Manage Settings 1966 transferred to South African Marine Corp., renamed 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. http://molegenealogy.blogspot.co.nz/ British & Commonwealth The map aboveis of considerable interest as it shows the principal route of travel to South Africa and from the principal ports inland. The ship was equipped with 10 boats of which 8 were lifeboats so interesting that safety at sea was of concern. 15 Jul 1942 Sunk by German raider Michel off South West Africa. I have been lucky enough to find some of my family in passenger lists going back and forth between England and South Africa. 1962 scrapped, 19641973 chartered by Union-Castle for cruising Union-Castle Line Passage Contracts, Tickets, and Receipts, 1904-10-08 Steamship Ticket Record - Union-Castle Line. Union Line signs a new mail contract including a four weekly service up the east coast of Africa from Cape Town to Zanzibar. 1927 sold to W. Schuchmann, Hamburg, renamed Ostee. Last weekend I visited James Findlays new bookshop located in the basement of the Rand Club. In 1893, John Bellas made his first trip to South Africa from County Durham, England. 31 Mar 1917 Damaged by UB-32 near the Isle of Wight. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. 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. GGA Image ID # 1da49c7c90, Advertisement for the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town Appearing in the 29 November 1929 Walmer Castle Passenger List. 1950-03-31 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List. Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. (Hope Im not repeating what you have already.) GGA Image ID # 1da2658540, July 1939 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. Co., Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne These Steamers proceed alternately via Las Palmas (Grand Canary) and Teneriffe. document.write("to:"); Total loss. Sir Donald Currie's yacht, used as In the same year it became the Union Steam Collier Co, but in 1854 all their five ships were taken over as transports for the Crimean War. TheShipsList - (Swiggum) All Rights Reserved - Copyright 1997-present 1913 sold to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company as Caribbean, Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering, Govan Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. You can search and download lists of ships passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom from and for ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean. 2.3k. 1982 sold to Greece, renamed Psara Reefer. 1876 The Castle Mail Packet Co. Ltd was formed. Lord Kylsant had, however, over-reached himself. 2.3k. 1942 torpedoed and sunk in North Atlantic. Alan Mallett has generously allowed us to copy his research into the Masters of the Union-Castle Line. For the UK, They served the ports of London and Southampton. In 1903 the Norham Castle was sold to the French firm of CGT and renamed the Martinique, and in 1932 was sold to Italian ship-breaking yards. on the amount of the single journey back, on production of the counterfoil of the first single ticket taken by them. 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. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. by. He was born in Edinburgh and was evidently a Scot. ship, 1939 became If you would like to S.A.Oranje, 1975 scrapped. Death Finds a Way: A Janie Riley Mystery by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, Organize Your Genealogy in Evernote in 10 Easy Steps, Immigration (Ships Passenger Lists, Naturalization, etc), Ships Passenger Lists to South Africa 1680-1690, Ships Passenger Lists to South Africa 1690-1700, Ships Passenger Lists to South Africa 1700-1800, Ships Passenger Lists to South Africa 1900-present. King and Clan Lines. 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. launched as War Poplar, completed as Dromore Castle, 1942 I was particularly interested in sections on the South African Republic and the Goldfields. Railways. Text on the poster: "Union-Castle Line South & East Africa - Weekly Royal Mail Service to South & East Africa." These Steamers call at St Helena every four weeks. GGA Image ID # 1da2fc57c8, Brochures, Vintage Steamship & Ocean Liner, Immigrant Ships Ephemera, History, Photographs, M.V. Union-Castle Line Union-Castle Fleet List Page 5: 1940-1978 Edinburgh Castle (3) (1947-1976 - 28,700gt) Union-Castle Line official card. 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. 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. 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. 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). It wassteam powered but also carried sails. Holland, London, renamed Crawford Castle, 1930 sold to W. Kunstmann, 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. It provides rich details of the requirements of the steamship company in terms of food, water and other items supplied during the journey. His full name was George Henry Shorter. 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. 1906 sold to Turkey, renamed Tirimujghian, 19141918 HMS Iolaire anti-submarine patrol ship Universal, 1984 First Class and Cabin Passenger List for the RMS Edinburgh Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 17 June 1955 from Capetown to London via Madeira, Commanded by Captain H. A. Deller. Union-Castle Line - Unionpedia, the concept map We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Chyko. [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. document.write("gum@g"); 1930 sold to W. Kunstmann, Stettin, renamed Victoria W. Kunstmann, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow His employer in South Africa was Mr. Richmond, of Allandale, PMBurg (Pietermaritzburg). King Line, renamed King James, 1958 . (Kit Bird Collection, Natal Archives), The Royal Philanthropic School at Redhill, South Africa, Immigration Index, 1858-1986, UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971, eGGSA (Genealogical Society of South Africa) Passenger Lists, SA Jewish Rootsbank The South African Jewish Database, Cape Town, South Africa Passenger Lists 1911-1955, Ships Passenger Lists to South Africa 1680-1690 (olivetreegenealogy.com), Hamburg to South Africa Ships and Passenger Lists, British South Africa: a history of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, with notices of some of the British Settlers of 1820, Geni.coms 1820 British Settlers in South Africa Project, The History of Old Durban and Reminiscences of an Old Emigrant of 1850, Ships Passenger Lists, Hamburg to Africa, Norwegian Settlers to Marburg, South Africa, Cape Colony 1806-1844 (begins at Item 5 on the film), Graaff-Reinet, 1787-1840 (Item 10 on the film), Cape Colony. document.write(""); There is a condensed description of gold exploration historyin the South African Repulicand further north into what later became Rhodesia. The Hawarden Castle, a vessel of some 4300 tons accommodated 190 first class and 160 second class passengers. 