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Master
Alexander B. Fasting, RD, RNR
Staff Captain
Eric A. Divers, OBE, RD, RNR
Chief Engineer
James Molyneux
Staff Chief Engineer
John W. Bain
Surgeon
Alexander S. Nichol, MB, Ch.B.
Assistant Surgeon
Arthur C.K. Yates, DSC, MB, ChM, FRCS
Chief Officer
David J. Brinn, RD, RNR
Purser
Colin G. Bellamy
Staff Purser
John D. Horsford
Chief Steward
Percy G. Burrage
Cruise Staff
Cruise Director
Mr. Thomas Hidderley
Cruise Staff
Mr. Victor Ogley
Mr. Vaughn T. Rickard
Mr. John F. Whitworth
Mr. Garfield T. Zeller
Social Directresses
Mrs. Olive Cushing
Mrs. Claire J. Rice
Lecturer
Mr. Sheridan H. Garth
Excursions Staff
Mr. Eugene C. Kelley (Manager)
Mr. Harold F. Hennesey
Staff
Mr. Thomas S. Chatsworth
Mr. Albert J. Clair
Mr. William W. Crosier
Mr. John A. Davis
Mr. Thomas Hefferman
Mr. Hamish W. Maxwell
Mr. Dahl Merrill
Mr. Clifford R. Sabrey
Mr. Eric Swenson
Mr. Nathanael J. Toerber
Mr. Henry Willard, Jr.


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List of Passengers

This page is a full-text transcript of the Passenger List for Caronia's Coronation Cruise from New York on 05 May 1953 ending at Southampton on 01 June 1953. It is constructed from Cunard's published list issued to passengers. It has subsequently been amended to include information gleaned from the manifest provided to British Immigration at Southampton.

The passengers were aboard a unique “Green Goddess” voyage. The 1953 Coronation Cruise was the only occasion when passengers could stay aboard the ship for 2 nights after arriving in Southampton. Accommodation was provided for the duration of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation festivities with specially reserved places also provided in London for the main procession on the day.

For cruises, Caronia's Passenger Lists were handbooks providing advice and answering a number of frequently asked questions. Instead of repeating this within every transcript, its content forms the start page of the 1951 Virtual Great World Cruise.

Notes:
  • Apart from the Cruise Director who is listed as Crew, other Cruise Staff are shown as passengers within this list. Not all of Caronia's Cruise passenger lists were prepared in this way
  • The Manifest is unusual because many passengers are shown as “in transit to” several continental countries. Because of the occasion it can be assumed the greater majority of passengers stayed on board into Southampton
  • Passengers annotated with a ¶ suffix carry an additional note shown in the Addendum
  • Names in brackets have been appended from the British manifest to show either an omitted name or to expand an existing leading initial
Accuracy

Because no Errata List was preserved with the original document, the listing below should not be read as being definitive! No guarantee of accuracy can be given with regard to marital status or indeed spelling of names. Any proven corrections will be welcomed.

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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mr. Harry Aber
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. (Tess) Aber
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Edmund D. (Evelyn) Adcock
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. William J. (Lillian) Albin
Babylon, N.Y.
Mr. Douglas Alexander
Burlingame, Calif.
Mrs. (Phoebe) Alexander
Burlingame, Calif.
Miss Agnes Allen
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mr. Frank Anderson
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. (Mildred) Anderson
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. Silas Reed Anthony
Glen Head, N.Y.
Mrs. (Magdelaine) Anthony
Glen Head, N.Y.
Mr. Silas Reed Anthony, Jr.
Glen Head, N.Y.
Miss Magdelaine Anthony
Glen Head, N.Y.
Mr. Joseph Aronson
Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. (Rubie) Aronson
Worcester, Mass.
Miss Henrietta C. Ascher
Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Clarence L. Ascher
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. (Hattibelle) Ayling
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Helen B. Bade
Evanston, Illinois
Mrs. (Madeline) W. Baker
Jackson, Mich.
Mr. William R. Baker
Toronto, Canada
Mrs. (Mary) Baker
Toronto, Canada
Miss Edna Baldwin
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. Alexander S. Banks
Suffern, N.Y.
Mr. John F. Barlow
St. Louis County, Missouri
Mrs. (Genevieve) Barlow
St. Louis County, Missouri
Mstr. John F. Barlow, III
St. Louis County, Missouri
Mr. Albert Mac C. Barnes
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Julia) Barnes
New York, N.Y.
Mr. (Edward) R. Barrow
Houston, Texas
Mrs. (Jane) Barrow
Houston, Texas
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Key
Name
City and State
Miss Edith C. Barry
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Kate Bass
New Orleans, La.
Mrs. Charles (Lillian) Bast
Garden City, N.Y.
Mr. John Baumgarth
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Samuel H. Bell
Chandler, Arizona
Mrs. (Virginia) Bell
Chandler, Arizona
Mstr. Samuel H. Bell, Jr.
Chandler, Arizona
Miss Sallie Bell
Chandler, Arizona
Mr. Chester H. Belton
Sarnia, Canada
Mr. Irenée Benoit
Montreal, Canada
Mrs. (Berthe) Benoit
Montreal, Canada
Mrs. Rose Berch
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mrs. George R. (Leah) Bierman
East Orange, N.J.
Mrs. Samuel (Marion) Biern
Huntington, W. Va.
Miss Marion Elsa Biern
Huntington, W. Va.
Mrs. A.N. Bishoff
Pasadena, Calif.
Miss Mildred Bispham
Culpeper, Va.
Mrs. T.P. (Francis) Boland
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Ralph H. Bollard
Los Gatos, Calif.
Mrs. Helen B. Bosworth
Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Ethel Boyer
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Frank V. (Gertrude) Braun
Garden City, N.Y.
Miss Florence W. Brill
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. R.E. (Frances) Brockman
Seattle, Wash.
Miss Katherine Bromeyer ¶
London
Mrs. Harris F. (Adelaide) Brownlee
New York, N.Y.
Mr. (Willam) Elwood Brush
Garden City, N.Y.
Mrs. (Ida) Brush
Garden City, N.Y.
Mr. William S. Buchanan
Warwick, N.Y.
Mrs. (May) Buchanan
Warwick, N.Y.
Mr. Tighlman Bunch
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Watson (Edith) Burgher
East Liverpool, Ohio
Mrs. I.H. (Belle) Burney
Ft. Worth, Texas
Mr. (Robert) J. Byington
San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. (Lillian) Byington
San Francisco, Calif.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mr. Louis Calder
Armonk, N.Y.
Mrs. (Lucille) Calder
Armonk, N.Y.
Mrs. Mary B. Campbell
Glasgow, Scotland
Mrs. J. Walter (Virginia) Canada
Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. Marlin (Olga) Cargill
Somerset, Penna.
Mr. Jack Carnes ¶
Camden, Ark.
Mrs. (Gressie) Carnes
Camden, Ark.
Rev. John F.B. Carruthers
Pasadena, Calif.
Mrs. (Mabel) Carruthers
Pasadena, Calif.
Mr. Victor Carter
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. (Andrea) Carter
Los Angeles, Calif.
Miss Fanya Carter
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Rose Casner
Fresno, Calif.
Mrs. Reed (Myrtle) Chambers
Huntington, N.Y.
Mrs. James A. (Leta) Chapman
Tulsa, Okla.
Mr. Robert W. Chatfield
Seymour, Conn.
Mrs. (Quinta) Chatfield
Seymour, Conn.
Mr. Thomas S. Chatsworth
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mrs. Philip (Helen) Cheney
Manchester, Conn.
Mr. A. (John) Cheriton
Hamilton, Canada
Mrs. (Florence) Cheriton
Hamilton, Canada
Mr. Arthur W. Chesbro
Gilroy, Calif.
Mrs. (Alma) Chesbro
Gilroy, Calif.
Mr. Thomas C. Christy
Palo Alto, Calif.
Mrs. (Maude) Christy
Palo Alto, Calif.
Mr. Albert J. Clair
Bronx, N.Y.
Miss Louis Clarke
Ellington, Conn.
Mrs. L.B. (Anna) Coblentz
San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. R.M. (June) Collins
Tulsa, Okla.
Hon. William F. Condon
Yonkers, N.Y.
Mrs. (Ann) Condon
Yonkers, N.Y.
Mrs. Thomas W. (Dorothy) Connally
Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. Lawrence R. Connor
Pittsfield, Mass.
Mrs. (Elizabeth) Connor
Pittsfield, Mass.
Mrs. John J. (Edna) Cooper
Baxter Springs, Kansas
Mrs. Hugh Ryan (Virginia) Conway
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mr. Thomas A. Corder
Alameda, Calif.
Mrs. (Edna) Corder
Alameda, Calif.
Dr. Samuel A. Cosgrove
Jersey City, N.J.
Mrs. (Louise) Cosgrove
Jersey City, N.J.
Mrs. Carrie U. Creegan
Glen Cove, N.Y.
Mrs. Lydia B. Crider
Los Gatos, Calif.
Mr. Richard C. Crosby
Picayune, Miss.
Mrs. (Dorothy) Crosby
Picayune, Miss.
Mr. (Robert) H. Crosby, Jr.
De Ridder, La.
Mrs. (Elizabeth) Crosby
De Ridder, La.
Mr. William W. Crosier
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Olive Cushing
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Woodbury (Dorothy) Dana
Portland, Maine
Mrs. H.A. (Mary) Davies
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. John F. (Florence) Davis
Toledo, Ohio
Mr. John A. Davis
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Maud Deeter
Huntington, N.Y.
Miss Mary D. Delano
Sarasota, Fla.
Mr. Raymond Demere
Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. (Josephine) Demere
Savannah, Ga.
Mr. Charles Detoy
Pasadena, Calif.
Mrs. (Henrietta) Detoy
Pasadena, Calif.
Mrs. Paul (Peggy) Dibble
Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. F.S. (Grace) Dickinson
Rutherford, N.J.
Mr. John Gerry Dobbins
Litchfield, Conn.
Mrs. (Florence) Dobbins
Litchfield, Conn.
Miss Ethel Donaghue
Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. Charlotte A. Dowrie
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. William (Pauline) Drews
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. G.E. (Zelma) Dunn
Cairo, Illinois
Mrs. Eleanor M. Duval
Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Walter H. Duval
Santa Paula, Calif.
Mrs. (Jennie) Duval
Santa Paula, Calif.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mrs. Henry (Anne) Duvernoy
Halesite, N.Y.
Mr. Leo T. Dwyer
Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. (Glenna) Dwyer
Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. Patrick (Cathleen) Dyer
Danbury, Conn.
Mrs. Gwendolyn Eadie ¶
Montreal, Canada
Mr. Isidore Eichler
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. (Ethel) Eichler
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. G.O. (Winifred) Ellis
Detroit, Mich.
Mr. (Henry) Truxtun Emerson
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mrs. (Edith) Emerson
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. John F. Ernest
East Rochester, N.Y.
Mrs. (Ruth) Ernest
East Rochester, N.Y.
Mrs. Fletcher (Belle) Etheridge
San Antonio, Texas
Mrs. Charles Farish
St. Joseph, Missouri
Mr. William R. Farmer
Holtville, Calif
Mrs. (Edna) Farmer
Holtville, Calif
Mr. (Timothy) J. Farrell
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mrs. (Edith) Farrell
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mrs. Edwin C. Fassau ¶
Kingston, N.Y.
Mr. (Abraham) I. Feinstein
Woodmere, N.Y.
Mrs. (Mary) Feinstein
Woodmere, N.Y.
Mrs. Katilee Fender
Ft. Worth, Texas
Miss Allis N. Ferguson
Sarasota, Fla.
Mr. George Scott Findlay
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. (Veta) Findlay
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fiory
Paterson, N.J.
Miss Rachel Fitler ¶
Villanova, Penna.
Mr. James T. Fitzpatrick
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. (Mary) Fitzpatrick
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Mary Flannigan
Tucson, Ariz.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Miss Mary G. Flood
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. William U. (Ruth) Follansbee
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Miss Jeanne Ford ¶
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Proctor D. (Mary) Fought
Chicago, Illinois
Hon. George W. Foy
Albany, N.Y.
Mrs. (Katherine) Foy
Albany, N.Y.
Mrs. William (Dorothy) Frankston
Wheeling, W. Va.
Mr. Charles E. Fraser
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Phyllis) Fraser
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Ernest B. Freeman
Newton Centre, Mass.
Mrs. (Martha) Freeman
Newton Centre, Mass.
Judge William Friedman
Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Philip R. Friedman
York, Penna.
Mrs. (Nina) Friedman
York, Penna.
Mrs. H.H. (Charlotte) Frothingham
Long Beach, Calif.
Mr. Sheridan H. Garth
Westport, Conn.
Mrs. Charles (Vilma) Gelman
Glens Falls, N.Y.

Judith Shepherd writes…
My grandmother, Vilma Gelman, was a passenger on the Coronation Cruise. I remember watching her pack her evening dresses in her steamer trunk. My mother and I saw the Coronation procession on a tiny black-and-white TV screen, trying in vain to catch a glimpse of Nana watching in London. I was five years old.

Mrs. George A. (Alice) Gibson
Richmond, Va.
Mr. Harry Gilner
Catonsville, Md.
Mrs. (Helen) Gilner
Catonsville, Md.
Mrs. Edgar T. (Carolyn) Glass
Hartford, Conn.
Mr. Morris Gluck
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mrs. (Sally) Gluck
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mr. Abraham I. Goldberg
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. (Rae) Goldberg
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mr. A.H. Gomes
Georgetown, Br. Guiana
Mrs. Gomes
Georgetown, Br. Guiana
Mr. Anthony C. Gomes ¶
Georgetown, Br. Guiana
Mrs. Beatrice Gomes ¶
Georgetown, Br. Guiana
Mr. William H. Goodman
Providence, R.I.
Mrs. (Violet) Goodman
Providence, R.I.
Mrs. Frederick E. (Sonia) Gore
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. J.W. (Cora) Grantham
Baxter Springs, Kansas
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mr. Edgar Gregson
Harmony, Mass.
Mrs. (Hilda) Gregson
Harmony, Mass.
Mr. William Gregson
Swampscott, Mass.
Mrs. (Maud) Gregson
Swampscott, Mass.
Mrs. Kittie Nash Groce
East Columbia, Texas
Mr. Robert W. Groves
Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. (Evelyn) Groves
Savannah, Ga.
Mr. A.L. Gustin
Kansas City, Missouri
Mrs. Gustin
Kansas City, Missouri
Mrs. Price (Mary) Hague
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Louis Hand
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Anna) Hand
New York, N.Y.
Miss Addie Harding
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. J.E. (Rebecca) Harrison
Owen Sound, Canada
Mr. Alvin S. Harte
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Alice) Harte
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Leo Hartfield
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mrs. (Sybil) Hartfield
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mr. Otto Hartmetz
Evansville, Ind.
Mrs. Ruth Hartmetz
Evansville, Ind.
Miss Helen Havey
Yonkers, N.Y.
Mr. George Hayley
Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. William L. (Mary) Heckman
St. Louis, Missouri
Mr. Thomas Hefferman
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. M.A. (May) Herkness
Jenkintown, Penna.
Mr. Ralph E. Heusner
Hanover, Penna.
Mrs. (Helen) Heusner
Hanover, Penna.
Mrs. R.L. (Jane) Heustis
Seattle, Wash.
Miss Matilda L. Heydt
Longmeadows, Mass.
Miss Nan M. Heydt
Longmeadows, Mass.
Mrs. Marie Hilbert
Carmel, N.Y.
Miss Eleanor Hill
Philadelphia, Penna.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mr. John Leslie Hodges
Westmount, Canada
Mrs. (Ula) Hodges, MBE
Westmount, Canada
Miss Claire (Athol) Hodges
Westmount, Canada
Miss Helen Hodges
Westmount, Canada
Miss Virginia Hollerith
Washington, D.C.
Mr. (William) W. Holloway
Wheeling, W. Va.
Mrs. (Margaret) Holloway
Wheeling, W. Va.
Mrs. B.O. (Catherine) Holmquist
Omaha, Nebraska
Mrs. Walter E. (Florence) Hope
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Charles R. Horton
Yonkers, N.Y.
Mr. D.L. Howan ¶
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Joseph L. Hudson
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mrs. (Elizabeth) Hudson
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mrs. Georgie Humphrey
Worcester, Mass.
Miss Linda Humphrey
Worcester, Mass.
Mr. Don E. Humphreys
Long Beach, Calif.
Mrs. (Ethel) Humphreys
Long Beach, Calif.
Mrs. H.L. (Lyda) Hunt
Dallas, Texas
Miss Frances Hurley
Haddonfield, N.J.
Mrs. George (Katherine) Ingalls
New York, N.Y.
Mstr. Winthrop Ingersoll
Claremore, Okla.
Miss Pauline Ingersoll
Claremore, Okla.
Col. David H. Jennings
Dunedin, Fla.
Mrs. (Norma) Jennings
Dunedin, Fla.
Mr. Crawford Johnson, Jr.
Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. Johnson
Birmingham, Ala.
Mr. George C. Johnson
Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Ruth Bradley Jones
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Mildred Jones
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. Alice Baker Jones
Houston, Texas
Mrs. Axel (Katherine) Jonsson
Haverford, Penna.
Mrs. Richard P. (Mary) Joy
Grosse Pointe, Mich.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mrs. Dorothy Church Kalbfleisch
Boston, Mass.
Mr. Robert Emmett Kavanaugh
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. (Hazel) Kavanaugh
Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Eugene C. Kelley
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. F.W. Kellogg
Altadena, Calif.
Miss Marion C. Kennedy
Bradford, Penna.
Mrs. O.B. (Grace) Kent
Libertyville, Illinois
Dr. George H. Kershaw
Fall River, Mass.
Mrs. (Mary) Kershaw
Fall River, Mass.
Mrs. Frances Kilpatrick
Ardmore, Okla.
