Voices Across the Atlantic: Notable Passengers and Stories from the SS Servia's 1887 Voyage

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the SS Servia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 18 June 1887 from New York to Liverpool, Commanded by Captain Horatio McKay. GGA Image ID # 17504359ec

🛳️ Ship & Voyage Overview

• Ship Name: SS Servia
• Operator: Cunard Line
• Launch Year: 1881
• Voyage Date: Saturday, 18 June 1887
• Route: Departed New York ➡️ Destination Liverpool
• Captain: Horatio McKay
• Passenger Class Highlighted: Saloon (First Class)

🏗️ Key Features of the SS Servia:

• Among the first steel-hulled transatlantic liners.
• First passenger ship to be lit by electric lighting throughout.
• Designed to compete with the White Star Line's Britannic and Germanic.
• Known for luxury and speed, serving elite transatlantic travelers.

A number of notable passenger were on this voyage including Dr. Emily Blackwell, Victor G Bloede, Charles E. Carryl, George Fiske, William Kelly, Charles Mair, Mary Peck, Tony Pastor, Lord and Lady Stafford, Hugh D. Scott, Annie Wright.

Saloon Passengers

1. Mr. Robt. F. Armstrong
2. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Arundel
3. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Agar
4. Mr. J. J Asch
5. Mr. Henry H. Atkins
6. Mr. W. Allison
7. Mr. George Arkley
8. Mrs. George Arkley
9. Mr. John R. Arkley
10. Sister Augustine
11. Mr. Thos. H. Burchell
12. Mrs. H. J. Burchell
13. Miss Emma Burchell
14. Miss Helen Brown
15. Miss Flora Brown
16. Dr. Emily Blackwell,
17. Miss Alice Blackwell
18. Miss Anna Blackwell
19. Mr. Alfred Bullion
20. Mr. Victor G Bloede,
21. Mr. John Bancroft
22. Mr. and Mrs. Bowron
23. Miss Blake
24. Mrs. Ten Bosch
25. Mrs. F. J Byrnes
26. Miss E. Buxton
27. Miss M. L. Baird
28. Mr. R. Bingham
29. Miss Linda Bergan
30. Mr. F Bird
31. Mr. Chas. Brown and Son
32. Miss Isabel Beard
33. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bain
34. Mrs. Herbert Beech
35. Mr. Considine
36. Mr. Robert J. Chapman
37. Mr. James Clarkson
38. Mr. W. O. Callender
39. Miss M. P. Callender
40. Mr. Salvador Chamoro
41. Miss Eliz. Cushier
42. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E Carryl
43. Master Guy W. Carryl
44. Miss Constance Carryl and Maid
45. Miss Bessie Carryl
46. Mr. Charles Champion
47. Mrs. S. N. Carter
48. Carrall
49. Miss Mary L. Dunnell
50. Mr. and Mrs. John Duncan
51. Mr. Sam'l Dysart
52. Mr. Alex. Del Mar
53. Mr. John C. Dalton
54. Mr. and Mrs. Ellerton L. Dorr
55. Miss Dorr
56. Miss Elsie Dorr
57. Mr. John Eborall
58. Miss Elliotte
59. Mr. Oliver Ellis
60. Mr. Augustus Eller
61. Miss Elkins' Maid
62. Miss J. Einstein
63. Miss Sallie Elkins
64. Mr. Robert W. Ferguson
65. Mrs. George Fiske
66. Mr. H. C. Field
67. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. J. Fiske
68. Miss Fiske
69. Mr. F. B. Fogg
70. Mr. B. W. Frazier
71. Mrs. Frazier
72. Mr. Kenneth Frazier
73. Mr. A. H Frazier
74. Mr. Herbert Frazier
75. Mies Alice Frazier
76. Miss Isabel Frazier
77. Miss Fasnacht
78. Mr. C. N. Fenner
79. Prof. and Mrs. A. F. Fleet
80. Mrs. Fisk's Maid
81. Mr. Fearin
82. Mr. Gray
83. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Greeve
84. Mr. C. E. Granniss
85. Miss Gaston
86. Mrs. Thos. B. Gresham
87. Mr. Herbert Garside
88. Sir Alex. Galt,
89. Lady Galt
90. Miss Gait
91. Mr. Thomas B. Gresham
92. Miss Eugenie L. Gray
93. Mrs. Carrie Hoyt
