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Castle Garden Passenger Lists - 1881

Passenger lists for 1881 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 primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa.

Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time.

Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination.

Front Cover, SS Hohenzollern Passenger List - 20 April 1881

1881-04-20 SS Hohenzollern Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
  • Class of Passengers: Steerage
  • Date of Departure: 20 April 1881
  • Route: Bremen to Baltimore
  • Commander: Captain R. Sander

 

Saloon Passenger Manifest, Cunard Line RMS Scythia 1881

1881-07-16 RMS Scythia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 16 July 1881
  • Route: Liverpool to New York
  • Commander: Captain Murphy

 

Passenger Manifest of the Steamer Lessing of the Hamburg Amerika Linie, 1881

1881-08-24 SS Lessing Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin and Steerage
  • Date of Departure: 24 August 1881
  • Route: Hamburg to New York
  • Commander: Captain Voss

 

Front Cover of a Saloon Class Passenger List from the SS City of Chester of the Inman Line, Departing 18 October 1881 from Liverpool to New York.

1881-10-18 SS City of Chester Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Inman Line
  • Class of Passengers: Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 18 October 1881
  • Route: Liverpool to New York
  • Commander: Captain Frederick Watkins

 

Passenger Lists By Year Continued

Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1881 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].

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The Folks Behind the GG Archives

The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. Our research into the RMS Laconia and SS Bergensfjord, the ships that brought two members of the Gjønvik family from Norway to the United States in the early 20th century, has helped us design our site for other genealogists. The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe.