Passenger List of the SS City of Rome, Anchor Line – Glasgow to New York, 20 August 1896
Front Cover, SS City of Rome Saloon Passenger List of the Anchor Line, Departing Thursday, 20 August 1896 from Glasgow to New York via Moville, Commanded by Captain Hugh Young. Front Cover Is a Painting Signed by T. Simpson, 1894 Tha Combines Many Elements Including Unique Typesetting for “Anchor Line”, an Anchor Line Logo With an Anchor Line Flag Inside a Lifesaver With the Wording “Secure Amidst Perils,” a Steamer That the Original Passenger Wrote “City of Rome” Below the Ship, It Has “Saloon” and “Passenger List” Text in Banners and Another Steamship Illustrated at the Bottom Right. the Printer Is Also Identified as Andrew Reid Sons & Co., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. | GGA Image ID # 15b7e1758a
🚢 Review & Summary – SS City of Rome Passenger List (20 August 1896)
📜 Overview of the Voyage
The SS City of Rome, one of the most elegant vessels of the Anchor Line, departed Thursday, 20 August 1896 from Glasgow, Scotland to New York, with an intermediate stop at Moville, Ireland. Under the command of Captain Hugh Young, this voyage represents the high era of late 19th-century transatlantic luxury travel, carrying an impressive array of passengers from distinguished professionals and academics to clergy, nobility, and affluent families.
This saloon passenger list reflects the transatlantic elite of the Gilded Age — a mixture of wealthy leisure travelers, transatlantic businesspersons, academics engaged in exchange, and clergy on missionary or ecclesiastical business.
⚓ Ship Details
- Name: SS City of Rome
- Operator: Anchor Line (Henderson Brothers)
- Launched: 1881
- Notable Design Features: At launch, the City of Rome was the largest passenger liner in the world (8,415 GRT), noted for her length, triple screws, and luxurious saloon accommodations.
- Typical Route: Glasgow – Moville – New York
- Reputation: Known for her speed in the early 1880s, though later surpassed by newer liners; retained a loyal clientele for her elegance and stability.
Senior Officers and Staff
- Captain: Hugh Young, Commander
- Surgeon: J. Hunter Dryden
- Purser: H. M. Murray
- Chief Steward: Chas. Gordon
- Stewardess: Miss Arthur
- Stewardess: Mrs. King
- Stewardess: Mrs. Corson
- Stewardess: Mrs. Rome
🏛 Senior Officers and Crew
- Captain: Hugh Young – Veteran of North Atlantic crossings.
- Surgeon: J. Hunter Dryden – Ensured passenger health on this long voyage.
- Purser: H. M. Murray – Responsible for passenger services and accounts.
- Chief Steward: Chas. Gordon – Managed dining and saloon service.
- Stewardesses: Miss Arthur, Mrs. King, Mrs. Corson, Mrs. Rome – Attending to the needs of female passengers and families.
Saloon Passengers
- Miss L. Abbott
- Mr. J. Adair
- Mrs. Adair
- Miss Mary Allan
- Mr. James Allan
- Mr. H. A. Allen
- Mrs. Allen
- Miss E. Allen
- Miss L. Allison
- Miss C. Arlison
- Mr. Annan
- Rev. W. G. Anthony
- Miss F. F. Bachman
- Mr. T. Baillie
- Mrs. Baillie
- Miss Balfour
- Mr. T. J. Banister
- Mrs. Banister
- Master P. Banister
- Master R. Banister
- Mr. Thos. G. Barber
- Mr. H. C. Barnabee
- Mrs. Barnabee
- Mrs. W. L. Barnard
- Hon. W. R. Barnhart
- Miss Lizzie Barnhart
- Mr. W. S. Barr
- Mrs. Barton
- Miss Barton
- Mr. G. Bassett