94. Capt. W. F. Hurndall
95. Miss Helen Hitchcock
96. Mr. W. C. Hall, .Ir.
97. Mr. Egbert C Hambley
98. Mr. Thomas Howe
99. Mrs. Thos. Howe
100. Master Samuel Howe
101. Mrs. A. J. Hardenbergh
102. Mrs. M. L. Hudnut
103. Mrs. C. A. Hill
104. Miss Mabel Hill
105. Mr. C Hunter
106. Mr. E. F. Hatfield
107. E. F. Hatfield
108. M. Hatfield
109. Hatfield
110. Miss Edith N. Hastings
111. Mr. D. Henning
112. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Hollberg
113. Mies Margaret Hollberg
114. Miss Mary Hollberg
115. Mr. Francis S. Hinkle and Servant
116. Mr. H. Harrison
117. Mr. W. I. Irwin
118. Mr. S. Isaacs
119. Miss Amy Johnson
120. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jackson and Three Children
121. Miss Mary W. Johnson
122. Mr. H. L. Janeway
123. Mr. H. H. Janeway
124. Miss Emily Janeway
125. Mr. Chas. E. Johnson
126. Mr. Jensen
127. Miss Jennie
128. Miss Jones
129. Mr. E. Jennings
130. Mrs. Jerrems
131. Miss May Jerrems
132. Miss Annie Jerrems, Infant and Maid
133. Mr. Sam'l E. Jones
134. Mr. S. Nicholson Kane
135. Mr. Chas. S Knox
136. Mr. Jas. C. Knox
137. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kelly,
138. Mr. Paul A. Kunkel
139. Miss Kelly
140. Miss Kate Kelly
141. Mrs. E. 1W Kemp
142. Miss Kerrison
143. Mr. Roland Kursheedt
144. Rev. Win. Kieran
145. Mrs. Albert Keep
146. Miss Keep
147. Mrs. C. B. King
148. Miss Harriet R. King
149. Miss Alice G. King
150. Mr. George A. Laubach
151. Mr. A. W. Lilienthal
152. Mr. D. Liddle
153. Mrs. D. Liddle
154. Master James Liddle
155. Mr. Louis Loeske
156. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lancaster
157. Mr. W. M. Leeper
158. Master D. C. Leeper
159. Mrs. J. N. Leeper
160. Mr. and Mrs. Fred N. Lewis
161. Mr. Hamilton Lewis
162. Mr. F. 'I'. Luqueer, Jr.
163. Miss Carrie N. Libbey
164. Mrs. Sarah C. Longstreth
165. Miss Helen 'I'. Longstreth
166. Miss Susan Lovering
167. Miss Caro Lloyd
168. Miss Mary B. Little
169. Rev. Arthur Little, D. D
170. Mr. F. A. Leland
171. Rev. R. W. Miller
172. E. C. Moore
173. Mr. and Mrs. H. Morley
174. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McFadden
175. Mr. B. R. Merwin
176. Mr. Reginald H. Harden
177. M. Hubert Mitchell
178. Miss Annie McArdle
179. Mr. C. P. MacCarthy
180. Prof. Eugene MacChesney
181. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McKeehan
182. Master Chas McKeehan
183. Miss Florence McKeehan
184. Mr. John McGuire
185. Mr. Chas. Maguire
186. Mr. John MacCarthy
187. Mr. Walter S Maxwell
188. Mr. George Herbert Mitchell
189. Mr. G. E. Miles
190. Mrs. Munro
191. Mr. Alexander McEwen
192. Miss K. Mann
193. Miss Mary Marsh
194. Miss Lida Morris
195. Mr. and Mrs. Chas A. Mair
196. Miss Meeker
197. Mr. T. McDougall
198. Miss Mutter
199. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Miller and Infant
200. Sister Nicholas
201. Miss Louise Neil
202. Miss Adele Norcom
203. Mr. Alex Nicoll
204. Miss G. Ogilvie
205. Mr. R. C. Oldfleld
206. Miss Oldfield
207. Mr. C. E. Orr
208. Mr. D. A. Orr
209. Mr. Thos. Orr
210. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ock ers
211. Mr. P. B. O'Brien
212. Mr. George O'Hea
213. Miss Lydia L. O'Hea
214. Mr. F. O'Hea
215. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Phillips
216. Mr. D. Parrish
217. Mr. Jos. Packard
218. Mr. C. C. Peck
219. Miss Mary Peck
220. Miss Fannie Peck
221. Mr. C. H. Pix
222. Mr. L. Puddicomb
223. Mr. J. Perriman
224. Mrs. Adeline L. Poillon
225. Mr. John Parkinson
226. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Pastor
227. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Prentiss
228. Mr. James H. Parsons
229. Miss Alice M. Parsons
230. Miss Margaret Parsons
231. Mr. Harry A. Playle
232. Mr. Nathan Powell
233. Mr. Pirie
234. Mrs. Henry A. Playle and Infant
235. Mr. and Mrs. Joint Playle
236. Miss Ethel Parton
237. Mrs. F. P. Parry
238. Miss K. Parry
239. Mrs. Pattulo
240. Miss M. H. Reid
241. Mrs. M. E. Robinson
242. Miss Julia Ryle
243. Miss Georgie A. Read
244. Mrs. Wm. Ryle
245. Mr. Earnest Ryle
246. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Ryan
247. Mr. Rockwell
248. Mrs. R. H. Rush
249. Mr. Arnold Ran
250. Master Arnold Rau
251. Master Horatio Rau
252. Master Nicander Rau
253. Miss Rau
254. Miss Anna Ropes
255. Miss Ropes
256. Mr. F. W. Ramsay
257. Miss Mary Richey
258. Miss Caroline A. Russell
259. Mrs. R. G. Rieman
260. Miss Fannie A. Root
261. Miss Helen W. Root
262. Hon. W. R. Sanford
263. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Strange
264. Miss Blanche Strange
265. Master A. B. Strange
266. Miss Mary E. Sumner
267. Mr. Chas. H. Spang
268. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Schneider, three children and Nurse
269. Mrs. E. Schmidt
270. Mr. C. H. Shinkle
271. Lord and Lady Stafford. Maid and Manservant
272. Miss Alice Starbuck
273. Mr. Wm Stubbs,
274. Mr. W. H. Staynes
275. Mr. F. W. Spurgin
276. Miss Sue Sadtler
277. Mr. Wilson L. Smith
278. Mrs. Horace J. Smith
279. Mr. H R. Symonds
280. Mr. Chas. H. Symonds
281. Miss Mary Saxton
282. Miss Caroline Stallbohm
283. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P. Scott
284. Master Hugh D. Scott, Maid, and Man Servant
285. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Southworth
286. Miss I. M. Southworth
287. Miss Emily Seymour
288. Mr. Jacob Silloway
289. Mr. C L. True
290. Mr. John K. Tibbits
291. Mr. A. Loftus Tottenham, M.P
292. Mrs. A. S. Thomson
293. Mr. C. H. Tindal
294. Mrs. Thayer, Two Children, Two Infants, and Nurse
295. Rev. Chas. M. Tyler
296. Mr. S B. Turner
297. Mr. Benj. Thornton
298. Miss Minnie Thomason
299. Miss Anna Thomason
300. Mr. Frank L. Unger
301. Mr. T. H. Urwick
302. Mr. S. Voelkel
303. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Voight
304. Miss Florence Voight
305. Master Lewis Voight
306. Mlle. Bertha Vincens
307. Mlle. Marie Vincens
308. Mr. A. J. Valentine
309. Mr. Thos. C. Watkins
310. Mrs. Newman Williams
311. Master Norman Williams
312. Miss Cornelia Williams
313. Miss Annie Wright,
314. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Wells and Child
315. Mr. Parker L. Walter
316. Mr. Arthur Whitelaw
317. Mr. F. A. Wilber
318. Mrs. F. A. Wilber
319. Mr. and Mrs. George Wiley
320. Mr. W. D. Williams
321. Mrs. Delia Williams
322. Mr. Lee H. Williams
323. Mr. C A. L. Walter
324. Mr. Horace Whitney
325. Miss Walzer
326. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ward
327. Miss Wilcox
328. Mr. Wheeler
329. Mr. Wittekind
330. Mr. II C. Wilson
331. Miss Margaret Wingate
332. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Wharton
333. Mr. J. S. L. Wharton
334. Miss M. N. Withington
335. Miss Annie Withington
336. Miss Eloise Wood
337. Mr. H. Wilber
338. Mr. John M. Welsh
339. Mrs. John M. Welsh
340. Col. and Mrs. , Wm. A. Williams
341. Mr. Freman A. Walker
342. col. Henry Walker
343. Mr. Charlton Yarnell

