I will always find a rare book treasure to carry home in triumph. SS Co. and Castle Line. 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. Holland, London, renamed Crawford Castle, 1930 sold to W. Kunstmann, 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. Despite these misadventures, the Norham Castle outlasted both her sister ships the Hawarden and the Roslin. Finally there is a description of the Witwatersrand, described by Mathers as the most promising of all the gold-fields in the Transvaal. Let usknow what is happening in your town or city. In 1893, John Bellas made his first trip to South Africa from County Durham, England. Many vessels were again requisitioned in the Second World War. 1962 reverted to Clan Line We then travelled by train to Bulawayo Thanks Steve 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]. First Class and Tourist Passenger List from the RMS Warwick Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 15 December 1949 from Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, and East London, Commanded by Captain J. Trayner. SHARES. bombed and sunk in Atlantic while convoy rescue ship. 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. GGA Image ID # 1678ed6f74, May 1929 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Eight ships and 440 lives were lost. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Friends of The National 1912-11-15 Deck Class Ticket - RMS Dunvegan Castle. 1942 torpedoed and sunk in North Atlantic. from Nitrate Producers Ltd., renamed Chepstow Castle, 1933 scrapped. During her lifespan there were two unfortunate breakdowns with a shattered propeller and rudder in one and broken cylinder head in the other. 1921 sold to Hansa Line, renamed Reichenfels, 1946 re-purchased by Union-Castle, renamed Warwick Castle withdrawn from shipowning. All rights reserved (LogOut/ can be utilized to locate the original documents at the Surrey History Centre Archives. Passenger Lists of the Union-Castle Line 1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List Class of Passengers: Cabin Date of Departure: 15 July 1911 Route: Southampton for Capetown via Madeira, Algoa Bay, East London, and Natal Commander: Captain F. Whitehead, R.N.R. 1910-1939 Southampton - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - East London - Durban - Delagoa Bay - Winchester Castle :- About 20 000 Tons (Building), M.V. 1973 purchased by Union-Castle This guide will speak to you. ex- Clan Robertson, 1976 renamed The two companies amalgamated on March 8, 1900, and became known as the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited. 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. The boy was to be employed for 3 years and the amount of his wages given. 1926 purchased from Royal Mail SP Co., for the Southampton Bremen Hamburg feeder service, Passenger ship built by Harland & Wolff, torpedoed by, 1 June 1933 beached after collision in Elbe with Blue Funnel Line's, 1907 transferred from Liverpool-Hamburg Line, 1924 purchased from Portuguese Government, East Africa feeder service, Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff, launched 15 December 1903, completed 19 May 1904, scrapped 1936, Passenger ship built by Harland and Wolff (Govan), launched 4 July 1929, completed 21 November 1929, maiden voyage 5 December 1929, damaged during an air raid while docked in Liverpool on the night of on 2122 December 1940, torpedoed and damaged by the, operated as troop transport. following list was extracted from various sources. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. 1931 sold to Greece, renamed Rokos, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow 10 4 comments 2 shares Like Comment Share Boat shelled the lifeboats. 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. Extraordinary original Steerage Passenger's Contract Ticket for a 27 year old man from Southampton, England for passage to Natal, South Africa in 1906. Six of the remaining ships operated the monthly Round Africa service, sailing both clockwise and anti-clockwise round the continent. 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. 1942 sunk by German commerce raider off Ascension; loss document.write("theship"); Front Pictorial cover of South Africa and How to Reach it with gilt embossed vignette illustrations. But some copies must have become souvenirs or belonged to people who did not make the journey. 1924 purchased from Portuguese 1926 went ashore South West Africa total loss. 1920 transferred to Bullard King & Co., renamed Umlazi, Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast A reduction off the amount of two Single Fares is made on Ocean Return Tickets. 1917 torpedoed and sunk 300 miles W of Bishops Rock. Madonna. Liz Finnie. 1 Mar 1917 Mined and damaged by UC-65 Dar-es-Salaam - Beira - Durban - Lourenco Marques - Tanga - Naples - Marseilles - London. Diamonds drew hopeful immigrants to Kimberley and in the ZARthere was the lure of minerals -gold, lead, coal andiron were the magnets. 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 and M. Kohli. 1979 renamed Balmoral Universal The right hand border lists the possible destinations from Londonto Mozambique and connection with other ships moving on to India, China andAustralia. Ships Passenger Lists to South Africa 1900-present RMS Saxon from Southampton, England, to Madeira, Cape Town, Algoa Bay, East London and Natal, on July 29, 1905 WW1 Memorial Card Ivy & Freda REEVES Victims on board Galway Castle, England to S. Africa 1918 Choose from the following indexes of passenger lists of ships sailing to South Africa Torpedoed and sunk by U-107 in mid-Atlantic on 22 Feb 1943, 1981 leased from Lombard Facilities Ltd, London renamed Stirling Universal This index can give you details on the deceased and who he or she left behind. SS Ltd, Mauritius, renamed Floreal. All Union-Castle Line Passenger Lists available at the Gjenvick-Gjnvik Archives have been transcribed and uploaded. In 1857, renamed the Union Line, it won a contract to carry mail to South Africa, mainly the Cape Colony. Carrying passengers as well as cargo, including the all-important . ex- Empire Wilson, 1946 purchased 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. passenger lists union castle line. 1961 - 1966 transferred to South African Marine Corp., renamed S.A. Archives, Open Government Licence GGA Image ID # 1da4915685, March 1950 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. Very passionate Left.. 