bombed and sunk in Atlantic while convoy rescue ship. Chyko. In 1889 you would be up to date with Anthony Trollope(a brace of volumes of South Africantravel classics still in print today), John Noble(South Africa Past and Present),the historian George Theal(History of South Africa among other titles)in addition to numerous handbooks and almanacs, memoirs and travel books on 19th century travel. Title page of South Africa and How to Reach it -with facing chromolithograph of the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Norham Castle. 1914-1918 HMS Iolaire anti submarine patrol Launched as War Poplar, completed as Dromore Castle From our vantage point on the pets' deck, high above the excited throng below, we had a good view and watched passengers throwing streamers to family and friends on the quayside. 10 4 comments 2 shares Like Comment Share Many photos are submitted by heritage enthusiasts across the country. VIEWS. Winchester Castle Passenger List. Formed 1900 by the merger of Union SS Co. and F.S. Help support our efforts. These Steamers call at St Helena every four weeks. 1920-1982 cargo service Continent - UK - South Africa - UK. Descriptions (on-site) ot the Immigrant In 1947 it was the crime scene of the. 1966 transferred to South African Marine Corp., renamed When they ran out of berths the line set up its own internal travel agency to book passages on other lines and even air services. L. 1900-1977 Southampton - Madeira - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - Durban - Port Elizabeth - Cape Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. ex- Holtye, 1915 purchased from Search using 'South Africa' as an arrival point. [6], After the war the line made good use of its three ships converted to troop transports to facilitate carrying the vast number of emigrants seeking new lives in East and South Africa. Union Line signs a new mail contract including a four weekly service up the east coast of Africa from Cape Town to Zanzibar. Unfortunately, there is not one big database we can search for that information. The Union-Castle Line was a British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. Front Pictorial cover of South Africa and How to Reach it with gilt embossed vignette illustrations. Sea. Matthers himself travelled throughout the Transvaal gold fields in the 1880s and was regarded as the first journalist to express confidence in the future prospects of gold mining. GGA Image ID # 1da2658540, July 1939 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. Town - St.Helena (occasional) - Ascension (occasional) - Las Palmas (occasional) - Edinburgh Castle (3) EDINBURGH CASTLE (3) was built in 1947 by Harland & Wolff in 1948 with a tonnage of 28705grt, a length of 747ft 4in, a beam of 84ft and a service speed of 22.5 knots. She was built in 1910 to carry about 5000 tons of cargo and 379 passengers. She hit a mine and sank whilst in a convoy 20 nautical miles (37km) SE of the River Humber, without any loss of life, on 12 Dec 1941, Laid down as Doune Castle and upon purchase named Dunbar Castle Lists were not kept for every ship and some have been lost, but those that survive are becoming increasingly available online and new indexes afford us much better access to them. 1959 scrapped, 1937 sold to J. Billmeir, renamed Stanray, 1903 purchased by Houston Line, renamed Helius From the FamilySearch collection we know his date of arrival in South Africa as 20 May 1884, so he would have been about 19 years old. She trained as an economic historian. Union-Castle Line was a very prominent and much loved shipping company that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships on the mail service between England and Cape Town, and other South and East African ports between 1900 and 1977. Passenger lists for Union Castle line on: Thursday 08 November 07 21:46 GMT (UK) Hi Does any one have any information on how I can find out the exact date that my family sailed from Tilbury to Capetown around about February 1952.The name of the ship was Bloemfontein Castle . Line, 1937 sold to J. Billmeir, renamed Stanray. Continue with Recommended Cookies. I wondered ifthe Mathers book South Africa and How to Reach it was sponsored by Donald Currie and the Castle Line. Cabin and Tourist Passenger List for the RMS Windor Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 14 July 1939 from Cape Town to London via Madeira, Commanded by Captain R. W. Goodacre, RD, RNR. 1973 purchased by Union-Castle The S.S. Hawarden Castle was built and launched in 1883; it was an iron screw passenger line. Vaal, 1977 sold to Carnival Cruise Line, Miami, renamed Festivale. Castle, 1962 reverted to. Rose and 92 passengers and crew were killed. 1908-1914 Day excursions Cape Town - Simonstown (return by rail). In 1876, keen to avoid either of the two main companies gaining a monopoly on the country's shipping, he awarded the South African mail contract jointly to both the Castle Mail Packet Company and the Union Line. After 1869 Lydenberg, McMc and then came Pilgrims Rest (post 1873) and later Barbertonand the Komati Goldfields. This index of voters from South Africa wont tell you whether your ancestors were a yea or a nay, but you might find occupations, birth dates, and even whether they owned a pistol. following list was extracted from various sources. There is a final sketch of the RMS Hawden Castle. was rapidly replacing ships and by 1982 the company had document.write("mail"); The Author and the Archaeologist - Agatha Christie and Max Mallowan, Rediscovering the 1947 Royal Visit to South Africa, Johannesburg celebrates the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902, One of the Capes most remarkable early mining ventures, The Ancestors of the Tswana - Farmers Building Stone-Walled Villages, Amazing Photographs of Historic Nedbank Branches, Merther, Minerals & Migrations - Three generations of the Lavin family, Mystery photographs of two forgotten Salvation Army jamborees in South Africa, South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA), A Royal Rapport, How the Windsors met a Hohenzollern in Queenstown, Preserving the only submarine museum in Africa, John Scott Tucker - Ineffective Official who Abolished his own Post, Review of Yeomen of the Karoo - The Story of the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital at Deelfontein, Heritage Western Cape - Call for nominations, Vandalised headstones in Brixton Cemetery, Finding Job Maseko - It is not Masego, it is Maseko, A visit to the South African Airways Museum at Rand Airport, Free Entrance to SAAF Museum at Ysterplaat - 10 & 17 December 2022, Nomination of Trafalgar High School as a National Heritage Site, When Darwin was in the Cape - Talk 9 December 2022, Bring the kids to the Natural History Museum. In 1893, John Bellas made his first trip to South Africa from County Durham, England. You can search and download lists of ships' passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom from and for ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean. 1906 sold to Turkey, renamed Tirimujghian, 19141918 HMS Iolaire anti-submarine patrol ship I have managed to plug some gaps for the passenger vessels from the ship's passenger lists published for . The back cover of the book with gilt map of Africa showing the optimistic shortest route to the Gold Fields of South Africa via a sea voyage, train and then coach. Union-Castle Mail S.S. Company Formed 1900 by the merger of Union SS Co. and the Castle Mail Packet Co. 1912 Royal Mail group took over control of the company. launched as War Poplar, completed as Dromore Castle, 1942 & Eng. At one time it must have been a very common little guide book and the obvious vade mecum if you were on your way to the Cape and then inland by train and coach to the gold fields of the Transvaal. Dover Castle, 1979 renamed Dover Universal, 1981 sold to Greece, renamed A box within the borders of the map shows distances from Cape Town to Johannesburg and Barberton, in miles and hours. He was born in Edinburgh and was evidently a Scot. Universal, 1984 Ancestry.ca Free Trial, Janie Riley is an avid genealogist with a habit of stumbling on to dead bodies. Share on Facebook . Your blog has been included in INTERESTING BLOGS in FRIDAY FOSSICKING at The Mail Service to St. Helena and Ascension is performed by the Intermediate Steamers calling at these Islands, Outward and Homeward, approximately every four weeks. from. 1906-1939 cargo feeder service Southampton - London - Antwerp - Rotterdam - Bremen - * Maps & brochures (LogOut/ Alternate sailings travelled out via the Suez Canal and out via West Africa. Thank you, Chris, Apologies! The latter part of the book is replete with useful information about the Castle Line and its history, the naval architecture of threeof the largest vessels at that date: the Norham, the Hawarden and the Roslin Castle ships. In 1905 the ship was involvedin a collisonwith another ship on the Amazon River and sank with its cargo of rubber. Mathers died in London in 1924. 1939-07-13 RMMV Stirling Castle Passenger List. It is interesting to read more about the later history of the Hawarden. 