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Cabin Class Passenger List
Transatlantic 23 June 1953

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Cabin Class Passenger List

Westbound Transatlantic Crossing
From Southampton Tues, 23 June 1953
Arrive New York 30 June 1953
Arrival Summary
30 June 1953
First Class Passengers
255
Cabin Class Passengers
217
Total Passengers
472
Crew Total
695
Total souls on board
1,167 (including Master)
Officers List
Master
Robert G. Thelwell, OBE, RD, (Cdre. RNR Rtd)
Staff Captain
William E. Warwick, RD, RNR
Chief Engineer
John W. Bain
Chief Officer
George E. Smith
Surgeon
Alexander S. Nichol, MB, Ch.B.
Purser
Colin G. Bellamy
Chief Steward
Percy G. Burrage
Staff Purser
John D. Horsford
Chief Cabin Steward
J.E. Sawyer
Cabin Purser
Harold M. Grimes
List of Passengers

This page is a full-text transcript of the Cabin Class Passenger List for Caronia's Westbound transatlantic crossing from Southampton and Le Havre on 23 June 1953. It is constructed by combining information from the list published by Cunard and the Manifests provided to U.S. Immigration.

Important Notes
  • Combining two lists has provided an opportunity of more complete information
  • As with crew lists, not all the information, such as age or place of birth, has been transcribed
  • There were 215 passengers shown in the published Cunard list
  • In the Cunard list, wives travelling with their husbands don't have their actual forename(s) included, so these have been added
  • Amalgamation also means that this list gives place of embarkation and U.S. destination
  • Immigration manifests provide reliable information about who actually travelled
  • Names prefixed with ¶ appear as having travelled in the Immigration List, but do do not appear in the Cunard List
  • Names placed within brackets show differences appended from the Immigration List
  • An Errata List is at the bottom of this page
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Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1953

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Miss Patricia E. Aaronson
Transit Canada
Mrs. Edith Abels
Minneapolis, Minn.
Miss Hermione J. Abels
Minneapolis, Minn.
Miss Jacqueline S. Abels
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. P. Albrecht
W.Somerville, Mass.
Mr. Albert Bailey
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. Lewis W. Baker
Morris County,N.J.
Mrs. Kate Baker
Morris County, N.J.
Mr. Robert Belcher
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Mrs. Wave Belcher
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Miss Roberta Belcher
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Miss Donna Belcher
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Mr. Harold Bonime
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Clementine Bonime
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Miss Emma Braun
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Eva Brown
W.Somerville, Mass.
Miss Mary I. Brown
Alhambra, Calif.
Mr. Frederick Burrows
Amsterdam, N.Y.
Mrs. Lily Burrows
Amsterdam, N.Y.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carney
Rome, Georgia
Mr. Newton S. Chalk
Boston, Mass.
¶ Mr. Cuthbert Chisholm
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mrs. Amelia Christensen
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Miss Margaret A. Christensen
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Miss Linda I. Christensen
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Mary W. K. Clements
Schenectady, N.Y.
¶ Miss Barbara Collett
Palm Beach, Fla.
Mr. John Cotella
Walnut Creek, Calif.
Mrs. Lena Cotella
Walnut Creek, Calif.
Mrs. Doris Coulson
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Elsie E. Cutchey
Ferndale, Mich.
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Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1953

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Miss Ellen Deeley
San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. Helen M. Duncan
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mr. Walter H. Eder
Blue Earth, Minn.
Mrs. Irene Eder
Blue Earth, Minn.
Mrs. Emily R. Elisha
Detroit, Mich
Miss Elsie C. Ewen
Hackensack, N.J.
Mrs. Marthe G. Finch
Seaside, Oregon
Mrs. Dorothy Fitzgerald
New York, N.Y.
Miss Belle Fletcher
Watsonville, Calif.
Mrs. Florence M. Galley
Manchester, N.H.
Mr. Eric G. Gilpin
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Peter Goode
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Mr. Kenneth E. Grant
Jamaica, N.Y.
Mrs. Margaret Grant
Jamaica, N.Y.
Master Kenneth Grant
Jamaica, N.Y.
Master Edward Grant
Jamaica, N.Y.
Mr. Sol Green
Los Angeles, Calif.
Miss Margery Griffiths
Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Gladys Grubnau
Jenkinstown,Penna.
Mrs. Sybil Halliwell
Transit Canada
Miss Patricia Halliwell
Transit Canada
Mrs. May A. Harwood
Pasadena, Calif
Mrs. Joyce Hengy
Philadelphia, Penna
Master Edward Hengy
Philadelphia, Penna
Miss Esther Hieber
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Richard Hodgkin
Selma, Calif.
Mrs. Aline Hodgkin
Selma, Calif.
Miss Agnes Howe
Detroit, Mich.
Page 3

