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Index to
Doukhobor Ship Lists
Ship passenger
lists constitute the official record of Doukhobor immigration to Canada.
Compiled on board by the ship's purser and examined by customs and immigration
authorities upon arrival, they are important sources of information about our
Doukhobor immigrant ancestors. With few exceptions,
the Doukhobors arrived in Canada in four distinct waves in 1898-1899, 1902-1906,
1909-1914 and 1925-1930. The following index compiled by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff
contains known ship passenger
lists for each of these periods.
Index
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1898-1899 -
1902-1906
-
1909-1914 -
1925-1930
Arrivals in 1898-1899
The
first (and by far the largest) wave of Doukhobor immigration took place
in 1898 - 1899 when over 7,500 Doukhobors from the Caucasus sailed from
the Black Sea port of Batum to the Canadian ports of Quebec and Halifax.
These chartered trans-Atlantic voyages were funded by Russian novelist Count Leo
Tolstoy and by the Society of Friends (Quakers) in England and America.
It was the largest mass migration in Canadian history.
| Ship |
Line |
Departure
Port |
Departure |
Arrival
Port |
Arrival |
Passengers |
Microfilm |
| Vancouver |
Dominion |
Liverpool |
01
Sep 1898 |
Quebec |
10
Sep 1898 |
10/357 |
C-4542 |
| Lake
Huron * |
Beaver |
Batum |
23
Dec 1898 |
Halifax |
23
Jan 1899 |
2,140 |
C-4519 |
| Lake
Superior
* |
Beaver |
Batum |
04
Jan 1899 |
Halifax |
27
Jan 1899 |
1,997 |
C-4519 |
| Lake
Superior |
Beaver |
Larnaca |
18
Apr 1899 |
Quebec |
09
May 1899 |
1,036 |
C-4542 |
| Lake
Huron |
Beaver |
Batum |
12
May 1899 |
Quebec |
06
Jun 1899 |
2,286 |
C-4542 |
| Lake
Superior |
Beaver |
Liverpool |
08
Jul 1899 |
Quebec |
20
Jul 1899 |
56/670 |
C-4542 |
| Dominion |
Dominion |
Liverpool |
08
Dec 1899 |
Halifax |
18
Dec 1899 |
1/194 |
T-494 |
*Note:
these ship passenger lists are incomplete. See notes below for details.
Arrivals in 1902-1906
A second wave of
Doukhobor immigration took place in 1902 - 1906. During this time, over 260
Doukhobors took coastal ships from Russia to Western European ports, where they boarded transatlantic ships bound
for Canada. These were Doukhobors detained in Russia until their terms of exile
or military service had expired. These voyages were funded by the Doukhobor
community in Canada.
|
Ship |
Line |
Departure
Port |
Departure |
Arrival
Port |
Arrival |
Passengers |
Microfilm |
|
Ionian |
Allan |
Liverpool |
26
Dec 1901 |
St.
Johns |
05
Jan 1902 |
11/106 |
T-505 |
|
Furst
Bismark |
Hamburg
America |
Hamburg |
02
Aug 1902 |
New
York |
16
Aug 1902 |
1/358 |
NARA
T715-293 |
|
Lake
Ontario |
Elder
Dempster |
Liverpool |
30
Sep 1902 |
Quebec |
10
Oct 1902 |
2/678 |
T-481 |
|
Lake
Champlain |
Elder
Dempster |
Liverpool |
03
Dec 1902 |
St.
Johns |
12
Dec 1902 |
1/845 |
T-505 |
|
Blucher |
Hamburg
America |
Hamburg |
05 Aug 1903 |
New York |
16 Aug 1903 |
1/573 |
NARA 497 |
|
Ionian |
Allan |
Liverpool |
04
Feb 1904 |
Halifax |
13
Feb 1904 |
4/260 |
T-497 |
|
Lake
Erie |
Allan |
Liverpool |
16
Feb 1904 |
St.
Johns |
29
Feb 1904 |
2/594 |
T-505 |
|
Belgravia |
Hamburg
America |
Hamburg |
25 Mar 1904 |
New York |
10 Apr 1904 |
3/900 |
NARA
T715-445 |
|
Umbria |
Cunard |
Liverpool |
23 Jul 1904 |
New York |
31 Jul 1904 |
4/1,350 |
NARA
T715-480 |
|
Lake
Erie |
Allan |
Liverpool |
11
Aug 1904 |
Quebec |
21
Aug 1904 |
3/608 |
T-482 |
|
Bremen |
North
German
Lloyd |
Bremen |
18 Aug 1904 |
New
York |
30
Aug 1904 |
1/1,519 |
NARA
T715-489 |
|
Bavarian |
Allan |
Liverpool |
25
Aug 1904 |
Quebec |
02 Sep 1904 |
3/1,148 |
T-483 |
|
Montezuma |
Canadian
Pacific |
Antwerp |
25
Aug 1904 |
Quebec |
07 Sep 1904 |
3/116 |
T-483 |
|
Mount
Temple |
Canadian
Pacific |
Antwerp |
27
Oct 1904 |
Quebec |
09
Nov 1904 |
1/566 |
T-484 |
|
Corinthian |
Allan |
Liverpool |
25 Nov 1904 |
Halifax |
05 Dec 1904 |
1/318 |
T-498 |
|
La
Bretagne |
French |
Le
Havre |
08
May 1905 |
New
York |
22
May 1905 |
16/1,060 |
NARA
T715-577 |
|
Southwark |
Dominion |
Liverpool |
31
Aug 1905 |
Quebec |
09
Sep 1905 |
182/649 |
T-485 |
|
Dominion |
Dominion |
Liverpool |
07
Sep 1905 |
Quebec |
17
Sep 1905 |
3/521 |
T-485 |
|
Sarmatian |
Allan |
London |
09
Oct 1905 |
Quebec |
20
Oct 1905 |
2/95 |
T-486 |
|
Canada |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
26
Oct 1905 |
Quebec |
04 Nov 1905 |
4/319 |
T-486 |
|
La
Savoie |
French |
Le
Havre |
29
Oct 1905 |
New
York |
11
Nov 1905 |
10/1,055 |
T-513 |
|
Amerika |
Hamburg
America |
Hamburg |
20 Jun 1906 |
New York |
01 Jul 1906 |
2/1,410 |
T-518 |
|
Friedrick
Der
Grosse |
North
German
Lloyd |
Bremen |
08
Dec 1906 |
New
York |
20
Dec 1906 |
18/21 |
T-518 |
|
Saint
Louis |
American |
Southampton |
09
Feb 1907 |
New
York |
17
Feb 1907 |
6/1,370 |
T-518 |
Arrivals in 1909-1914
The
third major wave of Doukhobor immigration took place between 1909 and 1914.
During this time, over 870 Doukhobors from the Caucasus took coastal ships
from mainland Russia to Western European ports. There they boarded trans-Atlantic
ships bound for Canada. This wave was prompted by fear of conscription
in the impending war between Germany and Russia.
|
Ship |
Line |
Departure
Port |
Departure |
Arrival
Port |
Arrival |
Passengers |
Microfilm |
|
America |
La
Veloce |
Naples |
30
Jun 1909 |
New
York |
13
Jul 1909 |
21/2,650 |
T-4699 |
|
Kaiserin
Auguste
Victoria |
Hamburg
America |
Hamburg |
04
Nov 1909 |
New
York |
13
Nov 1909 |
1/2,996 |
T-4699 |
|
Corsican |
Allan |
Liverpool |
16
Jun 1910 |
Quebec |
23
Jun 1910 |
45/1,527 |
T-4768 |
|
Montfort |
Canadian
Pacific |
Antwerp |
15
Jun 1910 |
Quebec |
25
Jun 1910 |
2/543 |
T-4768 |
|
Prinz
Adalbert |
Canada |
Hamburg |
10
Jun 1910 |
Quebec |
27
Jun 1910 |
85/1,443 |
T-4768 |
|
Tunisian |
Allan |
Liverpool |
30
Jun 1910 |
Quebec |
08
Jul 1910 |
3/1,135 |
T-4769 |
|
Tunisian |
Allan |
Liverpool |
15 Dec 1910 |
Halifax |
24 Dec 1910 |
2/258 |
T-4738 |
|
Campanello |
Uranium |
Rotterdam |
15 Dec 1910 |
Halifax |
27 Dec 1910 |
7/152 |
T-4738 |
|
Montfort |
Canadian
Pacific |
Antwerp |
08
Feb 1911 |
St.
Johns |
20
Feb 1911 |
29/355 |
T-4823 |
|
Pisa |
Canada |
Hamburg |
17
Apr 1911 |
Quebec |
02
May 1911 |
19/875 |
T-4774 |
|
Albania |
Cunard |
Southampton |
02
May 1911 |
Quebec |
16
May 1911 |
11/539 |
T-4775 |
|
Royal
George |
Canadian
Northern |
Bristol |
17
May 1911 |
Quebec |
24
May 1911 |
16/793 |
T-4776 |
|
Ausonia |
Cunard |
Southampton |
16
May 1911 |
Quebec |
26
May 1911 |
6/1,073 |
T-4776 |
|
Canada |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
03
Jun 1911 |
Quebec |
11
Jun 1911 |
63/1,261 |
T-4777 |
|
Laurentic |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
10
Jun 1911 |
Quebec |
17
Jun 1911 |
1/1,145 |
T-4777 |
|
Teutonic |
White
Star |
Southampton |
17
Jun 1911 |
Quebec |
25
Jun 1911 |
3/704 |
T-4778 |
|
Barcelona |
Hamburg
America |
Hamburg |
30
Jun 1911 |
Quebec |
12
Jul 1911 |
207/722 |
T-4778 |
|
Canada |
White Star |
Liverpool |
29 Jul 1911 |
Quebec |
06 Aug 1911 |
1/997 |
T-4779 |
|
Pisa |
Canada |
Hamburg |
23
Oct 1911 |
Quebec |
11
Nov 1911 |
9/544 |
T-4783 |
|
Lake
Erie |
Allan |
Glasgow |
16
Dec 1911 |
Halifax |
26
Dec 1911 |
4/164 |
T-4741 |
|
Grampian |
Allan |
Liverpool |
22
Dec 1911 |
Halifax |
30
Dec 1911 |
13/392 |
T-4741 |
|
Californian |
Leyland |
Liverpool |
05
Apr 1912 |
Boston |
19
Apr 1912 |
6 |
T-4692 |
|
Megantic |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
27
Apr 1912 |
Quebec |
06
May 1912 |
6/1,643 |
T-4784 |
|
Ultonia |
Cunard |
Southampton |
23
Apr 1912 |
Halifax |
06
May 1912 |
140/1,929 |
T-4744 |
|
Ascania |
Cunard |
Southampton |
02
May 1912 |
Quebec |
14
May 1912 |
2/1,205 |
T-4785 |
|
Ausonia |
Cunard |
Southampton |
16
May 1912 |
Quebec |
26
May 1912 |
18/816 |
T-4785 |
|
Laurentic |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
08
Jun 1912 |
Quebec |
15
Jun 1912 |
4/1,145 |
T-4787 |
|
Canada |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
15
Jun 1912 |
Quebec |
24
Jun 1912 |
75/1,043 |
T-4787 |
|
Ausonia |
Cunard |
Southampton |
28
Jun 1912 |
Quebec |
05
Jul 1912 |
15/676 |
T-4788 |
|
Teutonic |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
29
Jun 1912 |
Quebec |
06
Jul 1912 |
6/766 |
T-4788 |
|
Laurentic |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
06
Jul 1912 |
Quebec |
14
Jul 1912 |
35/800 |
T-4788 |
|
Royal
George |
Canadian
Northern |
Bristol |
10
Jul 1912 |
Quebec |
17
Jul 1912 |
4/1,084 |
T-4788 |
|
Canada |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
13
Jul 1912 |
Quebec |
22
Jul 1912 |
3/645 |
T-4789 |
|
Royal
Edward |
Canadian
Northern |
Avonmouth |
24
Jul 1912 |
Quebec |
31
Jul 1912 |
5/1,030 |
T-4789 |
|
Teutonic |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
