SS Minnesota Passenger List – 20 August 1927, London to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer
Front Cover, SS Minnesota Tourist Third Cabin Passenger list, Departing 20 August 1927 from London to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer, Commanded by Captain W. F. Pollard, D.S.O., R.D. GGA Image ID # 1734100f25
🚢 Review and Summary of the SS Minnesota Passenger List (20 August 1927)
Voyage Overview
The SS Minnesota, a vessel of the Atlantic Transport Line, departed London on 20 August 1927, sailing via Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) before crossing the Atlantic to New York City.
This passenger list records individuals traveling in Tourist Third Cabin, a class that emerged during the 1920s as an affordable option for students, middle-class travelers, and budget-conscious tourists who still sought the experience of an Atlantic crossing.
The ship was commanded by Captain W. F. Pollard, D.S.O., R.D. (Capt. R.N.R.), a distinguished officer decorated for service, with an experienced crew including Chief Engineer A. Laverock, Surgeon Michael Bulger, M.A., M.D., Purser H. W. Lagden, and Chief Steward W. Simkin.
This document reflects not only the passengers aboard but also the evolving nature of transatlantic travel in the interwar years—when educational voyages, cultural exchanges, and family migration were all common motives.
🌊 The SS Minnesota – Ship Profile
Launched: 1903 (originally for the Great Northern Steamship Company, later transferred to Atlantic Transport Line under IMM).
Route: Primarily London – New York, with stops at Boulogne-sur-Mer, serving both British and continental passengers.
Passenger Role in the 1920s: By this period, she was serving largely Tourist Third Cabin, reflecting the growing democratization of transatlantic travel.
Design Features: Spacious for her era, with accommodations tailored increasingly toward groups of students and tourists.
Her operation in 1927 highlights the shift from luxury travel toward more affordable mass mobility, a key development in maritime history.
Explore the SS Minnesota Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List from 20 August 1927, featuring Dr. Carl L. von Ende, Miss K. F. Gallaudet, and other notable travelers. Includes ship details, voyage context, and historical relevance for genealogists, historians, and educators.
Senior Officers and Staff
- Commander : W. F. Pollard, D.S.O., R.D. (Capt. R.N.R.)
- Chief Engineer: A. Laverock
- Surgeon: Michael Bulger, M.A., M.D
- Purser: H. W. Lagden
- Assistant Purser : E. Cordery
- Chief Steward: W. Simkin
List of Passengers
- Mr. A. Adams
- Mr. G. Allen
- Mrs. G. Allen
- Miss R. Allen
- Mr. D. Autilio
- Mrs. A. Autilio
- Mr. C. Ayer
- Miss H. Babson
- Mr. G. Baechli
- Mrs. A. Bagby
- Miss A. Bagby
- Mr. W. Bailey
- Mrs. K. Baldwin
- Miss M. Baker
- Mrs. E. Bangs
- Miss H. Bardes
- Mrs. D. Barkington
- Mr. M. Bartels
- Miss M. Bartram
