to South African Railways. 1917 torpedoed and sunk 300 miles W of Bishops Rock. can be utilized to locate the original documents at the Surrey History Centre Archives. 0. This trade was substantially curtailed by the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, and the Castle Line started to run to South Africa instead, later becoming the Castle Mail Packet Company. 5:20). Comments will load below. Postcard of Edinburgh Castle. 1924 purchased from Portuguese Mail Packet Co. 1912 Johannesburg in 1889 was still a mining camp but it was on its way to permanence and solidity. 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. Historic transcribed South Africa passenger list arrivals and departures. 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. 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. 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. SS Ltd, Mauritius, renamed Floreal. Handbook of Information for Passengers can be obtained gratis from the Purser on board. Win a Complimentary IN-PERSON RootsTech 2023 3-dayPass! 1980 sold to Greece, renamed Lady Madonna, Built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland 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. 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. Funnel Line's STENTOR. 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 officer cadet training ship. The economy of South Africa is indicated inwhat was produced where -wool, ostriches, mohair andwheatwere the principal agricultural products. Scrapped in 2003, 21 Sep 1941 bombed and sunk in the Atlantic while convoy rescue ship, 1977 renamed Winchester Castle The long-spun-out passive resistance in the Ruhr is over, and the controlled, instructed, and disciplined French Press, and the more than French Press which serves the national interests of France in Great Britain and Holland and other European countries, is cock-a-hoop with the clamour of this empty victory. The Norham, post 1900 when renamed the Martinique (via Clyde Ships). 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. George's wife's name was Annie, born 1880, and there is also a record in 1908 of A Pinder from Southamptom to Durban. Castle, 1962 reverted to. GGA Image ID # 1da4915685, March 1950 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. SHARES. In 1947 it was the crime scene of the. 1910-1961 Round Africa service: London - Southampton - Gibraltar - Tangier (occasional) - 1958 sold to Hong Kong, renamed Tyne Breeze, Built by Northumberland SB. 1939-07-13 RMMV Stirling Castle Passenger List. Lord Kylsant had, however, over-reached himself. Calls at Lobito are sometimes made on the outward and homeward voyage. 1967 sold to Panama, renamed Hellenic Med, 1976 transferred from Houston Line, renamed Kinpurnie Castle Stirling 1941 Southampton - Bremen - Hamburg feeder service, 1941 Donald Currie and companys offices were at 3 and 4 Fenchurch Street, London. launched as War Poplar, completed as Dromore Castle, 1942 withdrawn from shipowning. 1930 sold to W. Kunstmann, Stettin, renamed Victoria W. Kunstmann, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow 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 consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The final section covers all the useful data on weights, measures, distances. Eight ships and 440 lives were lost. CONGRATULATIONS! In 1893, John Bellas made his first trip to South Africa from County Durham, England. of 93 lives. 1959 scrapped, Built by Harland & Wolff at Greenock EXTRA STEAMERS are dispatched at frequent and regular Intervals for Cape Colony Natal, Delagoa Bay, and Beira and Mauritius alternately. It was renamed the Union Steam Collier Company and then the Union Steamship Company. 2.3k. One of the most common questions I get is from people looking for passenger lists to South Africa. inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. 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. Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast Torpedoed by U-81 on 21 March 1917, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow In 1889 you would be up to date with Anthony Trollope(a brace of volumes of South Africantravel classics still in print today), John Noble(South Africa Past and Present),the historian George Theal(History of South Africa among other titles)in addition to numerous handbooks and almanacs, memoirs and travel books on 19th century travel. (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. The Royal Mail Line ran into financial difficulties in the 1930s, culminating in the prosecution of its director Lord Kylsant, and Union-Castle Line became an independent company again with Vernon Thomson as Managing Director. Arundel Castle 1922. Edinburgh Castle on 15th April 1976, after her last passenger sailing from South Africa. L. 1900-1977 Southampton - Madeira - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - Durban - Port Elizabeth - Cape 1975 sold to Liberia, renamed Sea Fortune. Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. 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. Union Castle Line on: Monday 30 March 15 01:25 BST (UK) Good day all, I am looking for information on Harry and Bertha Arguile who emigrated to South Africa in 1926/1927. Contains passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports. . Boat shelled the lifeboats. 234 lives lost when U. I had several good finds, but the most unusual was a small book, dated 1889:entitledSouth Africa and How to Reach it by the Castle Line. The Du Plessis evidently returned to South Africa in November 1922 aboard the RMS Arundel Castle. 