Voyage of Transition: TSS Caledonia Passenger List – Saloon & Tourist Class, 16 September 1932

 

Front Cover of a Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List from the TSS Caledonia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing 16 September 1932 from Glasgow to New York

Front Cover of a Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List from the TSS Caledonia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing 16 September 1932 from Glasgow to New York via Belfast and Moville, Commanded by Captain Alexander Collie. GGA Image ID # 1f3defb7c9

 

🛳️ Review and Summary: TSS Caledonia Passenger List – 16 September 1932

Saloon and Tourist Class Passengers | Glasgow to New York via Belfast and Moville

📆 Voyage Date: 16 September 1932

🚢 Operator: Anchor Steamship Line (Cunard subsidiary)

👨‍✈️ Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

📍 Route: Glasgow → Belfast → Moville → New York

Explore the 1932 passenger list of the TSS Caledonia, documenting Saloon and Tourist Class travelers from Glasgow to New York. Discover professors, clergy, doctors, and family emigrants in a rare interwar transatlantic crossing. A vital resource for genealogists, educators, and maritime historians.

 

🚢 Ship Overview: TSS Caledonia

Launched: 1925 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Glasgow

Operator: Anchor Line (under Cunard control)

Type: Twin-screw steamship (TSS), outfitted for speed and comfort

Passenger Capacity: Approx. 1,300 (combined Saloon, Tourist, and Third Class)

Route: Regularly operated between Glasgow and New York, with stops in Belfast and Moville

Notable Features:

  • Wireless Telegraphy for ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship messaging 📡
  • Well-staffed medical and nursing team 🏥
  • Daily newspaper printed on board: The Daily Mail Atlantic Edition 📰
  • Full suite of services: barber, clothes pressing, kiosk, library, and deck amenities

 

Senior Officers and Staff

  1. Commander: Captain Alexander Collie
  2. Chief Officer: J. Dunlop
  3. Chief Engineer: Charles Grant
  4. Surgeon: Dr. A. B. Burns
  5. Purser: R. S. Willoughby, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
  6. Chief Steward: William Lindsay

 

Saloon Passengers

  1. Mr. N. Aboud
  2. Mrs. M. S. Ballantine
  3. Dr. C. P. Beattie
  4. Prof. Hugh Black
  5. Mrs. Black
  6. Miss Margaret Bower
  7. Dr. A. K. Bowman
  8. Mrs. Bowman
  9. Miss Anne Bowman
  10. Miss Virginia Bowman
  11. Mr. A. H. Brown, Jun.
  12. Mrs. Brown
  13. Mr. Donald Brown
  14. Mr. R. D. Brown
  15. Mrs. Brown
  16. Miss A. Doherty
  17. Mr. William K. Dupre, Jun.
  18. Mrs. Dupre
  19. Master Thomas K. Dupre, Jun.
  20. Miss Ethel Dutton
  21. Mr. Harry Edmonds
  22. Mrs. J. T. Feidt
  23. Mr. John T. Feidt
  24. Miss I. Fraser
  25. Miss Alice J. Gammie
  26. Mrs. C. F. Goodrich
  27. Mr. George E. Gordon
  28. Mrs. Gordon
  29. Mr. George W. Gordon
  30. Master R. E. Gordon and Nurse
  31. Mr. Mortimer Gordon
  32. Mrs. Gordon
  33. Mr. S. Graham
  34. Mrs. Graham
  35. Dr. I. G. W. Hill
  36. Mrs. Humpstone
  37. Mr. William Lanahan
  38. Mrs. Lanahan
  39. Mr. William J. Large
  40. Mr. Larmor
  41. Mr. George McCurrach
  42. Mr. John McCutcheon
  43. Miss Agnes M. MacFadzean
  44. Dr. W. A. Mac Kay
  45. Miss Janet MacPherson
  46. Mr. R. Mallon
  47. Dr. Moffatt
  48. Mrs. Moffatt
  49. Mrs. E. Murray
  50. Miss G. Murray
  51. Mrs. J. C. Paterson
  52. Sister Mary Paul
  53. Mrs. E. M. H. Rankin
  54. Miss Gladys Rankin
  55. Miss Edith S. Richards
  56. Mr. Henry P. Rines
  57. Mrs. Rines
  58. Master William H. Rines
  59. Miss Mary W. Rines
  60. Mrs. H. A. Robertson
  61. Mrs. E. Rolley
  62. Miss R. C. Ruggles
  63. Mr. Robert Scott
  64. Mr. R. Shelford
  65. Miss N. M. Smith
  66. Miss W. Smith
  67. Dr. William M. Stein
  68. Mrs. Stein
  69. Miss Dorothy Tait
  70. My. Alexander N. Thomson
  71. Mrs. Thomson
  72. Rev. Father J. Tinney
  73. Miss Alice Toon
  74. Mr. Ben White
  75. Mrs. White

