Passenger List of the SS Furnessia – Anchor Line Voyage from New York to Glasgow, 8 June 1895

Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List from the SS Furnessia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing Saturday, 8 June 1895 from New York to Glasgow via Moville, Commanded by Captain James Harris. Front Cover shows a 1-funnel, 2-masted steamer at sea in a black and white engraving. Text on the front cover includes: Anchor Line SS Furnessia, James Harris, Commander" on top of the illustration and "Second Cabin Passenger List, New York to Glasgow via Moville, Saturday, 8 June 1895" below the illustration. | GGA Image ID # 1e41ed27bc

🚢 Review & Summary – SS Furnessia Passenger List (8 June 1895)

Voyage Overview

The SS Furnessia, a steel-hulled passenger liner operated by the Anchor Steamship Line, embarked on her Saturday, 8 June 1895 voyage from New York to Glasgow, calling at Moville, Ireland.

Commander: Captain James Harris

Class Featured: Second Cabin

Route Significance: This route was heavily used by returning immigrants, transatlantic business travelers, and leisure passengers during the late Victorian era. Moville served as the Irish embarkation point, connecting Ulster emigrants and travelers with Atlantic liners.

Explore the 8 June 1895 Second Cabin Passenger List of the SS Furnessia, Anchor Line, on her voyage from New York to Glasgow via Moville. Includes notable passengers, historical context, ticket prices, and ship details for genealogists and maritime historians.

The Ship – SS Furnessia

Launched: 1880, Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow

Type: Passenger & cargo liner

Tonnage: ~5,500 GRT

Operator: Anchor Line (later part of Cunard)

Typical Service: Glasgow–Moville–New York

Notable Features:

Designed for comfort in Second Cabin and Steerage, reflecting the Anchor Line’s strategy of catering to middle-class and emigrant travelers.

Known for reliable service and steady handling in North Atlantic conditions.

Senior Officers and Staff

• Commander: Captain James Harris
• Surgeon: James Massie
• Purser: David Bruce
• Chief Steward: Samuel Hendry
• Matron: Miss Brodie
• Matron: Miss MacFarlane

Senior Officers & Shipboard Staff

The officers represent the highly disciplined maritime operations of late 19th-century transatlantic service:

• Commander: Captain James Harris – Experienced in Anchor Line’s premier transatlantic routes.
• Surgeon: James Massie – Ship’s doctor, crucial for passenger health on long voyages.
• Purser: David Bruce – Managed financial transactions and passenger administration.
• Chief Steward: Samuel Hendry – Oversaw passenger comfort and provisions.
• Matrons: Miss Brodie & Miss MacFarlane – Provided supervision for female passengers, a standard practice in Victorian-era passenger service.

