1931, Union-Castle Line was left with heavy financial commitments and took 1918 torpedoed and sunk near Plymouth; loss of 143 lives. Last weekend I visited James Findlays new bookshop located in the basement of the Rand Club. 10 4 comments 2 shares Like Comment Share (LogOut/ 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 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. GGA Image ID # 1da2fc57c8, Brochures, Vintage Steamship & Ocean Liner, Immigrant Ships Ephemera, History, Photographs, M.V. Mathers'style was to describe the outward voyage to the Cape by quoting liberally from experienced travellers who had written up their impressions. This competition led to their shipping services running at unprecedented speed and efficiency. 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. 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. 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. 1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List, 1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List, 1927-11-04 R.M.M.V. Madonna. In 1922 the line introduced its Round Africa service, a nine-week voyage calling at twenty ports en route. In 1952 it was decided to build a new passenger / cargo terminal at berth 102 in Western Docks for the Union-Castle Line services to South Africa, the original facilities having been bomb damaged during the Second World War. 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. Railways. The 414. This database contains details extracted from various South African passenger records. 414. 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. She took part in Operation Ironclad . transferred to Hong Kong renamed Speedster Universal. I have been lucky enough to find some of my family in passenger lists going back and forth between England and South Africa. Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. 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. Universal, 1984 Union-Castle Line - Unionpedia, the concept map Comments will load below. 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. Johannesburg in 1889 was still a mining camp but it was on its way to permanence and solidity. 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. In 1860 this was augmented by the much larger Cambrian.[1]. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday 1918 torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean while trooping; ex- Holtye, 1915 purchased from ex- Clan Ramsey, 1977 - 1979 built in 1964, 1977 renamed Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence 1876 The Castle Mail Packet Co. Ltd was formed. Edward Mathers, the author of this guide is someone worth knowing more about. 1919 Bullard King & Co.'s Natal Direct Line taken over. Do not sell or share my personal information. withdrawn from shipowning. 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 It was renamed the Union Steam Collier Company and then the Union Steamship Company. of 93 lives. 1907 transferred from Liverpool-Hamburg document.write("to:"); 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 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. 1906-1939 cargo feeder service Southampton - London - Antwerp - Rotterdam - Bremen - 234 lives lost when U. 20 Apr 1917 Torpedoed and damaged by U-35 90 nautical miles (170km) WxN of Gibraltar 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. These long distance routes included ocean liners to Southern and East Africa, the West Indies and South America. His employer in South Africa was Mr. Richmond, of Allandale, PMBurg (Pietermaritzburg). He was born in Edinburgh and was evidently a Scot. Balmoral Castle, 1979 renamed Balmoral Universal, 1982 sold to Greece, Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. Share on Facebook . 1917 torpedoed and sunk 300 miles from Bishops Rock; loss 1941 Southampton - Bremen - Hamburg feeder service, 1941 Many photos are submitted by heritage enthusiasts across the country. 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. The Norham Castle was a mail cum passenger ship steamer. 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Finally there is a description of the Witwatersrand, described by Mathers as the most promising of all the gold-fields in the Transvaal. Clickherefor details on how to contribute. Royal Mail group took over control of the company. Learn more Useful links Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Ocean Return Tickets are available for twelve months. Postcard of Edinburgh Castle. Some of these titles can be accessed in digitized format online. The notes tell us he emigrated to South Africa. Government, East Africa feeder service, 1928 sold to Portugal. It was subsequently sold to a Liverpool Company, SS Booth and renamed the Cyril 2. Rose and 92 passengers and crew were killed. Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 18th of July please use the following link and you will find the details and all events of. Scrapped in 2003, 21 Sep 1941 bombed and sunk in the Atlantic while convoy rescue ship, 1977 renamed Winchester Castle GGA Image ID # 1da2d57b5d, Advertisements for Mount Railway -- The Key to Madeira Scenery and the Esplanade and Belmonte Shore Excursions, July 1939. 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. GGA Image ID # 1678ed6f74, May 1929 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. Please do not use these photos without permission from the copyright holder. Stettin, renamed Victoria W. combined with South African Marine Corp. Ltd. in 1973 to become International HMS Persephone, 1948 scrapped. 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. 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. In 1893, John Bellas made his first trip to South Africa from County Durham, England. The gilt image against a green background is a map of Africa in relation to Europe. 