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Boston Passenger Lists 1887-1938

Map of Boston Harbor, 1899.

Map of Boston Harbor, 1899. GGA Image ID # 19eb1a7fec

Boston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Boston also serves as the county seat of the state's Suffolk County.

Below are Passenger Lists of ships with an origination or destination of Boston with immigrants landing at the Boston Immigration Station or Customs House for processing.

Boston Harbor and East Boston from State Street, circa 1900.

Boston Harbor and East Boston from State Street, circa 1900. Photo by John P. Soule. GGA Image ID # 1d4a2241c5

======== 1880s ========

1887 Saloon Passenger Manifest for the RMS Pavonia of the Cunard Line

1887-08-23 RMS Pavonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 23 August 1887
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain A. McKay

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line, 1888 Saloon Passengers, RMS Scythia

1888-08-30 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 30 August 1888
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain Roberts

======== 1890s ========

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the RMS Cephalonia of the Cunard Line, Departing Thursday, 22 August 1895 from Liverpool to Boston.

1895-08-22 RMS Cephalonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 22 August 1895
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain Seccombe

1898-01-15 Passenger Manifest for the SS Canada

1898-01-15 SS Canada Passenger List

Steamship Line: Dominion Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 15 January 1898
Route: Boston to Queenstown (Cobh) and Liverpool
Commander: Captain Jas. McAuley

1899-05-18 Passenger Manifest for the SS New England

1899-05-18 SS New England Passenger List

Steamship Line: Dominion Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 18 May 1899
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Not Stated

1899-10-12 Passenger Manifest for the SS New England

1899-10-12 SS New England Passenger List

Steamship Line: Dominion Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 12 October 1899
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Not Stated

======== 1900s ========

1900-09-22 Passenger Manifest for the SS Lucania

1900-09-22 SS Lucania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 September 1900
Route: New York and Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain Horatio McKay

1900-09-27 Passenger Manifest for the SS New England

1900-09-27 SS New England Passenger List

Steamship Line: Dominion Line
Class of Passengers: Second Saloon
Date of Departure: 27 September 1900
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Not Disclosed

1901-08-01 SS New England Passenger List

Steamship Line: Dominion Line
Class of Passengers: Second Saloon
Date of Departure: 1 August 1901
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Not Listed

Passenger List, Cunard Line RMS Ivernia, 1901, Liverpool to Boston

1901-10-01 RMS Ivernia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 1 October 1901
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain J. B. Watt

1901-10-05 Passenger Manifest for the SS Devonian

1901-10-05 SS Devonian Passenger List

Steamship Line: Leyland Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 5 October 1901
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain G. W. Muir

1901-10-05 Passenger List for the SS Devonian

1902-08-23 SS Hanoverian Passenger List

Steamship Line: Leyland Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 23 August 1902
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain G. W. Muir

1902 Passenger Manifest Cover - Cunard Line Saxonia

1902-09-16 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 16 September 1902
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain R. C. Warr

1903-05-16 Passenger Manifest for the SS Vancouver

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

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line RMS Etruria, 1904, Liverpool to New York

1904-06-11 RMS Etruria Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 11 June 1904
Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain R. C. Warr

1904-07-14 RMS Cretic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 14 July 1904
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain John James

1904-08-06 Passenger Manifest for the SS Bohemian

1904-08-06 SS Bohemian Passenger List

Steamship Line: Leyland Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 6 August 1904
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain Neil McCallum

1904-08-19 RMS Celtic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 19 August 1904
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. B. Ranson, R.N.R.

1904-10-25 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 25 October 1904
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain Thomas Potter
Notable Passengers: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and John McCreath Farquhar

Front Cover, Cunard SS Saxonia Second Cabin Passenger List - 23 May 1905.

