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Transatlantic 23 June 1954

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Cabin Class Passenger List

Westbound Transatlantic Crossing
From Southampton Depart: Wed, 23 June 1954
Arrive New York 30 June 1954
Arrival Summary
30 June 1954
First Class Passengers
224
Cabin Class Passengers
290
Total Passengers
514
Crew Total
695
Total souls on board
1,209 (including Master)
List of Officers
Master
John W Caunce RD, RNR
Staff Captain
Geoffrey T. Marr, DSC, RD, RNR
Chief Engineer
John Wilson Bain
Staff Chief Engineer
James B. Johnston
Surgeon
Isaac N. Winer, MRCS, LRCP
Asst. Surgeon
Brian Lake, LRCP, LRCS, DCH
Chief Officer
David James Brinn, RD, RNR
Purser
John D. Horsford
Staff Purser
Brenton Jenkins
Cabin Purser
George B. Boyle
Chief Steward
Albert W. Beebe
Chief Cabin Steward
Albert Walker
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 1954. 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 261 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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Page 1

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. Fred Alexander
Jeanne, Alaska
Mr. Jack N. Averitt
Statesboro, Georgia
Mrs. Addie Averitt
Statesboro, Georgia
Miss Ethel Beckwith
Bridgeport, Conn.
Mr. Gerald Bird
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Nora Bird
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Samuel R. Bishop
Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. Helen B. Bishop
Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. E. (Mable) Blacker
Hamilton, Ontario
Mr. Sydney B. Blaisdell
Providence, R.I.
Mrs. Eleanor Blaisdell
Providence, R.I.
Mr. Stanley I. Boorman
Bloomfield, N.J.
Mrs. Isobel E. Boorman
Bloomfield, N.J.
Mr. John Bratt
Woodridge, N.J.
Mrs. Lee (Frances) Brown
Los Altos, Calif.
Mr. William J. Browne
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Mrs. Veronica Browne
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Miss Ruth E. Buckwell
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dr. Adam W. Burnet
New York, N.Y.
Miss Dorothy Burns
New York, N.Y.
Miss Marion Cardiff
Rutherford, N.J.
Miss Barbara Cartmel
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Matilda J. Cash
Buffalo, N.Y.
Miss Rita Cashman
Albany, N.Y.
Mr. William Crichton
Elyria, Ohio
Mrs. Crichton
Elyria, Ohio
Miss Allison Crichton
Elyria, Ohio
Rev. Leslie E. Cooke, D.D.
New York, N.Y.
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Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. Robert W. Couffer
Oak Park, Illinois
Mrs. Frances Couffer
Oak Park, Illinois
Mr. Danforth C. Cowles
San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. Eleanor J. Cunningham
Chicago, Illinois
Miss Margaret R. Cunningham
Chicago, Illinois
Miss Carol A. Cunningham
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. R. (Miriam) Curson
Washington, D.C.
Master Philip Curson
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Beatrice Cutter
Palm Beach, Fla.
¶ Mrs. Meriel Dalby
Scarsdale, N.Y.
Mr. David J. E. Davies
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Queenia Davies
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. Edward Davies
Long Beach, Calif.
Mrs. Annie Davies
Long Beach, Calif.
The Rev. Dr. John T. Davies
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Alice Davies
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. R. M. (Mary) Davison
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Mr. Frank M. Doyle
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Joanne Doyle
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Marion N. Eames
Hamilton, Ontario
Miss Marion E. Eames
Hamilton, Ontario
¶ Mr. Wenman Fletcher
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Raymon C. Forston
Claburns, Texas
Mr. Stanley J. Front
Portland, Oregon
Mrs. Florence Front
Portland, Oregon
Mr. Reginald George
Horseheads, N.Y.
Mrs. Gertrude George
Horseheads, N.Y.
Dr. Donald Kerr Grant
Bethesda, Ohio
Miss Elizabeth Gray
Bridgeport, Conn.
Mr. Henry J. Grycz
New York, N.Y.
Page 3

