'Ionic' UK to NZ 1913

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R.M.S. "IONIC" (Twin Screw) 12,232 Tons, from London on 4th December and Plymouth 6th December, 1913. Commander - C. E. Starck, R.N.R. Surgeon - C.H. Wilson, L.R.C.P. &S. (Ireland) Purser - G.A. Holmes Shaw Savill & Albion Company, Limited Direct four-weekly service of Royal Mail Steamers between LONDON AND NEW ZEALAND calling at Plymouth, Teneriffe, Cape Town, and Hobart
THIRD CLASS Mr A. Albon Miss L. Alexander Mr S. Allen Miss A. Allen Miss C. Anderson Mr J. Angus Master O. Armitage Mr B. Baguley Mr F. Baker Mr R. Baldock Miss G. Barfield Miss E. Barnes Mr M. Barrie Miss W. Bateman Mr F. Bates Mr C. Beagle Mrs Beagle Mr A. Beagle Mrs J. Beaumont Mr J. Beaumont Miss E. Beechey Mr A. Bennett Mr J. Best Mr T. Biswell Mrs Biswell Miss E. Biswell Miss P. Biswell Mr D. Black Mr S. Bond Mrs Bond Master G. Bond Master C. Bond Miss B. Bond Mr A. Bone Mrs J. Bone Miss L. Bone Miss R. Bone Master D. Bone Miss I. Boston Miss P. Boston Miss G. Boston Mr J. Breen Mr W. Brettell Mrs E. Bridle Mr S. Brister Mr F. Broadribb Mr W. Brockbank Mrs Brockbank Mr T. Broome Mr A. Brough Miss G. Brown Mr H. Brown Mrs Brown Miss A. Brown Miss R. Brown Mrs E. Burge Mr J. Burns Mr P. Burns Miss A. Burns Mr J. Burton Mrs E. Burton Master H. Burton Mr A. Buttar Mrs Buttar Miss A. Buttar Miss M. Buttar Miss L. Buttar Miss M. Buttar Miss G. Butterworth Miss M. Butterworth Mr J. Cairus Miss A. Campbell Miss L. Chafer Mr S. Charters Mrs M. Charters Mrs E. Cherry Miss H. Cherry Mr S. Cheyne Mrs Cheyne Mrs M. Chippendale Master S. Chippendale Mr H. Chubb Mrs Chubb Miss E. Chubb Master P. Chubb Mr T. Cleary Mr W. Clegg Mr J. Collins Mrs Collins Mr H. Collins Mr W. Comfort Mrs Comfort Mr E. Comfort Miss V. Comfort Miss M. Comfort Master E. Comfort Miss V. Copeman Mr W. Copestake Mr W. Corlett Miss H. Corner Mr J. Cowley Mrs M. Crackett Miss K. Crackett Miss N. Crossfield Miss N. Cullen Mr J. Curley Mrs Curley Master J. Curley Miss B. Curley Miss M. Curley Miss L. Dalton Mr J. Dalton Mr P. Delaney Mr J. Dalaney Mr T. Dickson Mr W. Dickinson Mr A. Diamond Mrs L. Dolphin Mrs Donohoe Mr A. Dougherty Miss L. Dougherty Mr M. Duffy Mr J. Duffy Mr J. Duncan Mr J. Duncan Master J. Duncan Mr J. Dunnett Mr C. Dyson Master G. Dyson Mrs R. Eckett Miss E. Eckett Miss I. Eckett	Miss M. Edgley Mr W. Edwards Mrs M. Elliott Mr W. Elliott Miss L. Elliott Master P. Elliott Mr W. English Mr F. Farley Mrs M. Farley Miss E. Farley Mr W. Farley Master E. Farley Mr S. Fiddis Mr S. Finch Mr R. Fitzpatrick Mr J. Fleming Mr J. Fleming Mrs Fleming Master J. Fleming Master S. Fleming Master A. Fleming Miss Fleming Miss M. Fleming Mr V. Fleming Mrs B. Flooks Miss B. Flooks Master W. Flooks Mr H. Foster Miss A. Foster Mr G. Fowler Mrs Fowler Master H. Fowler Miss L. Fox Mr G. Franks Mr F. Frazer Mr F. Gadd Mrs Gadd Mr F. Gadd Jr Mr R. Gadd Mr J. Gadd Mr P. Gallagher Mr D. Gallagher Mr W. George Mr R. Gibson Mr K. Girling Mr W. Glasson Mr J. Glover Mrs Glover Master J. Glover Miss M. Glover Mrs R. Goldblatt Mr R. Goldblatt Mr I. Goldblatt Miss B. Goldblatt Miss C. Goldblatt Miss F. Goldblatt Miss B. Goldblatt Miss H. Goldie Mr J. Goldie Mr J. Goldie Jr. Mr R. Goldie Mr J. Gomm Miss E. Gooding Mrs E. Goodrich Miss J. Gorman Mr B. Gosden Mrs Gosden Master R. Gosden Mr D. Gow Mrs Gow Mrs M. Graham Master F. Graham Mr G. Graham Mr J. Graham Mr J. Graham, Jr. Miss M. Gratwick Miss F. Gratwick Mr M. Grealy Mr A. Grenwood Mr D. Griffin Mrs Griffin Master R. Griffin Miss M. Griffin Master G. Griffin Mr K. Gunn Mrs M. Gurden Master S. Gurden Mr R. Hagen Mrs Hagen Mr W. Hambley Mrs Hambley Master W. Hambley Mr M. Hamilton Mr W. Hamilton Mr G. Hamilton Mr R. Hannah Mrs E. Hardy Master A. Hardy Master G. Hardy Miss M. Hardy Miss R. Hardy Mr C. Harris Mrs Harris Master S. Harris Miss E. Harris Mr D. Harrower Mrs Harrower Mr T. Hawken Miss A. Hawken Miss D. Hawken Miss E. Hawken Mr I. Hawken Miss A. Hawkins Mr C. Hayden Mr G. Hedley Mrs Hedley Miss M. Hedley Master E. Hedley Master H. Hedley Miss E. Hedley Miss G. Hedley Mr T. Henderson Miss E. Herd Miss B. Hewitt Mr M. Hicks Mr H. Hills Miss M. Hoare Mr T. Hogg Mrs L. Holden Miss F. Holden Mr W. Holmes Mrs Holmes Mr S. Horton	Mrs Horton Mr G. Howing Mr P. Hubbard Mr H. Hudson Mrs Hudson Miss E. Hudson Mr G. Humberstone Mrs H. Hussey Master A. Hussey Mr F. Hydes Mr T. Innocent Mr J. Jackson Mrs Jackson Miss L. Jackson Master J. Jackson Mr A. Jackson Mrs A. Jepps Mr J. Johnson Mrs Johnson Miss J. Johnson Mr W. Johnston Miss P. Jones Mr J. Jones Mr D. Jones Miss J. Kavanagh Miss A. Kavanagh Mr J. Kavanagh Mr H. Kay Mrs Kay Master J. Kay Mrs I. Kaye Mr A. Kennedy Mrs Kennedy Miss M. Kennedy Master A. Kennedy Miss C. Kennedy Mr M. Killalea Miss M. Laurence Miss E. Laurence Miss L. Law Miss N. Law Mr B. Law Mrs M. Leathby Miss F. Leathby Mr I. Lee Mr J. Lewis Miss M. Lewis Mr G. Lunn Mr L. Macallan Mr A. Mackay Mr W. Mackay Mr J. Macken Mr D. Macken Mr D. Mahoney Miss I. McBean Miss A. McBean Mr J. McCraken Mr A. McDonald Mr A. McGregor Mrs A. McGregor Mrs E. McIntosh Mr D. McKay Mr J. McKenua Mr W. McKnight Mr D. McLean Mr J. McMurray Mr J. McMurray, Jr Mrs C. Mahy Miss I. Mahy Miss C. Mahy Mrs M. Martin Miss S. Martin Mr H. Masters Miss A. Matcham Mr A. Menoen Mr J. Milligan Miss M. Moir Mr J. Moodie Miss B. Moore Mrs H. Moore