1941 Southampton - Bremen - Hamburg feeder service, 1941 & Eng. He became a journalist in England and emigrated to South Africa in 1878. Do not sell or share my personal information. Massive Johannesburg CBD project finally moving ahead? Many vessels were again requisitioned in the Second World War. Commanded by Captain E. F. Gilbert. F.S. Badges of Rank - Union-Castle Line Officers Insignia. Sea. For the UK, They served the ports of London and Southampton. Finally, on 8 March 1900, the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line merged, creating the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Ltd, with Castle Shipping Line taking over the fleet. Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List from the RMMV Stirling Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 13 July 1939 from Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and East London, Commanded by Captain H. R. Northwood. 6.10.23. Torpedoed and sunk by UC-67 50 nautical miles (93km) N of Bona, Algeria on 26 May 1917, 1976 renamed Dover Castle ex- Clan Stewart, ex- South African Sculptor, 1961 transferred You can search and download lists of ships passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom from and for ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean. 1950-03-31 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List. ship, 1939 became She trained as an economic historian. 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. 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. Between 1893 and 1912, he frequently traveled back and forth between the two countries, at one stage, taking his family with him. Stirling Other websites with passenger list collections: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), View sue-mcnelly-016b6810s profile on LinkedIn, https://library.artstor.org/public/SS34445_34445_4465940, Passenger lists 1845-1852, List of early colonists 1845, Establishment register 1874-1882. He worked for various newspapers and became the founder-editor of the Natal Advertiser (a paper that survived until 1937). This book is dense with essential information. Thinking about going for your AG (Accredited Genealogist credential)? George's wife's name was Annie, born 1880, and there is also a record in 1908 of A Pinder from Southamptom to Durban. without written consent of document.write("s.swig"); In 1952 it was decided to build a new passenger / cargo terminal at berth 102 in Western Docks for the Union-Castle Line services to South Africa, the original facilities having been bomb damaged during the Second World War. several years to achieve recovery and become an independent company again. 1979 renamed Balmoral Universal In the fifties and sixties many young people went off to Europe to experience widening horizons or to study abroad. You might find your South African ancestors name, address, and phone number in these directories. 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 Drakensburg Castle, 1959 scrapped. 1979 renamed Kinpurnie Universal The chapter on the voyage to South Africa is fascinating because he covers all the places the Castle ships called at en route to the Cape:Lisbon, Madeira, the Canary islands followed by a mention of other landmarks of the Atlantic -St Helena and Ascension before arriving in Cape Town. VIEWS. Search and download ( charges apply) lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New Zealand and Australia between 1890 and 1960. from Ministry of Transport, renamed Braemar Castle, 1950 transferred to Natal Direct Line taken over. The first auction of building stands was held on 8th December, following the declaration by the Government of a township, and an amount of 13 000 was realized. There are no official passenger lists I understand, but somewhere there may be an obscure newspaper report (I live in hope! 1979 renamed Winchester Universal 1947-1949 Southampton - Cape Town direct. Torpedoed and sunk by U-177 on 30 Nov 1942 off South Africa, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow 1962-1967 London - Gibraltar - Genoa - Port Said - Port Suez - Aden - Mombasa - Zanzibar - All rights reserved 1913 sold to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company as Caribbean, Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering, Govan launched as War Poplar, completed as Dromore Castle, 1942 After 1869 Lydenberg, McMc and then came Pilgrims Rest (post 1873) and later Barbertonand the Komati Goldfields. A delight of this book are the illustrations -10 pages of vignette sketches of South African ports -Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East Londonandinterior scenes ofNatal country, Kimberley, Barberton. Disclaimer: Any views expressed by individuals and organisations are their own and do not in any way represent the views of The Heritage Portal. We then travelled by train to Bulawayo Thanks Steve Universal, 1984 Fleet: 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. document.write("mail"); This database contains details extracted from various South African passenger records. GGA Image ID # 1da2d72758. 1908-1914 Day excursions Cape Town - Simonstown (return by rail). 