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Steerage Passenger Lists

Steerage souvenir passenger lists are exceedingly rare. With few exceptions, most steamship lines did not produce passenger lists for steerage passengers, as immigrants were unlikely to be a regular customer, nor was there any demand for a souvenir of a voyage that likely was less than pleasant.

Examples of Steerage Passenger Lists

Front Cover, SS Hohenzollern Passenger List 20 April 1881

1981-04-20SS Hohenzollern Passenger List

  • Cruise Line: North German Lloyd
  • Ship: SS Hohenzollern
  • Class of Passengers: Steerage
  • Date of Departure: 20 April 1881
  • Route: Bremen to Baltimore
  • Commander: Captain R. Sander
Passenger Manifest of the Steamer Lessing of the Hamburg Amerika Linie, 1881

1881-08-24 SS Lessing Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Steerage
  • Date of Departure: 24 August 1881
  • Route: Hamburg to New York
  • Commander: Captain Voss
1883-11-04 Passenger Manifest of SS Silesia

1883-11-04 SS Silesia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Steerage
  • Date of Departure: 4 November 1883
  • Route: Hamburg to New York
  • Commander: Captain Heinrich H. Barends
1885-06-03 Voyage of the SS Ems

1885-06-03 SS Ems Passenger List

  • Cruise Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
  • Ship: SS Ems
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Steerage
  • Date of Departure: 3 June 1885
  • Route: Bremen to New York
  • Commander: Captain W. Willigerod
1888-11-14 Ships List - SS Lahn

1888-11-14 SS Lahn Passenger List

  • Cruise Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (North German Lloyd)
  • Ship: SS Lahn
  • Class of Passengers: Steerage
  • Date of Departure: 14 November 1888
  • Route: Bremen to New York
  • Commander: Captain H. Hellmers
1894-08-28 Voyage of the SS Lahn

1894-08-28 SS Lahn Passenger List

  • Cruise Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
  • Ship: SS Lahn
  • Class of Passengers: Steerage
  • Date of Departure: 28 August 1894
  • Route: Bremen to New York
  • Commander: Captain H. Hellmers
1895-09-07 Voyage of the SS Ems

1895-09-07 SS Ems Passenger List

  • Cruise Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
  • Ship: SS Ems
  • Class of Passengers: Steerage
  • Date of Departure: 7 September 1895
  • Route: Bremen to New York
  • Commander: Captain W. Reimkasten

 

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The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. Our research into the RMS Laconia and SS Bergensfjord, the ships that brought two members of the Gjønvik family from Norway to the United States in the early 20th century, has helped us design our site for other genealogists. The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe.