Passenger and Crew List
The following is the list of passengers and crew that was provided in court records of the sinking.
List of Abbreviations used in Crew List:
(B) brother; (D) daughter; (F) father; (M) mother; (S) son; (SS) sister; (W) widow.
Those names that are marked with an asterisk (*) resided in Victoria.
| CREW MEMBER | DEPENDENTS | |
| John Mitchell Clark | Agnes Clark (M) | |
| William K.Ligget | Margaret Ligget (W)* | |
| Patricia Ligget (D)* | ||
| Robert A. Ligger (S)* | ||
| Jeremiah C. Shaw | Agnes Shaw (W)* | |
| Victor C. Whitecross | E. Whitecross (M) | |
| Charles G. Beadle | Irene Beadle (W)* | |
| Arthur G. Murphy | Nita E. Murphy (W) | |
| Frank Gosse | Mabel Gosse (W)* | |
| Gordon V. Gosse (S)* | ||
| Alfred Cartwright | Fanny Cartwright (W) | |
| John Cartwright (S) | ||
| William Cartwright (S) | ||
| Thomas Cartwright (S) | ||
| Sideny Cartwright (D) | ||
| Fredrick Harvery | Florence Harvey (W) | |
| Marjorie Harvey (D) | ||
| Norman Harvey (S) | ||
| Harry Harvey (S) | ||
| Edward Harvey (S) | ||
| George G. Booth | Nina Booth (W) | |
| Dorothy Booth (D) | ||
| Wilbur E. Booth (S) | ||
| Charles H.E. Waller | Elizabeth Waller (W)* | |
| Dorothy Waller (D)* | ||
| Vera Waller (D)* | ||
| James Waller (S)* | ||
| O.M. Phillips | Valerie Phillips (W)* | |
| Margaret Phillips (D) | ||
| Charles Newberg | John Newberg (F) | |
| Sophia Newberg (M) | ||
| James. W. Massey | Pearl Massey (SS) | |
| William McLennan | Lucy McLennan (M) | |
| Lloyd McLennan (SS) | ||
| Dunalda McLennan (S) | ||
| William MacLachlan | E. MacLachlan (M)* | |
| Mary MacLachlan (S) | ||
| Duncan Ross | Ellen Ross (W) | |
| Grace Ross (D) | ||
| Leonard Locke | Emily Locke (W)* | |
| Leonard Locke (S)* | ||
| William C. Dibble | Cecelia Diblle (W) (Saskatoon) | |
| Ivy L. Dibble (D) | ||
| Edna W. Dibble (D) | ||
| Fracnes L. Dibble (D)* | ||
| George A. Dallas | Ursula Dallas (M)* | |
| Micheal Doris | Mary Anne Doris (W) (Greenock, Scotland) | |
| Mary Doris (D) | ||
| Bridget Doris (D) | ||
| Sit. L | Sit Chin Shih (W) (China) | |
| Sit Wen (S) | ||
| Lee Hong | Kam Yuk (D)* | |
| Kam Yit (D)* | ||
| Lionel A. Olson | Laura E. Olson (M) | |
| Edgar Doughty | Eleanor Doughty (M) (Surrey, England) | |
| Gordon Templeman | S.C. Templeman (M) Winnipeg) | |
| FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS | DESTINATION | |
| J.Allmark | Vancouver | |
| W.S. Amalong | Seattle | |
| Mrs. W.S. Amalong | Seattle | |
| J.P. Anderson | Seattle | |
| Mrs. J.P. Anderson | Seattle | |
| F. Aitken | Seattle | |
| G.W. Allen | Vancouver | |
| A.W. Anthony | Vancouver | |
| Joe Abel | Seattle | |
| Capt. Alexander | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. Alexander | Vancouver | |
| A.S. Bourne | Seattle | |
| Mrs. J. Beaton | Seattle | |
| Beaton ( child) | Seattle | |
| Beaton (infant) | Seattle | |
| S.J. Baggerley | Seattle | |
| Mrs. S.J. Baggerely | Seattle | |
| C.M. Bell | Seattle | |
| Mrs. C.M. Bell | Seattle | |
| Bell (infant) | Seattle | |
| Bell (infant) | Seattle | |
| O. Backman | Seattle | |
| J.M. Beyeer | Seattle | |
| H. Benent | Seattle | |
| P. Bowker | Seattle | |
| C.W. Barlow | Seattle | |
| N.G. Blythe | Victoria | |
| C.J. Bloomquist | Victoria | |
| H.M. Bridges | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. H.M. Bridges | Vancouver | |