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. In 1860 this was augmented by the much larger Cambrian.[1]. She took part in Operation Ironclad Bound in green limp cloth with wonderful detailed illustrated decoration in gilt including a map of Africa on the rear cover which states "The Shortest Route to the Gold Fields of South Africa". It was steam powered but also carried sails. Index and images. 1924 transferred to Bullard King, renamed Umvoti, 1917 purchased from F.S. The Norham, post 1900 when renamed the Martinique (via Clyde Ships). L. 1900-1977 Southampton - Madeira - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - Durban - Port Elizabeth - Cape First Class Passenger List for 23 May 1929 SS Llandaff Castle of the Union-Castle Line, from London to South Africa via the Mediterranean. 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 Pacific Steam Navigation Company was founded by Mr. William Wheelwright in London back in 1838 and he began its shipping operations in 1840 when he commissioned two steam ships, the SS Chile and SS Peru to carry mail. Union-Castle's Intermediate liner Garth Castleoff Cape Town in about 1930. 1981 sold to Greece, renamed Golden Sea, 1946 purchased from MoWT, renamed Drakensberg Castle 20 Apr 1917 Torpedoed and damaged by U-35 90 nautical miles (170km) WxN of Gibraltar Three Dunnottar Castle, Carnarvon Castle, Dunvegan Castle became armed merchant cruisers. document.write("mail"); 1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List. In the fifties and sixties many young people went off to Europe to experience widening horizons or to study abroad. 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. Every Thursday at 4pm a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Southampton bound for Cape Town. Tonnage:Gross -4341 tons Net -2772; Length: 380.6 feet; Breadth: 48.2 feet. Sea. document.write(".com'>"); 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. Edinburgh Castle on 15th April 1976, after her last passenger sailing from South Africa. & Eng. combined with South African Marine Corp. Ltd. in 1973 to become International Winchester Castle, 1979 renamed Winchester Universal, 1980 sold to Greece, GGA Image ID # 1da2fc57c8, Brochures, Vintage Steamship & Ocean Liner, Immigrant Ships Ephemera, History, Photographs, M.V. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday by. Stewart, Glasgow, renamed Loch Gair, 12 Mar 1908 ran ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4km) from the coast, in Richard's Bay near the Umhlatuzi River, South Africa, 1914 captured by Britain Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It merged with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but competition with air travel adversely affected its shipping activities, and cargo shipping rapidly became containerised. 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. Warwick Castle :- About 20,000 Tons (Building), M.V. Calls at Lobito are sometimes made on the outward and homeward voyage. 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. 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. 1918 torpedoed and sunk near Plymouth; loss of 143 lives. 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. Handbook of Information for Passengers can be obtained gratis from the Purser on board. Owner History: Castle Mail Packet Company. Cost of the Ticket was 10:10:0. 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 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. Mauritius. 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. 15 Jul 1942 Sunk by German raider Michel off South West Africa. These pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion 31 Mar 1917 Damaged by UB-32 near the Isle of Wight. There was an interesting history to this ship. Continue with Recommended Cookies. RMS Windsor Castle 1st & Tourist Class Acc Plan Union-Castle Line 1969 49.99 3.55 postage UNION CASTLE LINE C-1900 1ST CLASS STATEROOM OCEAN LINER SHIPS WASHSTAND 850.00 Click & Collect 150.00 postage C1950s VINTAGE UNION CASTLE LINE S.S.BRAEMAR CASTLE SOUVENIR LADIES COMPACT 39.00 Click & Collect 4.95 postage Union Castle Line#172 20.00 know more about a vessel, visit the Ship This is not an all 1908-1910 London Walvis Bay - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - East London - Durban - Dar-es-Salaam - Mombasa and reverse. 1941 Southampton - Bremen - Hamburg feeder service, 1941 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. Torpedoed by U-81 on 21 March 1917, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow This is by no means a complete list, but its a good start in your efforts to locate your immigrant ancestor. [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. 1979 renamed Kinpurnie Universal The typical menus of meals in firstsecond and third class sections of the ship is helpfully detailed. 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). The Briton (10,248 grt, 549 ft. long) was built in 1897 for the Union Line. [1] Palma de Majorca (occasional) - Marseilles - Genoa/Naples - Tunis (occasional) - Suez - Port Manage Settings Lourenco Marques (occasional) - Mombasa. Tonnage: Gross - 4341 tons Net - 2772; Length: 380.6 feet; Breadth: 48.2 feet. RootsTech Connect 2021 A GlobalSuccess. VIEWS. You can search and download lists of ships' passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom from and for ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean. Comments will load below. of 40 lives. Alternate sailings travelled out via the Suez Canal and out via West Africa. GGA Image ID # 1313bb2f31, July 1939 Union Castle Line Fleet List. Travelling to South Africa via the Union Castle Line, Passenger Contract Ticket - Union Castle Line.jpg, Front Pictorial cover of South Africa and How to Reach it.jpg, Vanity Fair Cartoon of Edward P Mathers.png, South Africa and How to Reach it by the Castle Line - back cover.png, Title page of South Africa and How to Reach it.jpg, Postcard of the Norham -post 1900 when it was renamed the Martinique via Clyde Ships.png, SS Hawarden Castle via British Ships to South Africa in the 1800s.png, from British Ships to South Africa in the 1800s published on Geni.com, Union Castle Line ships docked at the East India Docks London in 1902 via Wikipedia.png, Maggie Friedman - love, life and death with David Webster, Building Africa's Tallest Building - The Leonardo, Sandton. Family History Research in South Africa South Africa genealogy links. 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. document.write("
