RMS Majestic Passenger List 30 August 1905
Front Cover, First Class Passenger List for the RMS Majestic of the White Star Line, Departing 30 August 1905 from Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh), Commanded by Captain B. F. Hayes, Lt. RNR. GGA Image ID # 13c7ae4612
Notable Passengers: Maximilian Charles Fleischmann, Clifford Stanton Heinz, Samuel Insull, General Charles Douglas (C. D.) Jackson, Craige Lippincott, Kate Mullany, George Walter Mason, John Pitcairn, Jr., Raymond Pitcairn, Vera Pitcairn, Elizabeth Montague Ryan, Percy Gerald Stewart, Jefferson DeMont Thompson, Henry Wenman, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Senior Officers and Staff
- Captain: B. F. Hayes, Lt. R.N.R
- Surgeon: A. B. Francis
- Purser: J. A. Shepherd
- Chief Steward: W. Jones
First Class Passengers
- Mr. J. F. Ackerman
- Mr. Matthew Bancroft
- Miss R. Albritz
- Mr. Roger S. Baldwin
- Mr. A. Alexander
- Mrs. Baldwin
- Mrs. Alexander
- Mr. G. D. Ballingall and Maid
- Mr. Clarence Bamberger
- Mrs. E. J. Allison
- Mrs. J. I. Bartlett
- Mr. John Annan
- Mr. I. T. Bartlett
- Mr. Francis J. Arend
- Mrs. Arend
- Mrs. E. Bayley
- Mr. E. Arnstein
- Mr. Axel Beckman
- Mrs. Arnstein
- Mrs. Beckman
- Master Arnstein
- Mrs. M. E. Patterson Bogart
- Miss Arnstein
- Mr. H. P. Bogart
- Mr. Alfred Bosworth
- Mrs. Bosworth
- Mr. Frank Bowman
- Mr. William H. Boyd
- Miss Jane W. Boyden
- Mrs. Bradshaw
- Mr. Carolos Brenner
- Mr. Ephraim Brice
- Mrs. Brice
- Miss Mabel A. Brice
- Miss Anna Brice
- Mr. Henry I. Brown
- Mrs. Brown
- Miss Mary Brown
- Mr. Grant H. Browne
- Mrs. Browne
- Mrs. Lizzie L. Bullock
- Miss Agnes Burkman
- Miss Grace A. Burt
- Miss Adele S. Butler
- Miss Helen D. Butler
- Mr. William Campbell
- Mrs. Campbell
- Mr. William Campbell, Jr.
- Dr. Talbot R. Chambers
- Mr. Samuel O. Church
- Mrs. Church
- Lt. Col. S. R. Clarke
- Mr. J. D. Collins
- Mr. C. A. Comstock
- Mrs. C. H. Conover
- Miss Elinor Conover
- Miss Della B. Conover
- Mrs. A. E. Cowles
- Mrs. L. Cox
- Major P. E. Crawford
- Rev. A. Crawford
- Mrs. Crawford
- Miss Crawford
- Miss Crawford
- Mr. A. Cuninghame
- Mr. Charles Danenbaum
- Miss Beckie Danenbaum
- Miss Sadie Danenbaum
- Mr. John Deans
- Mr. Henry Cameron
- Miss Grace M. De Costa
- Miss Hannah W. De Milt
- Miss Louise M. Dickinson
- Rev. A. C. Dixon
- Mrs. Dixon
- Mr. C. W. Donovan
- Mrs. Donovan
- Miss Lizzie Dougherty
- Mrs. E. H. Doyle
- Miss M. E Doyle
- Mr. Heatley C. Dulles
- Mrs. Robert Dunlap and Maid
- Mr. George G. Dutcher
- Miss Dutcher
- Mr. Louis Eads
