Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1931
Passenger lists for 1931 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.

1931-01-10 RMS Scythia Passenger List
- Steamship Line:
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 10 January 1931
- Route: Liverpool to New York via Belfast and Halifax
- Commander: Captain G. Gibbons, R.D., R.N.R.

1931-02-23 SS California Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cruise
- Date of Departure: 23 February 1931
- Route: New York to Bermuda and Return
- Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

1931-03-28 SS Duchess of York Passenger List
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Date of Departure: 28 March 1931
- Route: Cruise from New York to Hamilton, Bermuda
- Commander: Captain R. N. Stuart

1931-03-31 SS Aurania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cruise
- Date of Departure: 31 March 1931
- Route: Boston and New York to Bermuda, Nassau, Havana, New York, and Boston
- Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin, R.D., R.N.R.

1931-04-25 SS Minnewaska Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 25 April 1931
- Route: Tilbury (London) to New York via Boulogne
- Commander: Captain Frank H. Claret

1931-05-02 RMS Berengaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 2 May 1931
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain E. T. Britten

1931-05-02 SS Laconia II Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 2 May 1931
- Route: New York and Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain M. Doyle

1931-05-21 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 21 May 1931
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Graalfs

1931-05-29 SS France Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
- Date of Departure: 29 May 1931
- Route: New York to Le Havre via Plymouth
- Commander: Captain G. Burgosse

1931-05-29 SS Frederik VIII Passenger List
- Cruise Line: Scandinavian America Line / Skandinavien-Amerika Linie
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 29 May 1931
- Route: New York to Copenhagen via Kristiansand and Oslo
- Commander: Captain F. Mechlenburg

1931-06-12 RMS Antonia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 12 June 1931
- Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Greenock and Belfast
- Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.

1931-06-24 RMS Homeric Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 24 June 1931
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain J. B. Bulman

1931-07-11 TSS Cameronia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 11 July 1931
- Route: New York to Glasgow via Londonderry
- Commander: Captain William Gemmell

1931-07-18 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Second Class and Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 18 July 1931
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain E. G. Diggle, R.D., R.N.R.

1931-07-28 SS America Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 28 July 1931
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain A. M. Moore, U.S.N.R.

1931-07-31 SS Baltic Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 31 July 1931
- Route: Liverpool to Boston and New York via Queenstown (Cobh)
- Commander: Captain E. Davies

1931-08-22 RMS Adriatic Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 22 August 1931
- Route: Liverpool to New York via Belfast and Glasgow
- Commander: Captain J. W. Binks, R.D. (Lt. Cmdr, R.N.R., Retd.)

1931-08-22 RMS Mauretania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 22 August 1931
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain R. V. Peel, R.D., R.N.R.

1931-08-27 SS Bremen Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 27 August 1931
- Route: Bremen to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Captain F. Brünings

1931-08-29 RMS Samaria Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 29 August 1931
- Route: Southampton to New York via Le Havre and Cobh
- Commander: Captain R. G. Malin, R.N.R.

1931-08-29 SS Sierra Ventana Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 29 August 1931
- Route: Bremen to New York
- Commander: Captain D. Ballehr

1931-09-04 SS Duchess of Bedford Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 4 September 1931
- Route: Liverpool to Québec and Montréal via Belfast and Greenock
- Commander: Captain H. Sibbons

1931-09-08 SS George Washington Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 8 September 1931
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Geo. Fried, U.S.N.R.

1931-09-10 SS Lafayette Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 10 September 1931
- Route: New York to Le Havre via Plymouth
- Commander: Captain Luc de Malglaive

1931-09-12 RMS Caronia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 12 September 1931
- Route: Southampton to New York via Le Havre and Cobh
- Commander: Captain G. R. Dolphin, R.D., R.N.R.

1931-09-15 SS Bremen Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 15 September 1931
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain L. Ziegenbein.

1931-10-08 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 8 October 1931
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Graalfs

1931-10-09 TSS Rotterdam Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 9 October 1931
- Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Captain Lieuwen

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
Other 1931 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives
- CGT-French Line SS France, 1931-01-10, Mediterranean Cruise, Commanded by Captain G. Burosse
- North German Lloyd SS General von Steuben, 1931-08-27, Bremen to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton, Commanded by Captain F. Brünings
- CGT-French Line SS De Grasse, 1931-09-08, Le Havre to New York via Plymouth, Commanded by Captain Etienne Robert
- CGT-French Line SS Lafayette, 1931-10-07, New York to Le Havre via Plymouth, Commanded by Captain Jules Chabot
Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1931 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].