TSS Columbia Cabin Passenger List – 17 July 1920 – Glasgow to New York (Anchor Line)
Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List for the SS Columbia of the Anchor Line, Departing Saturday, 17 July 1920 from Glasgow to New York via Moville, Commanded by Captain David W. Bone. Front Cover Features a Framed Illustration of a 1-Funnel, 2-Masted Steamship, Seen From the Fantail at Sea, With Seagulls Flying to the Right of the Ship. Below and to the Left of the Framed Illustration Is a Sketch of Two Passengers Talking in the Lounge of a Steamer. “Anchor Line Passenger List” Is the Only Text on the Front Cover. A Framed Vignette Showing a Sleek, One-funnel, Two-masted Steamship From Aft With Seagulls and a Relaxed Passenger Scene Inside—Evoking Both Elegance and Human Warmth. | GGA Image ID # 173050de15
Ship & Voyage Overview
The TSS Columbia, operated by the esteemed Anchor Line, departed Glasgow for New York via Moville on Saturday, 17 July 1920, under the seasoned command of Captain David W. Bone—a celebrated Master Mariner and later Commodore, also famed as a nautical author. She arrived in New York on 25 July 1920, carrying a distinguished roster in her Cabin Class.
Key Ship Features:
- Launched: circa 1902 (as part of Anchor Line’s fleet modernization)
- Route: Glasgow → Moville → New York
- Class: Cabin (First Class)
- Notable Features: Spacious lounges, music rooms, attentive stewardesses, and well-appointed saloons—typical of luxury travel in the early 20th century.
Senior Officers and Staff
- Captain: David W. Bone
- Chief Officer: George Kelly
- Chief Engineer: Robert Moncur
- Surgeon: Archibald McDougall
- Purser: A. C. Wcall
- Chief Steward: Wm. Lindsay
- Saloon Stewardess: Mrs. Corsin
- Saloon Stewardess: Mrs. Collins
- Second Class Stewardess: Miss Muir
- Second Class Stewardess: Miss Clark
- Second Class Stewardess: Mrs. Simpson
- Second Class Stewardess: Miss Phillips
- Second Class Stewardess: Mrs. Thomson
- Second Class Stewardess: Mrs. Aitken
Captain David W. Bone – A Distinguished Mariner
Captain Bone (1874–1959) was not just a ship's master but a respected Commodore of the Merchant Navy, honored with a Coronation Medal, a CBE, and later a knighthood. His experience included troopship command during WWI and authoring celebrated nautical works like Merchantmen-at-Arms and Brassbounder. He was aboard the Columbia multiple times and would later command the Tuscania and Transylvania. His command here signals both prestige and safety.
Saloon Passengers
- Miss Floretta M. Aspinwall
- Mr. Edward Bagnall
- Mrs. Bagnall
- Mrs. Bain
- Mrs. Bemies
- Mrs. Browne
- Miss Browne
- Mrs. Buist
- Master B. W. Buist
- Mrs. Butchart
- Rev. Walter Campbell
- Rev. J. Carey
- Miss Effie R. Cochrane
- Mrs. Cook
- Miss Eileen M. S. Cook