1984 transferred to Hong Kong renamed Speedster Universal, Built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland 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. The Union Line was founded in 1853 as the Southampton Steam Shipping Company to transport coal from South Wales to Southampton. These were all steamers but were also fitted with sails. Mail Packet Co. 1912 1959 scrapped, 1937 sold to J. Billmeir, renamed Stanray, 1903 purchased by Houston Line, renamed Helius document.write("mail"); renamed 1962-1967 London - Gibraltar - Genoa - Port Said - Port Suez - Aden - Mombasa - Zanzibar - The map aboveis of considerable interest as it shows the principal route of travel to South Africa and from the principal ports inland. Reefer. British & Commonwealth Shipping Co. Ltd. by the merger of Union-Castle, Bullard 1930 sold to W. Kunstmann, Stettin, renamed Victoria W. Kunstmann, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation (commonly referred to as Safmarine) in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. ex- Clan Ross, ex- South African Scientist, renamed Kinnaird 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. This concession does not apply to passages Coastwise or to Ports at which the Steamers of the Union-Castle Line do not call. document.write("mail"); Holland & Co., London, renamed Carlisle Castle 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.. The Company, however, does not accept any responsibility for any inaccuracy, mistake or oversight on the part of the Company's Servants or Agents, or any other persons, in the wording, despatch or delivery of any telegram or letter in connection with these prepaid passages, or for any consequences arising therefrom. 1904 purchased by Union-Castle 09:00 to 17:00. F.S. Passenger list of the Briton (reprint of the cover). The second edition (Twentieth Thousand). Copyright 1996-presentThese pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion without my written consent. There is a condensed description of gold exploration historyin the South African Repulicand further north into what later became Rhodesia. The contract was eventually to expire however, and the period of intense competition was later to give way to co-operation, including transporting troops and military equipment during the Boer War. The Lorenco Marques railway connection went inland as far as Komatipoort. It combined as a passenger, cargo and mail ship. Family History Research in South Africa South Africa genealogy links. ex- Empire Duchess, 1949 purchased Lourenco Marques (occasional) - Mombasa. 1942 sunk by German commerce raider off Ascension; loss 1976 sold to Philippines (Panama flag), renamed Ocean Queen. ex- Anglo-Brazilian, 1915 purchased Many vessels were again requisitioned in the Second World War. Title page of South Africa and How to Reach it -with facing chromolithograph of the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Norham Castle. 1970 sold to Cyprus, renamed Glenda and scrapped. Sold to Safmarine in 1966 and renamed SA Vaal It was described as: An unusually fine copy of this attractive 204pp. 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. 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. Archives, Open Government Licence The Union Line was founded in 1853 as the Southampton Steam Shipping Company to transport coal from South Wales to Southampton. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. The period of twelve months specified above cannot under any circumstances be extended. The S.S. Hawarden Castle was built and launched in 1883; it was an iron screw passenger line. 1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. Liner Services Ltd. but air travel 1931 scrapped, 1919 purchased from shipping controller, renamed Rosyth Castle Terence McNally postcard. 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. (Larsen. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Friends of The National (LogOut/ The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Chyko. With several attractive black and white illustrations and a coloured frontispiece of the Norham Castle and a large coloured folding map of South Africa. Thank you, Chris, Apologies! RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. GGA Image ID # 1da4915685, March 1950 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. ex- Empire Life, 1946 purchased Continue with Recommended Cookies. Continue with Recommended Cookies. The Union-Castle served as a link between Britain and her colony South Africa, and since the Arundel Castle and her sister Windsor Castle were the prime ships in its fleet, they often had to be the actual link. In 1857, renamed the Union Line, it won a contract to carry mail to South Africa, mainly the Cape Colony. 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. use as accommodation ship. from. to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of . 1900-1979 cargo service South Africa - USA (usually New York). Winchester Castle Passenger List, 1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List, Frequently Asked Questions About Passenger Lists. tug at East London, 1937 sold All rights reserved 1961 - 1966 transferred to South African Marine Corp., renamed S.A. 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. There are no official passenger lists I understand, but somewhere there may be an obscure newspaper report (I live in hope! The economy of South Africa is indicated inwhat was produced where -wool, ostriches, mohair andwheatwere the principal agricultural products. 1979 renamed Balmoral Universal Torpedoed and sunk by U-176 in mid-Atlantic, 1919 purchased from shipping controller, renamed Ripley Castle and M. Kohli. CONGRATULATIONS! 