| Frank Brown | Vancouver | |
| Allen Barnes | Vancouver | |
| Walter Barnes | Vancouver | |
| Geo J. Baker | Vancouver | |
| W. Barton | Vancouver | |
| Brown | Vancouver | |
| J.A. Clark | Prince Rupert | |
| C. Caslteman | Seattle | |
| J.M. Clover | Seattle | |
| Marie Colombara | Seattle | |
| J. Crone | Seattle | |
| Chas. Craven | Seattle | |
| Chas. Chantquist | Seattle | |
| Sam. Chanquist | Seattle | |
| C.E. Clark | Seattle | |
| Mrs. Cha. Conquist | Seattle | |
| J.S. Chisholm | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. J.S. Chisholm | Vancouver | |
| J. Christiansen | Vancouver | |
| A. Campbell | Vancouver | |
| C.S. Chinery | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. W.S. Carr | Vancouver | |
| Thos J. Collins | Prince Rupert | |
| R.H. Davis | Seattle | |
| Mrs. R.H. Davis | Seattle | |
| Jas. Dubois | Seattle | |
| S.M. Dalby | Seattle | |
| G.M. Dano | Seattle | |
| M. Davis | Seattle | |
| H. Davis | Victoria | |
| Mrs. H Davis | Victoria | |
| Capt. J.P. Douglas | Vancouver | |
| F.W. Elliot | Seattle | |
| M.S. Eads (Coin Roll) | Seattle | |
| John Eyre | Seattle | |
| W.A. Foster | Vancouver | |
| R. Findley | Vancouver | |
| J.J. Flannagan | Prince Rupert | |
| A. Felming | Prince Rupert | |
| W. H. Grover | Seattle | |
| Peter Gurkovitch | Seattle | |
| F.S. Gibbs | Seattle | |
| Chas. Guy | Seattle | |
| A.L. Garner | Seattle | |
| A. J Grenny | Seattle | |
| J.C. Green | Seattle | |
| Mrs. J.C. Green | Seattle | |
| Mrs. Dan Gillis | Victoria | |
| O.A. Gidlund | Prince Rupert | |
| O. Garner | Seattle | |
| Mrs. O. Garner | Seattle | |
| Thos. Hennesey | Seattle | |
| H.E. hardin | Seattle | |
| R.M. Hall | Seattle | |
| Sam Henry | Seattle | |
| Mrs. Sam Henry | Seattle | |
| Hendrix | Seattle | |
| J.W. Helwinkle | Seattle | |
| L.A. Hanson | Seattle | |
| Jack Haynes | Seattle | |
| Carl Headlund | Seattle | |
| Chas. Holmes | Seattle | |
| J. Howard | Seattle | |
| Mrs. Jas. Hall | Vancouver | |
| T.L. Hoering | Vancouver | |
| R.C. Haws | Vancouver | |
| Geo Howey | Vancouver | |
| R. hager | Prince Rupert | |
| Wm. Haggerty | Vancouver | |
| E.S. Ironside | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. Ironside | Vancouver | |
| EJ. Johnston | Vancouver | |
| Arthur Johnston | Prince Rupert | |
| J.F. Kelly | Seattle | |
| C. Knutson | Seattle | |
| Sam kilonas | Seattle | |
| T. Kagawa | Vancouver | |
| A.W. Kendall | Vancouver | |
| C.E. Kilway | Vancouver | |
| H.J. Kenyon | Vancouver | |
| D. Kink | Vancouver | |
| J. King | Prince Rupert | |
| J. Kirk | Vancouver | |
| I. Labraai | Seattle | |
| J.A. Laird | Seattle | |
| W.S. Liber | Seattle | |
| G.S. Leavit | Seattle | |
| H. Lawless | Seattle | |
| L.M. Lee | Seattle | |
| G.H. Lisson | Seattle | |
| W. Lidgett | Vancouver | |
| A.D. Lewis | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. Lenez | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. Geo Markus | Seattle | |
| Markus (infant) | Seattle | |
| W. Murphy | Seattle | |
| U.G. Myers | Seattle | |
| G.F. Mayhood | Seattle | |
| Geo Milton | Seattle | |
| Joe Maskell | Vancouver | |
| T. Mabins | Seattle | |
| Thos. Milne | Prince Rupert | |
| W.T. McArthur | Seattle | |
| D.A Mcdonald | Seattle | |
| A.W. Mcqueen | Seattle | |
| Guy McCrait | Seattle | |
| J. McNeil | Victoria | |
| Thos. Mcmahon | Victoria | |
| R. Mclachlan | vancouver | |
| Mrs. R. Mclachlan | vancouver | |
| A. R. McLean | Vancouver | |
| Wm. McWaters | Vancouver | |
| John McLeod | Vancouver | |
| Alex McLeado | Vancouver | |
| W.H. Mcdonald | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. W.H. Mcdonald | Vancouver | |
| Mcdonald (child) | Vancouver | |
| Mcdonald (infant) | Vancouver | |
| Mcdonald (infant) | Vancouver | |
| N. Mcleod | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. N. Mcleod | Vancouver | |
| R. McTavish | Vancouver | |
| G.A. Niles | Seattle | |
| J.G. Nichols | Seattle | |
| S.A. Nelson | Seattle | |
| Thos. Neilson | Seattle | |
| W. J. O’Brien | Vancouver | |
| Mr.s W. J. O.’Brien | Vancouver | |
| O’Brien (child) | Vancouver | |
| O’Brien (child) | Vancouver | |
| O’Brien (infant) | Vancouver | |
| O’Brien (infant) | Seattle | |
| J.F Pugh | Seattle | |
| A.D. Pinksa | Seattle | |
| Mrs A.D. Pinksa | Seattle | |
| Mrs. C.J.Perkins | Seattle | |
| H.B. Parkin | Seattle | |
| O.Poppert | Seattle | |
| A. Pellison | Seattle | |
| P.W. Peterson | Seattle | |
| O.D. Pratt | Seattle | |
| Nick Peterson | Seattle | |
| John Peterson | Vancouver | |
| C.C. Queen | Vancouver | |
| H. Russel | Seattle | |
| H. Rutherford | Seattle | |
| H.F. Robinson | Vancouver | |
| leo ryan | Prince Rupert | |
| H.A. Robinson | Vancouver | |
| G.C. Randolph | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. J. A. Segbers | Seattle | |
| H.A. Somerset | Seattle | |
| F.E. Soule | Seattle | |
| William Scouse | Seattle | |
| W.C. Sharon | Seattle | |
| Geo L. Sholseth | Seattle | |
| T.E. Sanford | Seattle | |
| W.H. Smith | Seattle | |
| H.M. Swartz | Seattle | |
| John Schenck | Seattle | |
| E. Seniff | Seattle | |
| W. F. Shaw | Seattle | |
| D. Satomyer | Seattle | |
| J. Santine | Seattle | |
| Fred Smith | Seattle | |
| W.W. Shillinglaw | Victoria | |
| W.P. Smith Jr. | Victoria | |
| R.H. Smith | Victoria | |
| M. Stange | Vancouver | |
| Tom Sinich | Vancouver | |
| Wm. Steinberger | Vancouver | |
| Capt. A. Steward | Vancouver | |
| N. Stewert | Vancouver | |
| H Strain | Vancouver | |
| Joe Shimada | Vancouver | |
| A.H. Southerland | Prince Rupert | |
| Sam Sorensen | Prince Rupert | |
| J.H. Smith | Prince Rupert | |
| Mrs. J. H. Smith | Prince Rupert | |
| Smith (infant) | Prince Rupert | |
| Smith (infant) | Prince Rupert | |
| T.M. turner | Seattle | |
| T.E. Thorsen | Seattle | |
| T.D. Tolbert | Seattle | |
| E. Taggart | Seattle | |
| O.E. Tackstrom | Seattle | |
| Mrs. O.E. Tackstrom | Seattle | |
| Tackstrom (infant) | Seattle | |
| Tackstrom (infant) | Seattle | |
| Geo. Tribe | Victoria | |
| R. Trucco | Prince Rupert | |
| J. Trainer | Prince Rupert | |
| W.A. Thomson | Seattle | |
| W.P. Smith | Victoria | |
| B. Van Valkenberg | Seattle | |
| H.D. Vandecarr | Victoria | |
| P. Vant | Vancouver | |
| Miss. N. Very | Prince Rupert | |
| Miss. E. Very | Prince Rupert | |
| C.S. Verrill | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. Vifquain | Vancouver | |
| Vifquain (child) | Vancouver | |
| Mrs. Al Winchell | Seattle | |
| A.W. Walker | Seattle | |
| Frank White | Seattle | |
| B. Wilkinson | Victoria | |
| A.S. Winkler | Vancouver | |