- Mr. J. H. Elliott
- Mr. Herbert Ely
- Mrs. Ely
- Hon. N. Ewing
- Mr. William K. Ewing
- Mr. Lachlan Ferguson
- Mrs. Ferguson
- Very Rev. Dean Flavin, o.F
- Col. Max C. Fleischman and Manservant (Note 1)
- Mr. Paul R. Forbes
- Miss Clara P. Foster
- Mrs. K. Fuller
- Mr. W. Gain
- Miss Elizabeth A. Gibson
- Miss Dorothy L. Gibson
- Mr. Charles Gold
- Mr. W. P. Graham
- Mr. R. S. Grant
- Hon. George Gray
- Mrs. Gray
- Mr. E. Greene
- Mr. H. G. Grimley
- Rev. A. Gunnison
- Mrs. E. E. Gunnison
- Miss L. A. Gunnison
- Mr. J. E. Haddon
- Rev. Francis P. Faust
- Mr. Victor Harris
- Mr. William N. Harte
- Mr. H. P. Hartt
- Capt. John Harvey
- Mrs. Harvey
- Miss Anna E. Harvey
- Mr. Charles Heidrich
- Mrs. Heidrich
- Mr. E. C. Heidrich
- Mrs. Heidrich
- Mr. Clifford S. Heinz (Note 2)
- Miss Emma Hertel
- Mr. Frederick S. High
- Mrs. Charlotte Hill
- Miss Mary F. Hitchcock
- Miss K. Hodgson
- Mr. B. B. Howell
- Mrs. Howell
- Miss Howell
- Mr. Samuel Insull (Note 3)
- Rev. W. Irvin
- Miss Mary Irvin
- Miss Fannie Irvin
- Miss Clara Irvin
- Mr. Carl D. Jackson
- Mrs. Jackson
- Master Charles D. Jackson (Note 4)
- Dr. N. Jacobson
- Mrs. Jacobson
- Mr. Gerald N. Jacobson
- Miss Emma M. Jacobson
- Mr. Ralph Jenkins
- Mrs. Robert P. Keep
- Mr. Leonard Kennedy
- Miss Rosemary Kernan
- Mr. J. Henry Kershow
- Mr. Dwight Kinney and Manservant
- Mr. J. L. Kinsella
- Mr. John H Kimball
- Mrs. S D Kimball
- Mr. Henry Koper
- Mrs. Koper
- Mr. Joseph O. Kunze
- Mr. Joseph Lamont
- Mr. E. Lawrence
- Mrs. William G. Leland
- Mr. Craig G. Leland
- Miss Ellen Leo
- Mr. Charles Lesher
- Mrs. Lesher
- Mrs. N. M. Lindsay
- Mr. Craige Lippincott (Note 5)
- Mrs. Lippincott (Sallie E. Bucknell) and Maid
- Miss Constance Lippincott and Maid
- Mr. W. J. Litchfield
- Miss G. M. Litchfield
- Mr. C. J. McGuire
- Rev. Charles R. McNally
- Miss Frances McRae
- Miss Agnes McRae
- Mr. Francis T. Meyer
- Mrs. Meyer
- Miss Mary E. Miller
- Miss Sarah B. Miller
- Mr. Charles A. Millward
- Mrs. E. C. Mitchell
- Rev. Francis H. Moore, D.D
- Miss Kate Mullaney (Note 6)
- Mr. Samuel R. MacClements
- Mrs. MacClements
- Mr. John F. Makley
- Mr. Alfred J. Marcus
- Mr. Henry C. Marcus
- Mr. W. L Marshall
- Mr. George W. Mason (Note 7)
- Dr. B. C. Matthews
- Mr. Matthews
- Mr. T. H. McAuliffe
- Rev. E. V. McElhone
- Miss B. D. Nairne
- Miss R.. D. Nairne
- Mr. M. H. Napier
- Mr. H. A. Nielson
- Mrs. Nielson and Maid
- Miss M. Nielson
- Miss H. B. Nielson
- Miss K. M. C. Nielson
- Mr. R. Hude Nielson
- Miss M. G. O'Haire
- Mr. John Parkinson, Jr.