🌟 Notable Individuals Onboard

👩‍⚕️ Dr. Emily Blackwell
One of the first female physicians in the U.S. and co-founder of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children.

A tireless advocate for women in medicine.

Traveled with her sisters Alice and Anna Blackwell.

⚗️ Victor G. Bloede
German-American chemist and inventor, pioneer in aniline dye manufacturing.

Established one of the first successful American dye factories, helping end reliance on European imports.

📚 Charles E. Carryl
American financier and children’s author; wrote Davy and the Goblin and The Admiral’s Caravan.

Traveling with family, including his literary-minded daughter Constance Carryl.

📷 George Fiske
Renowned landscape photographer, especially known for his images of Yosemite National Park.

Mentored Ansel Adams, whose photographic legacy reshaped American environmentalism.

🎭 Tony Pastor
Icon of 19th-century American entertainment and often called the "Father of Vaudeville".

Traveled with his wife, possibly to arrange tours or scout talent in Europe.

📜 Lord and Lady Stafford
British aristocracy with full entourage; presence signaled the SS Servia’s prestige.

Likely Lord Francis Molyneux, 7th Earl of Stafford, known for civic leadership in England.

🎖️ Col. William A. Williams & Col. Henry Walker
Distinguished American military officers.

Their presence underscores the post-Civil War era's transatlantic diplomatic and commercial exchanges.

🧑‍🎓 Prof. A. F. Fleet & Prof. Eugene MacChesney
Likely affiliated with American or British universities; specifics unlisted.

Possibly involved in academic exchanges or lecture tours.

⛪ Rev. Arthur Little, D.D. & Rev. Charles M. Tyler
Religious leaders likely returning from or heading to ecclesiastical duties abroad.

Dr. Little was a prominent Congregationalist pastor, noted for religious publications.

List of Saloon Passengers on board the RMS Servia, 18 June 1887. Note the Missing Section that had been Torn Away. Let us know if you have this passenger list and can provide the missing names. Thank you. Passengers marked * land at Queenstown. GGA Image ID # 17505e30e2

Back Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the SS Servia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 18 June 1887 from New York to Liverpool. GGA Image ID # 1750eec8fd

📸 Noteworthy Images from the Archive

📖 Front Cover | 🖼️ GGA Image ID #17504359ec

Saloon Passenger List for the SS Servia of the Cunard Line, departing 18 June 1887 from New York to Liverpool, under Captain Horatio McKay.

🧾 List of Saloon Passengers | 📜 GGA Image ID #17505e30e2

Original manifest document with partial section torn away; request for missing names shared by GG Archives.

🧳 Back Cover | 📘 GGA Image ID #1750eec8fd

Classic Cunard Line branding showcasing the ship’s elegant transatlantic service.

📚 Relevance for Educators, Genealogists, Historians, and Students

Teachers & Students can explore themes such as gender roles in medicine (Dr. Blackwell), immigration patterns, and 19th-century literary culture.

Historians benefit from insights into elite transatlantic networks post-Civil War.

Genealogists can trace familial ties, lineage of cultural icons, and patterns of class-based migration.

Sociologists & Cultural Scholars can study the evolving roles of entertainment, science, and religion in global society.

💬 Final Thoughts – Why This Passenger List Matters

This manifest from the SS Servia’s 1887 voyage offers a rare window into a moment in time when the Atlantic Ocean linked—not divided—American and European society. Aboard were scientists, artists, political elites, writers, and visionaries. It reflects a globalizing elite, from American women doctors challenging gender norms to photographers capturing natural wonders and entertainers shaping mass culture.

Preserved by the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives, this document is an invaluable asset for deep archival research, narrative history, and cross-disciplinary education. 🌐