 

Tourist Class Passengers

  1. Mrs. Helen Adams
  2. Mr. Arch. Aitcheson
  3. Miss Helen Allan
  4. Mrs. Betsy Allen
  5. Miss Daisy Allen
  6. Mrs. Agnes Allison
  7. Mr. John S. Anderson
  8. Miss Theresa Armstrong
  9. Miss Jean Austen
  10. Master Neal Austen
  11. Mr. John Bamford
  12. Miss Sophia Barnett
  13. Mrs. Joan Barr
  14. Miss Jean Barr
  15. Miss Joan Barr
  16. Miss Joanna Barr
  17. Mrs. Margaret Baxter
  18. Mrs. Sarah Begley
  19. Master James J. Begley
  20. Master Daniel Begley
  21. Miss Sarah Ann Begley
  22. Mrs. Mary Bisland
  23. Miss Euphemia Black
  24. Miss Jane Black
  25. Miss Sophie Blair
  26. Mrs. Bridget C. Bogue
  27. Miss Elizabeth Bonner
  28. Miss Anna Boyle
  29. Mrs. Ellen Boyle
  30. Mr. Cornelius Boyle
  31. Miss Julia Boyle
  32. Miss Alice Brattesani
  33. Miss Maria Brattesani
  34. Miss E. Breckenridge
  35. Miss M. Breckenridge
  36. Miss Mary Breslin
  37. Miss Helen Brown
  38. Miss Isabella Brown
  39. Mrs. Mary Brown
  40. Mr. Walter Brown
  41. Miss Mary Buchanan
  42. Miss Eliz. Burns
  43. Mrs. Mary Cahenzli
  44. Mrs. Mary Calder
  45. Mrs. Elizabeth Callaghan
  46. Mrs. Annie Campbell
  47. Mr. Donald Campbell
  48. Miss Margaret Campbell
  49. Miss Ann Carlile
  50. Miss Christina Carlton
  51. Miss Mary Carr
  52. Mrs. Charlotte Carson
  53. Miss Annie Cathcart
  54. Miss Mary Cavanagh
  55. Mrs. Eliz. Clarkson
  56. Mr. John Cochrane
  57. Miss Annie M. Conlin
  58. Miss Annie Corbett
  59. Mrs. Ina Cowan
  60. James Cowan
  61. Mr. Win. Craig
  62. Miss Martha Crawford
  63. Mrs. Margaret Crichton

 

  1. Mr. Denis Daily
  2. Miss Cath. Daly
  3. Miss Mary Davenport
  4. Miss Margaret Davey
  5. Mrs. Annie Davidson
  6. Miss Margaret Davidson
  7. Miss A. Dick
  8. Miss Agnes Dickie
  9. Mr. Hugh Dickie
  10. Mrs. Hilda Dickie
  11. Miss Cath. Dickson
  12. Miss Jean Docherty
  13. Miss Mary Doherty
  14. Miss Grace Doherty
  15. Mrs. Mary M. Doherty
  16. Miss Sarah Doherty
  17. Mr. Paul Donaghy
  18. Mr. Donaldson
  19. Miss Elizabeth Donnelly
  20. Miss Margt. Donnelly
  21. Mrs. Mary Donnelly
  22. Miss Mary Donnelly
  23. Mrs. Eliz. Donning
  24. Miss Annie Donoghue
  25. Miss Agnes Doohan
  26. Miss Ellen Doohan
  27. Mrs. Bridget Dougherty
  28. Miss Mary H. Dougherty
  29. Master James B. Dougherty
  30. Miss Mary Dougherty
  31. Miss Helen Dow
  32. Miss J. H. Downie
  33. Miss Ellen Drennan
  34. Mr. James Drysdale
  35. Miss Alice Duffy
  36. Miss Annie Duncan
  37. Miss Lily Duthie
  38. Miss Annie Early
  39. Miss Nellie Easton
  40. Miss Mary Easton
  41. Mrs. Margaret Eccles
  42. Master Arthur Eccles
  43. Mr. Henry Erskine
  44. Mrs. Faher
  45. Mr. Alan Fairweather
  46. Miss Grace Ferry
  47. Mr. James M. Finlay
  48. Mr. Patrick Finnegan
  49. Miss Helen Flett
  50. Miss Rose Fox
  51. Mr. Josiah Frame
  52. Mrs. Helen Fraser
  53. Miss Agnes Gallagher
  54. Miss Hannah Gallagher
  55. Miss Mary Gallagher
  56. Miss Janet Gardner
  57. Mrs. Annie Garvie
  58. Miss Isabelle Garvie
  59. Miss Jane Gibb
  60. Miss Mary Gibson
  61. Miss Sara Gibson
  62. Miss Helen Gilbert
  63. Miss Elizabeth Gilbert
  64. Mrs. Esther Gilmore
  65. Master Robert Gilmore
  66. Miss Margaret Gilroy
  67. Miss Annie Gilroy
  68. Miss Elizabeth Givens
  69. Miss Jessie Glen
  70. Master Thos. Goldrick
  71. Mr. Alex. Graham
  72. Mrs. Elizabeth Graham
  73. Miss Johnine Graham
  74. Miss Annie Grant
  75. Miss Jessie Grant
  76. Miss Mabel Grant
  77. Mr. Edward Gregory
  78. Mrs. Agnes Gregory
  79. Mrs. Cath. Grey
  80. Mrs. Mary Griffin