- Mrs. T. S. Battenfield
- Miss R. Baylies
- Miss E. Bax
- Miss R. Belsterling
- Miss S. Bent
- Mrs. G. Bent
- Mrs. A. Berkowitz
- Miss B. Berkowitz
- Miss M. Bevin
- Mr. L. Bevans
- Mrs. L. Bevans
- Miss R. Biddle
- Mrs. C. Billingsted
- Miss C. Billingsted
- Miss S. Billingsted
- Miss E. Billingsted
- Miss M. Block
- Rev. J. Bowman
- Mrs. A. Bowman
- Mrs. G. C. Boyce
- Miss E. Bragg
- Miss E. Brandad
- Dr. (Miss) G. Brigham
- Miss E. Briley
- Mrs. F. Britten
- Mrs. T. Brooke
- Mr. M. Brosnan
- Miss F. Brown
- Miss E. Brubaker
- Miss N. Bump
- Mr. H R. Burch
- Miss P. Burden
- Miss M. Burgess
- Miss K. Burke
- Mr. H. Butler
- Miss M. Coleman
- Mr. F. Colville
- Mrs. E. Cohen
- Mrs. Collon
- Miss M. Conover
- Mr. F. Cooley
- Mrs. F. Cooley
- Miss I. Corbin
- Miss F. Cowles
- Mr. W. Coughlin
- Mrs. L. Coughlin
- Mrs. S. Cowlrick
- Miss Cramer
- Mrs. R. Cummins
- Miss E. Currey
- Miss F. C. Cusack
- Mr. G. Cushman
- Miss E. Cushman
- Miss H. Campbell
- Miss M. Campbell
- Mrs. L. Casey
- Miss M. Casey
- Mr. P. Catalano
- Miss M. J. Caughey
- Miss M. Caughey
- Mrs. L. Chase
- Miss M. Chase
- Mrs. M. Chesterhouse
- Miss M. Clark
- Miss S. Clark
- Mr. D. Cleage
- Mr. M. Cleghorn
- Mrs. W. Cleghorn
- Miss F. Colbourne
- Miss I. M. Daly
- Mr. O. Davis
- Miss E. E. Davis
- Mr. U. P. Davis
- Mrs. C. Davis
- Mr. W. Dawson
- Miss G. Dill
- Miss Dodge
- Miss J. Doroff
- Miss Doolittle
- Miss M. Dow
- Miss F. DuBois
- Miss H. M. Dudley
- Miss E. Duggan
- Mr. A. Egli
- Mr. E. Egli
- Mrs. M. Elwin
- Master J. Elwin
- Mrs. C. Evans
- Miss M. Evans
- Miss H. Fall
- Miss M. Faulder
- Miss H. Fish
- Miss H. Fisher
- Mrs. M Fischer
- Miss O. Fletcher
- Miss L. Foehrenbach
- Miss E. Folcus
- Miss L. Forrest
- Mr. J. A. Fortune
- Miss H. Freedman
- Dr. F. Freemont-Smith
- Mrs. F. Freemont-Smith
- Master P. Freemont-Smith
- Master K. Freemont-Smith
- Mr. A. Frieze
- Miss K. Fulton
- Mr. G. A. Gallinen
- Mrs. Gallinen
- Miss R. Gatch
- Dr. R. Gibson
- Mrs. E. Gibson
- Miss H. Gilbert
- Mr. G. E. Gilchrist
- Mme. M. Giles
- Miss M. Gill
- Miss G. Gill
- Miss R. Gillan
- Mr. C. Gleason
- Mr. W. Goodell
- Miss M. Gordon
- Miss E. Gouplil
- Mr. A. Gray
- Mrs. Gray
- Miss H. Gray
- Mrs. M. Gray
- Miss M. Gray
- Mr. B. Green
- Miss L. S. Green
- Miss M. Griggs
- Miss K. Gruener
- Mr. C. Hale
- Miss M. A. Hales
- Miss M. Hales
- Mr. G. Handals
- Mr. H. Harris
- Mrs. R. Harris
- Miss MHarris
- Mr. R. Harris
- Miss B. Harris
- Miss D. Hartwell
- Miss L. Havlock
- Mr. W. A. Hawley
- Miss E. B. Hay
- Miss V. Heard
- Mrs. S. Herisse
- Miss H. J. Hellman
- Miss M. Herron
- Mrs. R. Hicks;
- Mrs. M. Hillebrand
- Miss H. J. Hillman
- Mrs. M. Hodges
- Mr. P. Hoetjes
- Mrs. M. Hoetjes
- Miss R. Hoffman
- Mr. G. Howard
- Miss S. Howell
- Mr. J. Hughes
- Miss A. Hughes
- Miss R. Hughes
- Mrs. C. Hunt
- Miss P. Hunt
- Mrs. I. Humphrey
- Miss L. Humphrey
- Mrs. M. Huppertz
- Mr. W. James
- Mrs. H. James
- Miss L. James
- Mr. J. Janney
- Mrs. J. Jardine