- Mrs. Parkinson
- Bishop W. F. Pendleton
- Mrs. Pendleton
- Miss Melva Perin
- Mr. J. C. Peters
- Mrs. Peters
- Miss B. Peters
- Miss H. Peters
- Mr. Frederick Pfeiffer
- Mr. Charles Pfeiffer
- Mr. John Pitcairn (Note 8)
- Mr. Raymond Pitcairn (Note 9)
- Miss Vera Pitcairn (Note 10)
- Mr. William H. Plummer
- Mrs. Plummer
- Miss Elsie Plummer
- Mr. T. Harold Prosser
- Mr. Charles Robertson
- Miss S. B. Rogers
- Miss M. B. Rogers
- Mr. Charles A. Ross
- Miss Elizabeth Ryan (Note 11)
- Mrs. Fredericka Schuller
- Mr. S. Schwarz
- Mrs. Schwarz
- Mr. Benjamin Siegel
- Mr. Percy Stewart (Note 12)
- Mrs. Stewart
- Miss Isabella Sullivan
- Mrs. Sweeney
- Miss Dorothy Sweeney
- Mr. J. W. Swift
- Mrs. Swift
- Mrs. Mary A. Richardson
- Miss M. Luella Tabor
- Mr. Andrew A. Thompson
- Mrs. Thompson
- Mr. Jefferson de Mont Thompson (Note 13)
- Miss Helen Tomes
- Mr. G. F. Tosh
- Miss Anna R. Tower
- Mr. William Triffitt
- Mr. P. A. Valentine
- Mrs. Valentine
- Mr. J. W. Vanderwerf
- Mrs. Vanderwerf
- Master H. W. Vanderwerf
- Mr. John E. Wayland
- Mrs. Wayland
- Mr. Elton S. Wayland
- Mr. Thomas C. Wayland
- Mr. William Webber
- Mr. William S. Weiss
- Mr. Henry Wenman (Note 14)
- Mr. C. Westing
- Miss J. F. White
- Mr. M. B. Wilson
- Miss Edith Wilson (Note 15)
- Mr. Lawrence D. Woodbury
- Mrs. W. T. Woodruff
- Miss Anna Wright
- Miss Ouida Yerkes
- Mr. Hugh Young
- Miss L. Waldo
- Miss M. Young
Passenger Notes
Note 1: Maximilian Charles Fleischmann (1876-16 October 1951) led a life as diverse as it was fascinating. He was an infantryman, combat balloonist, yachtsman, big game hunter, world traveler, businessman, philanthropist, and distiller of one of America’s most famous brands of liquor - Fleischmann’s. At the outset of World War One, Max enlisted, was sent to France, was injured in a poison gas attack, and became the commandant of the U.S. Army Balloon School in Arcadia, California. All his life, he would be addressed as “Major.” (1) His brother, Charles Louis Fleischmann (3 November 1835 – 10 December 1897), was an innovative manufacturer of yeast and other consumer food products during the 19th Century. In the late 1860s, he and his brother Maximilian created America’s first commercially produced yeast, revolutionizing baking in a way that made today’s mass production and consumption possible.
Note 2: Clifford Stanton Heinz (1883 - 1935), son of Henry John Heinz (11 October 1844 – 14 May 1919), was an American businessman of German descent who founded the H. J. Heinz Company.
Note 3: Samuel Insull (11 November 1859 – 16 July 1938) was a British-born American business magnate whose vast Midwest holding company empire collapsed in the 1930s. He was an innovator and investor in Chicago who significantly contributed to creating an integrated electrical infrastructure in the United States. Insull was notable for purchasing utilities and railroads using holding companies. After his business enterprises collapsed during the Great Depression, he was accused of profiting personally by selling worthless stock to unsuspecting investors who trusted him because of his position and reputation. However, he was acquitted at trial. He was also responsible for building the Chicago Civic Opera House in 1929.
Note 4: General Charles Douglas (C. D.) Jackson (16 March 1902 – 18 September 1964) was an expert on psychological warfare who served in the Office of Strategic Services in World War II and later as Special Assistant to the President in the Eisenhower administration.
Note 5: Craige Lippincott (4 November 1846-7 April 1911), son of the late Joshua B. Lippincott and President of J.B. Lippincott Co., publishers, one of Philadelphia's best-known citizens, committed suicide on the morning of 7 April 1911. Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, a popular periodical containing a complete novel, short stories, poetry, and opinion, was published in the US and the UK from 1868 to 1914.
Note 6: Kate Mullany (1845-1906) was an early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York, in February 1864. It was one of the first women's unions that lasted longer than the resolution of a specific issue.
Note 7: George Walter Mason (12 March 1891 - 8 October 1954) was an American industrialist. During his career, Mason served as the Chairman and CEO of the Kelvinator Corporation (1928-1937), Chairman and CEO of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation (1937-1954), and Chairman and CEO of American Motors Corporation (1954).
Note 8: John Pitcairn, Jr. (10 January 1841 – 22 July 1916) was a Scottish-born American industrialist. With just an elementary school education, Pitcairn rose through the ranks of the Pennsylvania railroad industry and played a significant role in creating the modern oil and natural gas industries. He founded the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (now PPG Industries). This early industry innovator quickly grew into the largest plate glass manufacturer in the United States and amassed one of the largest fortunes in the United States at the time. Pitcairn was also the primary financial benefactor of the General Church of the New Jerusalem. This Christian church follows the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg, who was a major activist in the American anti-vaccination movement.
