grace The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury (Note 3)
- Mrs. Randall Davidson and Maid
- Mr. R. B. Carpenter
- Mr. James Carrie
- Mrs. Carrie
- Mr. M. B. Church
- Mr. James W. Clarkin
- Mr. J. G. Clayton
- Mr. S. G. Clohessy
- Miss K. Cochrane
- Mr. Frank Coffee
- Mr. Edmund Coffin
- Mrs. Edmund Coffin
- Miss Natalie Coffin
- Mr. William S. Coffin (Note 4)
- Mr. Lloyd G. Corkran
- Mr. B. Warren Corkran (Note 5)
- Mrs. B. W. Corkran, Jr.
- Mr. Robert Cormack
- Miss Grace Cortis
- Mrs. J. Cossar
- Miss M. J. Cossar
- Mr. Dan Costello
- Mr. Munroe Crane
- Mr. Theo. Crane
- Mr. J. B. Creighton
- Mr. William Crompton
- Mr. A. B. Crosby
- Miss Harriet Currier
- Miss Emily Currier
- Miss Lucia Czisz
- Mr. John Daniels
- Major Cyril Davenport (Note 6)
- Mr. C. A. Day
- Mrs. Day
- Miss F. R. Day
- Mr. Godfrey Degerberg
- Dr. H. L. Deimel
- Mr. F. J. Dobson
- Mr. John Dougan
- Mrs. Dougan
- Mr. Emil Dreyfus
- Mrs. Dreyfus
- Mr. F. C. Duff
- Miss Duff
- Miss Mary E. Duggan
- Miss Ellen M. Duggan
- Mrs. M. J. Dunham
- Mr. Felix Edwards
- Mr. P. J. Edwards
- Miss Fanny Egbert
- Mr. Frank H. Egbur
- Rev. J. H. Ellison
- Mr. J. A. Finn
- Mrs. R. P. Flower
- Mr. R. M. Gallaway
- Mr. W. P. Gammons
- Mrs. Gammons
- Mr. T. F. Garrity
- Mr. George H. Gaston
- Mrs. Gaston
- Miss Dorothy W. Gaston
- Mr. George H. Gaston, Jr.
- Mr. W. N. German
- Mr. Frank S. Gerrish
- Mrs. Gerrish and Maid
- Mr. Patrick Gill
- Mr. J. P. Gill
- Mr. M. A. Gill
- Miss Anna M. Gill
- Mr. John H. Gingell
- Mrs. Gingell
- Miss G. D. Gingell
- Mr. George F. Glassco
- Miss M. H. Glassco
- Miss Ina Goldsmith
- Miss Susie Graham
- Mr. Robert K. Gray and Manservant
- Mrs. H. L. Hazlett
- Mr. G. F. Henblein
- Mrs. Henblein
- Mr. Frank P. Hill
- Mr. Charles V. Hoffman
- Mrs. Hoffman
- Miss Mabel Hoffman
- Mrs. W. B. Hoffman and Maid
- Miss D. W. Hoffman
- Miss M. A. Hoffman
- Rev. Hyla Holden
- Mr. Hornblower
- Judge John D. Horsley
- Mr. Edward H. Hoyt
- Mrs. Hoyt
- Miss F. N. Hoyt
- Mrs. C. M. Jacobs
- Miss Hannah S. James
- Mrs. M. V. R. Johnson
- Miss Hider Johnson
- Miss E. Johnston
- Miss H. Johnston
- Miss M. Edith Johnstone
- Mr. J. Jordan, M.P
- Mrs. E. A. Judson
- Miss C. D. Judson
- Miss Pearl Judson
- Miss M. Keane
- Mr. Harry Kellar (Note 7)
- Miss Carrie Kelly
- Mr. Alex. M. Kennedy
- Miss Florence Kirby
- Mr. J. H. Lane
- Mr. W. Lawson
- Mr. W. V. Leitch
- Mr. Gardner C. Leonard
- Mrs. Leonard
- Mrs. M. Lepet
- Mr. G. C. Lloyd
- Dr. L. T. Lowder
- Mrs. Lowder
- Colonel R. G. Lowe
- Mrs. Lowe
- Mr.. T. L. Lutkins
- Mrs. Lutkins
- Mr. Thomas R. Lyon and Manservant
- Mr. Fred MacKelcan
- Mrs. MacKelcan
- Mr. Mitchell H. Mark
- Mr. John A. McCall
- Mr. E. McClintock
- Mrs. McClintock
- Mr. Robert McClure
- Master McClure
- Mr. W. C. McCutcheon
- Mr. P. J. McDonough
- Rev. E. V. McElhone
- Miss S. E. McIntosh
- Miss Elizabeth Medican
- Mr. E. C. Midgley
- Mr. R. L. Milchner
- Mrs. Charles Moat
- Miss Gladys Moat
- Mrs. William Moir and Manservant
- Mr. G. L. Montgomery
- Mr. G. A. Moore
- Mrs. Moore
- Miss Carol Moore