- Miss Lizzie Baxter
- Prof. J. Roy Baylor
- Mrs. Baylor
- Miss Elsie Baylor
- Mr. W. Beardsley
- Mr. Henry H. Beggs
- Mr. J. C. Biglon
- Mrs. Biglon
- Miss Ellen Bingaman
- Mr. J. R. Bingaman
- Dr. C. F. Bingaman
- Miss Annie Bishop
- Mr. J. Black
- Mr. H. B. Blackinton
- Mrs. E. C. Blaisdell
- Mr. H. R. Blaisdell
- Mr. T. Boggs
- Mrs. Boggs
- Mrs. E. Bond
- Mr. J. Bowman
- Mrs. Bowman
- Mr. Brownell
- Mr. Brook
- Miss Brook
- Mr. Bryson
- Mrs. Bryson And Infant
- Mr. R. Buchanan
- Dr. W. F. Bullman
- Miss Burdick
- Miss M. A. Burn
- Mr. E. Burns
- Mr. J. A. Caldwell
- Mrs. Caldwell
- Miss Elsie Caldwell
- Miss R. Caldwell
- Mrs. H. Calhoun
- Rev. J. Cameron
- Master R. E. Cameron
- Mr. Campbell
- Mrs. Campbell
- Miss Daisy Campbell
- Mr. C. Cannon
- Miss Capie
- Dr. W. E. Carroll
- Mrs. Carroll
- Mr. Felix Cavanagh
- Mr. J. H. Chapman
- Miss Charles
- Mrs. R. Christie
- Miss Mary Christie
- Mr. S. O. Church
- Mrs. S. O. Church
- Master Orvis Church
- Mr. Alf. Clay
- Mr. T. Clement
- Hon. Emerson Collins
- Mrs. Collins
- Miss C. Colvin
- Mrs. H. K. Comstock
- Miss Ella Connor
- Mrs. Mary J. Cooper
- Mrs. Neil Currie
- Mr. W. K. Denison
- Dr. W. A. Dewey
- Mr. Dickson
- Mrs. Dickson
- Miss Violet Dickson
- Miss Muriel Dickson
- Miss Dolan
- Dr. Dryborough
- Mrs. Dryborough
- Miss Duffy
- Mr. P. Dumphy
- Mr. James Dumphy
- Dr. W. F. Edmundson
- Miss Emma Everson
- Miss Gertrude Everson
- Mr. Francis Falls
- Mr. Fawcett
- Mrs. Fawcett And Child
- Master John R. Fawcett
- Mr. A. Finlayson
- Baron Fred Firks
- Mrs. S. P. Fish
- Mr. Fisk
- Mrs. Harmon-Force
- Rev. John Fox, D.D
- Mrs. Fox
- Miss P. K. Fox
- Rev. C. W. Fritts
- Miss Ella Froeleigh
- Miss Clara Froeleigh
- Miss Frosh
- Mr. J. Galloway
- Mrs. Galloway
- Miss Grace Galloway
- Mr. R. Garland
- Mrs. Garland
- Mr. T. E. Gibson
- Mrs. Gibson
- Mr. H. N. Gildea
- Prof. G. Goldie
- Rev. F. Graham
- Mr. J. S. Gray
- Mrs. Gray
- Mr. John A. Graydon
- Master Bruce Graydon
- Mr. Haithwaite
- Miss E. Hamilton
- Mr. J. J. Hardy
- Mrs. Hardy
- Miss F. B. Harris
- Miss F. Harris
- Dr. L. Harrison
- Miss S. R. Hatch
- Miss F. R. Hayward
- Mr. Frank Heggar
- Mrs. Henderson
- Mrs. W. Heron
- Mr. Wm. Heron
- Mr. Wm. E. Heron
- Mr. Shirley T. Heron
- Mr. W Hevermann
- Miss Hills
- Mr. Hillyard
- Mrs. Hillyard
- Dr. W. Holmes
- Mrs. Holmes
- Mr. Houston
- Dr. A. O. Howe
- Miss L. M. Howe
- Mrs. F. G. Hughes
- Mr. P. P. Hunter
- Mrs. Hunter
- Mr. William Hunter
- Mrs. Hunter
- Mr. Jas. Isdale
- Miss Agnes Jackson
- Mr. R. Jamieson
- Miss Emily Johnston
- Miss Annie Johnston
- Mr. Johnstone
- Mr. J. E. Jones
- Mrs. J. E. Jones
- Miss Marion Jones
- Mr. S. H. Kaercher
- Mrs. Kaercher
- Miss Mary Kean
- Master Lyon Kean
- Miss M. F. Kellogg
- Mr. P. C. Kilborn
- Mrs. Charles Kirkland
- Miss Lalihacan
- Miss D. Lainberson
- Rev. John Lambert
- Mrs. Robert Laning
- Mr. H. Lawther And Infant
- Miss E. V. Leigh
- Mrs. Frank Leslie
- Miss Lewis
- Miss E. Liddell
- Rev. Dr. Lindsay
- Mr. D. A. Lockwood
- Mrs. Lucas
- Mrs. Dr. Lundy
- Mrs. W. H. Luyster
- Miss I. Luyster
- Mr. H. L. Magruder
- Mr. Jas. E. Malloch
- Mr. John Malone
- Mr. James P. Malone
- Rev. Dr. D. C. Marquis
- Miss Kath. Marshall
- Rev. D. C. Martin and Maid
- Miss Margt. Martin
- Mr. J. C. Martin
- Mrs. Martin
- Dr. W. J. Martin
- Mr. James Martin
