RMS Franconia Passenger Lists 1911-1938
The RMS Franconia (1912) of the Cunard Line viewed from the Shoreline. Detroit Publishing Company, ca 1911. Library of Congress LCCN 2016806555. | GGA Image ID # 217157f2ea
All Digitized Passenger Lists For the RMS Franconia Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route.
1911-08-08 RMS Franconia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 8 August 1911
Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain C. A. Smith, R.D., R.N.R.
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers): The Hon. John Hays Hammond (1855–1936), Dr. Ada A. Achorn, Prof. W. H. Schofield, and Colonel J. P. Sweeney.
Estimated Auction Price Range: $25 - $50 USD
Provenance: From the esteemed private collection of Paul K. Gjenvick
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1914-08-22 RMS Franconia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Second Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 August 1914
Route: Liverpool to Boston
Commander: Captain D. S. Miller, R.D., R.N.R.
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers): Rev. M. J. Costello, Prof. W. D. Crockett, and Dr. J. R. Tucker.
Estimated Auction Price Range: $60 - $100 USD
Provenance: From the esteemed private collection of Paul K. Gjenvick
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1931-10-17 TSS Franconia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Furness-Bermuda Line
Class of Passengers: Not Stated
Date of Departure: 17 October 1931
Route: New York to Bermuda
Commander: Captain G. Gibbons, R.D., R.N.R.
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers): Capt. Frank Brown, Hon. J. P. Hand, and Dr. J. B. Jacobs.
Estimated Auction Price Range: $75 - $150 USD
Provenance: From the esteemed private collection of Paul K. Gjenvick
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1933-08-10 SS Franconia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cruise
Date of Departure: 10 August 1933
Route: Boston and New York to Havana, Nassau, and Bermuda
Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers): Dr. Edward E. Jones, Capt. George D. Callan, and Miss Marcia Stanhope Beatty.
Estimated Auction Price Range: $25 - $45 USD
Provenance: From the esteemed private collection of Paul K. Gjenvick
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1937-09-03 RMS Franconia Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 3 September 1937
Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock
Commander: Captain B. H. Davies
1938-08-19 RMS Franconia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 19 August 1938
- Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Belfast and Greenock
- Commander: Commanded by Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
Passenger Lists contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection contains a sampling of what was originally produced and printed by the steamship lines.
SS Franconia Passing Castle Island, Boston Harbor, 1911. The Date Is Based on the Ship's Launch in 1910, and Her First Voyage Was From Liverpool to Boston in February 1911. She Was Sunk in 1916. Detroit Publishing Company. Library of Congress # 2016815828. | GGA Image ID # 1d4b3f37d5
⚠️ 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.”
Need help? If you spot a likely transcription error in captions, feel free to contact us with the page URL and a brief note—we love community input. 🙏
Curator’s Note
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