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First Class Passenger List
Transatlantic 23 June 1956

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First Class Passenger List

Westbound Transatlantic Crossing
From Southampton Sat, 23 June 1956
Arrive New York 30 June 1956

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Arrival Summary
30 June 1956
First Class Passengers
154
Cabin Class Passengers
309
Total Passengers
463
Crew Total
693
Total souls on board
1,156 (including Master)
Ship's Officers
Master
Robert G. Thelwell, OBE, RD, (Cdre. RNR Rtd)
Staff Captain
William J. Law, RD, RNR
Chief Engineer
Stanley Hudson
Staff Chief Engineer
Thomas E. Williams
Chief Officer
Percival W. Silson
Surgeon
Isaac N. Winer, MRCS, LRCP
Assistant Surgeon
Anthony J. Jones, MB, BCh, DTM&H
Purser
John B. Morton
Staff Purser
Gerald J. Nolan
Cabin Purser
Patrick C. Fison
Chief Steward
Percy G. Burrage
Chief Cabin Steward
James L. Grace
List of Passengers

This page is a full-text transcript of the First Class Passenger List for Caronia's Westbound transatlantic crossing from Southampton and Le Havre on 23 June 1956. It is constructed from original New York Immigration records.

This was a positioning crossing ahead of the 1956 North Cape Cruise. The ship was also carrying a few passengers back to the USA after their trip on the Spring Mediterranean Cruise and 10 days in Europe.

Important Notes
  • 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. This except for 3 Doctors found in the Spring Cruise list
  • 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
  • The New York Times reported 463 passengers on this trip, which indicates there may be a sheet missing from the Immigration manifest
  • Immigration manifests usually provide reliable information about who actually travelled
Accuracy

No guarantee of accuracy can be given with regard to marital status or indeed spelling of names. Any proven corrections will be gladly accepted.

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Page 1

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1956

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. George F.R. Ashton
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Featherstone Bainbridge
Transit Canada
Mr. William L. Balthis
Castonia, N.C.
Mr. Charles N. Batchelder
Hanover, N.H.
Mrs. Grace F. Batchelder
Hanover, N.H.
Mr. Carl W. Bechtle
Mineola, N.Y.
Mrs. Madeline L. Bechtle
Mineola, N.Y.
Mrs. Julia K. Betz
Hammond, Ind.
Mr. Victor Blagden
Newtown, Conn.
Mr. John Blood
Munster, Ind.
Mrs. Martha Blood
Munster, Ind.
Mrs. Ethel A. Bottomley
Haddonfield, N.J.
Mr. Noel F. Browne
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Ethel M. Browne
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Kurt Burian
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Frances Burian
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Donald Cairns
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Anthony Collingwood
Transit Canada
Mrs. Rosemary Collingwood
Transit Canada
Mrs. Marguerite Collins
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. Anthony Cramp
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Albert J. Crites
Canton, Ohio
Mrs. Winifred A. Crites
Canton, Ohio
Miss Evelyn M. Crites
Canton, Ohio
Mrs. June E. Crooker
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1956

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. Adolph Dahlgren
Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Margaret Dahlgren
Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Mary A. Danby
York Harbour, Maine
Miss Katharine M. Danby
York Harbour, Maine
Mrs. Mary S. De Vault
Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Geoffrey H. Dix
New Brunswick, N.J.
Mr. William Dorman
Princeton, N.J.
Mr. Francis Dumbleton
New York, N.Y.
Miss Doris I. Eccleston
New Bedford, Mass.
Mrs. Mabel Faltermayer
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mr. George H. Fay
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mrs. Daisy A. Fay
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mrs. Celia Fink
Houston, Texas
Mr. Marvin Frankle
Youngstow, Ohio
Mrs. Herta Frankle
Youngstow, Ohio
Miss Diane Frankle
Youngstow, Ohio
Mrs. Helene Hanabergh
Garden City, N.Y.
Mr. Milton M. Hardie
Sacramento, Calif.
Mrs. Elva Hardie
Sacramento, Calif.
Mrs. Marguerite Herring
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Lola Hine
Hot Springs, Va.
Mrs. Janet Hollaman
New Canaan, Conn.
Mrs. Elvira E. Hooson
New York, N.Y.
Page 3

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1956

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Miss Helen T. Jamieson
Bala-Cynwyd, Penna.
Miss Janet P. Jamieson
Bala-Cynwyd, Penna.
Mr. Clifford W.W. Jefkins
New Brunswick, N.J.
Mr. Clarence L. Johnson ¶
Piedmont, Calif.
Mrs. Lorene M. Johnson ¶
Piedmont, Calif.
Mr. George P. Jones
Transit Mexico
Mrs. Ruth Jones
Abilene, Texas
Mr. James M. Kahn
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. Mollye P. Kahn
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Alistair A. Logan
Newark, N.J.
Mr. James Harvey McCoy
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Florence McCoy
New York, N.Y.
Miss Marie MacBeth
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Joan MacQuarrie
Transit Canada
Mr. Carol Magenheimer
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mrs. Phyllis Magenheimer
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mr. George P. Manning
Eggertsville, N.Y.
Mrs. Anna Manning
Eggertsville, N.Y.
Mr. Herbert May
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Mrs. Jessie Megrah
Rye, N.Y.
Mr. Samuel L. Meulendyke
Wilton, Conn.
Mrs. Eva H. Meulendyke
Wilton, Conn.
Mrs. Estelle A. Miller
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mr. William Moore
Mansfield, Ohio
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore
Mansfield, Ohio
Page 4

