We had no hopes-to jump into the sea meant death, for one could not live long in such a mad sea. I lived with my maternal grandparents most of my growing up years." The mass emigration from Norway started about 1865-66, after the Civil War was over. Born November 27, 1893 in Poplar, London. The sea departure cards are not linked to corresponding passenger lists (where they exist), and so you may be returned two results for the same person on the same voyage. River ports on such navigable rivers as the Amazon and the Yukon mean that, for example, inland locations such as Manaus (Brazil) and Dawson City (Canada) are included. 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. For example, in the 1890s passenger lists the city known as Jakarta was generally referred to as Batavia, so if you select the destination country Indonesia you will find that we have joined together these two names as Jakarta (Batavia) in the dropdown list of ports. We didnt sleep very much and Sunday morning found us on a raging sea a fearful sea. Seaman Turner made it safely and years later was able to tell his story to his grandson, Wayne. He was listed as working for the Y.M.C.A. 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. He has no known grave and is recorded on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent, UK. This was some consolation, but it was 8:30 Sunday night when we landed. 1966 The Orient Line name was dropped and thenceforward disappeared. Men were lashed to guns on the deck of the Mounsey and was getting crowded and she was leaking, the pumps were going all the time but they were still waist deep in ice cold seawater and did not expect to see land again. Of course, our first thought was a torpedo, but were told that it was nothing serious. There is no single, standard format. 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. The destroyer Mounsey pulled alongside to rescue the men and Cpl. These duplicate lists have been scanned to preserve the integrity of the BT27 dataset. Hudson was from Jakin, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Ft. Screven. During the first decades of the 20th century, the . But I meant to do all in my power to make good. Herbert A. Dodd listed above. Discover more about Washington, Seattle Passenger Lists, 1890-1957. 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). This ripped a large hole in her side at the point where the ships hospital was. Rafts and crushed lifeboats were used between the two ships so she would not be hit so hard. The destroyer had just passed the wave valley and was just starting back up, so he not only hit with great impact but also his body had rotated in the air and he hit on his left shoulder. He told me about it only once, and only briefly, when I was a teenager, in response to my question as to his military experience. It is awful to think of Clyde as going down in that terrible water. 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. In many cases, the country is self-evident, i.e., Boston is of course in USA, Melbourne in Australia and so on. If a port is not in the drop-down list, this means that (to the best of our knowledge) there are no sailings from it. Born in Union County, North Carolina he was the son of Reese & Tabitha/Tobitha (Helms) Haywood. Mother, it is with a sad heart that I write of Clyde, but we have hopes yet. Other services may also be available. View all Works. 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 That is, passengers may go to sleep Wednesday night and find that it is still Wednesday when they arise the next morning. Register of Immigrants: Otranto, 1911-1912 Access status Open Previous System Identifier DID39118 Description Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland Format PDF . He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. He is buried in the Chatham Naval Memorial, grave reference 28. Also capacity for 1,200 Mecca pilgrims on deck Launched Jan.1903 by D & W. Henderson, Glasgow for the China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Liverpool, an Alfred Holt ( Blue Funnel Line) subsidiary. It is now Sunday afternoon and I shall write you an account of myself. My injury isnt very much only a bruised thigh. She was 632.0 feet (192.6m) long between perpendiculars, had a beam of 75.2 feet (22.9m) and a draught of 37feet 6inches (11.43m). C1E 8B0. [7], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RMS_Otranto_(1925)&oldid=1124982995, This page was last edited on 1 December 2022, at 15:49. (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. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, MA; 1820 to July 29, 1891 (NARA & FHL Microfilm Numbers) (National Archives Publication M277, 115 rolls) The original customs passenger lists for Boston prior to 1883 were destroyed in a fire. 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 The wildcard is denoted by a * and can be used in both the first name and the last name search fields. Wherever we can, we have paired each port with its matching country. The photo on the right shows five HMS Otranto crewmen. Edward's body was later washed ashore in Scotland. Pvt. The differences between these different copies of the same list are usually cosmetic but there are sometimes also minor differences in content or in the Board of Trade's annotations or stamps upon them. Although the destroyer H.M.S. You can never know what it was like until you have been upon a storming sea. This story of Pvt. Captain Ernest W. Davidson true to the ancient traditions of the sea, stayed with his ship and went down with her in the terrible sea as he saluted his men for one last time. Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for each immigrant's name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin, but not the city or town of origin. SBS TV | SBS Radio | SBS On Demand, news, sport, food, movies I supposed it was done while I was fastened under the chain. S.S. Kronprinz Somehow the waves carried my left leg underneath one of the chains and the weight of the anchor chain held me in a straining position until another wave loosened me. Clifford was married to Aurelia Nell Parsons and had a daughter, Merle and a son, Hazen(?). Just then a great wave rushed over the top and I was completely under water that was icy cold. [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]. 1903-06-30 SS Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Passenger List. Ascension is included under St Helena. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. This means that there can be two or even three originals of some of the passenger lists within the BT27 series. Hirt was born in Strongsville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Strongsville, Ohio. 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. Once on deck the men were faced with very strong winds. We finally managed to get below to safety but it was a trying hour, believe me. 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. Your ancestor may have arrived as an individual or with family. We didnt know how we could get from our ship to the destroyer, but with a most daring captain, or else he could not have done such a wonderful thing, the destroyer came alongside our ship, so near that our boys, and the crew, jumped for their lives. It will be quite well in a few days and I will be able to leave here. Kish was born in Cleveland, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Cleveland, Ohio. In a letter to his mother, he tells in an interesting manner the story of the accident. Pvt. There was a great inrush of water, which of course would soon send her to the bottom. Lisa recalls that Owen Tucker, her grandfather never spoke about the disaster but his brother Edward Tucker did only when he had a couple of drinks. September Automatic Replacement Draft Unit No. The SS Rhein is listed among the following 14 sister-ships: Hermann 1865, 2873 tons, 318ft x 40ft. Pvt. Pvt. I am sure if he was lost you will hear it from Washington before you get this letter. In 1919 P&O Line acquired a controlling interest in Orient Line. The Castle of Otranto, novel by Horace Walpole, published under a pseudonym in 1764 (though first editions bear the next year's date). 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. Smith sailed on the HMS Otranto on 25 September 1918 with the C.A.C. Starring Kelly Marie Tran, Colin Morgan, Rob Benedict and Patti LuPone. For instance, in the New Zealand drop-down list, you will see a list of ports from Auckland to Westport from which to choose. His father, Henry J. Swadner, Arcanum, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. The Passengers of the May Flower in 1620 [pg 47] Passengers of the Mary and John, p. 265. We were wet and cold, but were told that we would reach port in two hours. 718867. Vickers Armstrong built Otranto in its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and launched her on 9 July 1925. The Brig Alexander - The passenger list of the Brig Alexander and the Glenaladale Settlers of 1772. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. 1891-1954 immigration passenger lists: 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. The conditions of the sea at that time were swells of 15 to 20 feet or more and men were being thrown across the deck of the ship. He wrapped himself around railings. Names have also been standardised where they appear variously as one or two words, e.g., Ionic Star and Ionicstar. 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. Able Seaman Ludlow was in the British Royal Navy and was a crewman on the Otranto. On the far side of the ring you can see 5 British Naval Officers watching the match. However, copies of the records (1820-1874 with gaps) survived. Private Pearl B. Horn, USA, likely taken at Fort Dade, which was on Egmont Island in the Tampa Bay Harbor. Finally, the islands of the Caribbean have been grouped together under a single West Indies heading, with the exception of the large islands of Cuba, Haiti/Dominican Republic and Jamaica, which have their own entries. 1 from Fort Screven Georgia, and sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918. This matching process enables a researcher to search by country when they do not know to which port within the country their passenger sailed. see description line storage D28 144038857786 However, often you will need to view both card and list, as sea departure cards usually do not contain details of destination, although they do have the date and departure port, meaning that you should be able to tell if a card relates to the same voyage as a passenger list found in your search. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Several ship-owners saw the opportunity to earn good money by transporting emigrants to America. 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. It was a ruby with pearls around it. There were 66 people hospitalised, six of whom were in intensive care, a . Pvt. Assisted immigrant ships 1832-1889. printable version. Eventually my father had surgery to remove the bone spurs and calcium growths. Port of arrival. This was started by Paul's father, Samuel Hirt. List of passengers, including Dutch immigrants, arriving in Australia on the SS Prinz Waldemar., 1909-10-23 - 1909-10-23 His daughter Barbara Dilts Joike reflects; "I also do not have many memories of him. Accordingly, you may wish to check under both Curacao and Caracas if you are trying to find a person who went to one or other of these destinations. Biographies of many transatlantic sea captains and commanders from the 1880s through the early 1900s. You can of course reduce this option to 'exact' or '+/- 1 year' but you may be less likely to achieve a successful result if you do. The Otranto is the first of the new Orient liners to be fitted with wireless, and during her present trip she was able to maintain communication with 23 shore stations and 45 steamers. Swadner was born in Greenville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. These are digitised records from two. If you do open up a destination port drop-down list, you will see an A-Z alphabetical list of available ports. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 7 August 1918 at the age of 20 years 8 months old. By 11:00 am it was all over the Otranto was gone with many men and those who survived were taken to Belfast, Ireland. Radabaugh was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. Demise. Weeks was from Waynesboro, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft at Ft. Screven. Just after breakfast on Sunday morning 6 October 1918 there was a great jarring and the ship trembled severley. If you select this option, you will be returned only entries where New Zealand (rather than a more specific port) has been given on the passenger list. Dilts tried to jump from the Otranto onto the Mounsey and fell in between. Give my love to dear Mary and tell her there are hopes yet. partial passenger list. Six hundred men owe their lives to him. When I was a child we had a book about the first world war and the last page was about the Troopship Otranto which had been sunk. Kaitlin Le (Kelly Marie Tran), a college student whose twin brother vanished with the flight, is determined to uncover the truth. Generally, in our experience, cards give more biographical information than their matching lists. By providing the drop-down list, we save a researcher from searching for information which is not within the database. However, if you know that a particular passenger left from a particular port, or are only interested in passengers sailing from a particular port, you can select (for instance) Southampton from the list. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 30 July 1918 at the age of 19 years 8 months old. length 482ft x beam 58.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 10 knots, accommodation for 12-1st class passengers. There is a header, providing details about the ship and its voyage. Victor D. continues about his father in later life, He was a successful businessman in Atlanta, Georgia, his hometown. Otranto then resumed her pre-war role as a passenger liner, now refitted to carry 1,412 tourist-class passengers. Voyages from all British (English, Welsh and Scottish) ports, and from all Irish ports before partition in 1921 and all Northern Irish ports after partition, are covered in BT27. Pvt. Everything went well until Saturday night of the 5th, when we found ourselves on a high sea. In the stories that Pearl Horn told to his son Paul, he told about the adventure of, Having to jump on to the deck of the British destroyer, and that many refused to do so and according to the various accounts that are now available on the web, over 400 died. privacy policy, Need more context? 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. He joined the Army on a whim to help his family out of poverty. Able Body Seaman, Francis Edwin Turner, Royal Navy, Service No. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. His body was recovered and later returned to Farmington, Illinois for burial. Debbie Baker tells of Clifford Ardell Carpenter her 2nd great-grand-uncle sailing aboard the HMS Otranto. Not all lists have survived. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. Embarking at Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Colombo, Naples, Toulon, Gibraltar, Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle. "SS Lucania" - partial passenger list for voyage from Ireland to New York in 1898 "Germanic" - partial passenger list for voyage from Queenstown, Ireland to New York in 1903. All British ports found so far within the BT27 passenger lists are given in an alphabetical A-Z drop-down list. see: Immigration and Ships Passenger List Research Guide Section 4: Research in the Years 1820-1892; Information on the lists:name of ship, name of master, port of embarkation, age, sex, occupation and nationality. Free immigration to Tasmania 1803-1946. Otranto was in service until 1957, when she was sold for scrap. The Alfred brings no mail. His mother, Mrs. Lue Radabaugh, R. F. D. 4, Marietta, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Rhein 1868, 2901 tons, 332ft x 40ft. General MB Stewart arrived at the port of New York from Bremenhaven on 22 Feb 1952 - two manifest pages have been transcribed partial passenger list. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. 1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829. We left Camp Merritt, N.J., on the 24th of September and went to New York; there we boarded the transport that was to take us over there. As we left our dear old country and bid adieu to the Statue of Liberty in a mist of rain, so our view of land was hidden.
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