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). Archives, Open Government Licence The Norham Castle was a mail cum passenger ship steamer. ex- Clan Robertson, 1976 renamed 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. Winchester Castle :- About 20 000 Tons (Building), M.V. GGA Image ID # 1da2d72758. 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. Torpedoed by U-90 on 21 Nov 1917. Ifell instantly in love with this little bookand returned home to begin an online searchfor any information available. 1904 purchased by Union-Castle 13 Jul 2012 07:19. know more about a vessel, visit the Ship This information will help us make improvements to the website. These were all steamers but were also fitted with sails. After 1869 Lydenberg, McMc and then came Pilgrims Rest (post 1873) and later Barbertonand the Komati Goldfields. Although the rates of passage money is discussed, no precise figures are given, though it is fascinating to learn that a cow was taken on board to supply fresh milk and these steamers were state of the art in their day with electric lighting and refrigeration chambers. Ones eye falls on at least six desirable items. Panama, renamed Hellenic In 1860 this was augmented by the much larger Cambrian.[1]. If you were intending to head for South Africain 1889 departing from London, this was the guide of the year. The Hawarden Castle, a vessel of some 4300 tons accommodated 190 first class and 160 second class passengers. 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. Jet aircraft were not a serious threat until the late 1960s, and so these ocean liners benefited from a steady flow of business even after the North Atlantic trade was in its decline. 1933 scrapped, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow Capetown Castle Passenger List, 1949-12-15 RMS Warwick Castle Passenger List, 1950-03-31 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List, 1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. Golden The inaugural sailing of the Dane left Southampton on 15 September.[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. 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. These Steamers proceed alternately via Las Palmas (Grand Canary) and Teneriffe. 1940 sold to Admiralty as accommodation ship at Freetown, First and Cabin Class Passenger List for the RMS Capetown Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 21 April 1949 from Southampton to Durban via Capetown, Port Elizabeth, East London and Madeira, Commanded by Captain W. D. Roach. The second edition (Twentieth Thousand). 1916 managed by Union-Castle renamed Polglass Castle You might find your South African ancestors name, address, and phone number in these directories. I should have said that the John Clark reference is a book. Passenger lists for Union Castle line on: Thursday 08 November 07 21:46 GMT (UK) Hi Does any one have any information on how I can find out the exact date that my family sailed from Tilbury to Capetown around about February 1952.The name of the ship was Bloemfontein Castle . Sudan (occasional) - Aden - Mombasa - Zanzibar - Dar-es-Salaam - Beira - Lourenco Marques - Despite these misadventures, the Norham Castle outlasted both her sister ships the Hawarden and the Roslin. 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 Captain H.H. Co., Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne RootsTech Connect 2021 A GlobalSuccess. There are a large number of places of worship, a handsome pile of Government offices occupying one end of the huge market square, theatres and music halls, excellent hotels and clubs, two stock exchanges, half a dozen newspaper offices and all the other evidence of advanced civilization. 1900-1908 London - Walvis Bay - Cape Town - Port Elizabeth - East London - Durban - 1977 sold to J. Latsis, Piraeus, renamed Margarita 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. William H Miller (Author) New! renamed In 1857, renamed the Union Line, it won a contract to carry mail to South Africa, mainly the Cape Colony. Sea. The original price was 6dbut the book was clearly a high quality advertorial for Donald Currie and Company. 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. renamed Psara The pre-war Capetown Castle was assigned to the route in 1965 when she was no longer needed on the express service. Clickherefor details on how to contribute. Meanwhile, Donald Currie had built up the Castle Packet Co. which traded to Calcutta round the Cape of Good Hope. ex- Clan Ramsey, 1977 - 1979 built in 1964, 1977 renamed several years to achieve recovery and become an independent company again. 1943 torpedoed and sunk in North Atlantic. It is likely to have been lost on the journey, dropped in a fast flowingriver when making a crossing. by. 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 two companies amalgamated on March 8, 1900, and became known as the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited. The South African Royal Mail Steamers are despatched from Southampton every Friday for the Cape Province and Natal via Madeira. Cabin Passenger List for the RMS Walmer Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 29 November 1929 from Capetown to Southampton via Madeira, Commanded by Captain W. Morton Betts. There is a condensed description of gold exploration historyin the South African Repulicand further north into what later became Rhodesia. Durban - East London - Port Elizabeth - Cape Town - Southampton. Liz, do you have a direct link to John Clarks website? Ship web site. 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. document.write("TheShipsList"); 1921 sold to Hansa Line, renamed Reichenfels, 1946 re-purchased by Union-Castle, renamed Warwick Castle Master does not give him a good character. 