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. Jacob Halpern
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Annie Halpern
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Maude Hart
Cleveland, Ohio
Mr. Niel C. Hartley
New York, N.Y.
Mr. William Hawthorne
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. William R Hayward
Hamilton, Ontario
Mrs. Helena Hayward
Hamilton, Ontario
Master William R. Hayward
Hamilton, Ontario
Master Michael W. Hayward
Hamilton, Ontario
Mr. Frank Hazell
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Mary Hazell
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Harold F. Herbert
Southampton, N.Y.
Mrs. Mary Herbert
Southampton, N.Y.
Miss Janice Herbert
Southampton, N.Y.
Mrs. Helen K. Hill
Little Rock, Ark.
Miss Daisy Hocks
Hamilton, Ontario
¶ Mr. Glenn W. Hoover
Kalamazoo, Mich.
¶ Mrs. Charlotte E. Hoover
Kalamazoo, Mich.
¶ Mr.Donald G. Hoover
Kalamazoo, Mich.
¶ Miss Elizabeth C. Hoover
Kalamazoo, Mich.
¶ Master Bruce A. Hoover
Kalamazoo, Mich.
¶ Master James W. Hoover
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Mr. Dennis F. Hubbard
Abington, Mass.
Mrs. Cornelia Hubbard
Abington, Mass.
Master David Hubbard
Abington, Mass.
Mrs. Esther Jacobs
Norwich, Conn.
Miss Eileen P. Johnstone
Bayside, N.Y.
Mrs. R. J. (Elizabeth) Kappler
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Mr. Arthur Warren Kay
New Haven, Conn.
Mrs. Marie Kay
New Haven, Conn.
Page 4

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Miss Sally E. Keithan
Sunbury, Penna.
Miss Blanche Kendrick
Waco, Texas
Mr. Alvin King
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. Eve King
Los Angeles, Calif.
Master Melwyn King
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Nancy A. Kramer
Sunbury, Penna.
Miss Deborah A. Kramer
Sunbury, Penna.
Miss Muriel E.S. Lawton
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Dr. Charles T. Lee
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. Florence Lee
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mr. Aaron D. Levin
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Flora Levin
New York, N.Y.
¶ Mr. Samuel Levy
Baltimore, Md.
¶ Mrs. Rose Levy
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Nellie H. Lewis
Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Frederick H. Light
Olgan, N.Y.
Mrs. Blanche Light
Olgan, N.Y.
Mr. William F. Van Loenen
Baton Rouge, La.
Mrs. Lillie Van Loenen
Baton Rouge, La.
Miss B. (Mary) Longleway
Albany, N.Y.
Miss Ermie Lopes
Rapid City, Illinois
Dr. Leonard C. Luckwill
Ithaca, Illinois
Mrs. Betty A. Luckwill
Ithaca, Illinois
Master Roger G. Luckwill
Ithaca, Illinois
Mr. George McComb
Hyde Park, Penna.
Mrs. Anna McComb
Hyde Park, Penna.
Mr. Patrick M. McGillicuddy
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Harvey W. McHenry
El Dorado, Ark.
Mrs. Olan McHenry
El Dorado, Ark.
Page 5

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Miss Agnes Theresa MacNamara
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. Essie C. Maduro
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Anita C. Maduro
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Ugo Masella
Brooklyn, Mass.
Mrs. Giovanna Masella
Brooklyn, Mass.
Miss Diana D. Masella
Brooklyn, Mass.
Master Luigi Masella
Brooklyn, Mass.
Mrs. Hazel Mathews
Rapids City, Illinois
Miss Florence J. Milnes
Broadway, N.Y.
¶ Mr. Wlodzimierz Mrozowski
Transit Canada
¶ Mrs. Mary Veronica Mrozowski
Transit Canada
Mr. Edward S. Nelson
St. Pauls, Minn.
Mrs. Meta Nelson
St. Pauls, Minn.
Mrs. Jean M. Newman
Darien, Conn.
Miss Carolyn E. Newman
Darien, Conn.
Master Christopher J. Newman
Darien, Conn.
Miss Elsie C. Nicholls
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Robert Offergeld
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Florence M. Page
Flint, Mich.
Mr. William A. Palmer
Lubbrock, Texas
Mrs. Margaret L. Palmer
Lubbrock, Texas
Mr. Harold (Herbert) Pardoe
Rahway, N.J.
Mrs. Doris Pardoe
Rahway, N.J.
Mr. Frank J. Parrett
Springdale, Conn.
Mr. Albert Peppis
Mt.Vernon, N.Y.
Mrs. Mollie Peppis
Mt.Vernon, N.Y.
Mr. Burton M. Philley
Mineola, N.Y.
Mrs. Hazel B. Philley
Mineola, N.Y.
Mr. Sydney A. Phillipson
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Ena V. Phillipson
New York, N.Y.
Page 6