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1953

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Miss Janelle Jamison
Los Angeles, Calif
Mrs. Adeline Jervis
N.Tarrytown, N.Y.
Mr. David Y. Johnston
Transit Canada
Miss Irene A. Johnston
Rye, N.Y.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones
Jenkinstown, Penna.
Mrs. Marion Jones
Nassau, N.Y.
Mrs. Helen Kinney
Carnegie, Penna.
Mrs. J. R. H. (Winifred) Kirkpatrick
Transit Canada
Mr. William O. Krause
Clarksburg, W.Va.
Mrs. Gayle Krause
Clarksburg, W.Va.
Mr. Edward Lann
Staten Island, N.Y.
Mrs. Edith L. Lee
Pawling, N.Y.
Mrs. Anne Lester
Los Angeles, Calif.
Miss Rebecca Levine
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. Daniel Luby
Compton, Calif.
Mrs. Effie Luby
Compton, Calif.
Mrs. Vera B. Lugton
Transit Canada
Mrs. Ethel McCarthy
Bellaire, Mich.
Mr. Reginald Mallard
Transit Colombia
Mrs. Martha M. Mallard
Transit Colombia
Mr. William H. Mantle
Seacliff, N.Y.
Mr. Robert W. Manton
Durham, New Hampshire
Mrs. Ruth Manton
Durham, New Hampshire
Professor Samuel A. Matthews
Williamstown, Mass.
Mrs. Dorothy Matthews
Williamstown, Mass.
Mrs. Cora J. Merrill
Portland, Maine
Page 4

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1953

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Flight-Lt. Leslie T. Mersham
Sumter, S.Carolina
Mrs. Roma I. Mersham
Sumter, S.Carolina
Master Michael A. Mersham
Sumter, S.Carolina
Miss Margaret Montgomery
Washington, D.C.
Miss Christine Montgomery
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Alexander B. Moore
Transit Canada
Mrs. Jennie Moore
Transit Canada
Miss Nelda Moorman
Quincy, Illinois
Mr. Clark J. Moriarty
Beloit, Wisc.
Mrs. Hazel Moriarty
Beloit, Wisc.
Miss Alicia Murray
Transit Mexico
Miss Elena Murray
Transit Mexico
Mr. John D. Ogden
Ithaca, N.Y.
Mrs. Fanny Ogden
Ithaca, N.Y.
Master John D. Ogden
Ithaca, N.Y.
Miss Alta R. Ogden
Ithaca, N.Y.
Mrs. Maud Orton
Melrose, Mass.
Miss Maria Picazo
Transit Mexico
¶ Miss Beverly Rayfield
Cape Charles, Va.
Mr. James M. Reid
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Emmy Reid
New York, N.Y.
¶ Mrs. Winifred Ritz
Atlantic City, N.J.
Master Christopher W. Roberts
Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Mrs. F. D. (Ruth) Rodman
Portland, Maine
Mrs. Margaret Rohn
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. Myrtle Rose
Cleveland, Ohio
Miss Hilary M. Rowson
Baltimore, Md.
Page 5

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1953

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. Philip G. Saville
Freeport, N.Y.
Mrs. Musetta Saville
Freeport, N.Y.
Miss Agnes A. Scott
Yonkers, N.Y.
Mr. Richard Scott
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Cornelia Semler
New York, N.Y.
¶ Mr. Gerald Shute
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Mabel Skinner
Austin, Texas
Dr. James S. Simpson
Transit Canada
Mrs. Jocelyn Simpson
Transit Canada
Miss Gerrilyn A. Simpson
Transit Canada
Master John D. Simpson
Transit Canada
Mrs. Helen J. Smith
W.Orange, N.J.
Mr. Otto Sonnenfeld
New York, N.Y.
Miss Irene Sonnenfeld
New York, N.Y.
Miss Margaret Spohn
Transit Canada
Mr. Allan L. Starr
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Hattie Stein
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Mr. Henry Steinberg
San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. Anne Steinberg
San Francisco, Calif.
Master Gerald M. Steinberg
San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. N. (Elinor) Turner
Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Elinor Turner
Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. Leonard Turton,
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. J.R. (Leona) Tyler
Duarte, Calif.
Mrs. Alice Vaughn
Los Angeles, Calif.
Page 6

