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"Isabella Hercus"
London to Lyttelton, New Zealand arrived January 1856
From the Lyttelton Times Saturday January 5, 1856.
The 'Isabella Hercus', Captain Sewell, arrived in port early yesterday
morning with 116
passengers for the province. Seven cabin passengers, and twenty one assisted
emigrants for Otago. This vessel left London on September 18 1855. There were
two births, and eight deaths during the voyage, four adults and four infants. Fever
of a low character appears to have prevailed on board during considerate portion of the
passage. Ten convalescents were admitted into hospital immediately on the ships
arrival. Port of Registry: Workington. She sailed for Port Chalmers Feb. 1 and
on March 5 she departed from Port Chalmers for Shanghai in ballast.
Shipping News Arrived
Jan. 3, barque David Webester, 300 tons, Addams, master, from
Sydney.
Passengers: Mrs. Addams, Messrs. J.and R. Longworth, Hawkes, G. Smith, and J. Chancey.
Jan. 4, schooner Wellington, 57 tons, Porter, master, from Wellington.
Passengers: Mrs. Bradley, Messrs. Owens, Rule, Young, Taylor, and Rev. Mr. Bradley
Jan. 4, ship Isabella Hercus, 569 tons, Sewell,
from London
Passengers-
Surname First
Age
Sex Spouse Chd
Occupation Origin
Alfeld Christian 28 M Blacksmith Germany Allison Arthur 5 M England Allison Charles 10 M England Allison Charles 34 M y 4 Carpenter England Allison Francis 3 M England Allison Henry 7 M England Allison Mary Anne 34 F y 4 England Attaway Richard 19 M Labourer England Banks Mary Anne 21 F Housemaid England Bean Frederick 25 M Cook Germany Bennett Charles 18 M Stable boy England Bennett Ellen 27 F General servant England Borthwick Clarence 7 M England Borthwick Diana 4 F England Borthwick Eliza 35 F 2 England Bruns John 30 M y Labourer Germany Bruns Margaret 27 F y Germany Burns John 23 M y Labourer England Burns Louisa 27 F y England Burrell Edward 29 M y Labourer England Burrell Emily 24 M y England Burrell George 26 M y 1 Labourer England Burrell Louisa 1 F England Burrell Sarah 22 F y 1 England Clarke Joseph 17 M Labourer England Cobbald Robert 21 M Printer England Cole Elizabeth 27 F Servant England Cole Henry 23 M Miller England Cole Jane 22 F y England Cole John 25 M y Miller England Cole Miles 17 M Miller England Cotton James 45 M Labourer England Cricks Joseph 47 M y Shoemaker England Cricks Sarah 24 F Dressmaker England Cricks Sarah 49 F y England Dean Henry 19 M Joiner England Diers Henry 28 M y Blacksmith Germany Diers Margaret 29 F Germany Ebeling Heinrick 33 M Labourer Germany Elliott Samuel 20 M Labourer England Fagan Elizabeth 24 F Germany Fagan Elizabeth 1 F Germany Fagan Hermann 24 M y y Labourer Germany Frazer Anne 24 F Dairymaid England Friedinthol Henry 22 M Labourer Germany Gefken Bernhard 24 M Labourer Germany Golding Anne 21 F y England Golding Samuel 21 M y Labourer England Hayton William 34 M Labourer England Hemmens Elizabeth 33 M y England Hemmens Richard 39 M y Labourer England Hincken Henry 22 M Labourer Germany Holst Ludwig 24 M Carpenter Germany Hughes Charles 2 M England Hughes Emblen 25 M 2 Labourer England Hughes Georgina 4 F England Hunt George inf M England Hunt Henry 12 M England Hunt Joseph 36 M y 3 Labourer England Hunt Matilda 38 F y 3 England Hunt Thomas 4 M England Hunt William 22 M Carpenter England Hurrell Alfred 18 M Labourer England Hurrell Frederick 10 M England Hurrell Joseph 42 M y 2 Labourer England Hurrell Letty 41 M y 2 England Hurrell Rachael 13 F England James Julian 19 M Shoemaker England Jones William 21 M Labourer England Kessen Johann 25 M Blacksmith Germany Kettenberg Fitz 31 M y blacksmith Germany Kettenberg Jane 23 M y Germany Koster Diedrick 23 M Blacksmith Germany Krusi Diedrick 25 M Blacksmith Germany Lehmann Johann 32 M Labourer Germany Leurs Frederick 19 M Labourer Germany Lunsemann Johann 21 M Labourer Germany