Second Cabin Passengers

1. Mrs. Jennie Anderson
2. Miss Clara A. Anderson
3. Master Win. Anderson
4. Master Fred Anderson
5. Mr. Thomas Anglin
6. Mr. H. H. Atkinson
7. Mr. T. H. Brown
8. Mr. Robert Brown
9. Mrs. Jeanie Butterworth And Infant
10. Master James Butterworth
11. Miss Sárah Butterworth
12. Mr. David H. Boyd
13. Mr. John Boyd
14. Mrs. Boyd Miss Bellingham
15. Miss E'SÍe Bellingham
16. Miss Ann Benson
17. Miss Margaret Burt
18. Mr. David W Boyd
19. Mrs. Boyd
20. Master Harry Boyd
21. Master Chester Boyd
22. Master James A. Boyd
23. Miss Jennie K. Beckwith
24. Mr. Thos. Brown
25. Mr. E. W. Brawley
26. Mr. H. Bingham
27. Mr. Murray Broden
28. Mrs C. Butler
29. Mr. P. Boden
30. Mrs. Boden
31. Miss Ena Breen
32. Miss Margaret Burns
33. Miss Elizabeth Bennett
34. Mr. F. Barraclough
35. Mr. Thomas Brown
36. Mr. Charles F. Cade
37. Miss Cairneras
38. Miss Minnie H. Coulson
39. Mrs. Mary Cummings
40. Master Thomas Cummings
41. Rev. S. T. Cochen
42. Miss L. Cather
43. Miss Frauds Comvay
44. Miss Nellie Cerrón
45. Miss Agnes Clark
46. Miss Eliz. Clark
47. Mr. Win. Campbell
48. Mrs. Campbell
49. Miss Jane Campbdl
50. Miss Magie A. Corrigan
51. Mr. Collier Cobb
52. Mr. Maurice Cohn
53. Mr. David Cohn
54. Mrs. Catharine Calhoun
55. Miss Agnes Calhoun
56. Miss Euphemia Donaldson
57. Miss Annie Devinny
58. Mrs. Jeanie Doak
59. Miss Margaret E. Doak
60. Miss Annie Doak
61. Mr. Henry Drysdale
62. Miss Matilda Deveney
63. Miss Agues Deveney
64. Mrs. Susan Dunn
65. Mrs. Enz. Dailing
66. Mr. David Davidson
67. Mr. C. O. Edinson
68. Mrs. W. H. Evans
69. Mr. Charles Emery
70. Miss Annie Foy
71. Mr. John Fitzpatrick
72. Mr. Martin Fredrich
73. Mrs. Martha Fernie
74. Mr. C. W. Freiz
75. Mrs. E. J. Finn
76. Miss Bridget Gallagher
77. Miss Agnes Gibson
78. Miss Maggie Gibson
79. Mr. Thos. E. Goodchild
80. Miss M. J Greer
81. Mr. W. W. Grant
82. Mrs. H. L Gamble
83. Miss Maggie Glass
84. Mrs. A Goode And Infant
85. Master Chester Goode
86. Mr. William Gardner
87. Mrs. Mamie Higgins
88. Master Chas. H. Higgins
89. Miss Fannie E. Higgins
90. Mrs Jessie Hamilton
91. Mr. John Haldane
92. Miss Jane Higgins
93. Mrs. M. J. Hoyt
94. Mr C. Hanson
95. Mrs. T. J. Hicks
96. Miss Katharine Hamill
97. Miss Mary Hair
98. Miss Barbara Hanlon

99. Mr. John Jepsiu
100. Mrs. Jepsiu
101. Mr. Ole Johnson
102. Mr. J. Edward Jordan
103. Miss Mary Jordan
104. Miss Margaret Kemether
105. Miss Bessie Kirkpatrick
106. Mr. S. Kinura
107. Miss Mary Kerr
108. Mr. Kirk
109. Mrs. Kirk
110. Mr. Wm. Kirk, Jr
111. Mr. Joseph Kay
112. Miss Lizzie Kennedy
113. Mr. Jas. Lavell
114. Mrs. Lavell
115. Miss Minnie Lindsay
116. Mr. Wm. H. Leathan
117. Mr. Thos. Murray
118. Mr. Jas. Marshall
119. Mrs. Marshall
120. Miss Lizzie Marshall
121. Miss Mary Marshall
122. Miss Catharine Mott
123. Mrs. Johanna Murphy
124. Master John Murphy
125. Mr. Thos. McCartney
126. Mrs. McCartney
127. Miss Lillian McCartney
128. Mrs Jas. Macdonald
129. Mrs. Lizzie Moore
130. Mrs Harry McManus And Infant
131. Miss Annie McManus
132. Miss Katie McGee
133. Miss Matilda McCaque
134. Miss Hannah McCloskey
135. Miss Mary W. Murray
136. Mr. Anthony Mosgrave
137. Mrs. Mary J. Moran And Infant
138. Mr. John McGovern
139. Miss Annie McKay
140. Miss Matilda M. McHugh
141. Miss Euphemia McLachlan
142. Mr. John McGuire
143. Miss Maggie McGuire
144. Mr. John McDermaid
145. Mrs. McDermaid
146. Master Robert McDermaid
147. Miss Mabel McDennaid
148. Master H. McDermaid
149. Mrs. Margaret McLean
150. Miss Annie McLean
151. Miss Maggie McLean
152. Miss Madina McLean
153. Miss Maria Mathers
154. Mrs. Agnes McCullagh
155. Miss Sophia Martin
156. Mrs. John McEwen And Infant
157. Miss Sarah Mills
158. Mrs. A. McKay
159. Mrs. C. V. Machón
160. Miss Jeanie Murray
161. Miss Katie McIntyre
162. Miss Agnes McKay
163. Mr. Thomas McCann
164. Mr. H. C. McGowan
165. Mrs. John Munroe
166. Miss Lizzie McDonald
167. Miss Annie Munroe
168. Mr. Charles Martin
169. Mr. David Nicolson
170. Mrs. Nicolson And Infant
171. Mr. Geo. R. Orme
172. Mrs. Orme
173. Master Edw. Orme
174. Master George Orme
175. Mrs. Robert Officer
176. Master Robert Officer, Jr
177. Miss Mary Officer
178. Mr. Geo. Pritchard
179. Mrs. Martha Palm And Infant
180. Mrs. Mary Phaier
181. Master James Phaier
182. Master Martin Phaier
183. Miss Lizzie Prentice
184. Mr. Wm. Powell
185. Mrs. Powell
186. Master Percy Powell
187. Mr. Francis Potter
188. Mrs. Potter
189. Miss Lucy Post
190. Mrs. Agnes Patterson
191. Mrs. Agnes Patterson (sic)
192. Miss Nellie Porter
193. Miss Jane Porler