1905-05-23 SS Saxonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 23 May 1905
Route: Boston to Liverpool
Commander: Captain James Clayton Barr

Saloon Passenger List, Page 1 of 2 from the Cunard Daily Bulletin, RMS Ivernia Edition for Wednesday, 28 June 1905.

1905-06-20 RMS Ivernia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 20 June 1905
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Not Stated

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line SS Cymric, 1906, Liverpool to Boston

1906-03-08 RMS Cymric Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 8 March 1906
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain F. E. Beadnell

1906-08-21 Passenger Manifest for the SS Saxonia

1906-08-21 SS Saxonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 21 August 1906
Route: Boston to Liverpool
Commander: Captain J. T. W. Charles

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line SS Cymric, September 1906, Liverpool to Boston

1906-09-07 RMS Cymric Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 7 September 1906
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain C. A. Bartlett

Passenger Manifest, SS Republic, White Star Line, August 1907, Liverpool to Boston

1907-08-14 RMS Republic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 14 August 1907
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. McAuley

1907-08-31 Passenger Manifest for the SS Winifredian

1907-08-31 SS Winifredian Passenger List

Steamship Line: Leyland Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 31 August 1907
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain F. Shepherd

1907-09-17 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 17 September 1907
Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain E. H. Pentecost

Passenger List, RMS Ivernia, Cunard Line, July 1908, Boston to Liverpool

1908-07-15 SS Ivernia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 15 July 1908
Route: Boston to Liverpool
Commander: Not Stated

Passenger Manifest, SS Romanic, White Star Line, October 1908, Genoa and Naples to Boston

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

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line Ivernia 1909 Liverpool To Boston

1909-05-18 RMS Ivernia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 May 1909
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain H. M. Benison

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line Saxonia 1909 Liverpool To Boston

1909-07-27 RMS Saxonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 27 July 1909
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain E. H. Pentecost

======== 1910s ========

Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line Ivernia 1910 Liverpool To Boston

1910-05-24 RMS Ivernia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 May 1910
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain Thomas Potter

First Page, Cunard Line SS Saxonia Saloon Class Passenger List - 19 July 1910

1910-07-19 SS Saxonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon Class
Date of Departure: 19 July 1910
Route: Boston to Liverpool
Commander: Captain Arthur H. Rostron

Passenger Manifest, SS Cymric, White Star Line, July 1910, Liverpool to Boston

1910-07-26 RMS Cymric Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 26 July 1910
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain F. B. Howarth

Passenger Manifest, SS Canopic, White Star Line, July 1911, Genoa to Boston

1911-07-23 SS Canopic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 23 July 1911
Route: Genoa and Naples to Boston via the Azores
Commander: Captain J. O. Carter

Passenger Manifest, RMS Franconia, Cunard Line, August 1911, Liverpool to Boston

1911-08-08 RMS Franconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 8 August 1911
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain C. A. Smith, RD, RNR

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Parisian of the Allan Line, Departing 13 October 1911 from Glasgow to Boston.

1911-10-13 RMS Parisian Passenger List

Steamship Line: Allan Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 13 October 1911
Route: Glasgow to Boston via Moville
Commander: Captain William P. Haines

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Parisian of the Allan Line, Departing Saturday, 6 April 1912 from Glasgow to Halifax and Boston.

1912-04-06 RMS Parisian Passenger List

Steamship Line: Allan Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 6 April 1912
Route: Glasgow to Halifax and Boston via Moville
Commander: Captain William P. Hains
Note: This passenger list from the RMS Parisian was 50 miles from the Titanic on April 14, 1912. The Parisian was near the Titanic when the disaster occurred, but it did not immediately respond to the distress signals.

Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the SS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing on Tuesday, 28 May 1912 from Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh) and Fishguard

1912-05-28 SS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 May 1912
Route: Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh) and Fishguard
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Tuesday, 11 June 1912 from Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)

1912-06-11 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 11 June 1912
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List for the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Tuesday, 6 August 1912 from Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)

1912-08-06 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 6 August 1912
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Laconia Second Cabin Passenger List - 3 September 1912.