 

  1. Miss Cath. Halley
  2. Mrs. Hannah Hannan
  3. Miss Hannah Hannan
  4. Miss Jean Hare
  5. Miss Harley
  6. Mrs. Mary Healey
  7. Miss Mary A. Healey
  8. Miss Helen Heaney
  9. Mr. Robert Henderson
  10. Miss Marjorie Heron
  11. Mr. John Hetherington
  12. Miss Mary Higgins
  13. Miss Ann Hilderbrand
  14. Mrs. Isabelle Hill
  15. Miss Robina Hogg
  16. Mrs. Helen Hood
  17. Miss Isa Howie
  18. Mr. James Hughes
  19. Mrs. Hughes
  20. Mrs. Mary Hughes
  21. Miss Mary Ellen Hughes
  22. Miss Margaret Hughes
  23. Miss Sara Hughes
  24. Mrs. Lizzie Hulmes
  25. Mr. George Hunter
  26. Mrs. Ruby Hunter
  27. Mrs. Ann Hyde
  28. Miss Marion Hyslop
  29. Mrs. Martha Innés
  30. Miss Grace Jackson
  31. Mr. Henry Johnston
  32. Miss M. Johnston
  33. Miss M. F. Johnston
  34. Miss Margt. Johnstone
  35. Miss Sarah Kelly
  36. Mr. James Kerr
  37. Mr. John Kerr
  38. Mrs. Mary Kerr
  39. Miss Eliz. Kilgour
  40. Miss Cath. Kilmurray
  41. Miss Mary E. Kinghan
  42. Miss Sarah E. Kinghan
  43. Mrs. Jane Labonus
  44. Mrs. Marian Lang
  45. Miss Dieirdre Lang
  46. Mr. David Lawson
  47. Miss Elizabeth Layton
  48. Miss Margt. Leslie
  49. Miss Eliz. Levins
  50. Mr. Alan Little
  51. Mrs. Elizabeth Logue
  52. Mrs. Mary Long
  53. Mr. Wm. Lothian
  54. Miss Agnes Love
  55. Mrs. Eliz. Low
  56. Master John Low
  57. Miss Mary Lowry
  58. Mrs. Bridget C. Lucas
  59. Mrs. J. Lundy
  60. Mrs. Catherine Lynn

 