194. Mr. Frank Roberts
195. Mr. John Richards
196. Mrs. Richards
197. Mrs. Wm. Reid
198. Miss Katie Reid
199. Miss Annie Reid
200. Miss A. Robinson
201. Miss Bridget Scolian
202. Mr. Frank Spurin
203. Mr. John Steele
204. Miss M. Strain
205. Mrs. Sloan Miss Sloan
206. Miss Hessie Strahan
207. Mr. John Scott
208. Miss M. Shearer
209. Mrs. Mary Storrie
210. Miss Maggie Storrie
211. Mr. George Shaw
212. Mr. J. Small
213. Miss Jeauie Storrie
214. Mr. Jas. Shedden
215. Mrs. Shedden
216. Master John Shedden
217. Master Duncan Shedden
218. Master James Shedden
219. Mrs. Thomas Sloss
220. Master Andrew Sloss
221. Miss Jane Sloss
222. Master John Sloss
223. Mr. B. W. Snyder
224. Mrs. Snyder
225. Miss Maggie Sprouls
226. Miss Maggie Thompson
227. Mr Win. Tucker
228. Mrs. Tucker
229. Miss Maud Tucker
230. Master Winfred Tucker
231. Miss Charlotte Thornberry
232. Mrs. Matilda Town
233. Miss Lizzie Thomson
234. Miss Minnie Trimmins
235. Miss Annie Thay
236. Miss Emilie Thornberry
237. Mr. Daniel Turner
238. Mr. W. H. Tilson
239. Mr. David Waugh
240. Mrs. W. A. Wilkinson And Infant
241. Miss Harvey Walker
242. Miss Mary A. Wilson
243. Mr. Edward Walker
244. Mrs. Walker
245. Mr. Edward Walker
246. Mr. Leslie Weil
247. Mrs. Geo. Watson And Infant And two children
248. Miss. Willson
249. Miss Mary Work
250. Mr. Geo. H. Wilson
251. Mr. Alex. Yule

Notable Passengers & Social Context

While this is a Second Cabin manifest, several names stand out, reflecting the ship’s mix of middle-class professionals, religious leaders, and well-connected families:

🕊 Religious Leaders

Rev. S. T. Cochen – Clergyman traveling west to east, possibly linked to missionary work or attending church assemblies in Scotland. His presence underscores the era’s strong transatlantic religious exchange.

🎓 Academics & Professionals

Mr. Collier Cobb – Noted American geologist and academic (University of North Carolina), known for his research in coastal geology. His appearance here suggests either academic exchange or fieldwork abroad.

🌍 International Travelers

Mr. S. Kinura – A Japanese traveler; Japanese passengers were rare on Scottish-bound voyages in 1895, suggesting diplomatic, educational, or business travel.

👪 Prominent Family Groups

Mrs. Jeanie Butterworth & Children – Typical of family return journeys to Britain for extended visits.

The Boyd Family – Several Boyds on the manifest, indicating a possible extended family migration or visit.

RATES OF PASSAGE

Subject to advance at any time for any sailing

— TO OR FROM —

NEW YORK, GLASGOW or LONDONDERRY.

FIRST CABIN.

S. S. “ CITY OF ROME.”

 

	Each Passenger	Return Ticket
Best Outside Rooms, for 2 persons	$100	$180
Best Outside Rooms. for 3 persons. Best Inside or Next Best Outside Rooms	$80	$140
Next Best Outside Rooms, for 3 or 4, or Inside Rooms, according to location for 2. 3 or 4 persons	$60	$120
Children, 2 to 12 years. Half Fare. Under 2 years.	Free	Free

Special, Upper Deck and State Cabins, as per agreement.