1912-09-03 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 3 September 1912
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Second Cabin Passenger List for the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing 1 October 1912 from Liverpool to Boston

1912-10-01 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 1 October 1912
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain W. H. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List for the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Tuesday, 10 June 1913 from Liverpool to Portland, ME and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)

1913-06-10 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: All Classes
Date of Departure: 10 June 1913
Route: Liverpool to Portland, ME and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine

Front Cover, White Star Line SS Cretic First Class Passenger List - 22 November 1913.

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

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Franconia Second Cabin Passenger List - 22 August 1914.

1914-08-22 RMS Franconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 August 1914
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain D. S. Miller, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Laconia Second Cabin Passenger List - 1 September 1914.

1914-09-01 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 1 September 1914
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: W. R. D. Irvine, R.D., R.N.R.

======== 1920s ========

Front Cover, Cabin Passenger List, SS Winifredian, Leyland Line, 1 June 1922.

1922-06-01 SS Winifredian Passenger List

Steamship Line: Leyland Line
Class of Passengers: Not Stated
Date of Departure: 1 June 1922
Route: Boston to Liverpool
Commander: Captain Alf. W. V. Trant, O.B.E

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Samaria Second Class Passenger List - 26 July 1923.

1923-07-26 RMS Samaria Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 26 July 1923
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh),
Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard RMS Samaria Second Class Passenger List - 23 August 1923.

1923-08-23 RMS Samaria Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 23 August 1923
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Second Class Passenger List from the RMS Samaria of the Cunard Line, Departing Thursday, 22 October 1923 from Liverpool to Boston.

1923-10-22 RMS Samaria Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 22 October 1923
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Glasgow
Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Saloon and Second Class Passenger List from the SS Cameronia of the Anchor Steamship Line, Departing Saturday, 5 July 1924, from New York and Boston to Glasgow.

1924-07-25 SS Cameronia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line

Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Class

Date of Departure: 25 July 1924

Route: New York and Boston to Glasgow via Londonderry

Commander: Captain William J. Walter

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List from the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 4 October 1924 from Liverpool to Boston and New York

1924-10-04 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 4 October 1924
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain F. G. Brown, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Saloon Passenger List from the RMS Samaria of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 25 October 1924 from Liverpool to Boston and New York.

1924-10-25 RMS Samaria Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 25 October 1924
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain G. S. Horsburgh, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, White Star Line RMS Celtic First Class Passenger List - 30 May 1925.

1925-05-30 RMS Celtic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 30 May 1925
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain G. Berry

Front Cover of a Second Class Passenger List from the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line, Departing 27 August 1925 from Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)

1925-08-27 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Class
Date of Departure: 27 August 1925
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. Prothero

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Celtic - 1926-04-24

1926-04-24 RMS Celtic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 24 April 1926
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain G. Berry

Passenger Manifest, SS Westphalia, Hamburg America Line, August 1926

1926-08-18 SS Westphalia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 18 August 1926
Route: Hamburg to New York and Boston via Cobh (Queenstown)
Commander: Captain Niss

Passenger Manifest, Anchor Line SS Cameronia, 1927-07-02

1927-07-02 SS Cameronia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 2 July 1927
Route: New York to Londonderry and Glasgow via Boston
Commander: Captain William Gemmeix
Note: This passenger list included mostly students under the direction of the Students Travel Club

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Cedric - 1927-08-13

1927-08-13 RMS Cedric Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 13 August 1927
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain R. G. Smith

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Cedric - 1928-03-24

1928-03-24 RMS Cedric Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 March 1928
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain R. G. Smith

1928-05-19 SS Celtic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 19 May 1928
Route: New York and Boston to Liverpool via Cobh
Commander: Captain G. Berry

Passenger Manifest, RMS Laconia, Cunard Line, August 1928

1928-08-18 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 18 August 1928
Route: Liverpool to Halifax, Boston, and New York via Cobh
Commander: Captain M. Doyle

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Cedric - 1929-06-08

1929-06-08 RMS Cedric Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 8 June 1929
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. Kearney (Lt. Cmdr. R.N.R., Retd.)

