Bombay (Mumbai) India Passenger Lists 1954
Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Bombay (Mumbai), India. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
The presidency of Bombay extends from Baluchistan to Mysore and has an area of more than 120,000 square miles. Its capital, the great city of Bombay, stands on an island connected with the mainland by an artificial causeway. The harbor is the finest in India. “In the beauty of its scenery, as well as in the commercial advantages of its position, Bombay,” says— The Traveler's Companion, is unsurpassed by any of the cities in the East.”
Lofty and handsome buildings meet the traveler's eye as he enters the harbor, and the beauty of the whole scene is much enhanced by a background of hills, most remarkable of which is the Bawa Malang, or Mullingar, on whose summit is an enormous mass of rock bearing the ruins of a fort. Numerous islands are also to be seen, chief among them being Bassein, Trombay, Salsette, and Elephanta.
1954-08-24 RMS Strathmore Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Peninsular & Oriental Line (P&O)
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 24 August 1954
- Route: London to Sydney via Port Said, Bombay (Mumbai), Colombo, Fremantle, Adelaide, and Melbourne
- Commander: Captain A. G. Jenkins
⚠️ 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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