  1. Miss Isab. McAusland
  2. Mrs. Mary J. McBride
  3. Mr. Bernard McCabe
  4. Mr. John McCafferty
  5. Mrs. Grace McCafferty
  6. Mrs. Julia McCallion
  7. Miss Elizabeth McClean
  8. Mr. James MacCluskie
  9. Mrs. Eliz. MacCluskie
  10. Miss Margaret McCormack
  11. Mrs. Margaret McCorry
  12. Mr. David McCrindle
  13. Miss Bridget McCusker
  14. Miss Mary McDermott
  15. Mr. Patrick McDermott
  16. Miss Anne McDonagh
  17. Mr. Alex. McDonald
  18. Mrs. Margt. McDonald
  19. Miss Mary Alice McElhennon
  20. Miss Henrietta McFadden
  21. Miss Blanche McFadden
  22. Miss Susan McFadden
  23. Miss Mary McFadden
  24. Miss Sarah McFadden
  25. Miss Mary McFarlane
  26. Mrs. Dorothea McGeown
  27. Miss Mary McGibbon
  28. Mr. Eugene McGie
  29. Miss Hannah McGinley
  30. Mr. Hugh McGinley
  31. Miss Mary E. McGloin
  32. Miss Mary McGovern
  33. Miss Catherine McGowan
  34. Miss Mary McGrady
  35. Mrs. Mary McGrath
  36. Master Thomas McGrath
  37. Miss Janet McGregor
  38. Miss Mary MacGregor
  39. Miss Hannah McGrory
  40. Mr. Joseph McGurk
  41. Mrs. Bridget McGurk
  42. Miss Mary McGurk
  43. Master Joseph McGurk
  44. Miss Margaret McGurren
  45. Mrs. Mary Mcllwraith
  46. Master Alex. Mcllwraith
  47. Mrs. Jean McIntosh
  48. Miss Mary McIntosh
  49. Miss Annie McIntyre
  50. Miss Flora Mac Kay
  51. Mr. Thomas McKenna
  52. Mrs. Lena McKenna
  53. Mrs. McKenzie
  54. Mr. Robt. Mackenzie
  55. Miss Catherine B. McKernan
  56. Miss Jane MacKerron
  57. Mrs. Helen McKinlay
  58. Mrs. Grahame McKinnon
  59. Master Grahame McKinnon
  60. Miss C. McLean
  61. Miss Henrietta McLean
  62. Miss Mabel McLeish
  63. Miss Mary McMenamin
  64. Miss Susan McMenamin
  65. Mr. Samuel MacMillan
  66. Mrs. Sarah McMonagle
  67. Mrs. Rose McMullan
  68. Mrs. Anne McNally
  69. Miss Susan McNally
  70. Miss Nancy McNight
  71. Mr. Patrick McNulty
  72. Mrs. McNulty
  73. Master Edward McNulty
  74. Mrs. Annie McPherson
  75. Mr. Murdoch McPherson
  76. Mrs. Marie McPherson
  77. Mrs. Janet MacRae
  78. Miss Mary McSheffrey
  79. Miss Martha McVeigh
  80. Miss Alice Mallon
  81. Miss Mary Mallon
  82. Miss Margt. Manara
  83. Mr. David Marchbank
  84. Mrs. Mary Mark
  85. Mr. Peter Marshall
  86. Mrs. Margt. Martin
  87. Mrs. Mary A. Maucher
  88. Mrs. Sophia Mazur
  89. Miss Mary Menary
  90. Miss Isabella Menary
  91. Mr. Douglas H. Mercer
  92. Mrs. Agnes Mercer
  93. Miss Mary Millar
  94. Miss Janet Miller
  95. Mrs. Helen Milne
  96. Mr. Henry Mitchell
  97. Mrs. Jenny Mitchell
  98. Master John Mitchell
  99. Miss Janet Moir
  100. Miss Annie Monahan
  101. Miss Ann Moorhead
  102. Mrs. Margaret Morley
  103. Miss Annie Morrison
  104. Miss Bridget Moy
  105. Miss Eliz. Muir
  106. Miss Jean Muir
  107. Miss Rose Mullan
  108. Miss Eliz. Muirhead
  109. Mrs. Mulholland
  110. Mr. David Murdoch
  111. Miss Georgina Murphy
  112. Mrs. Mary Murphy
  113. Miss Theresa Murphy
  114. Miss Mary Murphy
  115. Mr. David Murray
  116. Mrs. Lillian Murray

 