- Mr. Alex. C. Morgan
- Mr. J. Morris
- Miss Morris
- Mrs. William Moser
- Mr. Washington Morton
- Mr. Irving Murray
- Mr. J. Kirkes Myers
- Miss Myers
- Mr. John W. Nary
- Mrs. Nary
- Miss Stella F. Nary
- Mr. Walter Neal
- Mrs. E. Neill
- Master M. C. Neill
- Miss F. L. Neill
- Mrs. Nesbitt
- Miss Flora Newcomb
- Mr. J. Henry Norton
- Mrs. Norton
- Mr. E. Norwood
- Mr. L. L. Nunn (Note 8)
- Mr. J. D. O'Donnell
- Rev. W. O'Hara
- Mr. D. L. Oliver
- Mr. Nils Olsen
- Mr. John S. Oram (Note 9)
- Miss E. Jean Oram
- Mr. A. Overton
- Mrs. L. N. Pearson
- Mr. J. Peter
- Mr. Frank L. Pierce
- Mrs. Pierce
- Mr. A. Pirelli
- Mr. W. H. Post
- Mr. A. J. Prager
- Mr. Walter R. Pretty
- Mr. W. A. Prichard
- Mrs. Prichard
- Mr. T. J. Pulling
- Mrs. Pulling
- Master Edward Pulling (Note 10)
- Miss Anna Pulling and Governess
- Miss Margaret Rae
- Miss Anne Rae
- Mr. A. J. Richmond
- Dr. Arthur E. Ridsdale
- Miss Georgia Robertson
- Mr. O. G. Robinson
- Mrs. Robinson
- Miss Isabelle Robinson
- Mr. C. H. Romaine (Note 11)
- Miss Katherine Rummell
- Mr. C. M. Scanlon
- Mrs. C. H. Senff
- Mr. Frank Shannon
- Miss A. Sheldon
- Mr. P. C. Shine
- Mr. H. E. Smith
- Mr. O. W. Smith
- Mr. James Smith
- Dr. O. C. Snyder
- Mr. L. R. Sober
- Mrs. Sober
- Mr. N. Ray Stiles
- Miss B. L. Sutherland
- Mr. Gecrge H. Sweeney
- Mrs. Sweeney
- Mr. V. L. Tatroe
- Mr. Norman Tharpe
- Mrs. Thaw and Maid
- Mr. R. B. Thomson
- Miss G. S. Tilney
- Dr. B. T. Tilton
- Mr. L. J. Tonnele
- Mrs. Tonnele
- Miss Mary Torrance
- Mr. C. J. Tracey
- Mr. G. R. Turnbull
- Mrs. Turnbull
- Miss Turnbull
- Mr. Charles S. Turner
- Mr. Albert Tusch
- Mrs. H. A. Wade
- Dr. Henry F. Walker
- Miss Wallace
- Miss H. E. Waters
- Mr. Thomas Weir
- Mrs. Weir
- Mr. Thomas West
- Mrs. West
- Mr. John C. Westervelt
- Mr. L. Westervelt
- Mr. Fred L. White
- Mrs: White
- Miss White
- Mr. J. G. Whytlaw
- Mrs. Whytlaw and Maid
- Mr. Ivan G. Whytlaw
- Master G. G. Whytlaw
- Miss M. G. Whytlaw
- Mr. H. K. S. Williams
- Mrs. Williams
- Miss Williams
- Mr. R. Williamson
- Mr. Marshall C. Wilson
- Mrs. Wilson
- Miss Wilson
- Mr. Louis H. Wilson
- Miss Mary Woods
- Mr. William J. Wright
- Mrs. Wright
- Miss Marion D. Wright
- Master Courtney Wright
- The Countess of Yarmouth and Maid (Note 12)
Notes About Passengers
- Edward Boynton was a successful lantern salesman and partner in the C. T. Ham Manufacturing Co. of Rochester. Most noted for commissioning The Edward E. Boynton House that was built in Rochester, New York in 1908. This two-story house is built in the elongated "T" plan. Frank Lloyd Wright won agreement from Boynton to not only design the house but also design the landscape and furnishings as well. It's the furthest east of Wright's Prairie houses
- John J. Cain (1861–1937) was the 9th mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey from 1910 to 1912
- Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth GCVO PC (7 April 1848 – 25 May 1930) was an Anglican bishop of Scottish origin who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928.
