A bibliography of ship passenger lists, 1538-1825; being a guide to published lists of early immigrants to North America. Year Title Description Download ; 1926 : Hatarana : 232/1926 - Hatarana : PDF: 1926 : Mongolia Norwegian Police Emigration Records (1867 - 1973). In theory if not in practice, there are no domestic British or purely European voyages in BT27, and no lists for Merchant or Royal Naval vessels or for troop ships. She spent the last months of 1914 in the South Atlantic off the West Coast of South America looking for the German Cruiser Squadron commanded by Admiral von Spee. List of passengers disembarking at Southampton and London. Dont worry about me Im all right, and if you dont hear from me regularly dont worry for you know the mails are so uncertain. Pvt. In 1953 the two rival vessels clashed at sea and almost come to grief. For November and December 1960 only, sea departure cards are available to view, as well as the regular passenger lists, in some cases. Not all lists have survived. This list is only for people who came to Tasmania and Norfolk Island on convict transport ships, and were not convicts, e.g. I was brought up to the hospital with a number of others that had been hurt. His father, John Lauch, 248 West Forrer St., Lockland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Forces. The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. However, within this alphabetical listing there is also an entry called New Zealand. Geiger is buried in Kilchoman, Ireland as there is a cross in a cemetery there marked as: America Pvt. Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. Sugar was sent to Europe for the service men who did not get it because it was on the wharf in France and got rained on. The passenger lists in BT27 include long-haul voyages to destinations outside Britain and Europe. She had a displacement of 12,124 gross tons and 535.3 x 64.0 x 38.6ft . Some are decorative and beautiful historical documents, others are more functional in their appearance. Strong enough that one had to hold on to something to keep from being blown over. crew, passengers, military. Able Seaman Ludlow was in the British Royal Navy and was a crewman on the Otranto. Pvt. According to Private Pearl B. Horns discharge paper, he was in Battery D of the 57th Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. I supposed it was done while I was fastened under the chain. The Battle of Coronel took place on 1 November 1914 with the loss of the British ships HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth with very heavy loss of life. My mom put her engagement ring in the place where the pick was kept, a man came visiting next door to us, borrowed the mandolin when we got it back the ring was gone, she sent me over to ask him about it but he denied seeing it. The ship Alfred, 635 tons, H. E. Decker, commander, from Hamburgh 20th August, and Rio 17th October, arrived last evening, with 275 passengers, chiefly from Silisea and Saxony. Only known photo of Able Seaman Thomas Goodwin, shown 2nd from left in the front row. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. His daughter Barbara Dilts Joike reflects; "I also do not have many memories of him. Pvt. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. Some destination ports can be difficult to distinguish in the early handwritten records. Whilst the ships listed in the Passenger Lists records are all departing from ports in the UK, not all of the ships themselves are British. Charles was serving during WWI and his unit, C.A.C. He was not married, and had no children. They may have arrived as a fare-paying passenger, as an 'assisted' migrant, a member of a ship's crew, in military or naval service, or as a convict. She took part in the invasions of French North Africa (Operation Torch), Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy (Operation Avalanche). Westward bound ships when crossing the line skip a day, and . If you are unsure how a name was spelt, or cannot find it with the usual spelling, try using the wildcard facility. The manoeuvring of the Mounsey was magnificent and the destroyer was in danger of being dashed to pieces her self and she was taking on water. Soon the word was passed the another ship the Kashmir, had broke her rudder and her Captain was unable to control her hitting the Otranto amidships and bow on port side. The National Archives give no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. 1, from Ft. Screvens, Georgia. The Castle of Otranto, novel by Horace Walpole, published under a pseudonym in 1764 (though first editions bear the next year's date). My hopes and prayers are that he may yet survive. It is now Sunday afternoon and I shall write you an account of myself. He joined the Army on a whim to help his family out of poverty. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. At the time of writing, these include Jones River, Plantation and Stoopville. We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies and courts in the following states: New Jersey New York Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Hours and Address Enlarge Directions Address One Bowling Green, Room 328 New York, NY 10004 Phone: 212-401-1620 Toll-free: 1-866-840-1752 Fax: 212-401-1638 Email: newyork.archives@nara.gov Hours However, they will not have sailed from, say, Glasgow if their destination overseas is not served by a shipping line operating out of that port, or if sailings there do run but are not departing at the date at which they need to travel. It is awful to think of Clyde as going down in that terrible water. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 17 July 1918 at the age of 20 years 3 months old. 1954 Nov 12. "7h:100c:95f" was written by Kevin Rodriguez and Lauren Shippen. One of them was brother Clydes top sergeant Sergt. You can search and download lists of ships' passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom from and for ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, BT - Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies, Division within BT - Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments, BT 26 - Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists, Subseries within BT 26 - Inwards passenger lists, 1929, Available to view free at The National Archives, About our Smith sailed on the HMS Otranto on 25 September 1918 with the C.A.C. Similarly "Under 16" was indicative of minor children not traveling to reunite with a parent. When World War II broke out in 1939 the Admiralty requisitioned Otranto and had her converted into a troop ship. Clifford was married to Aurelia Nell Parsons and had a daughter, Merle and a son, Hazen(?). Pvt. In 1942 she was modified to carry landing craft as a Landing ship, infantry. Hirt was born in Strongsville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Strongsville, Ohio. If you also see a more generic option in the drop-down alongside specific ports, it is important to note that this is not an 'all ports' option. listen to the trailer where to start 01. Clifford Ardell Carpenter - Born 21 October 1876 in Oconomowoc, WI, died 6 October 1918 off the Coast of Scotland during the sinking of the Otranto. The National Maritime collection contains a rich and diverse range of historic artefacts and contains over 140,000 objects. Pvt. This was some consolation, but it was 8:30 Sunday night when we landed. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. You can never know what it was like until you have been upon a storming sea. He and his friends were intoxicated one evening, rode into Edwardsville to enlist but they were turned down because of their current condition. We had quite a bit of rain, and a heavy sleet fell upon us too. Pvt. If you want to search all ports within a destination country, do not select a destination port. Oct. 13, 1918. Able Body Seaman, Francis Edwin Turner, Royal Navy, Service No. New York Passengers (1820-1891) - familysearch: Searching for New York Passengers up to 1891 in One Step New York Passengers (1925-1957) - familysearch: Searching for New York Passengers from 1925 onward in One Step All NY Ship Lists (1820-1957) - familysearch: Searching for Ships in all New York Microfilms in One Step Please note that the A-Z drop-down list of countries includes larger and less precise entities such as Africa, Antarctica, Far East, Mediterranean Ports and South America, for cases where more specific information is not available. We didnt sleep very much and Sunday morning found us on a raging sea a fearful sea. His body was recovered and later returned to Farmington, Illinois for burial. From the Obituary section of The Allentown Morning Call, in Allentown, Pennsylvania: Private John C. Geiger, up to the time of enlistment last August, employed by the Lehigh Portland Cement Company as their travelling freightagent, perished on the transport Otranto when in a collision off the Irish Coast she was beached and battered to pieces causing a loss of over 200 soldiers, Private Geiger was 33 years of age, and was known by all as a good fellow, genial, always wearing a smile and ready to do a good turn for anyone. Passenger lists are indexed for the years 1845 - 1886 . Lauch was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Ascension is included under St Helena. However, in other instances, the port in question can be small and obscure, or now known by a different name, or not have a unique name. Pvt. Sgt. Dull was born in Wood County, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. 1903-06-30 SS Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Passenger List. 1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829. L. Baldry contacted me about his grandfather, Francis Edwin Turner who was a crewman on the HMS Otranto. His service number was 213177 and died while serving on the ship on 26 March 1918. If your search returns a large number of results you may wish to sort them by clicking on the column heading, to help you scan the list of records. In each case, viewing the image of the passenger list will reveal the exact term used and the precise destination of the passenger. Pvt. Cuzco. In addition to troops, passengers could also include nurses and other support personnel, family members, and any other passengers who may have been traveling onboard these ships. The Titanic is an exception, with the ill- fated 1912 vessel and its 1894-1900 namesake listed separately. [5] On 4 August 1932 she collided with the Thames barge Why Not in the Thames Estuary at Thameshaven, Essex, England; Why Not sank.