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Combined Passenger List
Sterling Cruise Jan 1956

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Combined Passenger List

Sterling Cruise via Bermuda
From Southampton Tuesday, 03 January 1956
Arrive New York 18 January 1956
Arrival Summary
18 January 1956
First Class Passengers
72
Cabin Class Passengers
14
Total Passengers
86
Crew Total
642
Total souls on board
728 (including Master)
List of Passengers

This page is a combined First and Cabin Class full-text transcript of the Passenger List for the Caronia's Westbound transatlantic crossing from Southampton on 03 January 1956. Of course, the ship would have sailed with many more passengers than are listed here. This transcript only shows those who travelled through to New York.

With 15 days duration and calls to ports in The Bahamas, this positioning crossing was known as the “Sterling Cruise”, so-called because it was the only Caronia cruise that could optionally be paid for in Pounds Sterling.

Important Notes
  • The list has been reconstructed from original New York Immigration records
  • As with crew lists assembled from this source, not all the information, such as age or place of birth, has been transcribed
  • Because no titles or decorations were recorded at source, only Mr., Mrs., Miss or Mstr. could be used here
  • With no marital status being shown, annotations of title for women travelling alone may be incorrect
  • Both place of embarkation and U.S. destination are shown in this list
  • Immigration manifests provide reliable information about who actually travelled
  • Passengers annotated with a ¶ prefix travelled Cabin Class
  • Disembarkation entries are only those passengers which appear as deleted entries on pages intended for U.S. Immigration
Accuracy

No guarantee of accuracy can be given with regard to marital status or indeed spelling of names. In some cases the original documents are very difficult to accurately read, even under magnification. Any proven corrections will be gladly accepted.

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Page 1

Sterling Cruise Passenger List 03 January 1956

Key

Passengers boarded Caronia at Southampton ¶ prefix denotes Cabin Class

Name
U.S. Destination
Miss Ethel Abertay
Pelham Manor, N.Y.
Mr. Alexander Adams
Transit Canada
Miss Eleanor Allen
Boston, Mass.
Mr. Thomas MacKenzie Burrell
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Muriel M.W. Burrell
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Donald Cairns
New York, N.Y.
¶ Mr. John Cardy
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Leslie Carr-Jones
D/E Nassau
Mr. Penny Carr-Jones
D/E Nassau
Mr. Eric K. Cole
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Muriel Cole
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Eric L. Colston
Canton, Ohio
Mrs. Catherine Colston
Canton, Ohio
Mrs. Noreen Downshire (Hill)
Richmond, Va.
Mr. John Ellis
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Eric Fors
New York, N.Y
Mrs. Nellie Fors
New York
Mr. Herman W. Graesser-Thomas
New York, N.Y
Mrs. Violet M. Graesser-Thomas
New York, N.Y
Mr. Philip Halperin
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Eva Halperin
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Peter M. Hodsoll
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Marjorie E. Hodsoll
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Patrick Kilroy
Gary, Indiana
Miss Clarice Laughton
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Lionel Lebof
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Delia Lebof
New York, N.Y.
Page 2

Sterling Cruise Passenger List 03 January 1956

Key

Passengers boarded Caronia at Southampton ¶ prefix denotes Cabin Class

Name
U.S. Destination
¶ Miss May J. McDonald
Transit Canada
¶ Miss Margaret MacIntosh
Monterey Park, Calif.
Mr. Sidney Martin
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Nita Martin
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Robert Mayne
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Harry Morris
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Eric W. Muirsmith
New Yorrk, N.Y.
Mr. William Murphy
D/E Bermuda
Mrs. Charlotte Murphy
D/E Bermuda
Miss Charlotte Murphy
D/E Bermuda
Miss Maureen Murphy
D/E Bermuda
Miss Jeri Ann Murphy
D/E Bermuda
Miss Mary P. Murphy
D/E Bermuda
Mrs. Vinnie O'Donnell
Dallas, Texas
Mr. Philip Rampon
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Margery Rampon
New York, N.Y.
¶ Miss Shirley Rothblatt
Liberty, N.Y.
Mr. Sidney Samuel
Bronx, N.Y.
Mrs. Sadie Samuel
Bronx, N.Y.
Mr. Samuel Sherman
D/E Nassau
Mrs. Irene R. Sherman
D/E Nassau
Mr. William Sloane
Waco, Texas
Mrs. Susanne C. Sloane
Waco, Texas
¶ Mr. Peter H. Smith
Transit Canada
¶ Mrs. Gillian M. Smith
Transit Canada
Mr. Harold L. Stevinson
D/E Nassau
Page 3

Sterling Cruise Passenger List 03 January 1956

Key

Passengers boarded Caronia at Southampton ¶ prefix denotes Cabin Class

Name
U.S. Destination
Mrs. Marjorie Tranchin
Dallas, Texas
Mr. William Twysden
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Isla Twysden
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Freda Warner
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Stephen Wheelock
New York, N.Y.
Mre. Elizabeth Wheelock
New York, N.Y.

Passengers boarded Caronia at Le Havre ¶ prefix denotes Cabin Class

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. Frank G. Allen
Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Delia Allen
Boston, Mass.
¶ Mrs. Angela Braun
Transit Mexico
¶ Miss Ira Emerich
New York. N.Y.
¶ Miss Elizabeth Isoe
Long Island, N.Y.
Miss Reba C. Kline
Philadelphia, Penna
Mr. Robert J. Morgan
New Prague, Minn.
Mrs. Elsie Morgan
New Prague, Minn.
Mr. Abraham L. Oppenheim
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Victoria F. Oppenheim
New York, N.Y.
¶ Mr. Myron T. Patterson
D/E Bermuda
¶ Mrs. Hazel Patterson
D/E Bermuda
Mr. Regis de Ramel
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Janick de Ramel
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Raymond Vidal
New York, N.Y.
Page 4

Sterling Cruise Passenger List 03 January 1956

Key

Passengers boarded Caronia at Bermuda

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. John C. Gilpin
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. Lucy D. Gilpin
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mr. John Hardy
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Amy D. Hardy
New York, N.Y.

Passengers boarded Caronia at Kingston, Jamaica ¶ prefix denotes Cabin Class

Name
U.S. Destination
¶ Miss Ivy Harrison
The Bronx, N.Y.
¶ Mr. Wellesley Naar
Long Island, N.Y.
¶ Mrs. Cora McG. Naar
Long Island, N.Y.

Passengers boarded Caronia at Nassau

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. John W. Adie
York Harbor, Maine
Mrs. Helen Adie
York Harbor, Maine
Mrs. Jessica Cornelius
Long Island, N.Y.
Mr. George Solotaire
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Margaret Solotaire
New York, N.Y.
Listed Passengers Total
86
Did Not Embark
  • Miss Doreen Cook
  • Mr. William H.G. Saunt
  • Mrs. Gladys L. Saunt
  • Mstr. Richard A.G. Saunt
  • Miss Claire E.G. Saunt
  • Miss Vera L. Stafford

Completed 03:00 on 31 March 2021

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