Madeira Passenger Lists 1907-1955
The SS Thames of the R.M.S.P. at Madeira in 1907. | GGA Image ID # 175a1bac9a
Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Madeira. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal that lies just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union. The main island of Madeira is volcanic, green and rugged, with high cliffs, pebbly beaches and settlements on deltas of the Fajã River.
Entrance to Madeira. The Cunarder Magazine, February 1925. | GGA Image ID # 175a34ecb5
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.
1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 15 July 1911
Route: Southampton for Capetown via Madeira, Algoa Bay, East London, and Natal
Commander: Captain F. Whitehead, R.N.R.
1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 12 November 1920
Route: Southampton to Natal via Madeira, Cape Town, Algoa Bay and East London
Commander: Captain J. W. Hague, R.N.R.
1924-08-27 SS Andorinha Passenger List
Steamship Line: Yeoward Line
Date of Voyage: 1924 August 27
Vessel: Andorinha
Class: Tourist Class Passengers
Route: Liverpool to Tenerife, Madeira, The Canary Islands, Return to Liverpool
Captain: G. F. Pope
1926-01-30 Cruise SS Transylvania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise
Date of Departure: 30 January 1926
Route: New York to Funchal (Madeira); Lisbon; Cadiz, Spain; Gibraltar; Algiers; Tunis, Carthage; Phaleron Bay (Athens); Constantinople; Haifa; Alexandria; Naples; Villefranche (Nice); Monte Carlo; Cherbourg; and return to New York.
Commander: Captain D. W. Bone
1927-11-04 R.M.M.V. Carnarvon Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 4 November 1927
Route: Southampton for Capetown via Madeira, Algoa Bay, East London, and Natal
Commander: Captain W. F. Stanley
1929-11-29 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Saloon
Date of Departure: 29 November 1929
Route: Capetown to Southampton via Madeira
Commander: Captain W. Morton Betts
1930-02-27 SS Laurentic Passenger List
Steamship Line: White Star Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 27 February 1930
Route: Mediterranean Cruise from New York to Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Monaco, Naples, Athens, Constantinople, Haifa, Alexandria, Syracuse, Naples, Monaco, Gibraltar, Cherbourg, and Southampton.
Commander: Captain E. L. Trant, R.D. (Cmdr. R.N.R., Retd.)
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
1935-06-01 SS Asturias Passenger List
Steamship Line: Royal Mail Lines
Class of Passengers: First and Second Saloon
Date of Departure: circa 1 June 1935 (Note 1)
Route: Southampton to Buenos Aires via London (Tilbury), Cherbourg, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Spain (Coruña Galicia [A Coruña], Las Palmas, Vigo), Portugal (Leixöes, Lisbon), Madeira, St. Vincent, Cape Verde Island, Brazil (Bahia, Pernambuco [Recife], Rio de Janeiro, Santos, São Paulo), Montevideo, Uruguay
Commander: Captain A. Purvis
Note 1: Passenger List did not provide departure date from Southampton - Only the Arrival date (18 June 1935) for Buenos Aires Argentina
1935-10-18 SS Kenilworth Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 18 October 1935
Route: Natal to Southampton via East London, Port Elizabeth, Capetown, and Madeira
Commander: Captain E. S. Vincent, R.D., R.N.R.
1936-04-18 SS Avoceta Passenger List
Steamship Line: Yeoward Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 18 April 1936
Route: Liverpool to Tenerife, Madeira, and Return to Liverpool
Commander: Captain D. McPhee
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
1937-05-22 SS Roma Passenger List
Steamship Line: Italia Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 22 May 1937
Route: New York to Madeira, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples, and Genoa
Commander: Captain Attilio Frugone
Note: Annotated by the original owner (passenger)
1938-06-18 SS Montcalm Passenger List
Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise Members
Date of Departure: 18 June 1938
Route: Atlantic Isles and Seaboard Cruise from Tilbury. (London - Gibraltar - Casablanca - Madeira - Lisbon - London)
Commander: Captain D. Pert
1939-07-13 RMMV Stirling Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 13 July 1939
Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, and East London,
Commander: Captain H. R. Northwood
1939-07-14 RMS Windsor Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 14 July 1939
Route: Cape Town to London via Madeira
Commander: Captain R. W. Goodacre, R.D., R.N.R
1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 21 April 1949
Route: Southampton for Capetown, Port Elizabeth, East London, and Durban via Madeira
Commander: Captain W. D. Roach
1949-12-15 RMS Warwick Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
Date of Departure: 15 December 1949
Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, and East London
Commander: Captain J. Trayner
1950-03-31 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 31 March 1950
Route: Capetown to Southampton via Madeira
Commander: Captain T. W. McAllen
1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 9 December 1954
Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and East London
Commander: Captain G. W. B. Lloyd
1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 17 June 1955
Route: Cape Town to London via Madeira
Commander: Captain H. A. Deller
⚠️ 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).
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