Glasgow Passenger Lists 1883-1938
View of Glasgow, Upper Harbour, Looking Westerly, ca 1912. GGA Image ID # 1755d0d52a
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and the third largest in the United Kingdom. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. From the 18th century the city also grew as one of Great Britain's main hubs of transatlantic trade with North America and the West Indies.
1880s

1883-06-28 SS State of Pennsylvania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: State Line Steamship Co.
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 28 June 1883
- Route: New York to Glasgow
- Commander: Captain Alex Ritchie

1883-12-07 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 7 December 1883
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain John Hedderwick

1887-09-01 SS Circassia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class
- Date of Departure: 1 September 1887
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain A. Campbell

1888-08-23 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 23 August 1888
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain John Hedderwick

1889-07-09 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 9 July 1889
- Route: New York to Glasgow via Moville
- Commander: Captain John Hedderwick
1890s

1890-07-12 SS Circassia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 12 July 1890
- Route: New York to Glasgow via Moville
- Commander: Captain John Hedderwick

1895-06-08 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 8 June 1895
- Route: New York to Glasgow via Moville
- Commander: Captain James Harris

1896-08-20 SS City Of Rome Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 20 August 1896
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain Hugh Young

1897-06-25 SS Mongolian Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Allan-State Line Royal Mail Steamers
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 25 June 1897
- Route: New York to Glasgow via Londonderry
- Commander: Captain A. G. Braes

1897-08-12 SS Circassia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 12 August 1897
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain G. C. Boothby
1900s

1900-07-12 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class
- Date of Departure: 12 July 1900
- Route: Glasgow to New York
- Commander: Captain Hugh Young

1901-05-30 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class
- Date of Departure: 30 May 1901
- Route: Glasgow to New York
- Commander: Captain Hugh Young

1903-06-04 SS Anchoria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 4 June 1903
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain F. H. Wadsworth

1903-08-08 SS Columbia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class
- Date of Departure: 8 August 1903
- Route: Glasgow to New York
- Commander: Captain Walter Baxter

1904-07-02 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 2 July 1904
- Route: New York to Glasgow
- Commander: Captain Hugh Young

1904-08-25 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 25 August 1904
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain Hugh Young

1905-07-01 SS Caledonia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: List of Passengers on Clark's Excursions to Europe
- Date of Departure: 1 July 1905
- Route: New York to Glasgow via Londonderry

1907-10-12 SS California Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Second
- Date of Departure: 12 October 1907
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain James Blaikie

1909-08-21 RMS Grampian Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 21 August 1909
- Route: Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal, via Moville
- Commander: Captain John M. Johnston
1910s

1910-06-18 SS Furnessia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 18 June 1910
- Route: New York to Glasgow, via Moville (Londonderry)
- Commander: Captain John Black

1912-08-17 SS Columbia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 17 August 1912
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain John Black

1912-09-07 RMS Pretorian Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Allan Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 7 September 1912
- Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal
- Commander: Captain Gavin Hamilton

1913-09-06 SS Cameronia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 6 September 1913
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain Walter Baxter

1914-08-29 TSS Cassandra Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Donaldson Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 29 August 1914
- Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal
- Commander: Captain Robert C. Brown
1920s

1920-07-17 TSS Columbia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 17 July 1920
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain David W. Bone

1921-05-08 RMS Cassandra Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 8 May 1921
- Route: Montréal to Glasgow
- Commander: Captain James Black

1922-02-24 RMS Cameronia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 24 February 1922
- Route: Glasgow for New York via Moville, Liverpool, Queenstown (Cobh), and Halifax
- Commander: Captain James Blaikie

1922-06-24 SS Corsican Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 24 June 1922
- Route: Montréal to Glasgow
- Commander: Captain W. Davidson

1922-08-19 SS City of London Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 19 August 1922
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain Arthur J. Elliott

1922-08-26 RMS Assyria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 26 August 1922
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain C. E. F. Osborne, R.D., R.N.R.

