Asturias 1920s

Who Are They?

The Asturias made her maiden voyage from Southampton to Argentina in February 1926. On 28th April 1926 she again left Southampton, bound for Buenos Aires. Amongst the passengers were Charles W P Godward and Edith Godward, whose grand-daughter Mary has kindly forwarded photographs and passengers lists for the journey.

Launch of MV Asturias, 1925, Belfast [Source: NY Public Library Collection]

'Horse races' on the Asturias
(Above: Edith Kent Godward, seated second from right)
[May 1926]

List of passengers to Rio de Janeiro
April-May 1926

List of passengers to Spain, Portugal,
Brazil and River Plate
April-May 1926

Samuel Juris and Lidia Schuster

Samuel Juris and his wife Lidia (nee Schuster) travelled on the Asturias in 1926, arriving in Buenos Aires on 1st July.

Their daughter Hessaria (Caesarea) travelled with them. Samuel was a journalist and author. After living in Buenos Aires they settled in Palestine, later Israel.

[This information has been kindly provided by Joyaa Antares].

Lidia and Hessaria (Caesarea), Lidia and Samuel Juris

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