Index to Doukhobor Ship Lists

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 -- 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