1929-07-02 Passenger Manifest for the SS Providence

1929-07-02 SS Providence Passenger List

Steamship Line: Fabre Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 2 July 1929
Route: New York to Marseilles via Boston, Ponta Delgada, Lisbon, Naples, Palermo, Piraeus, Beirut, and Malta
Commander: Captain Laurent Vidal

Passenger Manifest, Anchor Line SS Cameronia, 1929-07-03

1929-07-03 SS Cameronia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 3 July 1929
Route: New York and Boston to Glasgow via Londonderry
Commander: Captain William Gemmeix
Note: This passenger list included mostly students under the direction of the Students Travel Club

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Cabin Passenger List - 27 July 1929.

1929-07-27 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 July 1929
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Laconia Cabin Passenger List - 10 August 1929.

1929-08-10 RMS Laconia Cabin Class Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 10 August 1929
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain M. Doyle.

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Laconia Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 10 August 1929.

1929-08-10 RMS Laconia Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 10 August 1929
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain M. Doyle.

Front Cover, White Star Line RMS Albertic Cabin Class Passenger List - 17 August 1929.

1929-08-17 RMS Albertic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 17 August 1929
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Glasgow
Commander: Captain F. F. Summers, R.D., (Cmdr. RNR, Retd.)

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the SS Karlsruhe of the North German Lloyd, Departing 30 August 1929 from Bremen to Boston and New York via Galway

1929-08-30 SS Karlsruhe Passenger List

Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 30 August 1929
Route: Bremen to Boston and New York via Galway
Commander: Captain H. Filzinger

14 September 1929 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1929-09-14 TSS California Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 14 September 1929
Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast
Commander: Captain Frank M. Henderson

Passenger Manifest - Hamburg Amerika Linie - Cleveland 1929-10-17

1929-10-17 SS Cleveland Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie | Hamburg America Line (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 17 October 1929
Route: Hamburg to Boston and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Cobh (Queenstown)
Commander: Captain Niss

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 19 October 1929.

1929-10-19 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 19 October 1929
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh) and Galway
Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

======== 1930s ========

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Cabin Class Passenger List - 5 April 1930.

1930-04-05 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 5 April 1930
Route: Liverpool to Halifax, Boston, and New York via Belfast
Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

1930-05-24 SS California Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 May 1930
Route:New York and Boston to Glasgow via Belfast
Commander: Captain Robert Smart

1930-05-31 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Scythia

1930-05-31 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 31 May 1930
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh) and Galway
Commander: Captain R. B. Irving

1930-06-07 SS Cleveland Passenger List

Steamship Line: Hamburg America Line / Hamburg-Amerika Linie (HAPAG)
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 7 June 1930
Route: New York and Boston to Hamburg via Galway, and Cherbourg
Commander: Captain W. Hennecke

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Scythia Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 20 September 1930.

1930-09-20 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 20 September 1930
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Cruise Passenger List from the SS Aurania of the Cunard Line, Departing 31 March 1931 from Boston and New York to Bermuda, Nassau, Havana, New York, and Boston

1931-03-31 SS Aurania Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise
Date of Departure: 31 March 1931
Route: Boston and New York to Bermuda, Nassau, Havana, New York, and Boston
Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin, R.D., R.N.R.

1931-05-02 Passenger Manifest for the SS Laconia II

1931-05-02 SS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 2 May 1931
Route: New York and Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain M. Doyle

1931-07-31 SS Baltic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 31 July 1931
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain E. Davies

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the TSS Cameronia of the Anchor Line, Departing 25 June 1932 from New York and Boston to Glasgow via Londonderry

1932-06-25 TSS Cameronia Passenger List

Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 25 June 1932
Route: New York and Boston to Glasgow via Londonderry
Commander: Captain William Gemmell.

1932-07-30 RMS Georgic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 30 July 1932
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Cobh and Galway
Commander: Captain F. F. Summers, R.D. (Cmdr., R.N.R., Retd.)

Front Cover, Cunard Line SS Franconia Cruise Passenger List - 12 August 1933.

1933-08-10 SS Franconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise
Date of Departure: 10 August 1933
Route: Boston and New York to Havana, Nassau, and Bermuda
Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

1933-08-23 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Britannic

1934-10-06 RMS Britannic Passenger List

Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 6 October 1934
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Cobh And Galway
Commander: Captain P. R. Vaughan, D.S.C., R.D. (Cmdr. R.N.R. Retd.)

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Laconia Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List - 16 March 1935.

1935-03-16 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 16 March 1935
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Cobh
Commander: Captain B. B. Oram, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Samaria Third Class Passenger List - 27 July 1935.

1935-07-27 RMS Samaria Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 27 July 1935
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Galway
Commander: Captain J. McRostie

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Samaria of the Cunard Line, Departing 24 August 1935 from Liverpool to Boston and New York.

1935-08-24 RMS Samaria Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 24 August 1935
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Galway
Commander: Captain J. McRostie

1935-09-14 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Scythia

1935-09-14 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 14 September 1935
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Cobh (Queenstown)
Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin

Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Lancastria Cabin Class Passenger List - 5 October 1935.

1935-10-05 RMS Lancastria Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 5 October 1935
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Galway
Commander: Captain E. Edkin, O.B.E., R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.

1936-03-24 Passenger Manifest for the SS Exeter

1936-03-24 SS Exeter Passenger List

Steamship Line: American Export Lines
Class of Passengers: One
Date of Departure: 13 April 1936
Route: Beirut for Boston and New York
Commander: Captain S. F. Ransone

1936-06-26 Passenger Manifest for the SS American Trader

1936-06-26 SS American Trader Passenger List

Steamship Line: American Merchant Lines
Class of Passengers: One
Date of Departure: 26 June 1936
Route: London to Boston and New York
Commander: Captain Harold Milde, U.S.N.R

1936-07-24 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Samaria II

1936-07-24 RMS Samaria Cabin Class Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 24 July 1936
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain J. McRostie

Passenger Manifest, Holland America Line TSS Statendam 1936

1936-08-06 TSS Statendam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 6 August 1936
Route: Rotterdam to Boston and New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Commodore J. J. Bijl

1936-08-21 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Samaria

1936-08-21 RMS Samaria Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 21 August 1936
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain J. McRostie

1936-09-18 TSS Caledonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
Date of Departure: 18 September 1936
Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast and Londonderry
Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

Passenger Manifest Cover, July 1937 Westbound Voyage - TSS Veendam

1937-07-24 TSS Veendam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 24 July 1937
Route: Rotterdam to New York and Boston via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Captain A. Filippo

Passenger Manifest Cover, August 1937 Westbound Voyage - TSS Statendam

1937-08-06 TSS Statendam Passenger List

Steamship Line: Holland-America Line / Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company (NASM)
Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
Date of Departure: 6 August 1937
Route: Rotterdam to New York and Boston via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
Commander: Commodore J. J. Bijl

1937-09-03 Passenger Manifest for the RMS Franconia

1937-09-03 RMS Franconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 3 September 1937
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain B. H. Davies

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing 11 September 1937 from Liverpool to New York via Dublin, Galway and Boston

1937-09-11 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 11 September 1937
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Dublin and Galway
Commander: Captain C. H. Bate, R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Third Class Passenger List from the RMS Scythia of the Cunard Line, Departing 25 September 1937 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Dublin and Galway