Mrs. William (Agnes) Kinch
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mrs. Edith W. Kirkland
New York, N.Y.
Mr. (David) B. Knapp
Freeport, N.Y.
Mrs. (Josephine) Knapp
Freeport, N.Y.
Mrs. Watkin (Miriam) Kneath
Cornwall, N.Y.
Miss Leona Knolle
Houston, Texas
Mr. Felix Kramer
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Minnie) Kramer
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Frank (Sarah) Krentz
Douglas, Arizona
Mrs. J.L. (Edna) Krentz
San Carlos, Calif.
Mrs. Arthur (Frances) Krone
McAlester, Okla.
Miss Elaine Lambert
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. E.W. (Anna) Lane
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. Edwin J. Latz
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Ethel) Latz
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Peter I.B. Lavan
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Fay) Lavan
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Harry LaViers
Paintsville, Ky.
Mrs. (Maxie) LaViers
Paintsville, Ky.
Miss Diana Le Bosquet
Wichita, Kansas
Mrs. Walter (Frances) Legate
Owen Sound, Canada
Mrs. Barbara E. Lemon
Anderson, Ind.
Dr. Joseph Levenson
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Kate) Levenson
New York, N.Y.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Miss Margaret Bispham Levey
Jamestown, R.I.
Mrs. Henry (Ella) Lewis
Portland, Maine
Mrs. Loulie Linthicum
Long Beach, Calif.
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Lockwood
Greenwich, Conn.
Mrs. A.M. (Theresa) Long
Evanston, Illinois
Mr. James Spencer Love
Greensboro, N.C.
Mrs. (Martha) Love
Greensboro, N.C.
Mrs. Howe (Rhoda) Low
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mr. Edwin A. Mackey
Lansing, Mich.
Mrs. (Lola) Mackey
Lansing, Mich.
Mrs. A.W. (Charlotte) MacLaren
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Alex MacLean
Welland, Canada
Mrs. (Pearl) MacLean
Welland, Canada
Miss Josephine Magee
Hamilton, Canada
Mr. Bernard A. Mahoney, Sr.
Scarsdale, N.Y.
Mrs. (Carolyn) Mahoney
Scarsdale, N.Y.
Mr. Harry Makransky
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Helen) Makransky
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. J.G. (Tressa) Manley
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. (Walter) F. Marcus
New Orleans, La.
Mrs. (Anna) Marcus
New Orleans, La.
Mrs. Isabella Banks Markell
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. E.L. (Pearl) Marks
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mrs. Edward E. (Mildred) Marshall
Meadowbrook, Penna.
Mrs. Charles (Edna) Marshall
Albuquerque, N.M.
Mrs. C.D. (Eleanor) Matthews, Jr.
Sikeston, Missouri
Mr. Hamish W. Maxwell
London, U.K.
Miss Lois Mayer
Paris, Texas
Miss Carol Mentzer
Worcester, Mass.
Mr. Dahl Merrill
Mesa, Arizona
Mrs. E. Bruce (Helen) Merriman
Providence, R.I.
Mrs. Charles Henry (Alice) Merriman, III
Charlottesville, Va.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mr. Houghton P. Metcalf
Middleburg, Va.
Mrs. (Katharine) Metcalf
Middleburg, Va.
Mr. Robert E. Meyer
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mrs. (Rose) Meyer
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mrs. A. (Eugenia) Miller
Larchmont, N.Y.
Mr. William Miller
Toronto, Canada
Mr. John Hudson Moore
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Louise) Moore
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Norabel T. Moore
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Miss Priscilla Alden Moore
Atlanta, Ga.
Col. (William) J. Morden
Chappaqua, N.Y.
Mrs. (Irene) Morden
Chappaqua, N.Y.
Mrs. Adeline Moylan
Los Angeles, Calif.
Hon. Edward J. Murray
Yonkers, N.Y.
Mrs. (Brigid) Murray
Yonkers, N.Y.
Miss Carol McAdoo
Ambler, Penna.
Miss Marion McAdoo
Ambler, Penna.
Mrs. Berry McAlester
Columbia, Missouri
Mr. James McConnell
Red Bank, N.J.
Mrs. (Dorothy) McConnell
Red Bank, N.J.
Mr. James Harvey McCoy
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Florence McCoy
New York, N.Y.
Dr. Walter A. McCoy
Ardsley, N.Y.
Mrs. (Marion) McCoy
Ardsley, N.Y.
Mrs. F.H. (Caroline) McFarland
Fort Worth, Texas
Mrs. Felix McGinnis
San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. William C. McGolpin
Toronto, Canada
Mrs. William P. (Emily) McGrail
New York, N.Y.