  1. Mrs. D. O'Brien
  2. Mrs. Margt. O'Brien
  3. Miss Margt. O'Brien
  4. Mrs. Bridget O'Donnell
  5. Miss Nellie O'Donnell
  6. Miss Madge O'Donnell
  7. Miss Grace O'Donnell
  8. Miss Mary Ellen O'Flaherty
  9. Miss Bridget O'Hagan
  10. Miss Jeanie O'Neill
  11. Mr. Peter O'Neill
  12. Miss Sarah O'Neill
  13. Miss Christina O'Rafferty
  14. Miss Philomena O'Reilly
  15. Mr. Walter Officer
  16. Miss Mary Paterson
  17. Mr. Thos. Paterson
  18. Mrs. Sarah Paton
  19. Miss Isabella Peat
  20. Miss Jane Peat
  21. Mr. David Pentland
  22. Mrs. David Pentland
  23. Miss Agnes Petrie
  24. Miss Gloria Prior
  25. Mr. Bernard Prunty
  26. Miss Bridget Quigley
  27. Miss Ellen Quinn
  28. Miss Jeanie Quinn
  29. Miss M. Quinn
  30. Miss Mary Quinn
  31. Miss Susan Quinn
  32. Miss Mary Rankine
  33. Mr. George Reeves
  34. Mrs. Emma Reeves
  35. Miss Catherine Rehill
  36. Miss Bessie Reid
  37. Miss Jane Reid
  38. Mr. John Reid
  39. Miss M. Reilly
  40. Miss Eliz. Rennox
  41. Mrs. Agnes V. Rice
  42. Master James Noel Rice
  43. Mrs. Sarah Richardson
  44. Miss Jessie Richardson
  45. Miss Isabella Ritchie
  46. Mrs. Isab. Ritchie
  47. Mrs. Janet Ritchie
  48. Miss Ritchie
  49. Mr. Allan Robertson
  50. Miss Bridget Robinson
  51. Mrs. Sarah Robinson
  52. Mrs. Kathleen Roche
  53. Mrs. Mary Rooney
  54. Miss Teresa Rooney
  55. Miss Harriet Roscoe
  56. Miss Bessie Ross
  57. Miss Emma Russell
  58. Mr. Henry Ruthledge
  59. Mr. Thomas Ryan
  60. Mrs. Susan Ryan
  61. Miss Marjorie Sandilands
  62. Miss Eliz. Sangster
  63. Mrs. Lizzie Saunders
  64. Mrs. Mary Scott
  65. Mrs. Phyllis Scott
  66. Mrs. Sarah Sempey
  67. Mrs. Henrietta Shirley
  68. Miss Mary Shirran
  69. Mrs. Mary Shortmeir
  70. Miss Charlotte Skillen
  71. Miss Louise Skillen
  72. Mrs. Mary Smirk
  73. Mrs. Jean Smith
  74. Miss Kathleen Smith
  75. Mrs. Mary Smith
  76. Mr. Harry Stafford
  77. Miss Margaret Steele
  78. Miss Mary Stevely
  79. Mrs. Janet Stevenson
  80. Miss Helen Stevenson
  81. Miss Janet Stevenson
  82. Mr. George Stewart
  83. Mrs. Christina Stewart
  84. James Stewart
  85. Miss Jessie Stewart
  86. Mrs. Mary Stewart
  87. Master John Stewart
  88. Miss Arlene Stewart
  89. Master Eric Stewart
  90. Mrs. Helen Stormont
  91. Mrs. Alice Sullivan
  92. Mrs. Margt. Sutherland
  93. Mrs. Mary Suttie
  94. Master Fred Suttie
  95. Master Jack Suttie
  96. Mrs. Eliz. Swanston
  97. Mrs. Margt. Sweeney
  98. Miss Eliz. Sweeney
  99. Miss Madge Sweeney

 

  1. Mrs. Sarah Taggart
  2. Miss Bridget Tally
  3. Mr. J. T. Taylor
  4. Mrs. Margt. Telfer
  5. Mrs. Catherine Tennyson
  6. Miss Mary Tennyson
  7. Miss Catherine Tennyson
  8. Miss Mary A. Thompson
  9. Miss Rachel K. Thompson
  10. Mr. Symon Thompson
  11. Mr. Wm. Tod
  12. Mrs. Margt. Todd
  13. Miss Margt. Todd
  14. Miss Elizabeth Topley
  15. Mr. Archd. Torrance
  16. Mr. James Torrance
  17. Mrs. Torrance
  18. Mrs. Annie Tracey
  19. Miss Mary A. Treanor
  20. Mrs. Mary Turner
  21. Miss Mary Urquhart
  22. Miss Janet T. Vass
  23. Miss Annie Vass
  24. Mr. Arthur Walker
  25. Mrs. Margt. Walker
  26. Miss Margt. Walker
  27. Miss Louise Wallace
  28. Miss Jean Wardrop
  29. Miss Margt. Wardrop
  30. Miss Elizabeth Warren
  31. Miss Maggie Watson
  32. Mrs. Mary Watson
  33. Mr. Wm. Welsh
  34. Miss Cath. White
  35. Miss Cath. White
  36. Miss Mary Whiteley
  37. Miss Mary E. Williams
  38. Mrs. Lizzie Wilson
  39. Master Wilson
  40. Mrs. Yates
  41. Master George Yates
  42. Mrs. Agnes Young
  43. Master James Young
  44. Miss Margaret Young

 

👤 Notable Individuals & Social Context

This 1932 voyage reveals an impressive cross-section of society, from professors and physicians to clergy, middle-class travelers, and Scottish/Irish emigrants.