1937-09-25 RMS Scythia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Third Class
Date of Departure: 25 September 1937
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Dublin and Galway
Commander: Captain E. Edkin, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Front Cover of a Cabin and Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Carinthia of the Cunard Line, Departing 15 January 1938 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Greenock

1938-01-15 RMS Carinthia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 15 January 1938
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Greenock
Commander: Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

22 July 1938 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1938-07-22 TSS California Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
Date of Departure: 22 July 1938
Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin
Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

19 August 1938 Passenger Manifest for the TSS California

1938-08-19 TSS California Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
Date of Departure: 19 August 1938
Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin and Cobh
Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Franconia of the Cunard Line, Departing 19 August 1939 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Belfast and Greenock

1938-08-19 RMS Franconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 19 August 1938
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Commanded by Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

1938-08-26 SS Caledonia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
Date of Departure: 26 August 1938
Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast and Londonderry
Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 10 September 1938 from Liverpool to New York and Boston via Dublin and Galway

1938-09-10 RMS Laconia Passenger List

Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 10 September 1938
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Dublin and Galway
Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.

Cunard Wharf at Boston Harbor.

Cunard Wharf at Boston Harbor. Postcard Published by the Metropolitan News Co., Boston. Postally Used in 1908. GGA Image ID # 1d4a512530

Boston Immigration Service

Long Wharf, Atlantic Avenue (foot of State Street).
Telephone, Main 380.
United States Commissioner of Immigration
Colonel George B. Billings
Assistant Commissioner
Jeremiah J. Hurley
Surgeon in Charge
Dr. M. V. Safford

The principal function of this Bureau is to examine arriving immigrants to see that the provisions of the various laws are carried out forbidding the landing of certain prohibited classes, among which are convicts, lunatics, idiots, persons suffering from loathsome or dangerous and contagious diseases, paupers, persons likely to become public charges, prostitutes, polygamists, contract laborers and others.

Immigrants arrived 1911:

Steerage 39,007
Cabin 22,889
Total. 61,896

Immigrants arrived 1912:

Steerage 48,194
Cabin 23,832
Total 72,026

Quarantine Department

100 Summer Street.
Telephone, Main 6084.

Chairman: F. X. Mahoney, M.D.
Commissioner: P. H. Mullowney, M.D.V.
Location of quarantine: Gallops Island, reached by the quarantine boat, the steamer “Vigilant.”
Hours of quarantine: sunrise to sunset.
Port Physician: F. X. Crawford, M.D.
Assistant Port Physician: Edward M. Looney, M.D.

The Quarantine Department is under the control of the Health Department of the city of Boston. The Board of Health makes regulations governing quarantine which are enforced by the Port Physician. The Port Physician, Assistant Port Physician, and all other employees on Gallops Island and on the boats necessary to carry into effect the rules, orders, and regulations of the Board of Health, are appointed by this department.

Bird's-Eye View of the Boston Waterfront, ca 1906.

Bird's-Eye View of the Boston Waterfront, ca 1906. Boston Docks and Harbor, With Sail and Steam Vessels, Including Side Wheelers. Detroit Publishing Company. Library of Congress # 2005691058. GGA Image ID # 1d4abdcf7b

The instructions and orders of the national government regarding the quarantine are enforced by the Port Physician through this department. The latter has entire charge and supervision of the quarantine station at Gallops Island where he or his assistant is in attendance continually.

On Gallops Island are located a dwelling house, two hospitals, dining hall, two buildings for the reception and care of immigrants, disinfecting plant, electric light plant, store house, etc.

The quarantine steamer “Vigilant,” 73 £ tons burden, about 5 feet in length, 17 feet beams, 8 feet deep, was built in Boston in 1866 at a cost of $18,000; rebuilt in 1912 at a cost of $15,000. The steamer “Relief,” which is an auxiliary quarantine boat was purchased in 1904, $3800.

Boston Chamber of Commerce, Handbook of the Port of Boston, Boston: The Committee on Foreign Trade of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1913, pp. 144, 212.