Master W. Moore Miss Moore Miss E. Moore Miss V. Moore Mr E. Mountney Mr T. Mulligan Miss F. Mulligan Mr M. Muirooney Miss J. Murphy Mrs M. Murray Mr N. Nasmyth Mr W. Neal Mr H. Needham Mrs Needham Miss A. Needham Mr C. Nihill* Miss E. O'brien Mr H. O'Kane Mr W. Oliver Mr A. Oliver Mrs F. O'Reilly Mr J. Osborne Miss V. Osman Mr P. O'Sullivan Mrs L. Park Master A. Park Mr G. Parker Mrs Parker Miss C. Parkinson Miss F. Parkinson Miss E. Parkinson Mr T. Pearce Mrs Pearce Mr C. Pederson Mrs B. Perfect Miss D. Perfect Master K. Perfect Miss S. Player Mr C. Pratt Mr A. Pringle Mrs S. Purse Mr J. Ramsey Mrs Ramsey Miss A. Ramsey Miss M. Ramsey Mr W. Ramsey Miss E. Reed Mrs B. Reading Miss H. Reading Master W. Reading Master J. Reading Miss M. Reading	THIRD CLASS cont. Mr J. Robertson Miss F. Robinson Master J. Robinson Mr W. Rosemond Mr A. Rouse Mr N. Rowe Mrs Rowe Mr J. Russell Miss L. Ryder Miss A. Salamiuto Mr W. Salter Mr C. Sangster Miss I. Sangster Mr E.Scholfield Mr J. Sharp Mr A. Sharp Mrs Sharp Master L. Sharp Mrs C. Shepley Mr W. Shepley Mr A. Short Mrs Short Mr E. Short Mrs S. Sibley Miss M. Sibley Mrs M. Simpson Mr J. Simpson Mr T. Simpson Mr J. Slater Miss M. Smith Mr G. Smith Mr J. Smith Mr S. Southgate Mr J. Sowter Mr T. Stevenson Mr D. Stewart Miss H. Sullivan Miss A. Sutherland Mr D. Swales Miss A. Swales Mr A. Sutherland Mr D. Swales Miss A. Swales Mr A. Sweetman Mr J. Tait Mr W. Taverner Mr J. Taylor Mr G. Taylor Mr M. Taylor Mrs Taylor Miss E. Taylor Mrs R. Taylor Mr A. Taylor Mrs Taylor Master T. Taylor Miss Taylor Miss P. Taylor Mr J. Thomas Mr H. Thompson Mr P. Thomson Mrs Thomson Miss M. Thomson Mr W. Tidmarsh Mrs S. Timms Mr W. Timms Miss N. Timms Master T. Timms Mr A. Treadaway Mrs Treadaway Mr J. Treadaway Master F. Treadaway Miss H. Treadaway Miss V. Treadaway Miss E. Treadaway Master A. Treadway Miss F. Treadaway Mr J. Tullet Mrs Tullet Miss L. Tullet Mr J. Tweedle Miss I. Tweedle Miss J. Tweedle, Jr Mr R. Tweedle Miss A. Tweedle Mr H. Tyrer Mrs Tyrer Master S. Tyrer Miss A. Waiting Miss E. Waiting Mr J. Wakefield Mr J. Wallace Mr B. Wallbank Mr F. Ward Mrs Ward Miss B. Ward Master W. Ward Miss M. Ward Mrs A. Webb Miss H. Webb Mr C. Webb Mr J. Wegner Mr H. Weir Mr A. Wenham Miss M. Wenham Mrs A. Whall Mr S. White Miss F. Wilcox Mr G. Wilkins Mrs Wilkins Master G. Wilkins Miss E. Williams Mr H. Williams Mrs Williams Mr H. Williams, Jr Mr G. Williams Mr D. Williams Mr A. Williams Miss C. Williamson Mr M. Williamson Mr P. Williamson Mrs Williamson Mr A. Williamson Miss P. Williamson Master F. Williamson Mr F. Willis, Jr Mr F. Willis Mrs Willis Miss M. Willis Mrs R. Wistrand Miss F. Woodhall Mrs A. Yates Miss K. Yates

Above listing contains 529 passenger names travelling in the Third Class. The vessel had a capacity for 688 passengers. There was passenger accommodation for 121-1st, 117-2nd and 450-3rd class. Does anyone have the First and Second Class passenger listing?

Passenger list courtesy of Sandra Eckert. The source is the original 'folder' given to passengers when boarding. Sandra is interested in the Comfort and Hart families. Sandra's grandfather was a merchant seaman who "jumped ship" in Lyttelton and eventually sent for his parents and four of his siblings. Parents: William Comfort, Alice Comfort
Children:
Albert b June 1, 1888 (Sandra's grandfather)(emigrated)
William A. b Nov 14 1889
Alice R. b June 7 1891
Florence M b Oct 16 1892
Percy & Leonard b Feb 28 1896
Edward b Jan 19 1899 (emigrated to NZ)
Violet b Sept 2 1902(emigrated to NZ)
Margerate (sp?) b July 1 1905(emigrated to NZ)
Ernest b Nov. 6 1907 (emigrated to NZ)

Paternal g.mother May Hart b. Wellington, NZ, m Albert Comfort in 1915. May had older sister, Alice, who married Wm. Dwyer. Probably other siblings. Alice and Wm. had three daughters: Myrtle Olive m. Eric Corney, Hettie, and ? Somewhere in the tree is Percy who was custodian at Hanmer Springs. Posted Dec. 3. 2003.

The Ionic arrived in Hobart on 16th Feb.1914. The second Ionic never carried sails. The masts were for derricks, wireless aerials, flags etc.

Real photo postcard of the R.M.S. 'Ionic'

The "Ionic" was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1902 for the Shaw Savill & Albion - White Star joint service to New Zealand. She was a 12,234 gross ton ship, l7,826 net tons, length 500.3ft x beam 63.3ft, holds 45 feet deep, one funnel, four masts, four decks, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. The engine delivered 604 nominal hp. Fitted with electric light and fully refrigerated holds for the frozen meat trade. She had water ballast. Her sister ship was the Athenic. Launched on 22nd May 1902, she sailed on her maiden voyage from London to Cape Town and Wellington on 16th Jan.1903. In 1909, the Ionic became the first steamer in the NZ trade to be fitted with wireless apparatus. In August 1914 she was taken over for use as a troopship for the NZEF, was narrowly missed by a torpedo in the Mediterranean in 1915, and in 1917 was used under the Liner Requisition Scheme. Up until World War I, the White Star/Shaw Savill service to NZ was via Cape Town outbound, and around Cape Horn inbound. After the War the service was rerouted through the Canal. On 31st Jan.1919 she resumed NZ sailings via the Panama Canal, and rescued the crew of the French Grand Banks fishing vessel "Daisy" in 1927. She was converted to cabin and 3rd class in 1929, and in 1934, with the merger of White Star and Cunard Lines, she was bought by Shaw Savill and Albion. . Her last Southampton - NZ sailing commenced 9th September 1936. In 1936 owned by the group's Norfolk & North American S.S.Co. and in 1937 she was scrapped in Osaka, Japan. The ship's bell is in Auckland's War Memorial Museum. [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.10, Shaw, Savill & Albion]