Magon Charles 22 M y Carpenter Germany Magon Elizabeth 22 F y Germany Mangels Johann 22 M Labourer Germany Mayer Johann 27 M Labourer Germany Moore Caroline 25 F y 1 England Moore Phoebe 1 F England Moore William 27 M y 1 Labourer England O'Neal Charlotte 17 F General servant England Preece Thomas 16 M Labourer England Raby Enos 21 M Labourer England Regan Peter 19 M Shoemaker England Russell Alfred 5 M England Russell Betsy 7 F England Russell Mary 32 F England Russell Richard 33 M y 2 Labourer England Rust Henry 27 M Labourer Germany Schmidt Frederick 21 M Labourer Germany Simmons Margaret 14 F General servant England Steggall Edward 24 M 1 Miller England Steggall Walter inf M England Stocks Joseph 30 M y Labourer England Stocks Mary 1 F England Stocks Sabrina 23 F y 1 England Todd David 26 M Labourer England Todd Job 22 M Labourer England Tunmer Ellen 33 F y England Tunmer John 33 M Gardner England Twigg William 19 M Labourer England Vogeler Christine 23 F General servant Germany Warner Maria 16 F Housemaid England Warner Martha 14 F England Warner Mary Ann 15 F England Warner Robert 41 M Tailor England Warner Sophia 17 f Cook England Whitley Emma 16 F General servant EnglandDied on the passage -
Adults:
Dec 30, J.D. Sinclair, 29 yrs, passenger for Otago;
Dec 12, Charles Hughes, 26 yrs, for Canterbury;
Dec 15, Hannah Steggal, 25 yrs, for Canterbury;
Jan 3, Esther Lock, 22 yrs [servant], for Canterbury;
Infants:
Oct. 14, Lucy Allison, Emily Burrell, Harriet Hughes, Geo. Hunt.
Two births occurred.Passengers for Otago -
Chief Cabin: Mr. and Mrs. Edwards and 5 family.
Assisted passengers:
Alexander, F. Mr.
Alexander, W.H. Mrs.
Barker, L.
Barker, F.
Binnie, M.
Brown, W.
Duncan, M. Mrs.
Duncan, James, Mr.
Dabinet, Job. Mr., wife and 4 children
Harrison, H.
Jackson, W.
Martain, N.
Robertson, J.
Robertson, M.
Urquhart, C.
This vessel brought no regular mail. The quarantine flag was hoisted by the harbour master on this vessel until the medical officer had inspected her. She continued on to Port Chalmers (via Wellington) arriving there 1st February 1856 with 22 passengers. [Eliza Borthwick was the matron for the voyage. An exception was made for the fare of family of Mrs. Borthwick, adult and two children, who were only charged for 1½ adults. Total cost of passage for family £29 and 5 shillings.]Notes: The primary source for the passenger manifest is a microfilm copy of the original handwritten ship's passenger list, available for viewing online, Emigration to Canterbury : Shipping Lists 1856-1874 at the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre at the Christchurch City Library. The original from which the copy was made can be found at Archives New Zealand in Christchurch. The above list is composed from the passenger manifest as the list in The Lyttelton Times newspaper was incomplete, with discrepancies in surname spellings and the newspaper contained additional names. The list below contains the misspelled surnames and additional names * from The Lyttelton Times:
Families
Dress, Henry
Keltenberg, Fritz
Morgan, Charles
Stokes, Jos.
Tanmar, JohnSingle women -
*Dausch, M.A.
*Oldfield, C.
Warnel, G.
Warnel, E.
Warnel, M. A.
Warnel, MarthaSingle men -
*Clark, W.
Clark, J.
Crense, D.
Elliot, J.
*Fleming, R. G.
*Fleming, G. W.
Friedenthol, T.
Gefhen, W.
Hinehen, H.
*Jane, W. L.
Leahmain, J.
Manzells, J.
*The names of six passengers do not appear on the original passenger list but in The Lyttelton Times. Ruth's message confirms the Fleming's did arrive in Canterbury.
Some immigrants were unable to join their own ship because of illness. When they finally sailed they were not included in the official passenger list because their passages had already been paid as immigrants and debited against the ship in which they should have travelled but their names might appear in arrival port's newspaper listing the immigrants.