27 May 1918 Torpedoed and sunk by UB-51 104 nautical miles (193km) W of Alexandria, Built by Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast In the 1950s and 60s the line operated a fleet of fifteen ships, eight on the principal weekly mail run from Southampton to Cape Town. GGA Image ID # 1da49c7c90, Advertisement for the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town Appearing in the 29 November 1929 Walmer Castle Passenger List. In September 1923, Arundel Castle carried General Smuts and members of his South African Cabinet to the Imperial Conference in London. TABLE 2.7.2 26 Feb 1918 Torpedoed and sunk by UC-56 10 nautical miles (19km) W of Lundy, Built by Fairfield SB. Ive added a link to Moles Blog too. Lourenco Marques (occasional) - Mombasa. These Steamers call at Las Palmas or Tenerife. ship, 1939 became His employer in South Africa was Mr. Richmond, of Allandale, PMBurg (Pietermaritzburg). Union-Castle Line also ran a supplementary ocean liner service between Southampton and Cape Town which called at isolated Ascension Island, St. Helena and the South African enclave of Walvis Bay. This signals that gold fever had really taken hold. booklet detailing the sea voyage to the Cape and with much information (statistical and general) about the South Africa of 1889 including the Gold Fields. Re: Passenger lists for Union Castle line, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. 1984 transferred to Hong Kong renamed Speedster Universal, Built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland ex- Empire Allenby, 1946 purchased The full title is: Natal Settler-Agent: the career of John Moreland, agent for the Byrne emigration-scheme of 1849-51. Later that year, the Colonial Government awarded a joint mail contract, resulting in a state of intense competition between both firms. 1970 sold to Cyprus, renamed Glenda and scrapped. GGA Image ID # 15f7b25f36, November 1927 Union-Castle Line Fleet List. Lord Kylsant had, however, over-reached himself. 1918 torpedoed and sunk while hospital ship west of Fastnet. It combined as a passenger, cargo and mail ship. British & Commonwealth continued in other fields, and acquired Atlantic Computers in 1989, but accounting problems soon became apparent and British & Commonwealth was liquidated in 1990. Union-Castle Line Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts, 1904-10-08 Steamship Ticket Record - Union-Castle Line. Southampton. At the same time, a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Cape Town bound for Southampton. First and Second Class Passenger List from the RMS Armadale Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 12 November 1920 from Southampton to Natal via Madeira, Cape Town, Algoa Bay and East London, Commanded by Captain J. W. Hague, R.N.R. British & Commonwealth Shipping Co. Ltd. by the merger of Union-Castle, Bullard It is a guide book and now regarded asrare and of course highly collectable. First and Cabin Class Passenger List for the RMS Capetown Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 21 April 1949 from Southampton to Durban via Capetown, Port Elizabeth, East London and Madeira, Commanded by Captain W. D. Roach. Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff, launched 27 January 1910, completed 28 April 1910, maiden voyage May 1910. Co., Ltd., Glasgow document.write("TheShipsList"); GGA Image ID # 1da2d57b5d, Advertisements for Mount Railway -- The Key to Madeira Scenery and the Esplanade and Belmonte Shore Excursions, July 1939. [1], The combined line was bought by Royal Mail Line in 1911, but continued to operate as Union-Castle. Report. In 1860 this was augmented by the much larger Cambrian.[1]. Union Steamship Company Formed in 1853 as a steam collier company named the Southampton Steam Shipping Co to bring coal from South Wales to Southampton for the large liner companies. This was the Lonely Planet guide of its day. (Hope Im not repeating what you have already.) Columba. (LogOut/ He returned to England in 1888 and founded the weekly newspaper South Africa (lasted from 1889 to 1961) and early issues are very collectable. from Ministry of Transport, renamed Good Hope Castle, 1959 scrapped. 10 December 1910 ran aground on Bligh Reef off Alaska's Prince William Sound and sank without loss of life, Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co, Goven, Scotland Please note that BT 27 is also available on Ancestry.co.uk (). 