Miss Jean McGrail
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Sylvia F. Neild
Shreveport, La.
Miss Helene Neild
Shreveport, La.
Miss Patricia Neild
Shreveport, La.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Col. Charles H. Nichols
Bakersfield, Calif.
Mrs. (Mamie) Nichols
Bakersfield, Calif.
Miss Mary Niemeier
Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. Laura Nixon
Washington, D.C.
Miss Jacqueline Novak ¶
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Jansen Noyes
Montclair, N.J.
Mrs. (Agnes) Noyes
Montclair, N.J.
Mr. Nicholas H. Noyes
Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. (Marguerite) Noyes
Indianapolis, Ind.
Eunice, Lady Oakes
Nassau, Bahamas
Mr. Victor Ogley
Garrison, N.Y.
Mr. (Riley) R. Osborn
Michigan City, Ind.
Mrs. (Helen) Osborn
Michigan City, Ind.
Mrs. Maude Owen-Marsh
Nassau, Bahamas
Mr. (Meyer) W. Paley
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Augusta) Paley
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Helen F. Palmer
Shreveport, La.
Miss Sylvia Palmer
Shreveport, La.
Mrs. John (Vida) Parry
Old Greenwich, Conn.
Miss Aida T. Pascual
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. George H. (Dora) Patrick
Lexington, Mass.
Mrs. A. Singleton (Mary) Paull
Wheeling, W. Va.
Mr. Charles W. Payne
La Grange, Illinois
Mrs. (Myra) Payne
La Grange, Illinois
Miss Ruth Payne
La Grange, Illinois
Mrs. Harold C. (Dorothy) Payson
Scarborough, Maine
Mrs. Marion Pearson
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mrs. Frederick S. (Mary) Peck
West Barrington, R.I.
Mrs. Isaac (Louise) Pennypacker
Bryn Mawr, Penna.
Mrs. Shirley (Helen) Percival
Des Moines, Iowa
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mrs. Lida Peterman
Tacoma, Wash.
Miss Rosina Peterson
Middlebury, Conn.
Mr. Jacques Pollack
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Pollack
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. T.G. (Irene) Potter
Westmount, Canada
Mrs. Frank H. (Amy) Powell
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. Alan P.L. Prest
Darien, Conn.
Mrs. (Mary) Prest
Darien, Conn.
Miss Julie Prest
Darien, Conn.
Mrs. Herrick (Ethel) Prindiville
New York, N.Y.
Mr. John G. Prizer
West Orange, N.J.
Mrs. (Helen) Prizer
West Orange, N.J.
Mrs. Alice Rorick Prudden
Palm Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Frank X. (Helen) Pund
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. (Lawrence) J. Purcell
Huntington, N.Y.
Mrs. (mary) Purcell
Huntington, N.Y.
Mr. (William) F. Quarrie
Winter Park, Fla.
Mrs. (Mabel) Quarrie
Winter Park, Fla.
Miss Margaret K. Quarrie
Winter Park, Fla.
Miss Dorothy Quilty
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. E.J. (Mabel) Quintal
Glen Ridge, N.J.
Mrs. Wallace (Ella) Ralston
Houston, Texas
Mrs. Mae (Mary) Ranch
East Orange, N.J.
Mr. Harry F. Ranney
Morristown, N.J.
Mrs. (Edith) Ranney
Morristown, N.J.
Mr. Louis M. Ream
Clayville, R.I.
Mrs. (Marion) Ream
Clayville, R.I.
Mrs. Hazel Reiter
Canon City, Colo.
Mr. Edgar Reynolds
Grand Island, Nebraska
Mrs. Frances Reynolds
Grand Island, Nebraska
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Key
Name
City and State
Mrs. Claire J. Rice
Norwood, R. I.
Miss Estelle Rice
Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. Wayne Richardson
Louisville, Ky.
Mrs. (Berniece) Richardson
Louisville, Ky.
Miss Betsy Richardson
Greenwich, Conn.
Miss Dora Richardson
Greenwich, Conn.
Mr. Vaughn T. Rickard
Lock Haven, Penna.
Mr. Hugh Scott Riddle
Atlantic City, N.J.
Mrs. (Marguerite) Riddle
Atlantic City, N.J.
Mrs. Benjamin de Witt (Leila) Riegel
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Fred J. (Bertha) Rieger
San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. Charles Ritz
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. (Evelyn) Ritz
Minneapolis, Minn.
Miss Norma Ritz
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mr. George Roberts
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Grace) Roberts
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. James B. (Honora) Robertson
Westport, Conn.