1981 sold to Greece, renamed Golden Sea, 1946 purchased from MoWT, renamed Drakensberg Castle Thank you, Chris, Apologies! Master does not give him a good character. (LogOut/ During his life time he published a number of guidebooks on South Africa and apart from this specific book his book Golden South Africa (or The gold fields revisited) gavefurther glimpses of the gold fields of South Africa (this is a highly collectable item). Scrapped in 2003, 21 Sep 1941 bombed and sunk in the Atlantic while convoy rescue ship, 1977 renamed Winchester Castle Win a Complimentary IN-PERSON RootsTech 2023 3-dayPass! 1906-1939 cargo feeder service Southampton - London - Antwerp - Rotterdam - Bremen - After the collapse of the Royal Mail group in 1982 sold to Greece, renamed Syros Reefer, Built by Cammell, Laird & Co., Ltd., Birkenhead Union-Castle Line Union-Castle Fleet List Page 5: 1940-1978 Edinburgh Castle (3) (1947-1976 - 28,700gt) Union-Castle Line official card. AA Balkema: Cape Town, 1972. Union-Castle Line - Unionpedia, the concept map F.S. TABLE 2.7.2 Converted to Landing Ship, Infantry. Discover yourself through connections with your past. There is also a chapter on the East Coast Ports (but this is no more than a brief mention ofthe Mozambique ports, Zanzibar, Mauritiusand Madagascar). Many were offered assisted passages, especially the professions which prospered greatly in the days of apartheid. Share on Facebook . Vaal, 1977 sold to Carnival Cruise Line, Miami, renamed Festivale. Miscellaneous Records, 1808-1831 (Items 5-6), https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2021/02/friday-fossicking-26th-feb-2021.html. 1979 renamed Dover Universal ex- Empire Wilson, 1946 purchased Sudan (occasional) - Aden - Mombasa - Zanzibar - Dar-es-Salaam - Beira - Lourenco Marques - 1906-11-12 Steerage Contract Ticket - Southampton to Natal. It was renamed the Union Steam Collier Company and then the Union Steamship Company. She is an enthusiastic book person and has built her own somewhat eclectic book collection over 40 years. 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. The description of Johannesburg is worth quoting: Buildings of a character infinitely more substantial than those that are generally to be met with in a mining township were run up with lighting rapidity, and it is estimated that about two million have been already expended upon wood, iron, stone, bricks and labour wholly independent of the cost of the stands. The final section covers all the useful data on weights, measures, distances. If you were intending to head for South Africain 1889 departing from London, this was the guide of the year. 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. S.A.Oranje, 1975 scrapped. There was an interesting history to this ship. In 1872 the Cape Colony gained responsible government and its first Prime Minister, John Molteno, ordered a re-negotiation of the country's mail services. 1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List The Hawarden Castle, a vessel of some 4300 tons accommodated 190 first class and 160 second class passengers. Launched as War Poplar, completed as Dromore Castle Two lifeboats containing 61 people were picked up by the raider and taken to Japan as prisoners, 1946 purchased from MoWT, renamed Good Hope Castle This signals that gold fever had really taken hold. 13 Jul 2012 07:19. from Safmarine (S.A Marine Corp) renamed Kinpurnie Castle, 1967 sold to Find out where they were going and where they were coming from, where they called home as well as their age, occupation and whether they were married or single. document.write("mail"); As I find settlers coming in in unlisted sources, I make a yellow sticky note and stick them in. 234 lives lost when U. About South Africa, Passenger Index, 1688-1950 This database contains details extracted from various South African passenger records. 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. Handbook of Information for Passengers can be obtained gratis from the Purser on board. Captain H.H. 1931, Union-Castle Line was left with heavy financial commitments and took Contains passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports. 1931 sold to Greece, renamed Rokos, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow The ship was equipped with 10 boats of which 8 were lifeboats so interesting that safety at sea was of concern. [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. It is interesting that Mathers draws a distinction between Johannesburg townshipand other townships -so he lists Ferreira (800 stands), Booysens (300 stands), Marshalls (600 stands), Doornfontein (300 stands) and Natal Camp (200 stands) as separate townships. Get the details on your immigrant ancestors arrival in South Africa with this immigration index. Holland, London, renamed Crawford Castle, 1930 sold to W. Kunstmann, Mathers'style was to describe the outward voyage to the Cape by quoting liberally from experienced travellers who had written up their impressions. 1921 sold to Hansa Line, renamed Reichenfels, 1946 re-purchased by Union-Castle, renamed Warwick Castle We gain a little more information on the boy. Calls at Lobito are sometimes made on the outward and homeward voyage. The Union Line was founded in 1853 as the Southampton Steam Shipping Company to transport coal from South Wales to Southampton. GGA Image ID # 1da2fc57c8, Brochures, Vintage Steamship & Ocean Liner, Immigrant Ships Ephemera, History, Photographs, M.V. Carnarvon Castle Passenger List, 1929-05-23 SS Llandaff Castle Passenger List, 1929-11-29 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List, 1939-07-13 RMMV Stirling Castle Passenger List, 1939-07-14 RMS Windsor Castle Passenger List, 1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Rose and 92 passengers and crew were killed. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation (commonly referred to as Safmarine) in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Let usknow what is happening in your town or city. Continue with Recommended Cookies. 1900-1908 London - Walvis Bay - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - East London - Durban - Search using 'South Africa' as an arrival point. These Steamers call at St Helena every four weeks. 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. Torpedoed and sunk by U-176 in mid-Atlantic, 1919 purchased from shipping controller, renamed Ripley Castle 1973 purchased by Union-Castle Mail Packet Co. 1912 In 1947 it was the crime scene of the. The Norham, post 1900 when renamed the Martinique (via Clyde Ships). Sir Donald Currie's yacht, used as I was particularly interested in sections on the South African Republic and the Goldfields. Holland & Co., London, renamed Carlisle Castle Voyage was from Southampton to Cape Town departing on 1904-10-08. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. 1949-12-15 RMS Warwick Castle Passenger List. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Help support our efforts. 1920 transferred to Bullard King & Co., renamed Umlazi, Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast GGA Image ID # 1313bb2f31, July 1939 Union Castle Line Fleet List. Royal Mail group took over control of the company. 1939 requisitioned by the Admiralty as an accommodation ship 1950-03-31 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List document.write("S. Swiggum"); The company took over the King Line in 1949, and merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping. (LogOut/ All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. This was the Lonely Planet guide of its day. British & Commonwealth It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The Briton (10,248 grt, 549 ft. long) was built in 1897 for the Union Line. Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Walmer Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing Saturday, 15 July 1911 from Southampton for Capetown via Madeira, Algoa Bay, East London, and Natal, Commanded by Captain F. Whitehead, RNR. 1930 sold to W. Kunstmann, Stettin, renamed Victoria W. Kunstmann, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow Passenger list of the Briton (reprint of the cover). document.write(".com'>"); At the same time, a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Cape Town bound for Southampton. The Union Line was founded in 1853 as the Southampton Steam Shipping Company to transport coal from South Wales to Southampton. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 1918 torpedoed and sunk near Plymouth; loss of 143 lives. from shipping controller, renamed Rosyth Castle, 1920 transferred This is by no means a complete list, but its a good start in your efforts to locate your immigrant ancestor. ex- Clan Ross, 1976 transferred 1939 became HMS Persephone 1908-1910 London Walvis Bay - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - East London - Durban - Dar-es-Salaam - Mombasa and reverse. ex- Clan Ross, ex- South African Scientist, renamed Kinnaird Town - St.Helena (occasional) - Ascension (occasional) - Las Palmas (occasional) - A reduction off the amount of two Single Fares is made on Ocean Return Tickets. 1915 purchased from Brazil, East Africa 0. Kathy Munro is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand. from Ministry of Transport, renamed Kenilworth Castle, 1968 scrapped. GGA Image ID # 15f7b25f36, November 1927 Union-Castle Line Fleet List. 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. 1927-11-04 R.M.M.V. Remittances of small amounts can also be made to passengers at the same time. ex-Holtye 1904 purchased by Union-Castle The inaugural sailing of the Dane left Southampton on 15 September.[1]. With several attractive black and white illustrations and a coloured frontispiece of the Norham Castle and a large coloured folding map of South Africa. But some copies must have become souvenirs or belonged to people who did not make the journey. document.write(""); In 1893, John Bellas made his first trip to South Africa from County Durham, England. Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff, launched 27 January 1910, completed 28 April 1910, maiden voyage May 1910. 1907 transferred from Liverpool-Hamburg 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. by. know more about a vessel, visit the Ship 1975 sold to Liberia, renamed Sea Fortune. 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. Golden They were well known for the lavender-hulled liners with red funnels topped in black, running on a rigid timetable between Southampton and Cape Town. to. These pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion Dec 1899 requisitioned as a troop transport for the Second Boer War ex- Hova, 1917 purchased from 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. 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. Passages can be prepaid in England or South Africa for friends on the other side, and advice of such passages can be sent by cable at a small additional expense if desired. In the Remarks column: Has been 3.5 years at Red Hill. It is interesting to read more about the later history of the Hawarden. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. It starts with some suggestions as to the contemporary literaturethe traveller ought to read. The mail service to South Africa, curtailed during hostilities, recommenced with the sailing of Roxburgh Castle from Southampton on 2 January 1947.[1]. 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. The King Line was taken over in 1949 and in 1956 a new company was formed - People will immediately feel a personal connectionand because you have lived a voyage or two you can identify with the 1889 traveller. 1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List, 1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List, 1927-11-04 R.M.M.V. Try an Ancestry.com Free Trial Passengers lists for those going to South Africa do exist but they are not complete, most are not indexed, and are scattered across various repositories, with some found only in the archives, not online. Olive Tree Genealogy was chosen by Family Tree Magazine as one of the 101 Best Genealogy Websites 2017! officer cadet training ship. sold to Hong Kong, renamed Tyne Breeze. Details will vary, but you might find the following: name profession gender age spouse spouse's age mother's name origin nationality children ship name and details date and place of departure and arrival 1939-07-13 RMMV Stirling Castle Passenger List. 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. Struck a mine off Cromarty on 20 Jan 1940 and sank, 1984 transferred to Hong Kong renamed Caspian Universal, 1936 sold to J. Billmeir, renamed Stanhill, Hospital ship Passengers who have taken a Single Ticket only from England or South Africa (paying the full single tariff fare thereon), and who return within twelve months from the date of embarkation, will be allowed a reduction of 10 per cent. ship. TheShipsList - (Swiggum) All Rights Reserved - Copyright 1997-present passenger lists union castle line. Title page of South Africa and How to Reach it -with facing chromolithograph of the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Norham Castle. A box within the borders of the map shows distances from Cape Town to Johannesburg and Barberton, in miles and hours. ex- Clan Robertson, 1976 renamed Government, East Africa feeder service, 1928 sold to Portugal. Winchester Castle Passenger List, 1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List, Frequently Asked Questions About Passenger Lists. Food on board ship appears to have been plentiful and the more so for the first class passengers but even the third class passengers would not have starved with soups, roast goose and sauce, roast beef, potatoes and other vegetables, plum puddings, mince pies, oranges applesand nuts. 1918 torpedoed and sunk while hospital ship west of Fastnet. (Larsen. 1962 reverted to Clan Line 1976 sold to Philippines (Panama flag), renamed Ocean Queen. He was born in Edinburgh and was evidently a Scot. It was one of the most important British liner routes of all - the express run from Southampton to the South African Cape. The eGSSA branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa has embarked on a project to transcribe all the passenger lists in the South African Archives that the archivists can find for us and some wonderful information has been found at the Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository and at the Roeland Street Archives, Cape Town. Liz, do you have a direct link to John Clarks website? Archives, Open Government Licence 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 Carnarvon Castle Passenger List. Liz Finnie. (Hope Im not repeating what you have already.) It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. 1914-1918 HMS Iolaire anti submarine patrol 1910-1939 Southampton - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - East London - Durban - Delagoa Bay - She enjoyed a long career as an academic and in management at Wits University. Alan Mallett has generously allowed us to copy his research into the Masters of the Union-Castle Line. These Steamers call at Las Palmas or Tenerife. In 1889 it was a sea voyage of up to three weeks, with plenty of time to read Mathers' guidebook to South Africa as you reclined on your deck chair. She is currently working on a couple of projects on Johannesburg architects and is researching South African architects, war cemeteries and memorials. Ship web site. It may be seen that the proportion of FTAs in India for the age group 25-34 years has been the highest from by Eastern Europe, followed Africa, Central and South America and West Asia. Railways. Dunbar Castle :- About 10,000 Tons (Building). 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. 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. These are digitised records from two record series held at The National Archives: For more information on what these records contain see the websites above. The remaining ship operated a service carrying up to 750 Tourist Class passengers to Beira and back via the West Coast route every three months.[1]. It is always an occasion to browse maps and books. Unfortunately, there is not one big database we can search for that information.
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