1979 renamed Winchester Universal I am still in search of a yet unnamed passenger list on which my own 2xgreat-grandfather, John Clark (no relation to the above mentioned author) undertook a visit from Durban to Britain to visit his aged mother in the 1870s. Liner Services Ltd. but air travel The Briton (10,248 grt, 549 ft. long) was built in 1897 for the Union Line. Hamburg. v3.0, passengers whoarrived in the UK between 1878 and 1960 (BT 26) at Ancestry.co.uk(, passengers wholeft the UK between 1890 and 1960 (BT 27) at findmypast.co.uk(. Captain H.H. several years to achieve recovery and become an independent company again. from Ministry of Transport, renamed Kenilworth Castle, 1968 scrapped. 1976 sold to Philippines (Panama flag), renamed Ocean Queen. Edward Mathers, the author of this guide is someone worth knowing more about. 1981 sold to Greece, renamed Golden Sea, 1946 purchased from MoWT, renamed Drakensberg Castle She is an enthusiastic book person and has built her own somewhat eclectic book collection over 40 years. It was one of the most important British liner routes of all - the express run from Southampton to the South African Cape. passenger lists union castle line. 1970 sold to Cyprus, renamed Glenda and scrapped. Passengers landing at Madeira may enjoy a very interesting excursion to Terreiro da Lucta by the Mount Railway Company's trains which make the trip in half an hour. These are digitised records from two record. GGA Image ID # 1da2612992, November 1920 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. Please note that BT 27 is also available on Ancestry.co.uk (). 1895 Sold to Fairfield Ship Building and Engineering Co. and renamed Olympia First and Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Edinburgh Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 31 March 1950 from Capetown to Southampton via Madeira, Commanded by Captain T. W. McAllen. use as accommodation ship. Castle, 1962 reverted to. Matthers was a keen British imperialist and the colonial vision. 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. 1901 acquired as tender at Port Elizabeth, An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. 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. Thank you, Chris, Apologies! Many of the line's vessels were requisitioned for service as troop ships or hospital ships in the First World War, and eight were sunk by mines or German U-boats. Donald Currie and companys offices were at 3 and 4 Fenchurch Street, London. of 40 lives. 1929-11-29 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List. Edinburgh Castle on 15th April 1976, after her last passenger sailing from South Africa. The gilt image against a green background is a map of Africa in relation to Europe. Archives, Open Government Licence 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. 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]. 1900-1979 cargo service South Africa - USA (usually New York). 1980 sold to Greece, renamed Lady Madonna, Built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland Only those who have spent hours of footslogging from archive to archive, library to library can know what a generous offer this is. Commanded by Captain E. F. Gilbert. Mauritius. RootsTech Connect 2021 A GlobalSuccess. Torpedoed by enemy aircraft and sunk on 23 Mar 1943 off Algiers, Scrapped at Alang, India, from August 2005, British & Commonwealth, and International Liner Services, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, "The British & Commonwealth Shipping Company Limited, The Companies, The Ships & The People", Collection of Passenger Lists of the Union-Castle Line, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union-Castle_Line&oldid=1130533085, 1853 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1990 disestablishments in the United Kingdom, Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom, Transport companies disestablished in 1990, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from January 2018, Articles needing additional references from October 2013, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff, launched 28 November 1935, completed 13 May 1936, maiden voyage 22 May 1936, scrapped 1965, 1930 sold to Mitchell, Cotts & Co., renamed, Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff, launched 14 January 1926, completed 26 June 1926, maiden voyage 16 July 1926, scrapped 1963, 1926 went ashore South West Africa and declared a total loss, 1924 transferred to Bullard King, renamed, 1927 sold to W. Schuchmann, Hamburg, renamed, Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff, completed 20 May 1930, struck a, Cargo ship built by Harland and Wolff, completed 31 December 1919, caught fire and sank in Red Sea 2 April 1943, Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff, completed 15 September 1904, sold for scrapping in 1939 but purchased by the Admiralty for use as accommodation ship, Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff, launched 25 January 1936, completed 27 June 1936, maiden voyage 10 July 1936, renamed, Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff, launched 26 March 1936, completed 27 August 1936, requisitioned by Admiralty in 1940 as an armed merchant cruiser and renamed HMS, 1962 scrapped. Between 1893 and 1912, he frequently traveled back and forth between the two countries, at one stage, taking his family with him. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 1976 renamed Balmoral Castle 1939-07-14 RMS Windsor Castle Passenger List. SHARES. There is a final sketch of the RMS Hawden Castle. ex- War Earl, 1919 purchased To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. 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. Passenger list of the Briton (reprint of the cover). Lourenco Marques (occasional) - Mombasa. 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. 27 May 1918 Torpedoed and sunk by UB-51 104 nautical miles (193km) W of Alexandria, Built by Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. 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 Last updated: April 12, 2006 and maintained by 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. I found that a copy had been sold on the Antiquarian book auction site about a year ago. 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. 1919 Bullard King & Co.'s He worked for various newspapers and became the founder-editor of the Natal Advertiser (a paper that survived until 1937). Shorter. Id love to hear of any other websites and/or repositories that youve found with South African passenger lists. 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