Mrs. Edward (Emily) Robins ¶
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. James D. (Emily) Robinson
Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. Charles B. Rockwell
Bristol, R.I.
Mrs. (Eleanor) Rockwell
Bristol, R.I.
Mrs. Frank (Carlotta) Rodolf
Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. J.D. (Frances) Rollow
New York, N.Y.
Mr. George E. Roosevelt
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Mildred) Roosevelt
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Hall C. Ross
Hillsborough, Calif.
Mrs. Ross
Hillsborough, Calif.
Mr. Samuel H. Rost
Miami Beach, Fla.
Mrs. (Libby) Rost
Miami Beach, Fla.
Mr. Fred C. Rubbra
Hampstead, Canada
Mrs. (Marion) Rubbra
Hampstead, Canada
Miss Ida Mae Rude
Fresno, Calif.
Mrs. James W. (Madeleine) Rusling
Trenton, N.J.
Mr. Joseph H. Russell
Camarillo, Calif.
Mrs. (Henrietta) Russell
Camarillo, Calif.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mr. Clifford R. Sabrey
New York, N.Y.
Lady Katherine Salvage
Glen Head, N.Y.
Mrs. T.M. (Luella) Sayman
St. Louis, Missouri
Miss Florence Schenck
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mrs. Julius (Sara) Schild
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. George A. Schilling
West Lafayette, Ind.
Mrs. (Ruth) Schilling
West Lafayette, Ind.
Miss Helen Schlafly
St. Louis, Missouri
Miss Elizabeth Schroeder
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Clifford G. Schultz
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. (May) Schultz
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. Nathan Schwartz
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Yetta) Schwartz
New York, N.Y.
Mr. Albert S. Scott
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mrs. (Ethel) Scott
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mr. (Leonard) Ewing Scott
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. (Evelyn) Scott
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. George Sears
San Diego, Calif.
Mrs. Lucile Sears
San Diego, Calif.
Mr. Samuel Seelenfreund
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. (Anna) Seelenfreund
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. William A. (Edith) Seifert
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Mr. Philip T. Sharples
Haverford, Penna.
Mrs. (Edith) Sharples
Haverford, Penna.
Mrs. Wilhemine K. Shearman
Ogden, Utah
Mrs. Edna Shelt
Cincinnati, Ohio
Miss Kate D. Shinkle
Watch Hill, R.I.
Miss Frances Shinkle
Watch Hill, R.I.
Mrs. Annie Hill Shinn
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. David (Salley) Silverman
Kingstree, S.C.
Mrs. B.A. (Lillian) Simpson
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. H. Burtis (Cora) Skellenger
Trenton, N.J.
Mrs. S.G. (Hannah) Smith
Vancouver, Canada
Mrs. Margaretta Smith
Vancouver, Canada
Mr. Henry Bancroft Smith
Rutherford, N.J.
Mrs. Gabriel (Johmie) Smithers
Huntsville, Texas
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Key
Name
City and State
Mr. George Snyder
Sea Cliff, N.Y.
Mrs. (Edythe) Snyder
Sea Cliff, N.Y.
Mrs. Louise Marshall Sollitt
Evanston, Illinois
Mrs. Evelyn Spears
Ardmore, Okla.
Mrs. Katherine Spinx
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. Joseph S. Stauffer
Toronto, Canada
Mrs. (Annabelle) Stauffer
Toronto, Canada
Miss Grace Steedman
Hamilton, Canada
Mrs. Olga B. Stilwell
Anderson, Ind.
Mrs. Arthur D. (Mary) Storke
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Charles L. (Sydney) Stovell
Haverford, Penna.
Mr. Ernest J. Streubel
South Orange, N.J.
Mrs. (Ottilie) Streubel
South Orange, N.J.
Mr. Eric Swenson
Babylon, N.Y.
Mrs. Kathleen Tammen
Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Edward E. Taylor
Denver, Colo.
Mrs. (Marion) Taylor
Denver, Colo.
Miss Ruby Taylor
Des Moines, Iowa
Mrs. Howard (Elizabeth) Taylor, Jr.
Gladwyne, Penna.
Mrs. Philip R. (Anna-Mary) Thayer
Piedmont, Calif.
Mrs. Malcolm D. (Bessie) Therrel
Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Lila Thomas
Appleton, Wisc.
Mrs. J. Elmer (Mary) Thomas
Ft. Worth, Texas
Mr. Knight Thornton
Wellsville, N.Y.
Mrs. (Virginia) Thornton
Wellsville, N.Y.