2.3k. If you would like to 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. TABLE 2.7.2 GGA Image ID # 1da49c7c90, Advertisement for the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town Appearing in the 29 November 1929 Walmer Castle Passenger List. 1926 went ashore South West Africa total loss. ISBN 0 86961 019 8. 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. document.write("s.swig"); Dar-es-Salaam - Beira - Durban - Lourenco Marques - Tanga - Naples - Marseilles - London. He was born on 17 September 1865 and was admitted to Red Hill on 28 July 1880 when he was 15 years old. document.write(""); [1], The combined line was bought by Royal Mail Line in 1911, but continued to operate as Union-Castle. Dunbar Castle :- About 10,000 Tons (Building). 1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List. Holland, London, renamed Crawford Castle 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. Union Castle was a watch-word for punctuality and their lavender-hulled liners sailed every Friday at one o'clock. 1982 sold to Greece, renamed Syros Reefer, Built by Cammell, Laird & Co., Ltd., Birkenhead Its shipping operations ceased in 1977. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Every Thursday at 4pm a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Southampton bound for Cape Town. Pharmakeia is translated as "witchcraft" in Paul's list of works of the flesh to the Galatian church (see Gal. In 1895 he published Zambesia, England's El Dorado in Africa, being a description of Matabeleland and Mashonaland, and the less known adjacent territories, and an account of the gold fields of British South Africa. 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. Share on Facebook . RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. 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. The Briton (10,248 grt, 549 ft. long) was built in 1897 for the Union Line. 1910-1914, 1919-1922 London - Suez - Mombasa. use as accommodation ship. Example of a Register of Immigrants (Assisted) for S.S. Arundel Castle, arriving January 1903, Natal, FamilySearch collection: Register of Boys, unnominated, from Red Hill and other Industrial Schools, entry for 20 May 1884, G.H. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. The ship was equipped with 10 boats of which 8 were lifeboats so interesting that safety at sea was of concern. 1914-1918 HMS Iolaire anti submarine patrol 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 It combined as a passenger, cargo and mail ship. Thank you, Chris, Apologies! Stewart, Glasgow, renamed Loch Gair (two words). Pretoria Castle (1939) was also first requisitioned as an armed merchant cruiser, but later served as an escort carrier. 1919 Bullard King & Co.'s Natal Direct Line taken over. Alternate sailings travelled out via the Suez Canal and out via West Africa. First Class Passenger List for 23 May 1929 SS Llandaff Castle of the Union-Castle Line, from London to South Africa via the Mediterranean. Torpedoed and sunk by U-107 in mid-Atlantic on 22 Feb 1943, 1981 leased from Lombard Facilities Ltd, London renamed Stirling Universal 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. 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. Union-Castle Mail S.S. Company Formed 1900 by the merger of Union SS Co. and the Castle Mail Packet Co. 1912 Royal Mail group took over control of the company. Columba. Copyright 1996-presentThese pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion without my written consent. However, when we consider that one of the metaphors for sexual intimacy is "union" with another, and if we understand that kissing may . Badges of Rank - Union-Castle Line Officers Insignia. 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. Union Castle Line Slide 8 of 8 Rhodesia Castlewas one of the Intermediate ships that Union-Castle operated on a Round-Africa service between UK and South Africa, carrying 526 passengers. 26 Feb 1918 Torpedoed and sunk by UC-56 10 nautical miles (19km) W of Lundy, Built by Fairfield SB. A troopship during WW1, she sailed on the mail run to Cape Town until broken up in 1926. British & Commonwealth Mauritius. In 1889 the journey from Cape Town to the Witwatersrand via train and then by mail or passenger coach took a hopeful 85 hours, approximately 4 days. Ive added a link to Moles Blog too. 1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Tonnage: Gross - 4341 tons Net - 2772; Length: 380.6 feet; Breadth: 48.2 feet. This guide will speak to you. This index can give you details on the deceased and who he or she left behind. We then travelled by train to Bulawayo Thanks Steve 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. 1927 sold to W. Schuchmann, Hamburg, renamed Ostee. Oslo), 1981 leased frpm Lombard Facilities Ltd, London renamed At the same time, a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Cape Town bound for Southampton. [1] 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. 1961 - 1966 transferred to South African Marine Corp., renamed S.A. I wondered ifthe Mathers book South Africa and How to Reach it was sponsored by Donald Currie and the Castle Line. Vaal, 1977 sold to Carnival Cruise Line, Miami, renamed Festivale. 1982 sold to Greece, renamed Psara Reefer. Gold is labelled in a vague way 14 times. It was justthree years old. 1959 scrapped, 1937 sold to J. Billmeir, renamed Stanray, 1903 purchased by Houston Line, renamed Helius 1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List, 1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List, 1927-11-04 R.M.M.V.