Philadelphia Passenger Lists 1878-1913
Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the second largest city on the East Coast of the United States. During the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and railroad hub that grew from an influx of European immigrants. It became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration and surpassed two million occupants by 1950.
c1878 SS Pennsylvania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: circa 1878
- Route: Liverpool to Philadelphia
- Commander: Captain Thomas R. Harris.
1895-09-11 SS Rhynland Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 11 September 1895
- Route: Liverpool to Philadelphia
- Commander: Captain F. Loesewitz
1901-05-11 SS Westernland Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 11 May 1901
- Route: Liverpool to Philadelphia via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain C. R. Ehoff
1902-09-06 SS Westernland Passenger List
Steamship Line: American Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 6 September 1902
Route: Philadelphia to Liverpool
Commander: Captain Chas. R. Ehoff
1903-10-07 SS Haverford Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 7 October 1903
- Route: Liverpool to Philadelphia via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain H. O. Neilsen
1905-08-16 SS Friesland Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Not Stated
- Date of Departure: 16 August 1905
- Route: Liverpool to Philadelphia
- Commander: Captain C. J. Rogers
1906-08-22 SS Noordland Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Not Stated
- Date of Departure: 22 August 1906
- Route: Liverpool to Philadelphia
- Commander: Captain Thomas Deans
1907-07-06 SS Friesland Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 6 July 1907
- Route: Philadelphia to Liverpool
- Commander: Captain C. J. Rogers
1910-07-02 SS Merion Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 2 July 1910
- Route: Philadelphia to Queenstown and Liverpool
- Commander: Captain J. B. Hill
1910-11-03 SS Brandenburg Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 3 November 1910
- Route: Bremen to Philadelphia
- Commander: Captain H. Morgenstern
1911-05-24 SS Graf Waldersee Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 24 May 1911
- Route: Philadelphia to Hamburg
- Commander: Captain P. Froehlich
1911-08-31 SS Dominion Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 31 August 1911
- Route: Liverpool to Philadelphia via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain W. L. Mendus
1913-08-27 SS Merion Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 27 August 1913
- Route: Liverpool to Philadelphia
- Commander: Captain J. Beattle Hill
1913-09-17 SS Dominion Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 17 September 1913
- Route: Liverpool to Philadelphia via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: W. A. Morehouse