27
Jul 1912 |
Quebec |
03
Aug 1912 |
10/992 |
T-4789 |
|
Canada |
White
Star |
Liverpool |
10
Aug 1912 |
Quebec |
19
Aug 1912 |
3/1,235 |
T-4790 |
|
Ionian |
Allan |
London |
06 Nov
1912 |
Quebec |
18 Nov
1912 |
1/274 |
T-4794 |
|
Royal
Edward |
Canadian
Northern |
Bristol |
11 Nov 1912 |
Halifax |
19 Nov 1912 |
1/446 |
T-4745 |
|
Czar |
Russian
American |
Libau |
17
Jul 1914 |
New
York |
29
Jul 1914 |
1/353 |
T-4721 |
Arrivals in 1925-1930
Doukhobor
immigration to Canada decreased substantially with the outbreak of the Great War
in 1914. It was halted altogether on June 9, 1919 when the Parliament of
Canada passed Order-in-Council P.C. 1204 prohibiting the landing in Canada
of any Doukhobor, Hutterite or Mennonite because of their "peculiar habits,
modes of life and methods of holding property". By the time the Order was
repealed on March 1, 1925, the Soviet regime had placed rigid restrictions
on emigration outside the U.S.S.R. The trickle of immigration which followed
was largely limited to Returning Canadians and members of the Verigin family.
|
Ship |
Line |
Departure
Port |
Departure |
Arrival
Port |
Arrival |
Passengers |
Microfilm |
|
Canopic |
White Star |
Bremen |
10 Nov 1922 |
New York |
22 Nov 1922 |
2/1,300 |
NARA
T715-3220 |
|
Antonia |
Cunard |
Southampton |
06 Jun 1924 |
Quebec |
13 Jun 1924 |
1/1,700 |
T-15160 |
|
Cameronia |
Anchor |
Glasgow |
13 Dec 1924 |
Halifax |
23 Dec 1924 |
12/1,365 |
NARA
T715-3588 |
|
Arabic |
White Star |
Southampton |
09 Feb 1925 |
Halifax |
17 Feb 1925 |
1/1,700 |
T-14801 |
|
Ausonia |
Cunard |
Southampton |
19 Feb 1925 |
Halifax |
01 Mar 1925 |
1/1,037 |
T-14801 |
|
Empress of
Scotland |
Canadian
Pacific |
Southampton |
02 May 1925 |
Quebec |
09 May 1925 |
1/2,466 |
T-14715 |
|
Mauretania |
Cunard |
Southampton |
08
Dec 1925 |
New
York |
14
Dec 1925 |
3/1,756 |
T-15224 |
|
Western
World |
Munson |
Buenos
Aires |
29 Jul
1926 |
New York |
17 Aug
1926 |
5/560 |
NARA
T715-3905 |
|
Montclare |
Canadian
Pacific |
Liverpool |
12
Nov 1926 |
Quebec |
20
Nov 1926 |
1/1,168 |
T-14729 |
|
Andania |
Cunard |
Liverpool |
24 Jun
1927 |
Quebec |
03 Jul
1927 |
1/1,706 |
T-14734 |
|
Berengaria |
Cunard |
Southampton |
10
Sep 1927 |
New
York |
16
Sep 1927 |
1/4,594 |
T-14931 |
|
La
Bourdonnais |
French |
Bordeaux |
15
Sep 1927 |
Halifax |
25
Sep 1927 |
7/43 |
T-14811 |
|
La
Bourdonnais |
French |
Bordeaux |
23 Jun 1928 |
Halifax |
03 Jul 1928 |
4/500 |
T-14815 |
|
Aquitania |
Cunard |
Southampton |
30
Jun 1928 |
Halifax |
07
Jul 1928 |
2/3,263 |
T-14815 |
|
Roussillon |
French |
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