- Mr. C. Johns
- Miss L. Johnson
- Miss C. Jones
- Miss D. Jones
- Miss H. Jones
- Miss M. Joyce
- Miss C. Keen
- Mrs. J. Kennedy
- Miss F. Kennedy
- Mr. J. King
- Miss H. Kohn
- Miss G. Kolkebeck
- Mrs. E. M. Kotz
- Mrs. E. Kraus
- Mr. T. Krotosky
- Miss D. Lamb
- Miss M. Lambkin
- Miss J. Langhetee
- Mr. Latimer
- Mr. G. Lauffner
- Mrs. N. Lauffner
- Mr. L. Laughlin
- Mrs. Laughlin
- Mr. R. M La Vie
- Miss B. Law
- Miss L. Leak
- Miss E. Leary
- Mr. G. Lesline
- Miss F. Lewis
- Miss V. Lincoln
- Mr. F. Litt
- Mrs: J. Litt
- Miss A. Loader
- Miss B. Lloyd
- Miss J. Loomis
- Mr. J. Loutet
- Mrs. E. Loutet
- Miss M. Loutet
- Mr. T. Lucas
- Mr. T. Lykes
- Miss A. Lyon
- Mr. J. Magee
- Mr. J. D. Magree
- Mrs. L. B. Mallory
- Miss B. Mallory
- Mrs. F. Marcotte
- Miss F.. A. Marcotte
- Miss Q. C. Mario
- Miss J. Mat Wis
- Mr. E. A. Marshall
- Mrs. R. Marshall
- Prof. D. Mason
- Mrs. L. Mason
- Miss McNiece
- Mr. D. Merrell
- Mrs. L. Merrell
- Miss M. Messner
- Miss Meyer
- Miss M. Milholland
- Mrs. M. Mitchell
- Mrs. A. Morgan
- Miss M. Morgan
- Mr. W. Morris
- Miss S. Morris
- Miss B. Morris
- Mrs. H. Mosby
- Mr. W. H. Moyle
- Mrs. M. Moyle
- Mr. M. Mulligan
- Mrs. J. Mulligan
- Miss M. Munn
- Mr. S. Newman
- Mrs. B. Newman
- Miss E. Newman
- Miss R. Newman
- Miss H. Nicholas
- Miss A. Norton
- Mr. W. Pagdin
- Mrs. R. Paine
- Miss M. Patton
- Miss H. Patter
- Mr. C. Pederson
- Mrs. E. Pederson
- Master H. Pederson
- Miss F. Pederson
- Miss M. Perry
- Mr. W. Perrott
- Mrs. W. Perrott
- Miss E. Perrott
- Mr. H. Peterson
- Miss P. Pickens
- Miss G. Pigman
- Miss M. Pigman
- Mr. L. H. Pink
- Mrs. L. Pink
- Miss L. Pink
- Mr. H. Powell and Valet
- Mrs. B. Premmac
- Mrs. Prime
- Mrs. D. Pritchard
- Miss I. Randall
- Miss H. Spark
- Miss H. Roberts
- Mrs. A. Spencer
- Miss G. Roberts
- Miss B. Spencer
- Mr. D. Rosenberg
- Master L. Spencer
- Miss L. Rosenfeld
- Master R. Spencer
- Miss E. Reed
- Miss B. Squire
- Miss M. Reed
- Miss A. Staniforth
- Mr. F. Rehman
- Mrs. W. Stapler
- Mrs. V. Rehman
- Mrs. F. Starbuck
- Miss H. Russell
- Mr. D. Stout
- Miss J. Sunderland
- Miss M. Sullivan
- Miss M. Safford
- Mrs. S. Sault
- Miss B. Sawyer
- Mrs. O. Schiffer
- Miss Schmale
- Mrs. M. Schuller
- Miss M. Schuller
- Master F. Schuller
- Master R. Schuller
- Mr. R. Scott
- Mrs. M. Scott
- Miss J. Scott
- Master W. Scott
- Miss K. Scott
- Miss M. Shea
- Mrs. E. Shew
- Mrs. M. Simdean
- Mrs. I. Sloan
- Mr. A. Smink
- Miss M. Smink
- Mrs. S. Smink
- Miss J. Smith
- Miss R. Smith
- Mr. F. Taylor
- Mrs. M. Taylor
- Miss M. L. Taylor
- Miss L. Temple
- Major C. Thiele
- Mrs. E. Thiele
- Mr. H. Thomas
- Mr. W. Thompson
- Mrs. M. Thompson
- Mrs. L. Thompson
- Miss L. Thompson
- Mr. G. Thomson
- Miss O. Thorne
- Miss A. Travess
- Miss M. Traylor
- Miss A. Turcotte
- Mr. M. Underhill
- Miss H. Van Alstine
- Miss A. Van De Voort
- Miss L. Van Praag
- Miss R. Vapalecky
- Miss E. Vilison
- Miss K. Voute
- Miss G. Walker