- Mr. Charles L. Crawford
- Mrs. Crawford
- Miss Mary Crawford
- Mr. Cunningham
- Mr. John H. Davey
- Mrs. Davey
- Miss E. M. Davey
- Mrs. Devine
- Mrs. Dishington
- Miss Mary M. Dundas
- Mr. Alexander A. Ellis
- Mrs. Ellis
- Miss Janet Ellis
- Master Robert Ellis
- Miss Annie C. Ellis
- Mr. John Ellis
- Miss Susan Funston
- Mr. William Gibson
- Mrs. Gibson
- Miss A. R. Granger
- Miss Helen Gray
- Mr. S. J. Gray
- Mrs. Gray
- Miss Mary Hannah
- Mr. John Hannah
- Mr. George A. Hannah
- Miss Sarah Hill
- Mrs. Hindmarsh
- Miss Mary McB. Hogg
- Mr. Joseph S. Hollister
- Mrs. Hollister
- Mr. Alexander Holmes
- Mrs. Holmes
- Miss Isa Holmes
- Master James Holmes
- Miss Emily L. Holmes
- Miss J. L. Jacobson
- Mr. John Kemp
- Mr. Joseph Lawrence
- Miss Alice Lockhart
- Mr. Robert Lockhart
- Mr. David Lockhart
- Mrs. H. K. Lorimer
- Miss Margaret Lorimer
- Miss Mary S. Lorimer
- Miss Agnes L. Lorimer
- Mr. Alexander McAuslan
- Mr. John McAuslan
- Mr. James MacCallum
- Mrs. MacCallum
- Mrs. McDougall
- Mr. William D. McGregor
- Mrs. McGregor
- Miss M. A. McGregor
- Miss J. G. McGregor
- Miss Margaret McIntyre
- Miss Flora MacKenzie
- Mr. A. McLauchlan
- Miss Helen E. McNab
- Mrs. MacPherson
- Master John MacPherson
- Mr. James McSorley
- Mr. A. J. Martin
- Miss Elizabeth Mercer
- Mr. William Millar, Jr.
- Mrs. Millar, Jr.
- Mrs. Moir
- Master Robert Moir
- Mrs. Moonie
- Mr. Broughton Morris
- Miss Muriel Morris
- Mrs. Murphy
- Mr. Duncan Nicol
- Mrs. Nicol
- Rev. T. Noonan
- Rev. F. O'Neill
- Mrs. Patterson
- Miss Madeline H. Paterson
- Miss Margaret Patterson
- Mr. Con C. Peoples
- Mrs. Peoples
- Miss Nettie S. Reid
- Miss Jessie G. Ritchie
- Mr. Thomas Robertson
- Mrs. Shultz
- Miss. Simmers
- Mr. Everett Skillings
- Mrs. Sloan
- Mr. Francis Small
- Mrs. Small
- Master Douglas Small
- Mrs. Smith
- Miss Hilda N. Smith
- Mr. David S. Smith
- Mrs. Stephens
- Mrs. Stevenson
- Mrs. Thomson
- Miss Margaret Thomson
- Mr. W. D. S. Thompson
- Mrs. Turkington
- Miss Elizabeth Turkington
- Master Frederick T. Turkington
- Miss R. W. Watt
- Mr. Thomas Weir
- Miss Mary Welsh
- Mr. Richard C. Williams
- Mrs. Williams
- Mr. William Wilson
- Mrs. Wilson
- Mrs. R. Winne
Second Class Passengers
- Mr. Robert Abbott
- Miss Agnes Allan
- Mr. John Amos
- Mrs. Amos
- Miss Georgina Amos
- Master John Amos
- Master Allan Amos
- Mr. Stewart Anderson
- Mr. John Anderson
- Miss Maud Arnold
- Mr. Malcolm Barclay
- Mrs. Martha Barnett
- Master Arthur Barnett
- Master William Barnett
- Mrs. Agnes Baxter
- Mrs. Elizabeth Becket
- Miss Jessie Etecket
- Mr. William Becket
- Miss Margaret Begbie
- Miss Isabella Blair
- Miss Mary R. Boyd
- Mrs. Ina Bremner
- Mr. David Bruce
- Mrs. Bruce
- Mr. James Brunton
- Mrs. Brunton
- Mr. Alexander Brunton
- Miss Mabel Brunton
- Miss Mary Brunton