Note 9: Raymond Pitcairn (1885 – 12 July 1966), son of PPG Industries founder John Pitcairn, was a lawyer, a businessman, a collector of ancient and medieval art, and an amateur architect. He supervised the building of the Bryn Athyn Cathedral and his castle mansion of Glencairn. Pitcairn was also quite politically active. A Republican, he served as one of the delegates to Pennsylvania's convention to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933. He was one of Pennsylvania's delegates to the 1956 Republican National Convention. He was also the national chairman and a significant financial supporter of the Sentinels of the Republic, a conservative political group of the 1920s and 1930s that opposed the expansion of federal regulation and the New Deal.
Note 10: Vera Pitcairn (1887–1910). daughter of John Pitcairn, Jr., died suddenly of appendicitis at the age of 23.
Note 11: Elizabeth Montague Ryan (8 February 1892 – 8 July 1979) was an American tennis player born in Anaheim, California but lived most of her life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 30 Grand Slam titles. Nineteen of those titles were in women's doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon, a record for those two events. Twelve of her Wimbledon titles were in women's doubles, and seven were in mixed doubles. Ryan also won six women's doubles titles, two mixed doubles titles at the French Championships, and one women's doubles title and two mixed doubles titles at the US Championships.
Note 12: Percy Gerald Stewart (18 October 1885 – 15 October 1931) was an Australian politician. He was an original Victorian Farmers' Union member and long a radical campaigner for farming interests. He helped bring down Stanley Bruce's government in 1929 but died soon after.
Note 13: Jefferson DeMont Thompson, a prominent New York real estate developer, was instrumental in guiding the development of the Times Square area and establishing the NYPD's Aerial Police Reserve.
Note 14: Henry Wenman (1875-1953) was a British actor who appeared in several motion pictures during the 1920s and 1930s.
Note 15: Edith Bolling Galt Wilson (15 October 1872 — 28 December 1961), second wife of US President Woodrow Wilson, was First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921. She met the President in March 1915, and they married nine months later. President Wilson suffered a severe stroke in October 1919. Edith Wilson began to screen all matters of state. She decided which were important enough to bring to the bedridden President. In doing so, she functionally ran the Executive branch of the government for the remainder of the President's second term until March 1921.
Information for Passengers
Breakfast from 8-30 until to 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.
All Liverpool—New York Mail and Passenger Steamers of the White Star Line are fitted with the Marconi Wireless system of Telegraphy, and messages for despatch should be handed to the Pursers.
Cablegrams and Telegrams should be handed to the Saloon Steward an hour before the arrival at Queenstown.
The Saloon and Library Stewards will simply 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 Baggage 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.
The Purser is prepared for the convenience of Passengers to exchange a limited amount of English and American money, and he will allow at the rate of $4.80 to the Lx when giving American money for English currency, or for $4.95 when giving English for American money.
Passengers' Addresses may be left with the Saloon Steward, in order that any letters sent to the care of the Company may be forwarded.
The White Star Line has pleasure in announcing that the London West End Office has been transferred from 17, Cockspur Street. to new and more commodious premises situated opposite at
No. 1, COCKSPUR STREET, S.W.,
and the City Office to
No. 38, LEADENHALL STREET, E.C.
The West End Office is the principal Office in London for Passenger business. Letters and telegrams may be addressed there, and will be held until called for, or forwarded, according to instructions, and the latest editions of the leading American and English papers are on file.
Passengers' baggage Will also be received and stored if required.
Travellers' Cheques payable in all parts of Europe, can be purchased at all the principal offices of the White Star Line.
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," "Celtic," and "Arabic " the Largest Vessels in The World.
The Boston Services include the Largest, Fastest, and Finest Steamers sailing to Boston.
White Star Line American and Colonial Services. Sailing Schedules, Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-New York, Liverpool-Queenstown (Cobh)-Boston, and New York-Boston-Mediterranean Ports, from 22 August 1905 to 28 October 1905. Ships Included the Arabic, Baltic, Canopic, Cedric, Celtic, Cretic, Cymric, Majestic, Oceanic, Republic, Romanic, and Teutonic. RMS Majestic First Class Passenger List from 30 August 1905. GGA Image ID # 21bff64cea
Services Maintained by the White Star Line to the United States. RMS Majestic First Class Passenger List from 30 August 1905. GGA Image ID # 21c0280718
WHITE STAR LINE. We have pleasure in calling attention to the services maintained by the White Star Line to the United States, in addition to the regular sailings between LIVERPOOL and NEW YORK, viz. LIVERPOOL and BOSTON (Calling at Queenstown), ALSO BETWEEN NEW YORK & BOSTON & MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. These Services are conducted by the modern Twin- Screw Steamers :— ARABIC 15,801 Tons. CYMRIC 13,096 Tons. REPUBLIC 15,378 Tons. CRETIC 13,500 Tons. CANOPIC 12,096 Tons. ROMANIC 11,400 Tons. which are among the largest, fastest and finest steamers in the Mediterranean Service. They 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. 1 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, Aug., 1905.