Mr. Nathanael J. Toerber
Oak Park, Illinois
Mrs. Helen L. Towne
Franklin Grove, Illinois
Mr. Leslie A. Tucker
Westmount, Canada
Mrs. (Marna) Tucker
Westmount, Canada
Mr. Thomas W. Turner
Nanticoke, Penna.
Mrs. (Fannie) Turner
Nanticoke, Penna.
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1953 Coronation Cruise Passenger List Transcript

Key
Name
City and State
Mrs. Faith Urdahl
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Charles B. Utley
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mrs. (Kate) Utley
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mrs. Katharine H. Van Dyke
Philadelphia, Penna.
Mrs. E. (Jennie) Van Gieson
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. David Van Pelt
Rosemont, Penna.
Mrs. (Elizabeth) Van Pelt
Rosemont, Penna.
Mrs. John Winthrop (Mary) Wadleigh
Jamestown, R.I.
Mrs. Paul (Adelaide) Waentig
Huntington, N.Y.
Mrs. Leland (Vida) Walker
Somerset, Penna.
Mr. Charles H. Walker
Northville, Mich.
Mrs. (Viola) Walker
Northville, Mich.
Mrs. Sam (Gertrude) Wallingford
Wichita, Kansas
Mr. Frank Walsh
Saginaw, Mich.
Mr. William Walsh
New York, N.Y.
Mr. (Frederick) P. Walter
Tulsa, Okla.
Mrs. (Pauline) Walter
Tulsa, Okla.
Mr. William B. Warner
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Mrs. (Martha) Warner
Forest Hills, N.Y.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Waterson
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. Mary Watters
Buffalo, N.Y.
Mr. Mark Weitzenhoffer
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. (Edith) Weitzenhoffer
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. W.K. (Mildred) Wells
Rochester, N.Y.
Mrs. George (Josephine) Wendheiser
Ellington, Conn.
Mr. Claude Weymouth
Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. (Margie) Weymouth
Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. Eugene D. White
Seaside Park, N.J.
Mrs. (Margaret) White
Seaside Park, N.J.
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Key
Name
City and State
Mrs. Norman Whittall
Vancouver, Canada
Mrs. Diana Whittall
Vancouver, Canada
Mr. John Francis Whitworth
London, U.K.
Miss Pauline M. Wilder
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Miss Katharine H. Wilder
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Mstr. David F. Wilder
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Mr. Albert C. Wilkinson
Boston, Mass.
Mr. Henry Willard, Jr.
New York, N.Y.
Mrs. J. Calvert (Ruth) Williams
Phoenix, Arizona
Mrs. Stuart L. (Elcey) Williams
Reno, Nevada
Miss Isobel R. Willoughby
Regina, Canada
Mr. (Gifford) G. Wills
San Francisco, Calif.
Mrs. (Freda) Wills
San Francisco, Calif.
Miss Maud A. Wilmot
New Orleans, La.
Mr. Roland A. Wilson
Tampa, Fla.
Mrs. (Margaret) Wilson
Tampa, Fla.
Mrs. William E. (Helene) Withall
Altadena, Calif.
Mrs. Vera L. Withall
Altadena, Calif.
Miss Leona Wolfarth
Saginaw, Mich.
Miss Marion Woodfield
Jackson, Mich.
Mrs. Addie Workman
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mrs. J.D. (Mazie) Wrather
Dallas, Texas
Miss Mollie Wrather
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Charles L. (Eleanor) Yancey
Tulsa, Okla.
Mr. L. Douglas Young
Providence, R.I.
Mrs. (Louise) Young
Providence, R.I.
Mr. Garfield T. Zeller
Bellows Falls, Vt.
Mr. Adolph Zimmerli
New Brunswick, N.J.
Mrs. (Jane) Zimmerli
New Brunswick, N.J.
Summary
Coronation Cruise
Passenger Total:
579 (inc. Cruise Staff)
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Key
Addendum
  • Miss Katherine Bromeyer, not in published list
  • Mr. Jack Carnes shown as Samuel Carnes on Manifest
  • Mrs. Gwendoline Eadie shown as Marie Eadie on Manifest
  • Miss Rachel Fitler shown as embarking at Funchal
  • Miss Jeanne Ford shown as Maud Ford on Manifest
  • Mr. & Mrs. Gomes shown as embarking at Lisbon
  • Mrs. Edwin C. Fassau shown as Mrs. Marian Fassett on Manifest
  • Mr. D.L. Howan shown as Della Howatt on Manifest
  • Miss Jacqueline Novak shown as Pauline Novak on Manifest
  • Mrs. Edward (Emily) Robins shown as embarking at Funchal

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