- Mr. W. Walthall
- Mr. H. Wakefield-Smith
- Mrs. M. Wakefield-Smith
- Mr. L. Wason
- Mrs. H. Wason
- Miss B. Warder
- Mrs. P. Walker
- Miss R. Walker
- Miss B. Warder
- Miss F. Warren
- Mrs. C. Watson
- Mr. J. Welch
- Miss Welch
- Mrs. C. White
- Miss M. White
- Rev. P. Whitmer
- Miss H. Wilder
- Miss E. Wiley
- Miss. J. Wilson
- Miss M. Wilson
- Miss A. Wilson
- Miss E. Winnood
- Mr. R. Wirth
- Mrs. D. Wirth
- Master W. Wirth
- Mr. M. Wood
- Mr. C. Wright
- Dr. C. Wright
- Mr. E. Wyatt
- Miss M. York
🧑🎓 Notable Passengers and Social Context
While the passenger list is filled primarily with middle-class students, families, and professionals, several names stand out for their cultural or academic contributions:
Prof. David D. Mason – Listed among the passengers, though without further detail, his inclusion suggests ties to academia. Professors traveling Tourist Third Cabin were not unusual, as many participated in student travel clubs or led groups on educational tours.
Major C. Thiele – His military rank suggests prior service, most likely connected with the British or Commonwealth forces during World War I. His civilian crossing here reflects the postwar mobility of officers and veterans.
Rev. J. Bowman and Rev. P. Whitmer – The presence of clergy in Tourist Third Cabin shows the continued importance of religious leaders in migration, missionary work, or accompanying communities. Rev. Whitmer in particular would have stood out as a spiritual guide on such a voyage.
This blend of academics, clergy, and professionals among largely student and family travelers demonstrates how the Tourist Third Cabin became a crossroads of intellectual, social, and cultural exchange.
Information for Passengers
- Breakfast at 7.30 am and 8.30 a.m
- Lunch at 12 noon and 1:00 pm
- Dinner at 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Divine Service will be held on Sundays at 11:00 am
Smoking.—Passengers are kindly requested not to smoke in either the Dining Saloon or in the Reading and Writing Room.
Seats at Table.—Passengers who have not previously arranged for seats at table to be reserved should apply to the Second Steward.
Upper Berths.—Passengers occupying upper berths can obtain steps for getting in or out on applying to the Steward or Stewardess.
Medical Attendance. The Surgeon is Authorised To Make Customary Charges, Subject in Each Case To The Approval of The Commander, for Treating Passengers at Their Request for Any Illness Not Originating On The Voyage. in The Case of Sickness Originating On The Voyage No Charge WILL Be MADE, and MEDICINE WILL Be PROVIDED Free in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
The Purser's Office is situated on Deck B, where Letters, Cables, Telegrams and Marconigrams are received or delivered, and Postage Stamps can be purchased. None of the ship's stall other than those on duty in the Purser's Office are authorized to accept Letters or Telegrams for despatch.