🎓 Academics

Professor Hugh Black – Likely affiliated with Union Theological Seminary (New York), known for his prominent work in theology and ethics. His presence with Mrs. Black reflects either return from a sabbatical or religious lecture tour.

Dr. C. P. Beattie – Possibly associated with a university medical faculty in Scotland or the U.S. His dual role as physician and traveler underscores the mobility of professional elites during this era.

Dr. A. K. Bowman – Traveling with family, suggesting either professional relocation or a return from academic consultation.

Dr. W. A. Mac Kay and Dr. William M. Stein – Both part of a growing trend of academic or consulting physicians aboard transatlantic liners. Their presence highlights the intellectual exchange between the UK and U.S. prior to WWII.

🎖️ Military and Maritime Figures

Purser R. S. Willoughby, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R. – A decorated officer holding the Order of the British Empire, Royal Naval Reserve decoration, and active purser role. His dual career reflects Britain's blending of military and civilian maritime service in the interwar period.

🙏 Clergy

Rev. Father J. Tinney – Likely a Catholic priest traveling either for missionary or pastoral reassignment. Clergy often served immigrant populations, and Father Tinney's inclusion reinforces the strong Irish Catholic identity tied to this route.

Sister Mary Paul – A traveling nun, possibly on a mission or visiting North American convents or parochial schools.

 

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Groups and Migration Indicators

Names such as Mr. and Mrs. Dupre with Master Thomas K. Dupre and Mr. and Mrs. Rines with children reflect stable, upper-middle-class transatlantic family travel.

  • In Tourist Class, many surnames recur (e.g., Begley, Boyle, Doherty, McFadden, O'Donnell)—a hallmark of chain migration and extended family travel, common in the Irish diaspora of the 1930s.

 

Information For Passengers

Additional Passage Money or Freight paid on board. Passengers should obtain a receipt on the Company's form for such disbursements.

Baggage - Enquiries regarding baggage on board ship should be addressed to the Baggage Master. To facilitate examination and identification of baggage on landing all packages should have an initial label affixed; these labels are supplied on board on application.

Trunks. Wraps, etc., may be stored and re-shipped by the Company for the return voyage.

Baggage Insurance - Passengers are recommended to insure their baggage as, in the event of loss or damage, the Company cannot accept liability beyond the limit specified on the Steamer Contract Tickets. Rates and particulars on application.

Bar - The Bars will not be open later than midnight, but it is within the discretion of the Commander to close them during the voyage at any time should he consider this course desirable.

Barber's Shop -There is a well-appointed Barber's Shop on board. Ladies will be attended to by appointment.

Clothes Pressing - Application should be made to the Barber, from whom rates and other particulars can be obtained.

Berthing of Passengers - No changes can be made except on application to the Purser.

Cables and Telegrams for dispatch by ordinary land wire should be handed in at the Wireless Telegraph Office. The time of acceptance for cables and telegrams to be sent by ordinary land wire will be intimated on the notice boards. Wireless, cable and telegraph forms may be obtained from the Wireless office.

Complaints of incivility, carelessness or inattention on the part of any of the ship's staff should be immediately reported to the Purser or Chief Steward, and failing satisfaction to the Captain.

The Daily Mail Atlantic Edition giving the latest news by wireless and the closing prices on the London and New York Stock Exchanges, is published on board. The paper will be delivered each morning to the passenger's stateroom if an order is given to the Bedroom Steward.

Deck Chairs and Rugs may be hired on application to the Deck Steward. At the end of each voyage the rugs which have been in use are sent to the store and thoroughly cleaned before being re-issued.

Divine Service may be held (weather permitting) once every Sunday forenoon, and for those who so desire facilities are provided for the celebration of Mass.

Dogs and Cats cannot be landed in Great Britain unless a license has been procured from the Board of Agriculture, London. Forms of License can only be obtained by direct application to the Department before the dog or cat is taken on board.

Dogs and Cats can only be carried by special arrangement being made with the Company prior to embarkation. Whilst on board they are not permitted in any of the public rooms or staterooms.

Drafts are issued, free of charge, payable in currency at any of the offices of the Company in the United States and Canada, and, similarly, drafts are issued in the United States and Canada payable at any of the Company's offices in the United Kingdom in sterling or at the Company's offices in Europe in the currency of the country on which they are drawn.

Information - If passengers are in doubt on any point appertaining to their ocean voyage, or railroad journey, they are advised to consult the Purser.

Kiosk- Passengers can obtain confectionery, fruit, toys, souvenirs, novels, postage stamps, etc., in the Kiosk.