- William Sloane Coffin Sr. (1879-1933) was a director of W. & J. Sloane - a furniture and rug store in New York City that catered to the wealthy, since graduation from Yale University in 1900, and a trustee of the Presbyterian Hospital since 1908. He was the father of Edmund Coffin 2d, William Sloane Coffin Jr., and Margaret Sloane, and a brother of Rev. Henry Sloane Coffin.
- B. Warren Corkran (1886-1963) was the 1922 winner of the Maryland Open.
- Cyril James Humphries Davenport 1848-1941 F.S.A. Assistant to the Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum. Cantor Lecturer on Decorative Bookbindings, Society of Arts. Author of Royal English Bookbindings; English Embroidered Bookbinding; History of the Book; &c and this author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
- Harry Kellar (July 11, 1849 – March 10, 1922) was an American magician who presented large stage shows during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Kellar was a predecessor of Harry Houdini and a successor of Robert Heller. He was often referred to as the "Dean of American Magicians" and performed extensively on five continents. One of his most memorable stage illusions was the levitation of a girl advertised as the "Levitation of Princess Karnack", which was similar to an illusion invented by John Nevil Maskelyne, from which Kellar copied by bribing one of Maskelyne's theater staff.
- Lucien Lucius Nunn (16 March 1853 Medina, Ohio – 2 April 1925 Los Angeles, California) was an American entrepreneur and educator who founded Telluride Association and Deep Springs College. He received his higher education at Oberlin College and for a year studied law at Harvard Law School.
- John S. Oram (November 24, 1847-June 14, 1913) of Cleveland founded and built up in Cleveland an industry for the manufacture of barrel making machinery and his success in that business was largely due to the working and perfection of ideas and inventions of his own.
- Edward Pulling (June 10, 1898 - April 17, 1991) founded Millbrook School in 1931. Pulling was a graduate of both Princeton University and Cambridge University, and he taught at both Groton School and Avon Old Farms as well as private schools in the United Kingdom.
- Charles Hallace Romaine (July 11, 1866 - Jan 18, 1922) Professinal gambler who survived the sinking of the Titanic. Other careers including manager of the Hotel Doxey in Indiana and a Banker in New York City.
- Alice Cornelia Thaw (January 2, 1880 - May 8, 1955) was an American philanthropist and, upon her marriage to George Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford, the Countess of Yarmouth.
Information for Passengers
- Breakfast from 8-30 until 10 o'clock.
- Luncheon at 1-30.
- Dinner at 7 o'clock.
The Bar closes at 11:00 pm, and the Smoking Room at 11:30 pm
Divine Service in the Saloon on Sunday at 10:30 am
Please apply to the Second Steward for Seating accommodation at Table. Children are not entitled to seats in the Saloon unless full fare is paid.
Cablegrams and Telegrams should be handed to the Saloon Steward an hour before the arrival at Queenstown.
The Saloon and Library Stewards will supply Stamps, Telegraph Forms, Books of Reference, and Railway Time Tables of the Principal Companies.
Questions relating to Baggage should be referred to the Second Steward, who is the Ship's Baggar Master. Trunks, Chairs or Rugs 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 necessary 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 4/- each for the voyage, 24 hours' notice being necessary at the London or Liverpool Office.
It is desirable that valuables or Money should be placed in charge of the Purser for deposit in his safe. As no charge is made for carriage, the Company can accept no responsibility for loss or damage, however arising, but Passengers can protect themselves by insurance.
Passengers are requested to ask for a Receipt on the Company's Form, for any additional Passage Money, Chair Hire, or Freight paid on board.
For the convenience of Passengers the Purser is prepared to exchange a limited amount of English and American money. The rate of exchange will be $4.80 to the Li when giving American in exchange for English currency, and Li to $4.95 when giving English money for American.
First Class Passengers joining the White Star Mail Steamers for New York at Queenstown, must be at that port not later than 10-15 am Thursday.
