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Madeira Passenger Lists 1911-1955

The SS Thames of the R.M.S.P. at Madeira in 1907

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.

Entrance to Madeira. The Cunarder Magazine, February 1925. GGA Image ID # 175a34ecb5

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.

Front Cover of a First and Second Class Passenger List from the RMS Armadale Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 12 November 1920 from Southampton to Natal via Madeira, Cape Town, Algoa Bay and East London

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.

Passenger List Yeoward Line SS Andorinha - 1924

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

30 January 1926 Cruise Passenger Manifest - SS Transylvania

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

Passenger Manifest, White Star Line RMS Laurentic - 1930-02-27

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.)

Front Cover, Fabre Line SS Alesia Cabin Class Passenger List - 19 June 1930.

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

Front Cover of a First and Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Kenilworth Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 18 October 1935 from Natal to Southampton.

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.

Front Cover, Yeoward Line SS Avoceta Tourist Passenger List - 18 April 1936.

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

Front Cover, SS Montclare Passenger List - 29 August 1936

1936-08-29 SS Montclare Passenger List

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
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)

Front Cover, SS Montcalm Atlantic Isles and Seaboard Cruise from Tilbury Passenger List - 18 June 1938.

1938-06-18 SS Montcalm Passenger List

Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
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

Front Cover, Union-Castle Line RMMV Stirling Castle Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 13 July 1939.

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 Passenger List for the R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle

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

Front Cover, Union-Castle Line RMS Warwick Castle First Class and Tourist Passenger List - 15 December 1949.

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

Front Cover of a First and Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Edinburgh Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 31 March 1950 from Capetown to Southampton via Madeira

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 Passenger List for the R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle

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