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1953

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mrs. Marion B. Wallace
Bloomfield, N.J.
Mr. Peter A. Wallenborn
Charlottesville, Va.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wallenborn
Charlottesville, Va.
Miss Alice Lorraine Wallenborn
Charlottesville, Va.
Miss Sue W. Walsh
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Mr. Edward Waring
Montclair, N.J.
Mrs. Tracy D. (Persis) Waring
East Orange, N.J.
Mrs. Dorothy Alice Webb
Stamford, Conn
Mr. Burt G. Weber
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mrs. Martha Weber
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mrs. Helen Wells
Miami, Fla.
Miss Ann (Dolores) Whitaker
Quincy, Illinois
Mrs. M. Florence M. Whitcomb
Cambridge, Mass.
Mr. Robert Williams
Oak Park, Illinois
Mr. Fred S. Wilson
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Charlotte Wilson
New York, N.Y.
Miss Jean Wilson
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Terence C. Wilson
Greenwich, Conn.
Mrs. Sheila Wilson
Greenwich, Conn.
Mr. Evan P. Wright
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mrs. Jean Wright
Salt Lake City, Utah
Master Douglass Wright
Salt Lake City, Utah
Master Evan J. Wright
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mr. Walter Wright
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mrs. Emily Wright
Salt Lake City, Utah
Miss Barbara Wright
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mrs. Louisa M. Young
Chicago, Illinois
Master David Young
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Aaron H. Zychick
Shaker Hts., Ohio
Mrs. Ruth Zychick
Shaker Hts., Ohio
Page 7

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1953

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Le Havre

Name
U.S. Destination
Mrs. Regine Adania-Gross
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Charles Applegate
Rogers, Ark.
Mrs. Helen Applegate
Rogers, Ark.
Mrs. James M. (Madelyn) Bosley
Baltimore, Md.
¶ Mr. Stanislas Chylinski
W.Cummington, Mass.
Dr. Frank Conway
Mankato, Minn.
Mrs. Mary Conway
Mankato, Minn.
Mrs. Mary E. Counselman
Port Chester, N.Y.
Mr. Erke Dan
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Mrs. Else Dan
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Mr. Philip Dolnick
Chicago, Lillinois
Mrs. Ida Dolnick
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. Hannah Donohue
Port Chester, N.Y.
Mrs. Sarah Entin
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Leonard Farber
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Robert A. Franks
New York, N.Y.
Mr. W. (Hertz) Grosbard
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Miss Elfrieda Gruettner
Wayzata, Minn.
Mr. Morris Gusman
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. Kenneth O. Harter
Lynbrook, N.Y.
Mrs. Lillian Harter
Lynbrook,N.Y.
Mrs. Viola Haygood
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Albertine Humphrey
Shaker Hts., Ohio
Mr. William Hunter de Butts
Upperville, Va.
Mrs. Mary Hunter de Butts
Upperville, Va.
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Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1953

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Le Havre

Name
U.S. Destination
¶ Mr. Alexander Jordan
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Joseph Kaliney
W.Middlesex, Penna.
Miss Kathryn A. Kitzman
Galveston, Texas
¶ Mr. Joseph Adrien Leduc
Long Island, N.Y.
¶ Mr. Robert Loester
Laurelton, N.Y.
Miss Anne B. Magnusson
New York, N.Y.
Miss Anne Matthews
Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Max Neiderman
New York, N.Y.
Miss Elizabeth Neumann
New York, N.Y.
Miss Mary V. Parker
Galveston, Texas
Mrs. Mary Ray
Poughkeepsie, N.J.
Mr. Rupprecht Reitz
St. Louis, Missouri
Mrs. Krimheild Reitz
St. Louis, Missouri
Master Armin Reitz
St. Louis, Missouri
Miss Gabriele Reitz
St. Louis, Missouri
Miss Sylvia Scheitlin
S.Orange, N.J.
Dr. Edward D. Sprott
Beaumont, Texas
¶ Mr. Leslie Snow
Cocoa, Fla.
Mr. Jean Taillandier
Whitingham, Vermont
Mr. Robert Talbot
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Florence Talbot
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. Luther Thompson
Cleveland, Ohio
Mrs. Traudl Thompson
Cleveland, Ohio
Mrs. Clare Turek
St.Louis, Missouri
Miss Margaret Watson
Rockledge, Fla.
Page 9

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1953

Key
Addendum: List Differences
  • Mrs. R. A. Gross - Immigration list shows Mrs. Regine Adania-Gross
  • Mrs. J. Henry - Immigration list shows Mrs Joyce Hengy
  • Miss Henry - Immigration list shows Master Edward Hengy
  • Mrs. Eva Isitt - Did not embark
  • Miss Alicia Murray-Picazo - Immigration list shows Miss Allicia Murray
  • Miss Maria Picazo-Mangino - Immigration list shows Miss Maria Picazo
  • Miss E. Picazo-Murray - Immigration list shows Miss Elena Murray
  • Mr. J. Taillander - Immigration list shows Mr.Jean Taillandier
  • Dr. A. Bergman - Not on Immigration list, presumed did not embark
  • Mrs. V. Saccullo - Not on Immigration list, presumed did not embark
  • Mrs. Russell Snow - Not on Immigration list, presumed did not embark

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