1915 purchased from Brazil, East Africa document.write("to:"); Its tonnage was 4 241 tons and it was specifically designed in 1883 to meet the requirements of the new mail contract of 1883 and to reach Cape Town within 21 days. document.write(""); The pre-war Capetown Castle was assigned to the route in 1965 when she was no longer needed on the express service. Royal Mail group took over control of the company. ex- Empire Duchess, 1949 purchased These are digitised records from two record. British & Commonwealth SAVORY (From Oxfordshire 1750),BELL,KEELEY,GEORGE,STEVENS, I don't know about the list for arrivals in South Africa, but the departure list from Britain will go online on. ex- Clan Stewart, ex- South African Sculptor, 1961 transferred 1907-09-16 Counterpart to Third Class Passage Ticket. This was the heyday of coach travel through the Orange Free State and the South African Republic. The Document Reference and Page/Folio No. Third Class Counterpart Passage Ticket Issued to F. R. Peverall by the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company on 16 September 1907 for Third Class passage on the SS Garka from Cape Town to England. UNION CASTLE LINERS: Southampton to the South African Cape 1945-1977. use as accommodation ship. Mined and damaged by U-73 in the Aegean Sea in 1916, 1949 purchased from MoWT, renamed Braemar Castle I dont seem to be able to locate it. 1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List : $34.95 $23.07 (as of 01/27/2013 18:43 PST) Passenger. GGA Image ID # 13ee71310d, April 1949 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. The Du Plessis evidently returned to South Africa in November 1922 aboard the RMS Arundel Castle. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. tug at East London, 1937 sold Oslo), 1981 leased frpm Lombard Facilities Ltd, London renamed Postcard of Edinburgh Castle. However, when we consider that one of the metaphors for sexual intimacy is "union" with another, and if we understand that kissing may . Warwick Castle :- About 20,000 Tons (Building), M.V. 27 Jun 1918 Torpedoed and sunk by SMU-86 116 nautical miles (215km) W of Fastnet Rock, Ireland, 1905 sold to J.G. Visit our Union-Castle Line Maritime Collection for Brochures and Other Historical Documents. 1917 torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean while hospital On the outward journey the Royal Mail Steamers proceed as far as Durban, at which Port they commence the homeward voyage, sailing thence every Thursday; from East London every Friday; from Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth) every Saturday; arriving at Capetown usually on Monday morning, and proceeding thence to Southampton, via Madeira, on the Friday. GGA Image ID # 1da2d72758. Her interests cover Africana, Johannesburg history, history, art history, travel, business and banking histories. It is the gilt cover filled with detailed vignettes of those imagined exciting romantic scenes of African life - palm trees, the big hole of Kimberley, wild game, a stamp battery, Johannesburg as a mining camp, indigenous rural tribal life and crossing the Atlantic to reach this Eldorado. Union Castle was a watch-word for punctuality and their lavender-hulled liners sailed every Friday at one o'clock. Captain H.H. She is a member of the Board of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation and is a docent at the Wits Arts Museum. The map aboveis of considerable interest as it shows the principal route of travel to South Africa and from the principal ports inland. The South African Royal Mail Steamers are despatched from Southampton every Friday for the Cape Province and Natal via Madeira. from Ministry of Transport, renamed Drakensburg Castle, 1959 scrapped. loss of 92 lives. officer cadet training ship. To the left of the map are listed the fleet of the Castle Line and the tonnage of each steam ship it was a fleet of 20. Torpedoed by U-81 on 21 March 1917, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow how do i choose my seat on alaska airlines? Last weekend I visited James Findlays new bookshop located in the basement of the Rand Club. 1975 scrapped, Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast The Royal Mail Line ran into financial difficulties in the 1930s, culminating in the prosecution of its director Lord Kylsant, and Union-Castle Line became an independent company again with Vernon Thomson as Managing Director. Ship web site. RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. The South and East African Year Book and Guide, nearly 1,000 pages with 64 pages of maps in colour, On sale in the Hairdresser's Shop, price 2/6. can be utilized to locate the original documents at the Surrey History Centre Archives. union-castle line The advertisement below appeared in travel agents throughout the country enticing those young and ambitious enough to rise to the challenge and emigrate to South Africa. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 1939 became HMS Persephone Do not sell or share my personal information. from Ministry of Transport, renamed Kenilworth Castle, 1968 scrapped. The cargo was salvaged but the Cyril was a complete loss. 1950-1959 London - Las Palmas - Ascension - St. Helena - Cape Town - Durban - Beira. He was a miner and worked for De Beers Mining Company in Kimberley. how do i choose my seat on alaska airlines? 1910-1939 Southampton - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - East London - Durban - Delagoa Bay - The notes tell us he emigrated to South Africa. Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. Organized by the Resettlement Camp location where the immigrants began their journey. The ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS of The UNION-CASTLE MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd., Sail from Southampton every Saturday Passengers and Cargo, for Cape Colony and Natal, calling at Madeira. Massive Johannesburg CBD project finally moving ahead? The gilt image against a green background is a map of Africa in relation to Europe. I embarked on a great adventure in 1968 when I travelled by the Windsor Castle to Southampton from Durban and returned to South Africa some 3 years later on the same Windsor Castle to Cape Town and thena Blue Train journey to Johannesburg to take up my first permanent job. This trade was substantially curtailed by the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, and the Castle Line started to run to South Africa instead, later becoming the Castle Mail Packet Company. [1] Pretoria Castle (1939) was also first requisitioned as an armed merchant cruiser, but later served as an escort carrier. The final South African mail service arrived in Southampton on 24 October 1977, and International Liner Services withdrew from shipping in 1982. Please do not use these photos without permission from the copyright holder. (LogOut/ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Scrapped in 2003, 21 Sep 1941 bombed and sunk in the Atlantic while convoy rescue ship, 1977 renamed Winchester Castle It is always an occasion to browse maps and books. Balmoral Castle, 1979 renamed Balmoral Universal, 1982 sold to Greece, These long distance routes included ocean liners to Southern and East Africa, the West Indies and South America. withdrawn from shipowning. mined and sunk off River Humber. But some copies must have become souvenirs or belonged to people who did not make the journey. Torpedoed by UB-57 near Royal Sovereign Light Vessel on 14 Feb 1918, 1915 purchased from Nitrate Producers Ltd., renamed Chepstow Castle In the Remarks column: Has been 3.5 years at Red Hill. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday 1976 sold to Philippines (Panama flag), renamed Ocean Queen. Sister of the Pretoria Castle (2) she was built to replace the lost Warwick Castle (3) and underwent the same refit in 1962. Winchester Castle Passenger List, 1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List, Frequently Asked Questions About Passenger Lists. Six of the remaining ships operated the monthly Round Africa service, sailing both clockwise and anti-clockwise round the continent. 1962 reverted to Clan Line 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at Findmypast, index & images, ($) 1946-1971 Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971 Ancestry, free. Ones eye falls on at least six desirable items. But her search into the past leads her to a dark secret. July 1911 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The major purveyers of passenger, mail and cargo traffic to South Africa in the 1800's were The Union Steam Ship Co., Ltd. and Castle Mail Packets Co., Ltd. 1907 transferred from Liverpool-Hamburg Jet aircraft were not a serious threat until the late 1960s, and so these ocean liners benefited from a steady flow of business even after the North Atlantic trade was in its decline. 1912 tender at Algoa Bay, 1912 wrecked Cape Hangklip. Liz, do you have a direct link to John Clarks website? The long-spun-out passive resistance in the Ruhr is over, and the controlled, instructed, and disciplined French Press, and the more than French Press which serves the national interests of France in Great Britain and Holland and other European countries, is cock-a-hoop with the clamour of this empty victory. Many were offered assisted passages, especially the professions which prospered greatly in the days of apartheid. After the war Union-Castle continued to carry mail, freight and passengers to and from South Africa and, along with the Natal Line (1919) and the White Star Line (1927), amongst others, it came to form part of the Royal Mail Group. This is by no means a complete list, but its a good start in your efforts to locate your immigrant ancestor. Ifell instantly in love with this little bookand returned home to begin an online searchfor any information available. She took part in Operation Ironclad The economy of South Africa is indicated inwhat was produced where -wool, ostriches, mohair andwheatwere the principal agricultural products. 