First Class Passengers joining the Steamers of the Friday New York Service from Liverpool at Queenstown, must be at that Port not later than 8 o'clock on the Saturday morning.
Passengers Addresses may be left with the Saloon Steward, in order that any letters sent to the care of the Company may be forwarded
Nicholas Martin, 9, Rue Scribe - - Paris.
34, Leadenhall Street, E.C.,
London.
Ismay, Imrie & Co., 17, Cockspur Street, S.W.,
30, James Street - - Liverpool.
The Passenger Services of the White Star Line are maintained entirely by Twin Screw Steamers, including the "Oceanic," "Majestic." and "Teutonic," which are Among The Fastest Steamers afloat, and the "Baltic." "Cedric," and "Celtic," the Three Largest Vessels in The World.
The Boston Services include the Largest and Fastest Steamers sailing to Boston.
White Star Line New Services
We have pleasure in announcing that the White Star Line has established, in addition to the Regular Liverpool-New York Services, a Regular Service between
Liverpool and Boston (Calling at Queenstown),
Also Between
New York
& Mediterranean Ports.
& Boston
These Services will be conducted by the large modern Twin-Screw Steamers :—
- Repbulic : 15,400 Tons
- Cretic : 13,500 Tons
- Canopic : 13,000 Tons
- Cymric : 13,100 Tons
- Romanic : 11,400 Tons
which sail regularly throughout the year to and from Liverpool and Boston (calling at Queenstown), or to and from New York or Boston and Mediterranean Ports. See annexed sailing schedules giving the departures as at present arranged.
The attention of Passengers holding return tickets by the White Star Line is especially drawn to the choice of route thus offered, return tickets being available for their full value towards passage by any of the White Star Services.
Facilities will be offered for booking by the most attractive routes across the Continent between the various ports of call in the Mediterranean and Liverpool, which will thus enable Passengers to book the round trip from New York or Boston, via the Mediterranean, returning from Liverpool or vice versa.
Ismay, Imrie & Co.
Liverpool, August, 1904.
Back Cover, Track Chart and Memorandum of Log (Unused), RMS Celtic First Class Passenger List, 19 August 1904. GGA Image ID # 1e4dd3c138
Collector's Item Auction Details
Provenance
This Passenger List's provenance is from the esteemed collection of Paul K. Gjenvick.
Item Description
A rare First-Class Passenger List from the RMS Celtic of the White Star Line, departing on 19 August 1904. This document provides an invaluable glimpse into early 20th-century transatlantic travel aboard one of the largest and most luxurious liners of its time.
Key Features
- Ship: RMS Celtic
- Line: White Star Line
- Class: First Class
- Date of Departure: 19 August 1904
- Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain J. B. Ranson, R.N.R
Historical and Design Highlights
- Showcases the grandeur and exclusivity of White Star Line’s passenger services.
- Includes a detailed passenger list with prominent individuals from diverse fields.
- Features an unused track chart and memorandum of log, reflecting meticulous record-keeping.
- Printed in an era when ocean liners symbolized innovation and luxury in travel.
Condition
- Well-preserved with minimal wear, showcasing the detailed cover design and passenger list.
- Clear and legible text, making it ideal for research or display.
- Includes an unused track chart and memorandum of log.
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers)
- Dr. Murray M. Adams – Renowned physician and social figure.
- His Grace The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson (1848–1930) – Influential religious leader of the Anglican Church.
- William Sloane Coffin Sr. (1879–1933) – Director of W. &, J. Sloane and prominent New York City figure.
- Harry Kellar (1849–1922) – Celebrated American magician and predecessor of Harry Houdini.
- Alice Cornelia Thaw, Countess of Yarmouth (1880–1955) – American philanthropist and British aristocracy.
Historical Significance
The RMS Celtic was part of the White Star Line's Boston service, notable for its unparalleled luxury and reliability. This passenger list offers a snapshot of the period, highlighting the importance of transatlantic travel for business, leisure, and cultural exchange. It also reflects the social elite of the time, making it a valuable historical artifact for maritime enthusiasts and genealogists.
Estimated Auction Price Range
$28 to $38 USD
Conclusion/Reason to Bid
This RMS Celtic Passenger List is a unique collector's item that combines historical significance with aesthetic appeal. It is perfect for those interested in maritime history, genealogy, or preserving the legacy of the White Star Line. Its connection to notable individuals further enhances its value, making it an exceptional investment for collectors and historians alike.