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. Joseph E. Rogers
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Roscoe Rollins
Stuart, Fla.
Mrs. Gladys Rollins
Stuart, Fla
Miss Lena M. Royce
Spokane, Wash.
Mrs. Sarah Sadler
Hillside, N.J.
Miss Klara Schefer
Jamesburg, N.J.
Mr. Raymond Schilling, Jr.
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. Ivy M. Schilling
Philadelphia, Penna.
Miss Jane Schultz
Jackson Hts., N.Y.
Mrs. Althna Schwartz
Bridgeport, Conn.
Mrs. Rachel Sedler
Mayfield Hts., Cleveland
Rev. Charles Sheppard
Bruin, Penna.
Mrs. Jeannette Sheppard
Bruin, Penna.
Mrs. Kate Singer
Transit Canada
Mrs. Helen L. Spearl
St. Louis, Missouri
Mrs. Mabel Stacey
Canton, Ohio
Mr. John A. Stead
Roxbury, Conn.
Mrs. Beatrice M. Stevens
Convent, N.J.
Miss Wendy A. Stevens
Convent, N.J.
Dr. Dwight Stevenson
Lexington, Ky.
Mrs. Miriam Stevenson
Lexington, Ky.
Miss Mary D. Strachan
Cleveland, Ohio
Miss Kathleen M. Sunderland
Spearfish, S.Dakota
Miss Rita Sunderland
Spearfish, S.Dakota
Miss Helen F. Tarten
Pensacola, Fla.
Dr. Ernest C. Thompson
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Miss Evelyn Tomlinson
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Miss Bernice Turpin
Spokane, Wash.
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Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. C. Kermit Veeder
San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. Ernest Walker
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Mrs. Lavinia Walker
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Master Ernest Walker
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Miss Ellen Walker
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Mr. Theodore G. Walker
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Mrs. Helen Walker
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Mr. Walter Weeks
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Edith Weeks
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Elsie Wilcock
St. Louis, Missouri
¶ Mr. David M. Wilson
San Leandro, Calif.
¶ Mrs. Ann T. Wilson
San Leandro, Calif.
Miss Rebecca Wistar
Haverford, Penna.
Mrs. C. W. (Florence) Wooldredge
Waton, Mass.
Miss Marjorie E. Yaekel
Albany, N.Y.
Mrs. Mary I. Young
Barrington, Illinois
Page 8

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Le Havre

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. Jack (Isodore) Abrahams
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mrs. Molly Abrahams
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mr. George E. Abrams
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. James W. Albert
Ferndale, Calif.
Mrs. Helny Albert
Ferndale, Calif.
Mr. Edwin S. Allen
Hollywood, Calif.
Miss Nona Bisset
Transit Canada
¶ Mr. Hector Bouchez
Transit Mexico
¶ Mrs. Gracie E. Bouchez
Transit Mexico
Mrs. H. (Anna) Burrus
Independence, Missouri
Miss Beverley A. Burrus
Independence, Missouri
Mr. Guilin Callari
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Louise Chamberlain
Seattle, Wash.
¶ Mr. Jacob Cherow
Detroit, Mich.
¶ Mrs. Eva Cherow
Detroit, Mich.
¶ Mr. Nathan Cherow
Transit Canada
¶ Mrs. Sarah Cherow
Transit Canada
¶ Mr. Charles Christakakos
Chicago, Illinois
¶ Mrs. Antonia Christakakos
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Harry Commando
Newark, N.J.
Mrs. Ede Commando
Newark, N.J.
¶ Mr. George Daws
New York, N.Y.
Mr. James L. Dunne
Berkeley, Calif.
Mrs. Effie Dunne
Berkeley, Calif.
Mr. Hans J. Felsch
San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. Celine Felsch
San Francisco, Calif.
Master Gregory Felsch
San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. Walter Flax
East Orange, N.J.
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Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Le Havre