Provisions: In
addition to any provisions which the passengers may themselves bring, the following
quantities of water and provisions will be supplied by the Master of the Ship, as required
by law: to each adult 3 quarts of water daily: and a weekly allowance of provisions
according to the following scale; Reference: Ellen Bennett's
passenger contract.
| Articles | Second Cabin | Steerage | Articles | Second Cabin | Steerage | |
| Preserved Meat | 1 lb. | ½ lb. | Soup & Boulli | ½ lb. | ½ lb. | |
| Suet | 6 oz. | 4 oz. | Coffee | 2 ½ oz. | 2 ½ oz. | |
| Ham | ½ lb. | ____ | Butter | ½ lb. | ½ lb. | |
| Fish | ¼ lb. | ¼ lb. | Cheese | ¼ lb | ____ | |
| Salt Beef | 1 lb. | 1 lb. | Currants | ¼ lb | ____ | |
| Potatoes, Fresh | 3 ½ lbs. | 3 ½ lbs. | Raisins, Valentia | ½ lb. | ½ lb. | |
| Biscuit | 4 ¼ lbs. | 3 ½ lbs. | Tea | 2 ½ oz. | 1 ½ oz. | |
| Flour | 4 ½ lbs. | 3 ¼ lbs. | Pickles | ¼ pt. | ¼ pt. | |
| Rice | 1 lb. | ½ lb. | Vinegar | ¼ pt. | ¼ pt. | |
| Barley | ½ lb. | ½ lb. | Mustard | ½ oz. | ½ oz. | |
| Peas | 1 pt. | ½ pt. | Pepper | ¼ oz. | ¼ oz. | |
| Oatmeal | ½ pt. | 1 pt. | Salt | 1 oz. | 1 oz. | |
| Sugar | 1 lb. | ¾ lb. | Salt Pork | 1 ½ lb. | 1 lb. | |
| Treacle | ¼ lb | ¼ lb | or preserved ditto | ½ lb. | ½ lb. |
Fare: Miss Bennett was an assisted emigrant and paid her deposit of £9 pounds and fifteen shillings, in cash, in full to R.S. Harman, Emigration Agent for the Provincial Government of Canterbury, New Zealand (35 Charing Cross, London) on August 22 1855. Total cost of passage was £19 and ten shillings.
A few passengers settled at Avonside, Christchurch as they attended the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Avonside and were sponsors for each others children when christened. e.g. Allison, Hurrell and Palmer's. Source:
Baptismal Register listings found in the card index in the Aoatearoa New Zealand Centre, Christchurch City Libraries. (The library card index contains baptism, marriage and burial entries from almost all local parish registers (i.e. Christchurch and rural areas as far south as the Rakaia River and most of North Canterbury). Baptism entries usually show date of birth, date of baptism, name of child, name of parents, sometimes mother's maiden name, residence, father's occupation, sponsors, church, and presiding clergyman.
Ellen Eliza Bennett met William Palmer, crew member, steward, on board the 'Isabella Hercus'. They walked over the Port Hills via the Bridle Path to Christchurch which at that time was an established town, where her future husband became a farmer and set to work and built a sod house at Avonside. Miss Bennett stayed with Dr. Barker's family, Worcester St, West, Christchurch until her marriage on 18 February 1856 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Christchurch to William Palmer. A witness to the wedding was Mary Anne Banks who was also a passenger. Ian Nicholson's "Log of Logs" gave us the clue (Canterbury Museum) where to look for William Palmer's discharge certificate, certificate of character as well as Ellen Bennett passenger contract.
PALMER: Ellen Eliza was buried 19 Feb 1900 at Holy Trinity Anglican Churchyard, Avonside along with her husband William PALMER, buried 4 Jun 1906. No headstones. I believe Millicent Hannah Palmer, Ellen Eliza Palmer and William Palmer are all buried in the same plot, near the Lych Gate. In 1980 a small headstone was found "Ellen Eliza Palmer, died 17 Feb 1900 aged 71". A flatstone - at ground level. I was unable to find it a few years ago but it should be there somewhere. Millicent Hannah Palmer (1863- 1874) and William John Palmer (1858-1938) two of their eleven children are also buried at Avonside. Please contact Olwyn if you have any information to share on this family or would like information.
What generation New Zealander am I?
You start counting generations with the immigrants who were born elsewhere. The original immigrants are the "first generation." Their grandchildren are the "third generation." I would be a fifth-generation New Zealander as my great- great grandparents came to Lyttelton from England in 1855 on the "Isabella Hercus".