- Mr. Alfred M. Brunton
- Mrs. Isabella Brunton
- Master Alfred Brunton
- Miss Isabella Callander
- Mr. John E. Campbell
- Mrs. Campbell
- Miss Eleanor Campbell
- Miss Mary Cavanagh
- Mrs. Isabella Caldwell
- Mrs. Mary Chambers
- Miss Elizabeth Conlon
- Miss Cowan
- Mr. James Craig
- Mr. John G. Crawford
- Mr. John E. Crawford
- Miss Elizabeth C. Coutts
- Miss Mary Conway
- Mr. John J. Casey
- Mrs. Casey
- Master Joseph Casey
- Miss Josephine Casey
- Mr. James Daud
- Miss Sarah Dempster
- Mrs. P. Denholm
- Master A. Denholm
- Mrs. Mary Dennison
- Mr. John Devlin
- Miss Jeanie Dickson
- Miss Mary Didvalis
- Miss Margaret Doig
- Mrs. William J. Dolan
- Mrs. Dolan
- Miss Corola Dolan
- Miss Ellen Dolan
- Mr. William J. Dolan
- Mr. Henry Dolan
- Mr. Joseph Dolan
- Miss Lily Dolan
- Mr. John R. Donald
- Mrs. Donald
- Miss Martha Donald
- Miss Rose Donnelly
- Miss Mary Douglas
- Miss Jean Douglas
- Mr. John P. Douglas
- Mrs. Douglas
- Miss Elizabeth Douglas
- Master William Douglas
- Mrs. M. Duncan
- Miss Elizabeth J. Dunleavy
- Miss Bridget Dunnion
- Mrs. Annie Early
- Mrs. Eccles
- Mr. James Elliott
- Mrs. Elliott
- Miss Margaret Ewari
- Mrs. May Fairbairn
- Master William Fairbairn
- Miss May Fairbairn
- Miss Marion Fairbairn
- Miss Kathleen Farmer
- Mr. Andrew Faulds
- Mrs. Faulds
- Miss Jenny Faulds
- Mrs. E. Ferguson
- Master W. Ferguson
- Master J. Ferguson
- Miss Catherine Ferguson
- Miss Catherine Ferry
- Mrs. Elizabteh Fields
- Miss Helen M. Fields
- Master Douglas Fields
- Miss Elizabeth Fields
- Mr. James Finlayson
- Miss M. Fleming
- Miss Clelia E. Forbes
- Mr. James Fraser
- Mrs. Fraser
- Mr. Thomas Fraser
- Mrs. Francis Frew
- Miss Annie Fulton
- Mr. John Fulton
- Miss Margaret Fulton
- Mr. Denis Garrity
- Mrs. Margaret Gay
- Mr. John Gebbie
- Mrs. Gebbie
- Mr. William Gebbie
- Mr., James Gebbie
- Miss Mary Gebbie
- Miss Mary Gifford
- Miss Elizabeth Gilchrist
- Mr. Frank Gilholm
- Mrs. Margaret Gilruth
- Miss Evelyn Gilruth
- Mr. James Gilruth
- Mrs. Ellen Gordon
- Miss Marion Gordon
- Mr. John L. Gordon
- Mrs. Gordon
- Mr. Andrew Gracie
- Mrs. Gracie
- Master John Gracie
- Miss Margaret Gracie
- Mr. John Graham
- Miss Chrissie Green
- Mr. William Greenlees
- Mr. James Greenlees
- Miss Jean Gunn
- Mr. John Guthrie
- Mr. David Halliday
- Mrs. Halliday
- Master Robert Halliday
- Master James Halliday
- Mr. B. Halliday
- Mrs. Halliday
- Mr. John Wesley Hall
- Rev. Alexander Hamilton
- Mrs. Helen Hamilton
- Mr. Frank Hamilton
- Miss Mary Harrity
- Mrs. Charlotte Hassell
- Mr. George J. D. Hay
- Mr. John B. Henderson
- Mrs. Henderson
- Miss Margaret Henderson
- Mr. John Henderson
- Mr. Charles Henderson
- Miss Annie Henderson
- Miss Mina Henderson
- Miss L. Henderson
- Mrs. Catherine Henry
- Miss Alice Henry
- Miss Catherine Henry
- Miss Josephine Henry