S. S. “ FURNESSIA.”

	Each Passenger	Return
Outside Rooms on Main Deck, for 2 passengers	$75	$135
Outside Rooms on Main Deck, for 3 passengers	$65	$120
Outside Rooms on Main Deck, for 4 passengers	$55	$100
Inside Rooms on Main Deck, for 2 passengers	$60	$110
Inside Rooms on Main Deck, for 3 passengers	$50	$95
Inside Rooms on Main Deck, for 4 passengers	$45	$90

Berths in Upper Deck Rooms, $10 each additional.

ALL OTHER STEAMERS OF THE SERVICE.

 

	Single	Return
In Best Outside Staterooms for 2 persons	$65	$120
In Qutside Staterooms, for 2 persons	$60	$110
Berth in Aft Inside or Forward Outside State room	$50	$95
for 2, 3 or 4 persons	$45	$90

 

RETURN TICKETS issued at these Rates not good on " CITY OF ROME” ; or “FUBNESSIA, for same accommodation, excepting on payment of difference in fares.

 

SECOND CABIN RATES.

 

TO OR FROM	Outward or Prepaid	Return
Glasgow, Liverpool, Belfast, or Londonderry	$25 and $30	$50 and $55
Children, 1 to 12 years.	Half Fare.	Half Fare.
Infants	Free	Free

 

STEERAGE RATES.

INCLUDING BEDDING AND EATING UTENSILS.

By S. S. City of Rome $2.00 in addition to following.

 

	Outward	Prepaid
Glasgow, Liverpool, Belfast or Londonderry	$16	$15
Dublin and London	$17	$16
Cardiff or Bristol	$18	$17
Amsterdam, Antwerp or Rotterdam	$18	$22.50
Copenhagen, Christiania. Christiansand, Gothenburg, Malmo, Stavanger	$19	$18
Infants under 1 year, British ports	Free	$3
Infants under 1 year, Scandinavian ports	$3	$3
Infants under 1 year, Continental ports	$2	$2

Children between 1 and 12 years of are Half Fare.

DRAFTS ISSUED AT LOWEST RATES

Most Engaging Elements of the Passenger List

What makes this manifest particularly engaging for historians and genealogists is its cross-section of social classes within Second Cabin:

• Skilled professionals traveling for work or study.
• Women and children journeying alone or in groups, often for family reunions.
• Non-European passengers like Mr. Kinura, reflecting global mobility even before the mass air travel era.

Noteworthy Images from the Passenger List

Front Cover – A finely detailed black-and-white engraving of the SS Furnessia, showcasing her single funnel and two masts cutting through the Atlantic swell. The image embodies late Victorian maritime elegance.

Rates of Passage Table – Fascinating for economic historians; shows that Second Cabin New York–Glasgow fares ranged from $25–$30 (about $900–$1,100 in today’s money).

Back Cover – Detailed fare structures for First Cabin, Second Cabin, and Steerage, offering insight into 1890s travel class distinctions.

Relevance for Teachers, Students, Historians & Genealogists ✍️

Genealogists – A rich source for tracing family movements between the US and Scotland/Ireland during the 1890s.

Historians – Highlights patterns of middle-class mobility, professional exchange, and the persistence of religious travel across the Atlantic.

Students – Can be used in projects on migration, maritime history, and 19th-century economics.

Maritime Enthusiasts – Offers details on ship operations, passenger services, and period ticketing practices.

Final Thoughts – Why This Passenger List Matters ⭐

The 8 June 1895 SS Furnessia Passenger List is more than just a roster—it’s a snapshot of transatlantic life in the late 19th century. From religious leaders to international academics, and from Scottish families to global travelers, this manifest reflects the diversity, mobility, and aspirations of its passengers.

Its survival in very good condition offers both a genealogical treasure and a maritime history artifact, bridging personal stories with the larger narrative of migration and commerce between America and the British Isles.

Second Cabin Passenger List, SS Furnessia, 1895-06-08. | GGA Image ID # 22b5c132ad. Click to View a Larger Image.

Rates of Passage, New York-Glasgow-Londonderry, 1895. First Cabin Rates for the SS City of Rome, SS Furnessia, and for All Other Steamers of the Service. Second Cabin Rates and Steerage Rates Including Bedding and Eating Utensils. Back Cover of a Anchor Steamship Line SS Furnessia Second Cabin Passenger List from 8 June 1895. GGA Image ID # 1e41325176. | Click to View a Larger Image.