Azores, Portugal Passenger Lists 1903-1949
Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Azores, Portugal. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about 1,500 km (930 mi) west of Lisbon and about 1,900 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland. The islands, and their Exclusive Economic Zone, form the Autonomous Region of the Azores, one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal.
1903-05-16 SS Vancouver Passenger List
Steamship Line: Dominion Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 16 May 1903
Route: Naples to Azores and Boston
Commander: Captain MacDonald
1907-01-19 SS Celtic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 19 January 1907
Route: New York to Alexandria via the Azores, Madeira, Gibraltar, Genoa, and Naples
Commander: Captain J. B. Ranson, LT R.N.R.
1908-08-26 RMS Cretic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 26 August 1908
Route: Genoa to New York via Naples and Azores
Commander: Captain J. B. Kelk
1908-10-04 RMS Romanic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 4 October 1908
Route: Genoa to Boston via Naples, Almeria, and Azores
Commander: Captain R. Lobez
1911-07-23 RMS Canopic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 23 July 1911
Route: Genoa to Boston via Naples and Azores
Commander: Captain J. O. Carter
1913-11-22 RMS Cretic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 22 November 1913
Route: Genoa to Boston via Naples and Azures
Commander: Captain F. B. Howarth
1930-06-19 SS Alesia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Fabre Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 19 June 1930
Route: New York and Providence, RI to Ponta Delgada (Azores), Madeira, Piraeus (Athens), Salonica (Thessaloniki), Constantinople (Istanbul), Constanza (Romania?), Jaffa (Haifa), Beirut, and Marseilles
Commander: Captain Edmond MacQuin
1936-08-29 SS Montclare Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise Members
Date of Departure: 29 August 1936
Route: Liverpool - The Azores - Santa Cruz - Teneriffe - Madeira - Liverpool
Commander: Captain W. S. Brown
1938-07-14 SS Vulcania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 14 July 1938
Route: Trieste to New York via Dubrovnik, Patra, Naples, Palermo, Algiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon, and Azores
Commander: Captain William Lazzari
1949-07-22 SS Saturnia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 22 July 1949
Route: Genoa to New York via Naples, Gibraltar, and Azores
Commander: Captain Gianni Gladioli
⚠️ About Accuracy in Historical Records Research Tip
Context. The GG Archives presents passenger lists as faithfully as possible to the original documents. While OCR is generally accurate, portions of these collections—especially image captions and some transcriptions—are typed by hand and may include typographical or spelling variations. The original manifests themselves also contained clerical inconsistencies (names recorded phonetically, mid-voyage corrections, etc.).
What this means for your research:
- Search variant spellings of names (e.g., “Schmidt/Schmitt/Smith,” “Giuseppe/Joseph”).
- Cross-reference with immigration cards, passport applications, naturalization files, city directories, and newspapers.
- Treat manifests as primary sources with historical quirks—use them alongside corroborating records.
- For place names, consider historical borders and language variants (e.g., Danzig/Gdańsk, Trieste/Trst).
How to cite. When quoting a name from a manifest, consider adding [sic] for obvious misspellings and include a note such as “spelling as printed in original passenger list.”
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