Charges Collected on Board. Passengers are requested to ask for a Receipt on the Company's Form for any additional Passage Money, Chair or Steamer Rug Hire, charges collected for Marconigrams Cablegrams or Telegrams or Freight paid on board.
Deck Chairs and Steamer Rugs can be hired on application to the Deck Steward, at a charge of $1 each for the voyage
Valuables. For the convenience of Passengers, the Line has provided in the Purser's office a safe in which money, jewels, ornaments, documents or other valuables may be deposited by Passengers. A receipt for any articles so deposited will be issued by the Purser, but the Line does not, having regard to the ticket conditions and to the provisions of Section 502 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1891, and of Section 4281 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, accept any responsibility for the safe custody of any such articles. Passengers are accordingly advised to protect themselves by insurance.
Exchange of Money. The Purser is prepared, for the convenience of Passengers, to exchange a limited amount of English and American money at rates which will be advised on application.
Baggage. Questions relating to Baggage should be referred to the Second Steward, who is the Ship's Baggage Master.
Wardrobe Trunks. Passengers are advised that it is not Always possible to arrange for the placing of Wardrobe Trunks in the passenger accommodation in a position where they are easily accessible, also that there is frequently difficulty with regard to the landing of such packages owing to their exceptional size. They are therefore recommended to use steamer trunks in preference.
Baggage Room. For Passengers' special convenience all heavy baggage not placed into state rooms is stored in the baggage room, where it is available to the owner twice daily at hours as stated on the ship's notice board.
Dogs. Passengers are notified that dogs should be handed over to the care of the live-stock attendant, and cannot be landed in Great Britain unless a license has previously been procured from the Board of Agriculture, London. Forms of license must be obtained by direct application to the Department before the dog is taken on board.
Travellers' Cheques. I. M. M. Company's Travellers Cheques payable in all parts of Europe can be purchased at all the principal offices of the Atlantic Transport Line. These Cheques in small denominations are accepted on board Atlantic Transport steamers in part payment of accounts, but the Pursers have not sufficient funds to enable them to cash these or any other Cheques.
📖 Information for Passengers
The passenger booklet also provides practical insights into daily life aboard the SS Minnesota:
Meal Times: Breakfast (7:30 & 8:30), Lunch (12:00 & 1:00), Dinner (6:00 & 7:00)
Sunday Services: Religious services held at 11:00 am, reinforcing the shipboard role of clergy.
Onboard Etiquette: Restrictions on smoking, seating arrangements, and instructions for upper berths.
Services:
- Medical care was provided by the surgeon, free for illnesses originating on board.
- Deck chairs and steamer rugs could be rented for $1.
- The purser’s office handled cables, money exchange, and valuables.
- Dogs were carried only under license from the British Board of Agriculture.
Such details make the document not just a list of names but also a window into shipboard culture in the late 1920s.
🎓 Relevance for Teachers, Students, Historians, and Genealogists
This passenger list is a valuable resource because it provides:
Genealogical data for families tracing ancestors who traveled between Britain, France, and the U.S.
Educational history, showcasing the rise of student travel clubs and academic exchanges in the 1920s.
Social history, offering insight into class distinctions at sea, particularly the development of the Tourist Third Cabin.
Maritime history, illustrating the operations of the Atlantic Transport Line during its later years.
The presence of figures like Prof. David D. Mason and Major C. Thiele makes this list especially engaging for scholars of medicine, education, and disability studies.
✨ Final Thoughts – Why This Passenger List Matters
The SS Minnesota Passenger List of 20 August 1927 captures a moment in history where the Atlantic crossing was no longer the preserve of the wealthy elite. With academics, clergy, physicians, and ordinary travelers sharing space, the voyage reflects the increasingly democratic nature of ocean travel. For researchers today, it provides connections to medicine, education, genealogy, and the shifting patterns of mobility that defined the interwar years.
📜 Research note: Some names and captions were typed from originals and may reflect period spellings or minor typographical variations. When searching, try alternate spellings and cross-check with related records. ⚓
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