- Miss Winifed Henry
- Miss Ruby Hewitt
- Miss Annie High
- Miss Jane Hillyard
- Miss Fannie Horsley
- Mr. Robert Hosie
- Mrs. Hosie
- Master Andrew Hosie
- Mrs. S. Hunter
- Mr. Herbert J. Hunter
- Mr. Alfred Hunter
- Miss Rebecca Hutchinson
- Mr. John Jardine
- Mrs. Jardine
- Master John Jardine
- Mrs. Rachel Kirkpatrick
- Miss Margaret Kirkpatrick
- Miss Agnes Kirkpatrick
- Mr. Samuel Kirkpatrick
- Miss Mary Kelly
- Miss Letitia Kelly
- Mr. John Kelly
- Mr. Wm. D. Kelly
- Miss Eliza K. Kennedy
- Miss Maggie J. Kerr
- Mrs. Catherine Laing
- Miss Jessie Laing
- Miss Phyllis Laing
- Master Thomas Laing
- Master Robert Laing
- Mr. William Lang
- Mrs. Lang
- Miss Jane Lang
- Mr. William Lang
- Miss Elizabeth Lang
- Mrs. Margaret Lattice
- Mr. James Lauder
- Mrs. Lauder
- Mrs. Mary Lawson
- Miss Margaret F. Lawson
- Miss Isabella Lawson
- Mrs. Mary Lees
- Mr. Robert Lindie
- Mrs. Mary Lindie
- Mr. James Linton
- Mrs. Elizabeth Loch
- Miss Catherine Lochrie
- Mrs. Isabella A. Lothian
- Miss Marion Lothian
- Miss Maggie M. Lyle
- Miss Elizabeth M`Alonali
- Mr. John M`Bride
- Mrs. Agnes M`Callum
- Mrs. Mary M`Clellan And Infant
- Mrs. Bridget McClory And Infant
- Mrs. Catherine McClory
- Master William J. McClory
- Mrs. E. McColl
- Master A. McColl
- Miss N. McColl
- Miss A. McCorkell
- Miss Minnie McCord
- Mr. James McCormick
- Miss Isabella McCormack
- Miss May McCormack
- Miss Susan McCullough
- Mr. J. P. McCulty
- Mrs. Alice McDade
- Miss Mary McDade
- Miss Jeanie McDonald
- Mr. James McEwan
- Mrs. McEwan
- Mr. Charles McFarlane
- Miss Elizabeth McGrahan
- Miss Elizabeth McGeachan
- Miss McGeehan
- Miss Cassie McGuinness
- Mr. Philip McIntee
- Miss Agnes McIntosh
- Mrs. McKay
- Mr. John McKeegan
- Mrs. Bridget McKeegan
- Miss Mary McKlenna
- Miss Catherine McKeown
- Mr. Alexander McKinnon
- Mr. Samuel McKissock
- Miss Agnes McLaren
- Miss Ann McLeod
- Mrs. Florence McMeeking
- Miss Jeanie McMeeking
- Miss Mary McNab
- Mr. Wallace McTherson
- Mr. Robert McQueen
- Miss Ruth McQueen
- Master Robert McQueen
- Miss Winnie McQueen
- Mrs. Mary E. McRae
- Master Kenneth McRae
- Mrs. McSherry
- Miss Mary McSherry
- Master John McSherry
- Mrs. B. R. Main
- Miss Ethel Main
- Miss Ivy Main
- Mrs. Margaret Main
- Mr. David Mair
- Miss Jeanie Marks
- Miss Maggie Martin
- Mr. William Martin
- Mr. Donald Matheson
- Miss Jane Mathieson
- Mr. William May
- Mrs. Emily May
- Miss Margaret Milligan
- Mrs. Margaret Mills
- Miss Florence Mills
- Miss Betty Mitchell
- Mr. William G. Mitchell
- Miss Jessie Moffat
- Mr. James Moore
- Miss Margaret Morrin
- Miss Lucy E. Morris
- Mr. Donald Morrison
- Mrs. Morrison
- Miss Sarah M. Morrison
- Miss Emma J. Murray
- Mr. Alan Neely
- Mrs. Margaret Nimmo
- Miss Annie O'Donnell
- Miss Rose O'Donnell
- Miss L. Paltie
- Mr. William Patton
