Government. the Castle In 1947 it was the crime scene of the. from Ministry of Transport, renamed Braemar Castle, 1950 transferred to Torpedoed by U-81 on 21 March 1917, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow Formed 1900 by the merger of Union SS Co. and The two companies amalgamated on March 8, 1900, and became known as the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited. Golden He worked for various newspapers and became the founder-editor of the Natal Advertiser (a paper that survived until 1937). 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. Columba. 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 1927-11-04 R.M.M.V. 1977 sold to J. Latsis, Piraeus, renamed Margarita 1912-11-15 Deck Class Ticket - RMS Dunvegan Castle. Manage Settings 27 May 1918 Torpedoed and sunk by UB-51 104 nautical miles (193km) W of Alexandria, Built by Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. HMS Persephone, 1948 scrapped. 1959 scrapped, 1937 sold to J. Billmeir, renamed Stanray, 1903 purchased by Houston Line, renamed Helius Last weekend I visited James Findlays new bookshop located in the basement of the Rand Club. Index and images. renamed Psara 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. 15 Jul 1942 Sunk by German raider Michel off South West Africa. 1939 became HMS Persephone SHARES. 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. UNION CASTLE LINERS: Southampton to the South African Cape 1945-1977. ex- Empire Wilson, 1946 purchased There is a homeward service by Intermediate Steamers from the Cape Ports, Durban, Lourenco, Marques, Beira and Mauritius, via Las Palmas or Teneriffe to London. London, renamed Carlisle Castle, 1918 torpedoed and sunk in English Channel. 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. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. document.write("slist@g"); 1901 acquired as tender at Port Elizabeth, 27 Jun 1918 Torpedoed and sunk by SMU-86 116 nautical miles (215km) W of Fastnet Rock, Ireland, 1905 sold to J.G. 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. 1915 purchased from Brazil, East Africa Lourenco Marques (occasional) - Mombasa. Let usknow what is happening in your town or city. 1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List. SSHawarden Castle(from British Ships to South Africa in the 1800s published on Geni.com). 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. Arundel Castle 1922. Vanity Fair cartoon of Sir Donald Currie- Knight of the Cruise, 1884, Union Castle Line ships docked at the East India Docks London in1902 (via Wikipedia). He was born on 17 September 1865 and was admitted to Red Hill on 28 July 1880 when he was 15 years old. The Norham Castle was a mail cum passenger ship steamer. George's wife's name was Annie, born 1880, and there is also a record in 1908 of A Pinder from Southamptom to Durban. His employer in South Africa was Mr. Richmond, of Allandale, PMBurg (Pietermaritzburg). 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. 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. 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. 1913 sold to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company as Caribbean, Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering, Govan Discover yourself through connections with your past. 1962 reverted to Clan Line The ship was equipped with 10 boats of which 8 were lifeboats so interesting that safety at sea was of concern. Union-Castle Line Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts, 1904-10-08 Steamship Ticket Record - Union-Castle Line. 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. The full title is: Natal Settler-Agent: the career of John Moreland, agent for the Byrne emigration-scheme of 1849-51. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977. Some of these titles can be accessed in digitized format online. 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. Diamonds drew hopeful immigrants to Kimberley and in the ZARthere was the lure of minerals -gold, lead, coal andiron were the magnets. These were all steamers but were also fitted with sails. TheShipsList - (Swiggum) All Rights Reserved - Copyright 1997-present He was a miner and worked for De Beers Mining Company in Kimberley. 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. GGA Image ID # 1da2fc57c8, Brochures, Vintage Steamship & Ocean Liner, Immigrant Ships Ephemera, History, Photographs, M.V. 1941 Southampton - Bremen - Hamburg feeder service, 1941 The economy of South Africa is indicated inwhat was produced where -wool, ostriches, mohair andwheatwere the principal agricultural products. Organized by the Resettlement Camp location where the immigrants began their journey. This guide will speak to you. Connection between England and Mauritius is maintained by Steamers at certain intervals. 1942 sunk by German commerce raider off Ascension; loss from shipping controller, renamed Rosyth Castle, 1920 transferred Share on Facebook . Holland, London, renamed Crawford Castle https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2021/02/friday-fossicking-26th-feb-2021.html During each period of three months two Passenger Steamers are despatched to East and South African ports via Suez, returning via the West Coast and Canary Islands, and there is a similar service to South Africa via the Canary Islands, returning via East Coast ports and Suez. INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS are dispatched from London every Friday and sail from Southampton every Saturday for Cape Colony, Natal, and Delagoa Bay calling alternately at Las Palmas and Tenerife. A reduction off the amount of two Single Fares is made on Ocean Return Tickets. 1947-1949 Southampton - Cape Town direct. The last few surviving Union-Castle Line ships were scrapped in the early 21st century, the former Kenya Castle in 2001, the former Transvaal Castle in 2003, the former Dunnottar Castle in 2004, and finally Windsor Castle in 2005. It wassteam powered but also carried sails. In the case of 35-44 age group, the highest arrivals from Eastern Europe followed by, Central and South America South Asia and Africa. Unfortunately I do not have the passenger list for that voyage, only some menu cards and baggage stickers, which indicate that they were berthed in cabin 232. The contract included a condition that the two companies would not amalgamate, as well as other clauses to promote competition, such as alternating services and speed premiums. 1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List The cargo was salvaged but the Cyril was a complete loss. Six of the remaining ships operated the monthly Round Africa service, sailing both clockwise and anti-clockwise round the continent. Terence McNally postcard. ex- Anglo-Brazilian, 1915 purchased British & Commonwealth Alternate sailings travelled out via the Suez Canal and out via West Africa. Archives, Open Government Licence in interesting facts about sam houston. 1961 - 1966 transferred to South African Marine Corp., renamed S.A. Edward Mathers, the author of this guide is someone worth knowing more about. 1945 scuttled. 1929-11-29 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List. 1976 sold to Philippines (Panama flag), renamed Ocean Queen. This was the heyday of coach travel through the Orange Free State and the South African Republic. Sea. 1929-05-23 SS Llandaff Castle Passenger List. Gold is labelled in a vague way 14 times. document.write("s.swig"); 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. 1916 managed by Union-Castle renamed Polglass Castle document.write("theship"); Between 1893 and 1912, he frequently traveled back and forth between the two countries, at one stage, taking his family with him. The inaugural sailing of the Dane left Southampton on 15 September.[1]. R philip read Assemblies Of God Modern Nordic Cape Town Woodstock South Africa How To Memorize Things document.write("S. Swiggum"); Three Dunnottar Castle, Carnarvon Castle, Dunvegan Castle became armed merchant cruisers. Tickets may be obtained from the Purser. 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. document.write("