Name
U.S. Destination
Miss Fortunata Franchetti
New York, N.Y.
Mr. John Freeze
Kew Gardens, N.Y.
Mrs. Marguerite Freeze
Kew Gardens, N.Y.
Dr. Arthur H. Grauman
Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Helen Grauman
Seattle, Wash.
Mr. David W. Grauman
Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. R. I. (Mary) Gresham, Jr.
Atlanta, Ga.
Master Robert O. Gresham
Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Virginia Hartcorn
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. V. (Cynthia) Hicks
Menlo Park, Calif.
Mr. John Hoffman
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Mrs. Celestine Hoffman
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Miss Anita Hoffman
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Mrs. E. (Agnes) Hughes
Kansas City, Missouri
Mr. Albert Jacob
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. L. Marion James
Kansas City, Missouri
Mr. Edward J. Kiefer
Kew Gardens, N.Y.
Mrs. Irene Kiefer
Kew Gardens, N.Y.
Mr. Alexander Kitzis
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Bessie Kitzis
Brooklyn, N.Y.
¶ Mr. Alan Kline
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mr. Jacob Kon
Manchester, Conn.
Mrs. Cyla Kon
Manchester, Conn.
Mr. Edward M. Lees
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Harold Lichtenberg
Miami, Fla.
Mrs. Constance Lichtenberg
Miami, Fla.
¶ Mr. Henrique Lecompte
Transit Colombia
¶ Mrs. Ana Marie Lecompte
Transit Colombia
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Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Le Havre

Name
U.S. Destination
¶ Mr. Pablo Llort
New York, N.Y.
Miss Ethel Lowery
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Mrs. K. (Catherine) Lowery
Forest Hills, N.Y.
¶ Mr. William Lowry
Fort Worth, Texas
¶ Mrs. Louise Lowry
Fort Worth, Texas
¶ Miss Malena Lowry
Fort Worth, Texas
Mrs. Mabel MacDonald
Scarsdale, N.Y.
Miss Jean MacDonald
Scarsdale, N.Y.
Mr. Thomas B. Malarkey
Portland, Oregon
Mrs. Margaret Malarkey
Portland, Oregon
Dr. Julian Morales-Rocha
Transit Venezuela
Mrs. Gioconda Morales-Rocha
Transit Venezuela
Miss Louise Morris
New Brunswick, N.J.
Dr. Godrath Movassaghi
Newark, N.J.
Mr. Frank Murphy
Elizabeth, N.J.
Mrs. Ruth Murphy
Elizabeth, N.J.
Master Peter Nussbaum
Newark, N.J.
Mr. Alexander Odes
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Helene Odes
New York, N.Y.
¶ Miss Sophie Papantoniou
Canton, Ohio
Miss Laura F. Pendleton
Independence, Missouri
Mrs. Marie P. Quillen
Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Edward J. Rowse
W.Roxburg, Mass.
Mrs. Edith M. Rowse
W.Roxburg, Mass.
Mr. William S. Sanford
Birmingham, Alabama
Mrs. Lula Sanford
Birmingham, Alabama
Mrs. Elinor L. Sheafe
Seattle, Wash.
Page 11

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Le Havre

Name
U.S. Destination
¶ Mr. Seymour Simon
Hollywood, Calif.
¶ Mrs. Elizabeth Simon
Hollywood, Calif.
Miss Gertrude Suchodolski
Meywood, N.J.
Dr. Arthur Steindler
Iowa City, Iowa
Mrs. Louise Steindler
Iowa City, Iowa
Mr. William Stern
Muskegon, Mich.
Mrs. Fanny Stern
Muskegon, Mich.
¶ Mr. Frank Streetman
Lakeland, Fla.
Mrs. Bella Torkelson
Lyle, Minn.
Miss Marcella Treve
New York, N.Y.
¶ Mr. Frank Weber
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. Dorothy M. Weldon
Transit Canada
¶ Mrs. Jeanne M. Winhelstein
Buffalo, N.J.
¶ Master Michael Winhelstein
Buffalo, N.J.
Mr. Perry Wolf
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Flavienne Wolf
New York, N.Y.
Passengers Total
290
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Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1954

Key
Addendum: List Differences

The following passengers appear in the published Cunard List, but don't appear within the Immigration Record pages. However, two pages of this list were not available, so it is possible that they travelled.

  • Mrs. B. Pieretti
  • Master Pieretti
  • Mr. I. Pintel
  • Senator Manuel Cacho Sousa
  • Mrs. Sousa
  • Mr. Jaime Cacho Sousa

Other amendments as seen below…

  • Mr. Bouchez - Shown as Bouchez Rivero in Cunard List
  • Mrs. Bouchez - Shown as Bouchez Rivero in Cunard List
  • Mr. Crichton - Shown as Crighton in Cunard List
  • Mrs. Crichton - Shown as Crighton in Cunard List
  • Miss Allison Crichton - Shown as Crighton in Cunard List
  • Dr. G. Movassaghi - Shown as Dr. G. Hovassaghi in Cunard List
  • Mrs. D. T. Wornum - Did not Embark
  • Master A. M. H. Wornum - Did not Embark

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