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. Med. 1912 tender at Algoa Bay, 1912 wrecked Cape Hangklip. Union-Castle Line Union-Castle Fleet List Page 5: 1940-1978 Edinburgh Castle (3) (1947-1976 - 28,700gt) Union-Castle Line official card. This is by no means a complete list, but its a good start in your efforts to locate your immigrant ancestor. After the collapse of the Royal Mail group in 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. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. The Document Reference and Page/Folio No. 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. Let usknow what is happening in your town or city. Win a Complimentary IN-PERSON RootsTech 2023 3-dayPass! In 1905 the ship was involvedin a collisonwith another ship on the Amazon River and sank with its cargo of rubber. document.write("s.swig"); on the amount of the single journey back, on production of the counterfoil of the first single ticket taken by them. Three Dunnottar Castle, Carnarvon Castle, Dunvegan Castle became armed merchant cruisers. At the time of the merger in 1900, the Union fleet included: Built by William Beardmore and Company, Glasgow We gain a little more information on the boy. 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". She researches and writes on historical architecture and heritage matters. His full name was George Henry Shorter. (Hope Im not repeating what you have already.) 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. 1975 sold to Liberia, renamed Sea Fortune. Cost of the Ticket was 10:10:0. Fleet: 1929-11-29 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List. 1920 purchased from Glen Line, renamed Banbury Castle Alan Mallett has generously allowed us to copy his research into the Masters of the Union-Castle Line. Sea. 1975 scrapped, Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast Torpedoed and sunk by U-177 on 30 Nov 1942 off South Africa, Built by Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., Glasgow S.A.Oranje, 1975 scrapped. URL: http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ A History of the Union-Castle Shipping Line - Southampton - YouTube 0:00 / 9:07 A History of the Union-Castle Shipping Line - Southampton 3,709 views Jan 26, 2020 The Union-Castle Line. SSHawarden Castle(from British Ships to South Africa in the 1800s published on Geni.com). I will always find a rare book treasure to carry home in triumph. Winchester Castle Passenger List. ex- War Earl, 1919 purchased ISBN 0 86961 019 8. The final South African mail service arrived in Southampton on 24 October 1977, and International Liner Services withdrew from shipping in 1982. This was where youpurchased your passage ticket. Union Line signs a new mail contract including a four weekly service up the east coast of Africa from Cape Town to Zanzibar. of 40 lives. 1910-1961 Round Africa service: London - Southampton - Gibraltar - Tangier (occasional) - Capetown Castle Passenger List. 27 May 1918 Torpedoed and sunk by UB-51 104 nautical miles (193km) W of Alexandria, Built by Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast It was justthree years old. It is likely to have been lost on the journey, dropped in a fast flowingriver when making a crossing. In September 1923, Arundel Castle carried General Smuts and members of his South African Cabinet to the Imperial Conference in London. 6.10.23. Kathy Munro is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand. 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. Palma de Majorca (occasional) - Marseilles - Genoa/Naples - Tunis (occasional) - Suez - Port Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. I have managed to plug some gaps for the passenger vessels from the ship's passenger lists published for . Text on the poster: "Union-Castle Line South & East Africa - Weekly Royal Mail Service to South & East Africa." The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. I found that a copy had been sold on the Antiquarian book auction site about a year ago. George Pinder born 1876 East Ardsley, Yorkshire emigrated to South Africa in the early 1900's. On FMP there is a record of G Pinder leaving Southampton for Durban in 1903. GGA Image ID # 1da2658540, July 1939 Union-Castle Line Track Chart. 1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List 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. 1933 beached after collision in Elbe with Blue know more about a vessel, visit the Ship 1939-07-14 RMS Windsor Castle Passenger List. I was particularly interested in sections on the South African Republic and the Goldfields. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. mined and sunk off Cromarty. 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. from shipping controller, renamed Ripley Castle, 1931 scrapped. ship. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. GGA Image ID # 1da49c7c90, Advertisement for the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town Appearing in the 29 November 1929 Walmer Castle Passenger List. was rapidly replacing ships and by 1982 the company had 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 from Safmarine (S.A Marine Corp) renamed Kinpurnie Castle, 1967 sold to British & Commonwealth 191 relations. 1976 renamed Balmoral Castle GGA Image ID # 15f7b25f36, November 1927 Union-Castle Line Fleet List. 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. It was steam powered but also carried sails. 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. ), John Clarks Natal Settler has Natal Settler passenger lists from 1849-1850 and also includes a piece about the ships. The following ships of the Union Castle Line are featured on the stamps: Ive added a link to Moles Blog too. We then travelled by train to Bulawayo Thanks Steve Oslo), 1981 leased frpm Lombard Facilities Ltd, London renamed 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. As I find settlers coming in in unlisted sources, I make a yellow sticky note and stick them in. 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