Landing Cards - Passengers must obtain from the Purser a U.S. landing card. The hours at which these cards are obtainable will be posted on notice board. It should be noted that before leaving the vessel the holder must present this landing card to a U.S. Immigrant Inspector for endorsement.

Library - Library books may be obtained on application to the Librarian. The books are issued free of charge.

Lifebelts must not be removed from staterooms, except in cases of extreme danger and necessity.

Meals

  • Breakfast, 8 to 10 a.m.
  • Luncheon, 1 p.m.
  • Dinner, 7 p.m.

When two sittings are necessary, meals will be served as follows :

  • Breakfast, 8 to 10 a.m.
  • Lunch, 1st sitting, 12:30 p.m.; 2nd sitting, 1:30 p.m.
  • Dinner, 1st sitting, 6:15 p.m. ; 2nd sitting, 7:30 p.m.

Passengers may reserve seats at table for the voyage on application to the Chief Steward. Meals cannot be served in cabins or on deck unless with the Surgeon's permission.

Children's Meals—Breakfast, 9 a.m.; Dinner, noon; Tea, 5 to 6 p.m.

Ports - Passengers are requested not to open the ports. The Stewards will do this whenever practicable.

Postage Stamps are on sale at Purser's Bureau and Kiosks. A notice will be displayed stating the latest time for posting mail matter on board. British stamps must be used for correspondence posted on the High Seas.

Rates:

  • Letters to United Kingdom and United States of America, 1 ½ d. for the first ounce and 1d. for each additional ounce.
  • Postcards,1 ½ d. each.

 

Railway and Steamer Time Tables may be consulted on application to the Librarian.

Recovery of U.S. Head Tax - To enable the refund of United States Head Tax to be secured, passengers who intend staying in the United States for less than sixty days must state so on Declaration Form at time of booking. They must also inform the Immigration Officer at the Port of Landing that they are returning within 60 days, and obtain from him Certificate Form 514.

It is also necessary for Transit Certificate Form 514 to be handed to the Company when completed, in time to allow same to be lodged with the American Authorities within 120 days of passenger's arrival in the United States.

Unless this regulation is complied with the Tax cannot be recovered.

Passengers who declare at the Port of Landing their intention of remaining in the United States for a period longer than 60 days will not bo refunded Head Tax by the United States Government, even although they eventually leave the country within the 60 days limit.

Redirection of Mail - Passengers who expect letters or parcels to be delivered to the ship after they have disembarked should leave their full names and addresses at the Bureau in order that their mail may be forwarded to them.

Return Bookings - The Purser and his staff will at all times be pleased to assist passengers to arrange their return passages, or to supply them with the name and address of the agent in the town to which they are proceeding.

Smoking - Cigarette smokers are requested to be careful when smoking on deck to see that cigarettes are extinguished before being thrown away. Children are not allowed in the Smoking Room.

Storage - The Company will undertake to store deck chairs and steamer trunks belonging to passengers at the owner's risk until they are required when returning. Chairs and trunks should have the owner's name painted on them, and they will not be re-shipped without instructions being sent to Baggage Master, Anchor Line, Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow. A description of the articles should be given, also the name of the steamer from which they were landed and date. No shawls, rugs. &c., to be attached to chairs. No charge for storage is made if the owners return by the Company's vessels. If chairs or trunks are forwarded by rail this is done at the owner's risk and expense.

Table-Seating - The Chief Steward has the arrangement of table-seating.

The Surgeon is authorized to make customary charges for his service, subject to the approval of the Commander, to First Class, Cabin and Tourist Class passengers.

Nurses -Trained and qualified hospital nurses are carried. Their services, under the direction of the Surgeon, are at the passengers' disposal.

Through Bookings to Gibraltar, Marseilles, Egypt, and India -The Anchor Line steamers engaged in this service have excellent saloon accommodation. Full particulars as to fares, etc., on application.

CUSTOMS.—The following is a list of the principal articles which are subject to duty on being brought into the United Kingdom, and the smallest quantities should be declared to the Customs Authorities:— Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Wines, Liqueurs, Spirits, Perfumery, Sugar and Goods containing Sugar. Silk and Artificial Silk, Lace and Embroidery, Musical Instruments, Gramophones and Gramophone Records, Clocks, Watches, Cameras. Field and Opera Classes, Films. Wireless Sets and accessories, etc. S Reprints of Copyright Books and Music are subject to confiscation.

Valuables.—Money or valuables should not be exposed in staterooms. The Company will not be responsible for articles lost or stolen. Valuables may be deposited in a ship's safe, under the care of the Purser, free of charge.  Passengers are warned that they should not on any account part with money or valuables to any persons representing themselves as members of the ship's staff.