| C.H. Wilkonson | Vancouver | |
| C.D. Williams | Vancouver | |
| W. Wright | Vancouver | |
| C.E. Watson | Vancouver | |
| E.G Wheeldon | Vancouver | |
| R. Young | Seattle | |
| J.D. Young | Vancouver | |
| John Zaccarelli | Seattle | |
| C.W. Zylstra | Seattle | |
| SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS | ||
| Dube Narduis | Prince Rupert | |
| C.A Paddock | Prince Rupert | |
| C.W. Shiarlin | Prince Rupert | |
| K. Tzuzi | Vancouver | |
| L. Heinzer | Seattle | |
| Elmer Stitzel | Seattle | |
| Nino Clemintino | Seattle | |
| H. Wurgler | Seattle | |
| R. Menton | Seattle | |
| Chas. Nelson | Seattle | |
| Jim George | Seattle | |
| Wm. Staples | Seattle | |
| Sam Brown | Seattle | |
| P. Kontes | Seattle | |
| E.M. Nelson | Seattle | |
| Joe Vito | Seattle | |
| O.C. Salt | Seattle | |
| J.L. Clay | Seattle | |
| Thos. Wishart | Seattle | |
| M.Moyer | Seattle | |
| P. McCaskey | Seattle | |
| O.H. Strupp | Seattle | |
| C.C. Faines | Seattle | |
| C.W. Porter | Seattle | |
| G. W. Wanes | Seattle | |
| E.A Wendt | Seattle | |
| A.J. Smith | Seattle | |
| TOTAL PASSENGERS | 278 | |
| CREW MEMBERS 23 OCT 1918 | ||
| NAME | AGE | |
| Deck Officers | ||
| L.P. Locke | 66 | |
| Jerry Shaw | 36 | |
| F. Gosse | 28 | |
| A. Murphy | 46 | |
| Petty Officers | ||
| W. Evans | 33 | |
| W.K. Ligget | 25 | |
| F. Hyndamn | 18 | |
| G. Glourtue | 38 | |
| L.Smith | 18 | |
| A. Walker | 19 | |
| P. Burnham | 43 | |
| H. darling | 38 | |
| H. Walsh | 53 | |
| Engineers | ||
| H. Solloway | – | |
| D. Ross | – | |
| J. W. Massey | – | |
| M. Dorris | 55 | |
| E. Doughty | 22 | |
| L.Lapierre | 19 | |
| J. Dobbie | 39 | |
| M. McCormack | 53 | |
| T. M. Eans | 32 | |
| Deck Hands | ||
| F. Frau | – | |
| S. W. Mancy | 16 | |
| P. Gaynor | 37 | |
| T. Park | 20 | |
| A.D. Park | 18 | |
| A. Munro | 29 | |
| D.A.Dallas | 19 | |
| W. McLaughlin | – | |
| J. M. Clark | – | |
| F. Burke | 17 | |
| L.A. Olson | 6 | |
| Stewards and Pursers | ||
| C. G. Beadle | 33 | |
| C.J. Black | 29 | |
| D.M. Robinson | 20 | |
| J.King | 46 | |
| A.Cartwright | 47 | |
| H. Browning | 35 | |
| L. Wood | 58 | |
| T.K. Galuth | 44 | |
| G.G. Booth | 36 | |
| J. Mossman | 21 | |
| G. Templeman | 23 | |
| J.H.Klein | 16 | |
| V. Whitecross | 29 | |
| McLennan | 22 | |
| F. Harvey | 44 | |
| H. Short | 17 | |
| T. Deans | 55 | |
| A. Coles | 28 | |
| H. Dolphius | 32 | |
| O.M.Phillips | 26 | |
| There were also what the official list called ’12 Chinamen in Stewards department’, whose names were not given. From other sources, they were: | ||
| T Jimms | Chief Cook | |
| Hong Lee | 2nd Cook | |
| Hoy Lee | 3rd Cook | |
| Chee Fit | Pantryman | |
| Man Set | 2nd Pantryman | |
| Joe Fee | Porter | |
| Jim Get | Baker | |
| Lee Sing | Porter | |
| Set Leon | Porter | |
| Young Lee | Porter | |
| Yip DSet | Porter | |
| Chin Yuen | Porter | |
| TOTAL CREW | 66 | |
| TOTAL PASSENGERS | 278 | |
| TOTAL PASSENGERS AND CREW | 343 | |
| Source: United States National Archives, San Francisco Branch, Record Group 276, 9th Circuit, US Court of Appeals, Case #6390, I.M. Brace et al. vs. CPR, Appellants’ Supplemental Brief, Appendix II, and other documents. Quoted in Coates and Morrison, The Sinking of the Princess Sophia, Appendixes B and C. |
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