RMS Lusitania Passenger Lists 1908-1912
The Lusitania Leaving Her Pier at New York. | GGA Image ID # 2134db275f
This magnificent Cunard Liner was torpedoed by a German submarine, ten miles from Kinsale Head on the Irish coast on 7 May 1915. The shi sank in eighteen minutes. In this terrible wreck, 1,150 people, among whom were 114 Americans, lost their lives.
The wholesale slaughter of noncombatants without warning or opportunity for escape, in defiance of international law and the preedents of war between civilized nations, aroused the deepest indignation.
The sinking of the Lusitania was instrumental in bringing the United States into the European War that became World War I.
All Digitized Passenger Lists For the RMS Lusitania Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route.
1908-06-06 RMS Lusitania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 6 June 1908
Route: Liverpool to New York
Commander: Commander: Captain James B. Watt
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers): Rev. Russell Conwell, Sir Daniel Hunter McMillan, K.C.M.G., Mrs. Arthur Hammerstein, Mitchell Harrison, General G. W. Huddleston, Pedro Mendez y Mendez, and Dr. A. Parker Hitchens.
Auction Estimates: $50 to $75 USD
1909-03-20 RMS Lusitania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 20 March 1909
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. T. Turner
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers): Lady Allan, Marquis of Anglesey, The Hon. C. M. Astley, B. Gulbenkian, Prof. Pablo S. Mimbela, Judge P. A. Holmes, Captain Raymond Parker, and Lady Herbert
Auction Estimates: $60 to $90 USD
1909-03-31 SS Lusitania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 31 March 1909
Route: New York to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain W. T. Turner
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers): Cornelius Vanderbilt and Family, Sir Edward S. Clouston, Lady Allan, Lord Herbert and Lady Herbert, B. Gulbenkian, Hon. Cynthia Charterte, Commander Naomi Taniguchi, and Marquise Elena de Mayerat.
Auction Estimates: $70 to $100 USD
1912-08-17 RMS Lusitania Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Saloon
Date of Departure: 17 August 1912
Route: Liverpool to New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
Commander: Captain J. T. W. Charles. C.B., R.D., R.N.R.
Notable Passengers (VIP Travelers): Hon. J. Sergeant Cram, Francis Bannerman, Col. R. H. I. Goddard, Eldridge R. Johnson, George Arliss, Madame Marie Halton Felix, and Hon. William S. Kirkpatrick.
Auction Estimates: $85 to $120 USD
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.
⚠️ 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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