Portland, Maine Passenger Lists 1897-1923
Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Portland, Maine. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.
1897-11-18 SS Parisian Passenger List
Steamship Line: Allan Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 18 November 1897
Route: Liverpool to Halifax and Portland, ME
Commander: Captain R. Barrett, LT. R.N.R.
1906-04-05 SS Kensington Passenger List
Steamship Line: Dominion Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 5 April 1906
Route: Liverpool to Halifax, NS and Portland, ME
Commander: Captain William Roberts
1913-06-10 RMS Laconia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: All Classes
Date of Departure: 10 June 1913
Route: Liverpool to Portland, ME and Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. R. D. Irvine
1923-03-28 TSS Cassandra Passenger List
Steamship Line: Anchor-Donaldson Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 28 March 1923
Route: Glasgow to Halifax and Portland, ME
Commander: Captain W. E. Mitchell
⚠️ 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).
How to cite. When quoting a name from a manifest, consider adding [sic] for obvious misspellings and include a note such as “spelling as printed in original passenger list.”
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