1923-08-17 SS Metagama Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin (Includes Overseas Education League Members)
- Date of Departure: 17 August 1923
- Route: Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal via Belfast
- Commander: Captain W. Henderson

1923-08-23 TSS Columbia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 23 August 1923
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain G. B. Kelly

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.

1924-05-23 SS Marloch Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 23 May 1924
- Route: Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal via Belfast
- Commander: Captain G. Hamilton

1925-05-08 SS Athenia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 8 May 1925
- Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal
- Commander: Captain James Black

1925-09-11 SS Marburn Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 11 September 1925
- Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal via Belfast
- Commander: Captain P. A. Stewart

1926-07-31 TSS Cameronia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 31 July 1926
- Route: Glasgow for New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain Robert Smart

1927-04-16 RMS Doric Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 16 April 1927
- Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Glasgow
- Commander: Captain S. Bolton, D.S.C., R.D. (Cmdr. R.N.R., Retd.)

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

1927-09-03 SS Transylvania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 3 September 1927
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Moville
- Commander: Captain David W. Bone

1928-08-17 RMS Andania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 17 August 1928
- Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Greenock and Belfast
- Commander: Captain E. Edkin, OBE, RD, RNR.

1928-09-14 RMS Laurentic Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 14 September 1928
- Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Glasgow
- Commander: Captain E. L. Trant, R.D. (Cdr. RNR, Retd)

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 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

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.)

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
1930s

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 to Belfast and Glasgow via Boston
- Commander: Captain Robert Smart

1930-08-20 TSS California Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 20 August 1930
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Belfast and Moville
- Commander: Captain Robert Smart

1930-08-22 RMS Doric Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 22 August 1930
- Route: Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal via Belfast and Glasgow
- Commander: Captain W. H. P. Jackson

1930-08-22 Letitia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 22 August 1930
- Route: Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal via Liverpool and Belfast
- Commander: Captain David Taylor

1931-07-11 TSS Cameronia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 11 July 1931
- Route: New York to Glasgow via Londonderry
- Commander: Captain William Gemmell

1931-08-22 RMS Adriatic Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 22 August 1931
- Route: Liverpool to New York via Belfast and Glasgow
- Commander: Captain J. W. Binks, R.D. (Lt. Cmdr, R.N.R., Retd.)

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.

1932-09-16 TSS Caledonia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 16 September 1932
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Belfast and Moville
- Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

1935-11-01 TSS Caledonia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
- Date of Departure: 1 November 1935
- Route: Glasgow to New York via Belfast
- Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

1936-09-11 TSS Transylvania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
- Date of Departure: 11 September 1936
- Route: Glasgow for New York via Dublin
- Commander: Captain David W. Bone

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

1937-09-24 SS Duchess of Atholl Passenger List
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Date of Departure: 24 September 1937
- Route: Montréal to Glasgow, Belfast, and Liverpool
- Commander: Captain W. B. Coyle

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

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

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

1938-09-02 SS Athenia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Donaldson Atlantic Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
- Date of Departure: 2 September 1938
- Route: Glasgow to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Liverpool
- Commander: Captain James Cook
The Port of Glasgow, Scotland
Distance to London, 405 miles; distance to Edinburgh, 42 miles. Passengers by all lines usually disembark at the wharves of these lines, located about two miles from the center of the city and the top hotels. Customs examination of baggage is conducted on the quay.
Should the tide state not permit steamers to proceed immediately up the river to Glasgow, passengers may be landed by tender at Greenock, situated at the entrance to the Clyde and about 23 miles distant from Glasgow, and will proceed thence by train. In the latter event, the examination of baggage takes place on the pier at Greenock. The examination is conducted with celerity, only one or two .selected packages being opened for Customs Inspection.
Representatives of the railroad lines are in attendance on the steamers' arrival and will furnish all necessary information as to train service, fares, etc.
Embarkation Notice from the White Star Line For a 15 September 1928 Voyage of the RMS Laurentic from Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal. GGA Image ID # 17557b67fe
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