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1956

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Dr. Morris I. Neckritz
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Shirley E. Neckritz
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. Albert S. Pankhurst
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. Nelly Pankhurst
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mr. Richard L.T. Parker
New Brunswick, N.J.
Mrs. Frances E. Parker
New Brunswick, N.J.
Mrs. Maude Paul
Haddonfield, N.J.
Mrs. Marie S. Penny
Transit Canada
Miss Margaret S.G. Penny
Transit Canada
Mrs. Julia Pickard
Abilene, Texas
Mr. Ewart J. Robertson
Newport, R.I.
Mrs. Dorothy Robertson
Newport, R.I.
Mr. George Rosenberg
Rye, N.Y.
Mrs. Ann Rosenberg
Rye, N.Y.
Mr. Joseph Rosenbluth
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. Lulu Rosenbluth
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. Elsie Sadler
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Maurice A. Schaap
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Carrie Schaap
New York, N.Y.
Miss Bertha A. Schley
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Samuel Schwartz
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Betty Schwartz
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Christine T. Shirley
Merchantville, N.J.
Mr. Joshua Sieger
Harrisburg, Penna.
Mrs. Sylvia Sieger
Harrisburg, Penna.
Page 5

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1956

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Southampton

Name
U.S. Destination
Mr. C. Ernest Smith
Staten Island, N.Y.
Mrs. Emma A. Smith
Staten Island, N.Y.
Mr. F. Harold Smith
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Pauline C. Smith
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Frances S. Smith
Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Mary Lou Smith
Anna Marie, Fla.
Mrs. Sadie R. Smith
San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. Janet Steers
Byron, Conn.
Mr. William Denning Stewart
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Mrs. Margaret Stewart
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Mrs. Marjorie M. Sumner
East Orange, N.J.
Mr. Frank S. Taylor
New Brunswick, N.J.
Mr. Andrew T. Terry
Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Mrs. Florence L. Terry
Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Mr. John Walmsley
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Cyril J. Walters
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Denis H. Watkins
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Norman Weiden
Lido Beach, N.Y.
Mrs. Vivian Weiden
Lido Beach, N.Y.
Mr. Louis F. Weyand
St. Paul, Minn.
Mrs. Florence H. Weyand
St. Paul, Minn.
Mrs. Martha M. Wilke
Hammond, Ind.
Mr. Craig D. Woodruff
Fayetteville, N.Y.
Mr. Ralph Yearick
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Mrs. Blanche J. Young
Washington, D.C.
Miss Roslyn D. Young
Washington, D.C.
Passenger Totals
Embark Southampton
124
Page 6

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1956

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Le Havre

Name
U.S. Destination
Mrs. Florence K. Adler
Rayne, La.
Mrs. Alice Bennett
Holyoke, Mass.
Mr. John P. Blewett
Long Island, N.Y.
Mrs. Mildred Blewett
Long Island, N.Y.
Mr. Harrison K. Caner, Jr.
Haverford, Penna.
Mrs. Uytendale Caner
Haverford, Penna.
Mr. Philip J. Carpenter
Strathmere, N.J.
Mrs. Gertrude L. Carpenter
Strathmere, N.J.
Dr. George J. Crane
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Mrs. Estelle Crane
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Mrs. Claire B. Dayson
Winona, Texas
Miss Susette C. Dayson
Winona, Texas
Mrs. Dorothy Dillon
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Margaret Drummond-Wolff
Newport, R.I.
Mr. Adolf Eiserer
Chicago, Illinois
Miss Nathena Freeman
West Hartford, Conn.
Page 7

Westbound Transatlantic Passenger List 23 June 1956

Key

Passengers listed on this page boarded Caronia at Le Havre

Name
U.S. Destination
Dr. Michael Giobbe
Torrington, Conn.
Mrs. Marguerite Giobbe
Torrington, Conn.
Mr. Gordon Gray
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Nancy Gray
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Mary Katz
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Margaret Kling
Darien, Conn.
Mr. William Logan
Miami, Florida
Mrs. Genevieve Logan
Miami, Florida
Mrs. Rebie M. May
Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. Charles H. Myers
Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Mrs. Henrietta F. Myers
Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Mr. Bernard Riffel
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. Harold G. Wilson
Belmont, Mass.
Mrs. Marie Wilson
Belmont, Mass.
Passenger Totals
Embark Southampton
124
Embark Le Havre
30
First Class Passenger Total
154
Addendum :
  • ¶ Mr. & Mrs. Clarence L. Johnson show as Johnston in this Immigration manifest and Johnson in Cunard's published list for the Spring Cruise. They do not show as having disembarked from the cruise at Southampton. It can only be assumed they alighted in Cherbourg and made their way to Southampton independently
  • Mr. Craig D. Woodruff is shown as “did not embark” on one sheet and listed as a passenger on the next. There were several errors found within these manifests, so he is included within the passenger count

Did not embark

  • Miss Susan Dunican
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Sanderson
  • Mr. Craig B. Woodruff (see above)

Compiled 20.55 / 30 May 2021

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