- Miss Martin
- Rev. James Maxwell
- Miss M. Melrose
- Miss E. Miles
- Rev. W. S. Miller
- Mr. W. Miller
- Miss D. G. Milne
- Mr. T. A. Mitchell
- Mr. Hans Mo
- Mr. J. M. Monie
- Mr. Joseph Moore
- Rev. T. V. Moore
- Rev. Dr. W. Moorhead
- Mr. F. Morrison
- Miss E. E. Morse
- Mrs. Moxey
- Mr. W. Muirhead
- Mrs. Murray
- Miss Bethia Murray
- Mr. Dan Murray
- Rev. Dr. McAllister
- Mrs. Dr. McAllister
- Miss M. Veda McAllister
- Miss Esther McAteer
- Miss Margaret McAteer
- Mr. W. McClane
- Miss M. McClane
- Miss McConnell
- Miss E. McCoy
- Miss A. C. McCray And Infant
- Rev. H. McCullagh
- Miss Macdonald
- Master F. Macdonald
- Rev. Dr. McEwan
- Mrs. McEwan
- Miss Sallie McEwan
- Mr. Machattie
- Miss E. S. Machesney
- Mr. Duncan McIntyre
- Mr. R. McLean
- Mrs. McLean
- Miss B. McLean
- Master P. McLean
- Mr. D. McLean
- Mrs. McLean
- Miss McLoughlin
- Mr. R. McMilran
- Mrs. McMillan
- Rev. W. H. Macpherson
- Mrs. Macpherson
- Mrs. F. McRae
- Mr. J. J. Nearis
- Mrs. Nealis
- Miss Mary Nealis
- Miss Nelly Nealis
- Miss Daisy Neely
- Miss Eliza C. Nelson
- Miss E. Nesbitt
- Mrs. J. K. Newell
- Mrs. L. A. Nicholls
- Mr. W. Nicol
- Miss Mary O'Brien
- Rev. P. J. O'Neil
- Rev. Thomas O'Reilly
- Miss A. H. Osgood
- Mr. A. Overton
- Mrs. Overton
- Mr. Panimo
- Dr. C. W. Perkins
- Mr. Philip
- Mr. J. H. Phillips
- Mrs. Pickhardt
- Mrs. Poinier
- Rev. G. C. Pollock
- Mrs. Prescott
- Mr. W. Proudfoot
- Mrs. Proudfoot
- Mr. G. Purvis
- Miss Ruby Quinlan
- Miss Marion Quinlan
- Mr. E. S. Redman
- Mr. David Reid
- Mrs. Reid
- Rev. Mr. Reilly
- Mr. H. M. Richards
- Mrs. F. W. Riesecker
- Mr. J. G. Riggs
- Mr. W. Robertson
- Miss S. G. Robinson And Two Maids
- Mr. J. R. Rodgers
- Mr. T. A. Ross
- Mrs. Jenny Rowe
- Mr. S. Rowland
- Mrs. Rowland
- Mr. E. P. Runyon
- Mr. J. E. Russell
- Mr. John H Safford
- Mr. W. O. Saxton
- Miss Helen Saxton
- Mr. J. B. Scott
- Mrs. Scott
- Miss Annie Scott
- Rev. Dr. Scovel
- Mrs. Scull
- Miss Anna Scull
- Miss Alice Scull
- Mr. J. Brant Sero
- Mrs. F. B. Brant Sero
- Mr. James Shand
- Mr. J. H. Sharp
- Mrs. Sharp
- Mrs. W. B. Shearer
- Master John B. Shearer
- Hon. L. L. Shedden
- Mr. M. W. Shreve
- Mr. J. Slater
- Mr. H. Slevin
- Miss Martha Slevin
- Mr. David Smith
- Mr. James W. Sproul
- Baron Felix Stackelberg
- Mr. J. Stanhope
- Mrs. Stanhope
- Mr. C. W. Steel
- Mr. W. Steel
- Mrs. Steel
- Mr. S. T. Stewart
- Miss A. Stewart
- Mr. John S. Stewart
- Mr. Riley Stormont
- Mrs. Stormont
- Mr. G. M. Stratton
- Mrs. Stratton
- Mr. Ed. Sutherland
- Mrs. Sutherland
- Mr. John E. Sutherland
- Mr. G. Sweoringer
- Mr. John Sword
- Mrs. J. L. Taylor
- Dr. Temple
- Mrs. Temple
- Miss C. J. Temple
- Mr. L. C. Thompson
- Mrs. Thompson
- Mr. R. Tomlinson
- Mr. J. Tschetinian
- Mr. Dalton Ulyott
- Mrs. Ulyott
- Mr. Walker
- Mr. Gilbert Walker
- Mrs. Walker
- Mr. C. D. Ward
- Mrs. A. Watkins
- Rev. E. Watt
- Mr. Waugh
- Prof. R. M. Wenley
- Mrs. Wenley
- Miss Margaret Wenley
- Master J. M. Wenley
- Miss C. D. Wenley
- Miss J. V. Wenley
- Mr. S. Whitworth
- Rev. H. E. Wieand
- Miss M. E. Wilder
- Rev. C. D. Williams
- Mrs. E. Williamson
- Mr. W. S. Willis
- Prof. D. B. Willson
- Mr. D. H. Wilson
- Miss Wilson
- Mrs. Wise
- Miss Annie Wise
- Miss Wishart
- Mr. Wm. Young
- Mrs. Young
- Miss Sarah Young
🌟 Notable Passengers & Historical Context