- Mrs. Jean Paul
- Miss Agnes K. Pert
- Miss Barbara B. Peters
- Mrs. Agnes Pollock
- Mr. Joseph. M. Poole
- Miss Christina Poole
- Miss Winifred V. M. Price
- Mrs. Eliza J. Price
- Mrs. Mary Pringle
- Mr. Alexander Pringle
- Mr. Richard J. Quinn
- Mr. Cunningham Quinn
- Mrs. Emily Quinn
- Mr. Charles Reynolds
- Mr. Wm. Rice
- Mrs. Mary I. Rodger
- Mr. John A. Rodger
- Miss Mary Rodgers
- Mr. Norman G. Ross
- Mrs. Christopher Scott
- Miss Helen Scott
- Mrs. Mary Scroggie
- Mrs. Isabella Sinclair
- Miss Cealia Sinclair
- Miss Bridget Small
- Mr. David Small
- Mrs. Small
- Miss Margaret Small
- Master David Small
- Mr. Robert Smith
- Mr. Robert M. Smith
- Miss Janet Smith
- Miss Margaret Smith
- Miss Emily Smith
- Miss Mary A. Smith
- Mr. Robert Smith
- Miss Jeanie Smith
- Miss Mary Smith
- Mr. Thomas Somerville
- Mrs. Somerville
- Mr. James M. Speed
- Mrs. Margaret Speirs
- Miss Sperring
- Miss Bridget Strain
- Mr. Charles Strang
- Mrs. Strang
- Miss Catherine Strang
- Mr. Robert Stewart
- Miss Margaret Stewart
- Mrs. Elizabeth Sutherland
- Mr. John Swan
- Miss Evelyn M. Taylor
- Mrs. Catherine Thompson
- Miss Christina Thompson
- Miss Catherine Thompson
- Master Alexander Thompson
- Miss Winifred Thompson
- Mrs. Elizabeth Thomson
- Master Jack Thomson
- Master Wallace Thomson
- Mr. James Thomson
- Mrs. Thomson
- Mr. Andrew Thomson
- Mrs. Elizabeth Tracey
- Miss Margaret Trotter
- Miss Nancy WI. Turner
- Mrs. Beatrice Vass
- Miss M. Walker
- Mrs. Sarah Walker
- Mr. Robert Walker
- Mr. William J. Warnock
- Mr. William Watt
- Mrs. Watt
- Mrs. Katherine R. Whyte
- Miss Katherine Whyte
- Mrs. Mary A. Wiley
- Miss Ada H. Willocks
- Miss Margaret Watson
- Mr. Ebenezer F. Wishart
- Mrs. Wishart
- Mrs. Margaret Wylie
- Mr. Robert Wylie
- Miss E. Wymbs
- Mr. Thomas Wyse
- Mrs. Wyse
- Miss Jeanie Wyse
- Mr. Daniel Young
- Mr. Thomas I. Young
Notable Individuals & Social Context
While the list features many travelers, standout entries include:
Rev. Walter Campbell & Rev. J. Carey – Clergy whose presence reflects religious outreach and community ties between Scotland and North America.
Notable social patterns also include multi-generational families such as the Ellis, Holmes, Lester, Mortland, and Wylie households, indicating transatlantic life transitions—whether for reunion, relocation, or leisure.
What Makes This List Engaging
A mix of social strata—from cultural icons to clergy and families—showcases the richness of Cabin Class society.
Historical timing—coming just two years after WWI, it echoes a world seeking normalcy through travel and connection.
A celebrated captain at the helm, bringing prestige and maritime credibility to the voyage.
Stories in names—each name likely opens a window into individual and collective journeys of post‑war recovery.