Wardrobe Trunks.—The attention of passengers is called to the fact that the steamer has a Baggage Room where trunks may be stored during the voyage. It is not always possible to have large wardrobe trunks placed in an accessible position in passenger staterooms.

 

WIRELESS TELEGRAPH RATES

SHIP TO SHORE MESSAGES

Via British Stations - For messages to the United Kingdom the rate is 11d. per word, inclusive of land line charges.

Via United States Stations – The rate via New York, Chatham, Mass., East Moriches, is 9d. per word, plus land line charges.

Via Canadian Station - -The rate via Louisburg, N.S., is 9d. per word, plus land line charges.

NOTE.—All charges must be prepaid. Every word in the address, text, and signature is counted and charged for.

Reserving Hotel Accommodation - By arrangement with certain hotels, messages reserving accommodation may be sent by passenger» free of charge. A list of these hotels is kept in the W.T. Office, and passengers should enquire there.

SHIP TO SHIP MESSAGES

The rate on ship to ship messages is 8d. per word,

WIRELESS LETTERS

A Wireless Letter consists of a message transmitted to a ship travelling in the opposite direction and posted on her arrival at destination by " Registered Post." These messages are only charged for at the rate of 5s. for the first twenty words with 2d. per additional word to a maximum of 100 words.

At certain times during the day a wireless operator is in attendance in the passenger quarters for the purpose of giving information and receiving messages for transmission.

Notices giving the time and place are displayed throughout the ship. At all times, however, passengers may conduct their business at the Wireless Office if they prefer to do so.

 

✨ Most Engaging Aspects

Diverse Passenger Composition: From university professors to immigrant families, clergy, and children—this list captures an entire social spectrum in motion.

Tourist Class Representation: Unlike luxury liners, this voyage provides valuable insight into more modest travelers often underrepresented in archival records.

Nurses, Nuns, and Students: Their presence signals both religious missions and healthcare/education movements between continents.

Wireless and News Services: The availability of real-time news and messaging reveals an increasingly modern, connected Atlantic world.

 

📚 Relevance for Teachers, Students, Genealogists, and Historians

🧑‍🏫 For Educators & Students

This document serves as a case study of:

  • Transatlantic migration patterns during the Great Depression
  • Interwar social mobility
  • Class structures aboard British liners
  • Religious and academic exchange in the Atlantic world

🧬 For Genealogists

  • Rich data for Scottish, Irish, and British-American migration tracing
  • Presence of full family groups and maiden names helps build lineage continuity
  • Includes both elite and working-class travelers—useful for all research levels

📖 For Historians

  • Excellent resource on interwar maritime culture
  • Reveals how religious, academic, and medical professionals navigated transatlantic life
  • Illuminates the growing democratization of sea travel through Tourist Class expansion

 

📌 Final Thoughts – Why This Passenger List Matters

This 1932 TSS Caledonia list offers far more than names—it captures an era of transformation. The list bridges the gap between two world wars, documenting not only the movement of people, but also ideas, professions, and cultures. It reflects a socially stratified yet interconnected Atlantic world, accessible through the democratization of liner travel.

Its value to researchers, educators, and family historians is immeasurable—from clergy on missions to professors returning from sabbaticals, from nuns to engineers, and from wealthy families to newly arriving immigrants.

 

Title Page, SS Caledonia Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List, 16 September 1932.

Title Page, SS Caledonia Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List, 16 September 1932. | GGA Image ID # 229eb86900

 

Anchor Line Fleet List and Services. SS Caledonia Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List, 16 September 1932.

Anchor Line Fleet List and Services. SS Caledonia Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List, 16 September 1932. | GGA Image ID # 229eea7db2

 

List of Senior Officers and Staff. SS Caledonia Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List, 16 September 1932.

List of Senior Officers and Staff. SS Caledonia Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List, 16 September 1932. | GGA Image ID # 229f0d1c20

 

Wireless Telegraph Rates. SS Caledonia Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List, 16 September 1932.

Wireless Telegraph Rates. SS Caledonia Saloon and Tourist Class Passenger List, 16 September 1932. | GGA Image ID # 229f13f035

 

 

Curator’s Note

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It hasn't always been easy. In the early years, I wasn't sure the site would survive, and I often paid the hosting bills out of my own pocket. But I never built this site for the money — I built it because I love history and believe it's worth preserving. It's a labor of love that I've dedicated myself to, and I'm committed to keeping it going.

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