🎓 Academics & Professors
Prof. J. Roy Baylor – Likely connected to Baylor University, contributing to transatlantic academic exchange.
Prof. G. Goldie – Possibly a British or colonial academic traveling to lecture or teach abroad.
Prof. R. M. Wenley – Distinguished philosopher later known for his tenure at the University of Michigan, promoting Anglo-American intellectual links.
Prof. D. B. Willson – Likely associated with theology or history, reflecting the academic traffic of the period.
✝ Religious Figures
Rev. John Fox, D.D. – High-ranking clergyman; the “D.D.” (Doctor of Divinity) signals ecclesiastical prestige.
Rev. Dr. D. C. Marquis – Respected theological scholar and minister.
Rev. Dr. W. Moorhead – Prominent Presbyterian leader; indicative of the Scots-Irish religious influence in North America.
Rev. P. J. O’Neil and Rev. Thomas O’Reilly – Representing Catholic clergy, possibly engaged in Irish-American parish duties.
Rev. E. Watt – Clergyman making transatlantic pastoral visits.
🎖 Military / Nobility
Hon. W. R. Barnhart – Political or landed figure, possibly traveling for diplomatic or business reasons.
Baron Fred Firks – European aristocracy; travel by titled nobility was common in summer social seasons.
Baron Felix Stackelberg – Baltic-German or Russian noble family heritage, underscoring the cosmopolitan passenger mix.
🎭 Cultural & Social Figures
H. C. Barnabee – Likely Henry Clay Barnabee, American comic opera star of the Boston Ideal Opera Company — illustrating the blending of high society and arts in passenger rosters.
🎯 Most Engaging Aspects of This Passenger List
Diversity of Elite Professions – From academics to clergy to aristocrats, the voyage represents a microcosm of Gilded Age transatlantic society.
Strong Religious Contingent – Multiple ministers, priests, and divinity scholars aboard reflect the era’s missionary and denominational ties.
Academic Exchange – Professors such as Wenley and Baylor embody the scholarly flow between Europe and America.
Nobility Traveling with Families – Titles like “Hon.” and “Baron” highlight the upper-class social migration for leisure, diplomacy, or education.
📚 Relevance for Researchers & Educators
This passenger list offers rich primary-source material for:
Teachers & Students – Understanding the social makeup of transatlantic travel in the 1890s.
Genealogists – Tracing upper-class and professional family histories.
Historians – Studying migration patterns, social mobility, and the cultural exchange between Britain, Ireland, and the United States.
Maritime Scholars – Examining the operational details and clientele of high-prestige steamships of the late Victorian era.
💡 Final Thoughts – Why This Passenger List Matters
The SS City of Rome’s August 1896 voyage captures a fascinating slice of Gilded Age transatlantic society, combining wealth, intellect, faith, and aristocracy aboard one of the most iconic liners of its day. The list is more than a record of names — it is a portrait of an era in motion, where personal ambition, cultural connection, and global travel converged on the decks of a steel-hulled ocean liner.
Anchor Line Regular Services on the Back Cover, SS City of Rome Saloon Class Passenger List, 20 August 1896. GGA Image ID # 15b7faf015
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