[6]. His father, Alfred K. Newsome, R. F. D. 5, London, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. If you don't have an account please register. When we got on deck we found a very strong wind and high waves. It is not necessary to select a destination country before searching. When I jumped I fell between the two anchor chains, which were stretched along the deck floor, and held on. Analysis. Of course, our first thought was a torpedo, but were told that it was nothing serious. The photo on the right shows five HMS Otranto crewmen. Pearl B. Horn passed away in 1969. I am sure if he was lost you will hear it from Washington before you get this letter. The Orient Line, along with the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, were the two British based shipping lines that pioneered and dominated the passage of migrants by sea to Australia and other colonial outposts in the Orient, such as India, Malaysia and Hong Kong since the 1850s. I was in bed and heard gunshots, I ran downstairs and sat on the piano bench scared and I thought the Germans had invaded us. After the War my hometown erected a monument to honor the men who had died in service from my town. It will be quite well in a few days and I will be able to leave here. Looking for . Six double-ended and two single-ended boilers supplied steam at 215 lbf/in2 to the turbines. I had looked for brother but was unable to find him. Orient Steam Navigation Co./Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Outward sailings January-April 1882 (issued January 18, 1882) Vessel (s) Ports of call. Pvt. Weeks was from Waynesboro, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft at Ft. Screven. I know he was stationed at Savannah Georgia and a friend who had seen a picture of him in his uniform said that it was Coast Artillery. Dilts was given to me by his daughter Barbara Dilts Joike who on December 17, 2004, turned 90 years old. I wrote you last Monday saying that I had landed safely. I was quite seasick for four days and nights, but I overcame that and felt good, although I would have been very glad to have seen land. The author of the preface, "William Marshal, Gent.," claims that he found a 1529 copy of The Castle of Otranto in its original Italian in the library of an ancient Catholic family in northern England. Hirt's Greenhouse and Flowers. Pvt. Passenger lists are not always clear or precise as to their exact routes and any ports of call on their way to their final destination. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. [1], In 1926 Otranto was slightly damaged when she struck a rock at Cape Grosso, Greece during a heavy rainstorm. His letter follows: Royal Victoria Hospital, The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? We had no hopes-to jump into the sea meant death, for one could not live long in such a mad sea. Some are typed, others are handwritten; some record only a minimum of detail about the passengers, others include a wealth of information down to exact address and ultimate destination overseas. This story of Pvt. SBS TV | SBS Radio | SBS On Demand, news, sport, food, movies We were told that our ship had been rammed by another large ship, which was carrying troops also, the name of this ship was ____________ (erased by censor). (note: Jennings is shown as age 1 in this census, again a good indication that 1898 is correct) A family history article by Peggy Haywood Gregory is found on page 225 of The Heritage of Union County, North Carolina, 1842-1992, Vol. If you do open up a destination port drop-down list, you will see an A-Z alphabetical list of available ports. So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. Several ship-owners saw the opportunity to earn good money by transporting emigrants to America. The SS Rhein is listed among the following 14 sister-ships: Hermann 1865, 2873 tons, 318ft x 40ft. In addition, crew on passenger lists are not normally shown, although the captain or master is usually named on the header pages and some pre-printed and other lists do give details of senior staff. Victor D. continues about his father in later life, He was a successful businessman in Atlanta, Georgia, his hometown. Although the destroyer H.M.S. HMS Otranto was an Orient Steam Navigation Company liner and was built by Workman Clark, Belfast in 1909 for the London to Australia route but also did cruses to Norway and the Mediterranean on occasion. LOC 2018696845. Find a ship: In this database you will be able to find ships, not only those which departed directly from Norway, but also other transatlantic ships which carried emigrants. This means that you are likely to find what initially appear to be discrepancies when you click through to the image of the passenger list. For example, you may know that your passenger sailed to Chile without knowing whether he or she disembarked at, say, Antofagasta, Iquique or Valparaiso. If you have research comments or additional information on this page E-mail them to: Joe Hartwell, [Return back to the Ships histories page] [ Return back to the Site Map ] [ Return to the Coast Artillery Corps page ], Pvt. I cannot learn anything about him here, and I cannot get out of the hospital yet to search for him. Orient Steam Navigation Co.Ltd., Orient Line, reg. Applications for any other use should be made to. National Work Council. The Passengers of the May Flower in 1620 [pg 47] Passengers of the Mary and John, p. 265. Let us know. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. These are contained within The National Archives' BT26 record series. For example, if you search for William Lancaster and you type in William Lan*, your search will return a list of results that include names such as William Lane or William Landau - as well as William Lancaster. Mounsey managed to take off several hundred soldiers and crewman 431 died. We could see, over the right, a great high cliff of rocks, not more than a half-mile away, but no hope there, as we knew we would be dashed to death against the rocks. He enlisted into the Ohio National Guard at Cincinnati, Ohio on 17 March 1917. There were several men in the hospital who were killed outright. Westfal Larsen. All British ports found so far within the BT27 passenger lists are given in an alphabetical A-Z drop-down list. We have constructed the database in such as way so that, where a port has had two names within the period covered by the BT27 data series, the ports are joined together in the drop-down list and therefore are searched together. passenger list: [noun] a list of the passengers on a ship that is submitted by the master to customs officials at ports visited. Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Name variants About the Collection. He was 20 years old at the time he enlisted and was born in Montgomery, Alabama and lived at the home of his father George W. Smith, at 1111 E. Lurna St. in Pensacola, Florida at the time he enlisted. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Cornelius of 132 South Hall street. To see the passenger list, use the Book and Page above, to find the correct microfiche in Assisted Immigrants from UK, 1839-1871, Compartment 21, Call no. The inclusion of Dutch, German, Swedish, Portuguese and other foreign ships means that some ships will have names that may initially look like mis- transcriptions. 1891-1954 immigration passenger lists: They would carry passengers to America, and take cargo back for Europe. If the card is for a child, you will be able to view the relevant parent's detail on the reverse of the card; similarly, if you find a parent travelling with a child, you will be able to view both sides of the card for the same charge. It is considered the first Gothic novel in the English language, and it is often said to have founded the horror story as a legitimate literary form. However, in some cases there are cards without corresponding lists, as well as lists without cards. His initial role in the novel is to illustrate the relationship between the fallen helmet and the prophecy of the true heir being revealed. Kaitlin Le (Kelly Marie Tran), a college student whose twin brother vanished with the flight, is determined to uncover the truth. 1949: Resumed Australian service. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 30 July 1918 at the age of 19 years 8 months old. These lists recorded details on all persons arriving at U.S. ports on ATS ships. The ship was named after the town of Otranto in Apulia in southern Italy. Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg. My injury isnt very much only a bruised thigh. Lisa Hughson related about her grandfather Owen Tucker and his brother Edward Tucker both from Liverpool, England who were both crewmen aboard the HMS Otranto when she sank with both brothers surviving the sinking. I saw a number of men jump for the destroyer but miss and fall between where they were smashed to death or drowned. Swadner was born in Greenville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. The wave seemed like huge mountains. Give my love to all the others and love and kisses to you, the dearest of mothers! He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, from Fort Screven Georgia. example: 1847 passenger list . Commanders of Trans-Atlantic Steamships - 1894. He was selected for the September Automatic Draft from Ft. Screven troops, for duty in France. Give my love to dear Mary and tell her there are hopes yet. She was sold for scrap in June. 718867. There is then the body of the list, giving details of the passengers travelling on board. You need to bear in mind also that a significant proportion of passengers are shown on the original list without an age - these 'blank' ages are shown in your returned results together with those of the right year of birth, so that you can consider them as well. GGA Image ID # 12e0a9f329. Otranto was in service until 1957, when she was sold for scrap. I have a copy of my Grandfathers letter of recommendation advising all records went down with the ship and I also have a painting of the HMS Otranto and the Mounsey coming along side. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. She took part in the invasion of French North Africa later that year and the landings in Sicily and Salerno in 1943. Corporal Toy C. Dilts was in the US Army Coast Artillery and on October 6th was on the Troopship Otranto when she collided with the P&O liner H.M.S. The ship Champion of the Seas has again made a highly successful voyage to this port [of Melbourne] bringing about 400 passengers - 277 of whom are passage-warrant holders.

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