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.
1895-06-15 SS Kensington Passenger List
Steamship Line: American Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 15 June 1895
Route: Philadelphia to Liverpool
Commander: Captain Robert Bond
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
1910-11-17 SS Cassel Passenger List
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd / Norddeutscher Lloyd
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 17 November 1910
Route: Bremen to Philadelphia and Galveston
Commander: Captain H. Vogt
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