Information for Passengers
Meals will be served in the Saloon at the following times :—Breakfast, 8 to 10 am; Lunch, 1 pm; Dinner, 7.30 pm
Lights in Saloon until 11:00 pm; in public rooms until 11:30 pm
Bar closed 11:00 pm
Table Seating.—The. Chief Steward has the arrangement of table seating
Divine Service may be held in the Saloon (weather permitting) once every Sunday between II and 12 noon.
Steamer Chairs may be hired for voyage at the Company's Offices or from the Deck Steward. Printed receipt to be obtained by Passengers for this hire.
Valuables.—The Company is not responsible for the theft of valuables or money if kept in staterooms. All such articles may be deposited free of charge, in the ship's safe, under care of the Purser.
Additional Passage Money or Freight paid on board— Passengers should obtain a receipt on the Company's form for such disbursements.
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.
The Surgeon is authorized to make customary charges, subject to the approval of the Captain, for treating Saloon Passengers at their request for any illness not originating on board the ship. In the case of sickness contracted on board no charge will be made and medicine will be provided free.
Baggage. — Enquiries regarding baggage on board ship should be addressed to the Second Steward.
Trunks, Wraps, etc., will be stored and re-shipped by the Company for the return voyage.
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.
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.
Dogs.—Returning Passengers are notified that dogs cannot be landed in Great Britain unless a licence has been procured from the Board of Agriculture, London. Forms of Licence can only be obtained by direct application to the Department before the dog is taken on board.
Dogs may only be shipped by certain sailings and by special agreement.
Tobacco, Spirits, Etc.—Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, wines, spirits and perfumery are liable to duty on being brought into the United Kingdom, and the smallest quantities should be declared to the Customs authorities. Copyright Books and Music are forbidden and will be confiscated by the Customs authorities.
Telegraph Forms and Postage Stamps can be had from the Writing-Room Steward.
Telegrams and Letters for despatch should be handed to the Music-Room Steward (fully prepaid) one hour before leaving Moville.
Railway Time-Tables may be consulted on application to the Music-Room Steward.
Through Bookings To Gibraltar, Egypt, and India. —The Anchor Line steamers engaged in this service have excellent Saloon accommodation: Full particulars as to Fares, etc., on application.
Anchor Line Services
- Glasgow To New York
- New York To Glasgow
- Glasgow To Boston
- Boston To Glasgow
- Glasgow, Manchester, and Liverpool To Gibraltar, Port Said, Suez, and Bombay
- Bombay To Suez, Port Said, Marseilles, Gibraltar, Liverpool, and Glasgow
- Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, and Palermo To New York
- New York To Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, and Palermo.
Why This Voyage Matters
For educators and students: Illustrates post-WWI social mobility, travel safety confidence, and maritime culture.
For genealogists: Offers clear documentation for tracing family migration or elite travel.
For historians: Highlights maritime leadership, social stratification aboard, and transatlantic ties in a rapidly changing world.
For maritime enthusiasts: Offers insight into Anchor Line’s service and the prominence of captains like Bone.
Final Thoughts
The 17 July 1920 SS Columbia Cabin Passenger List transcends simple record-keeping—it’s a portrait of a pivotal era, marked by renewal, ambition, and connection. With a celebrated Captain, a culturally rich passenger mix, and the timeless allure of sea travel, it captures human stories unfolding at the dawn of modernity.
Back Cover of a Cabin Passenger List for the SS Columbia of the Anchor Line, Departing Saturday, 17 July 1920 from Glasgow to New York via Moville, Commanded by Captain David W. Bone. Back Cover Features an Anchor Line Logo Depicting a Girl Dressed in a Sailor Suit, With a Cap Tally Reading “HMS Columbia” Inside a Lifesaver Marked “Anchor Line." The Back Cover Features a Sailor-Themed Anchor Line Logo With a Playful Boy in a Sailor Suit Inside a Lifebuoy, Emphasizing Both Tradition and Charm. The Printer Was Identified as Mccorquodale & Co., Ltd., Glasgow & London. | GGA Image ID # 1da5bc40b6
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