1912-11-15 Deck Class Ticket - RMS Dunvegan Castle. to. by. Family History Research in South Africa South Africa genealogy links. ex- Hilco Speedster Connection between England and Mauritius is maintained by Steamers at certain intervals. With several attractive black and white illustrations and a coloured frontispiece of the Norham Castle and a large coloured folding map of South Africa. Union-Castle Line Passenger Lists 1911-1955 | GG Archives More like this Eugene The Jeep Jeep Unlimited Jeep Scrambler Vintage Jeep Cj7 Woodies Photography Prints Art Jersey City Station Wagon Automotive Adoration for the unwashed masses. The Union-Castle Line, famed for it's lavender hulled liners that ran on a clockwork timetable between Southampton and South Africa, began as two separate companies: Union Line and Castle Line. GGA Image ID # 1313bb2f31, July 1939 Union Castle Line Fleet List. It wassteam powered but also carried sails. Many were offered assisted passages, especially the professions which prospered greatly in the days of apartheid. You might find your South African ancestors name, address, and phone number in these directories. ex- Anglo-Brazilian, 1915 purchased Ocean Return Tickets are available for twelve months. 2.3k. ex- Hova, 1917 purchased from document.write("to:"); In 1857, renamed the Union Line, it won a contract to carry mail to South Africa, mainly the Cape Colony. 1940 went ashore on Scottish coast, total loss. 1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List. Can she solve the mysteries of the past and the present before disaster strikes? GGA Image ID # 1da2612992, November 1920 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. 1940 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland; loss of 27 lives. Eight ships and 440 lives were lost. The Union-Castle Line offered many passenger and freight services including Royal Mail Service; Intermediate Steamship Class Service, East African Coast Service, Mauritius Service and Service to Lobito. The database did not give the sailings of all the ships, only their names. 1919 Bullard King & Co.'s Torpedoed and sunk by U-176 in mid-Atlantic, 1919 purchased from shipping controller, renamed Ripley Castle The rear gilt cover is even more appealing what is called a track chart of the route taken by the Royal Mail Steamships of the Castle Mail Packets Company Limited and reminding the reader that this was the shortest route to the Gold Fields of South Africa. Text on the poster: "Union-Castle Line South & East Africa - Weekly Royal Mail Service to South & East Africa." By using the Admissions index found at Royal Philanthropic Society School (scroll to the bottom of the page for the link to the index) we can search for and locate G.H. 1917 torpedoed and sunk 300 miles from Bishops Rock; loss 1927 sold to W. Schuchmann, Hamburg, renamed Ostee. Finally there is a description of the Witwatersrand, described by Mathers as the most promising of all the gold-fields in the Transvaal. Reefer. The artist is indicated only by the initials J F W. The frontis page shows a chromolithograph illustration of the Norham Castle. It was one of the most important British liner routes of all - the express run from Southampton to the South African Cape. 1950 transferred to King Line, renamed King James UNION-CASTLE LINE The advertisement below appeared in travel agents throughout the country enticing those young and ambitious enough to rise to the challenge and emigrate to South Africa. From the terminal points the traveller proceeded by coach. Voyage was from Southampton to Cape Town departing on 1904-10-08. One of the most common questions I get is from people looking for passenger lists to South Africa. ex- Clan Ross, 1976 transferred It merged with and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation (commonly referred to as Safmarine) in 1973 . Olive Tree Genealogy was chosen by Family Tree Magazine as one of the 101 Best Genealogy Websites 2017! 1913 sold to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company as Caribbean, Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering, Govan His full name was George Henry Shorter. So the Mathers book immediately claimed ownership. 1975 sold to Panama, renamed Nazeer, 1961 transferred from Safmarine renamed Kinpurnie Castle Many vessels were again requisitioned in the Second World War. She enjoyed a long career as an academic and in management at Wits University. A troopship during WW1, she sailed on the mail run to Cape Town until broken up in 1926. Boat shelled the lifeboats. Winchester Castle, 1979 renamed Winchester Universal, 1980 sold to Greece, 5:20). This index can give you details on the deceased and who he or she left behind. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. 1927-11-04 R.M.M.V. 1939 requisitioned by the Admiralty as an accommodation ship We then travelled by train to Bulawayo Thanks Steve
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