Mediterranean Service Sailing Schedule, 6 July 1905 to 16 April 1906. RMS Majestic First Class Passenger List from 30 August 1905. Mediterranean Ports Included Ponta Delgada Azores, Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples, Genoa, and Alexandria. Ships Included the Canopic, Celtic, Cretic, Republic, and Romanic. GGA Image ID # 21c02a157b
Liverpool-Boson Sailing Schedule, from 26 May 1905 to 11 August 1905. Ships Included the Arabic, Cymric, and Republic. RMS Majestic First Class Passenger List from 30 August 1905. GGA Image ID # 21c047f8ea
Liverpool-New York Service Sailing Schedule, 18 August 1905 to 10 January 1906. Ships Included the Baltic, Cedric, Celtic, Majestic, Oceanic, and Teutonic. RMS Majestic First Class Passenger List from 30 August 1905. GGA Image ID # 21c0d7578f
Track Chart and Memorandum of Log (Unused). RMS Majestic First Class Passenger List from 30 August 1905. GGA Image ID # 1dd418c135
(1) Excerpt from "Max Fleischmann: Ohio Distiller Extraordinary," Those Pre-Pro Whisky Men! Blog, Thursday, March 29, 2012. Accessed 2014-08-22 at http://pre-prowhiskeymen.blogspot.com/2012/03/max-fleischmann-ohio-distillery.html
Collector's Item Auction Details
White Star Line RMS Majestic First Class Passenger List – 30 August 1905
Description
An extraordinary First Class Passenger List from the RMS Majestic of the prestigious White Star Line, this document dates to 30 August 1905. Sailing from Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh), under the command of Captain B. F. Hayes, this list captures a snapshot of an era of opulence, innovation, and global interconnectedness.
The passenger list includes a wealth of notable figures, from industrial titans and social luminaries to cultural influencers, presenting an unparalleled glimpse into the elite world of early 20th-century transatlantic travel.
Key Features
- Ship and Line: RMS Majestic (White Star Line)
- Date: 30 August 1905
- Route: Liverpool–Queenstown (Cobh)–New York
- Format: 20-page booklet, listing senior officers, passenger information, and onboard amenities
Notable Passengers:
- Maximilian Charles Fleischmann: Industrialist, philanthropist, and combat veteran
- Clifford Stanton Heinz: Son of H.J. Heinz, founder of the H.J. Heinz Company
- Samuel Insull: Electrical infrastructure innovator and Chicago Civic Opera House founder
- General Charles D. Jackson: Expert in psychological warfare and presidential advisor
- John Pitcairn, Jr. & Raymond Pitcairn: Founders of PPG Industries and prominent activists
- Elizabeth Montague Ryan: Tennis legend with a record 30 Grand Slam titles
- Edith Bolling Galt Wilson: First Lady of the United States and de facto leader after President Wilson’s stroke
Provenance
From the esteemed private collection of Paul K. Gjenvick, a leading authority on immigration and ocean travel history. This item has been preserved with great care and remains a centerpiece of his comprehensive archive.
Condition
This passenger list is in good condition, with no significant defects. Minor handling marks consistent with age and careful use. The cover retains its vivid imagery, and the interior pages exhibit only mild toning.
Historical Significance
The RMS Majestic was one of the crown jewels of the White Star Line fleet, renowned for its luxurious amenities and impeccable service. This passenger list is a testament to the height of Edwardian travel and the convergence of influential figures of the time. The inclusion of notable passengers with enduring legacies in industry, politics, and culture adds immeasurable historical value.
Collector’s Appeal
- Unique Insight: A tangible link to the "Golden Age" of transatlantic travel.
- Elite Provenance: Connections to world-shaping individuals make this a prized possession for maritime historians and collectors.
- Exquisite Presentation: The list showcases the White Star Line's commitment to excellence in both design and functionality.
Auction Estimates:
- Low Estimate: $4,000
- High Estimate: $6,000
Final Conclusion
This RMS Majestic First Class Passenger List represents far more than a voyage—it is a convergence of history, culture, and craftsmanship. For collectors of maritime memorabilia, this piece is both a rare find and a vital link to an opulent and transformative era. The provenance from Paul K. Gjenvick’s collection further elevates its significance, making it a must-have for enthusiasts of maritime history and Edwardian culture.
