Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1949

Passenger lists for 1949 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.

1949-04-21 Passenger List for the R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle

1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
  • Class of Passengers: First and Cabin Class
  • Date of Departure: 21 April 1949
  • Route: Southampton for Capetown, Port Elizabeth, East London, and Durban via Madeira
  • Commander: Captain W. D. Roach

 

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing 26 April 1949 from Southampton to New York Via Le Havre and Cobh

1949-04-26 RMS Mauretania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 26 April 1949
  • Route: Southampton to New York Via Le Havre and Cobh
  • Commander: Captain R. G. Thelwell, O.B.E., R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Mauretania of the Cunard Line, Departing 4 May 1949 from New York to Southampton Via Cobh and Le Havre

1949-05-04 RMS Mauretania Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 4 May 1949
  • Route: New York to Southampton Via Cobh and Le Havre
  • Commander: Captain R. G. Thelwell, O.B.E., R.D., A.D.C., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 6 May 1949 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1949-05-06 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
  • Date of Departure: 6 May 1949
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Commodore C. M. Ford, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 23 June 1949 from Southampton to New York.

1949-06-23 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 23 June 1949
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Commodore C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a First, Cabin, and Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Departing 12 July 1949 from Rotterdam to New York.

1949-07-12 SS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
  • Class of Passengers: First, Cabin, and Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 12 July 1949
  • Route: Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre and Southampton
  • Commander: Commodore C. H. P. Coster

 

1949-07-22 Passenger List for SS Saturnia

1949-07-22 SS Saturnia Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Italia Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 22 July 1949
  • Route: Genoa to New York via Naples, Gibraltar, and Azores
  • Commander: Captain Gianni Gladioli

 

Front Cover, SS Empress of France First Class and Tourist Passenger List - 5 August 1949

1949-08-05 Empress of France Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
  • Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 5 August 1949
  • Route: Montreal to Liverpool
  • Commander: Captain B. B. Grant, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 27 August 1949 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1949-08-27 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 27 August 1949
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain R. B. G. Woollatt, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Youth Argosy (Students) Passenger List from the RMS Samaria of the Cunard Line, Departing 9 September 1949 from London to Quebec via Le Havre

1949-09-09 RMS Samaria Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Youth Argosy (Students)
  • Date of Departure: 9 September 1949
  • Route: London to Quebec via Le Havre
  • Commander: Captain A. B. Fasting, R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 14 October 1949 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1949-10-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class
  • Date of Departure: 14 October 1949
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

 

Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 22 October 1949 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

1949-10-22 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Cunard Line
  • Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
  • Date of Departure: 22 October 1949
  • Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
  • Commander: Captain H. Grattidge, O.B.E.

 

Front Cover, Union-Castle Line RMS Warwick Castle First Class and Tourist Passenger List - 15 December 1949.

1949-12-15 RMS Warwick Castle Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
  • Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
  • Date of Departure: 15 December 1949
  • Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, and East London
  • Commander: Captain J. Trayner

Other 1949 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives

  • 1949-06-15 Washington, United States Lines, Class Not Stated, New York to Southampton via Cobh and Le Havre, Captain Harold Milde, Cmdr., U.S.N.R.
  • 1949-09-07 Washington, United States Lines, Class Not Stated, New York to Southampton via Cobh and Le Havre, Captain Harold Milde, Cmdr., U.S.N.R.

 

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Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1949 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].

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