BANKS: Unfortunately we do not have much information on Mary Ann BANKS, however she married Kenneth CAMERON on 10 June 1856 at St Michael's Church in Christchurch, witnesses were Eliza FISHER and Emma ANDREW. Mary Ann was born on 6 June 1835 in Painswick, Gloustershire, England, the daughter of Mary BANKS, father unknown. We have found out that Mary (the mother) was in an Almshouse (poor house) in Painswick at the time of the 1871 census, but in the 1881 was living with a relative. Hopefully life was a little better for her by then, as the census noted that in 1871 she had been blind for 16 years. It seems Mary Ann was her only child, that we know of anyway, so life must have been hard for her with her daughter living on the other side of the World. Both Kenneth and Mary Ann died in October 1902, the victims of a very bad flu epidemic. They are buried at Dromore, just out of Ashburton. Wrote Rae Magson of Ashburton. Sept. 2004
FLEMMING: Ruth Rathrone is searching for information on Robert George FLEMING and his wife Mary Ann Murphy. Robert emigrated with his brother George Warren Fleming on the 'Isabella Hercus' 1855 voyage. Robert was 15 years and George was 13 years old at sailing sailing - both are in the G.R. MacDonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies. The boys went to live with their uncle Richard John Philip Fleming at Port Levy, who had arrived 1850 on the settler ship 'Randolph'. G's paternal grandfather George FLEMING was a lighterman (owned sailing barges); his maternal grandfather Robert KING was a master mariner, also his uncle William MORTLEMAN and part of a large family of of other master mariners and last but not least his father, also George, was a grain merchant who according to oral tradition owned ships trading with the continent, the master of which was sometimes his brother-in-law, Wm Mortleman. Did they pick the Isabella Hercus at random or would a father with many seafaring family connections deliberately select the vessel that was taking his two eldest, but still young, sons to NZ?? I would dearly love to learn what happened to George Warren Fleming, he seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth (historically and literally!) It has always struck me as curious that if MacDonald obtained some of his information from Robert George and/or MaryAnn he still only referred to George as G.W. Fleming. Posted 19 Jan. 1999.
MacDonald's entry which was in his own hand: RGF ran away from boarding school, hiding on a banana boat to the West Indies. On being discovered he was returned to his parents who promised that if he finished his schooling he could go and live with his uncle Richard John Philip FLEMING in Christchurch, NZ. FLEMING, Robert George (1836-1906) was a nephew of Richard John Philip Fleming of Port Levy and came out in the Isabella Hercus, single arriving in Jan '56. . He stayed there with his uncle 6 years and then went to the Otago gold diggings, but soon returned to Cant'y and in 30.1.62 bought RS 3860 of 40ac. between Sheffield and Annat. This was the nucleus of his farm which he called the Willows and where he lived for the rest of his life. It was bought out of the Dean's Homebush Station. He was a member of the school committee and the vestry for 6 years. Married at St Michael's 22.12.64 by Dean Jacobs Mary Ann Murphy. Widow. [this word is inserted later] She had arrived in Canterbury in '61 and lived at Sheffield till her husband's death and lived at Takapau, H.B. with her son. She d. there 29.3.13 aged 75 leaving 3 sons 3daus.....[info on3 daus].... G.W. Fleming came out with him in Isabella Hercus.
Cyclop. NZ III: pass list, Ref Lib: MacMillan: Lyttelton Times 18.07.1901, 7.4.1913
HURRELL: Following the footsteps of his nephew Henry HURRELL, who came to Canterbury in the "Sir George Pollock" in 1851 from Felstead, Essex, came Joseph HURRELL, accompanied by his wife Lettya and 3 children. Joseph was born in Felstead in 1811. His nephew must have reported on the opportunities here. The 3 children were Alfred 18; Rachel 13; Frederick 10. The first son Lawrence died in Essex. Joseph settled in Lower Lincoln on a small farm just about where the new motorway crosses. Lettya doubled as a nurse midwife. She died in 1862. Alfred died in 1854. Rachel married George PIPER, St Paul's Riccarton,1865. Frederick married George's sister, Mary Ann PIPER St Andrew Riccarton, 1865. Information courtesy of Clyde Hurrell. Posted 3 Feb. 2000. Clyde Owen HURRELL of Levin died on Monday June 6, 2005. A committed researcher.
Allison
Burial records -Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch
Elizabeth Jane ALLISON died 17 October 1916 age 66 arrived by "Travancore" 1851 her husband Henry died 11 September 1924 arr.
"Isabella Hercus" 1856. Elizabeth Jane Kiver married Henry Allison in 1880.
The Christchurch Press Friday 6 September 1889
ALLISON - 5th September at Chester St. East to wife of Henry Allison, a son
Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch
Charles Allison b. 29 June 1845 died 8 April 1920,
wife Jane Allison d. 23 July 1926
Bromley Cemetery Christchurch
Emily Malbon Allison d. 22 December 1936 also Laura Malbon Allison d. 18 March 1944 daughters of Charles & Marianne Allison who arr. "Isabella Hercus" 4 January 1856
Shipping Index
Charles Allison age 34 carpenter "Isabella Hercus"
Mary Ann age 34
Charles age 10
Henry age 7
Arthur age 5
Francis age 3
Lucy
O'NEIL: I am researching a poem, Charlotte O'Neil's Song, written in 1987 by Fiona Farrell, a Banks Peninsula poet, which is about a servant Charlotte O'Neil who had enough of being a servant.
You rang your bell and I answered.
I polished your parquet floor.
I scraped out your grate
and I washed your plate
and I scrubbed till my hands were raw.
You lay on a silken pillow.
I lay on an attic cot.
That’s the way it should be, you said.
That’s the poor girl’s lot.
You dined at eight
and slept till late.
I emptied your chamber pot.
The rich man earns his castle, you said.
the poor deserve the gate.
But I’ll never say “sir”
or “thank you ma’am”
and I’ll never curtsey more.
You can bake your bread
and make your bed
and answer your own front door.
I’ve cleaned your plate
and I've cleaned the clothes you wore.
But now you are on your own, my dear,
I won't be there anymore.
And I'll eat when I please
and I'll sleep where I please
and you can open your own front door."O'Neil was a passenger, general servant, on the Isabella Hercus in 1855. I would be extremely grateful for any information on this woman. Her name is listed on some passenger manifests as Charlott O'Neal. Richard Coopey 16 Oct. 1999 The poem was first published in 1997 in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English.
North Otago Times, 15 May 1874, Page 4
AN IMMIGRANT'S LETTER.
FROM MISS MARTHA POTTER, HOUSEMAID
Dear Susan, I take up my pen just to write
These few lines, as the mail it leaving to day;
Which I hope all are well down at Biddicum Bight,
As it leaves me at present I'm happy to say.
Oh! Sukey, be sure you come out by next ship,
For this, is a sensible sort of a place,
No misses out here dares to screw or nip,
And going to service ain't thought a disgrace.
Disgrace ! I should think not why, Susan my dear,
Domestics out here met with proper respect,
We move in a very superior spear,
And leave if the neighborhood isn't select.
Why, only last week a, fine lady came down,
And begged very hard that I'd come as her cook ;
But, Suke, when she mentioned she lived out of town,
'Twould, a taken a harpist to pieter my look.
Now, Susan, old girl, don't you make a mistake,
And slave along there t'other side of the hearth
As soon as you can, sich hard labor forsake,
And come to, a land where they value your worth.
But master is waiting to take this to town,
So, Sukey, goodbye -do come over the waves;
For everything here is just turned upside down
And servant are ladies and missuses slaves.
S.A. Register.
Captain William SEWELL
William SEWELL was christened 17 Jan 1823 at Workington, Co. Cumberland, England and married Jane RULE in 1853 at Workington. They immigrated 26 November 1857 to Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand on the ship BOSWORTH with their first child and finally settled at the new town site of Oamaru, North Otago on 13 October 1860 where he established a landing service with two well equipped surf boats and eight men to under take the landing of goods and passengers. On 13 August 1862 he was appointed, by the Otago Provincial Government, Beach Master and Pilot of Oamaru at £120 per annum and with the privilage of carrying on his own boating services. In 1863 he obtained the highest poll for the Oamaru Town Board elections, so chaired the first Town Board meeting. In 1865 he was appointed deputy Harbourmaster and Pilot, as full time duty and then Harbourmaster under the Harbour Board, until retiring in 1896. He died 28. Dec 1897 at Oamaru of age 75, and left many descendants, who have spread throughout New Zealand. His widow Jane lived until the age of 85 (1822-1907). Information posted on behalf of Mrs Janette Adams, Charing Cross, 1 RD, Christchurch, NZ and Geoff Green. Please contact Geoff or Mrs Adams if you have any further information on the Sewell family. Posted 19 Jan. 1999. (Capt. Sewell was one of the Timaru Roadstead Commissioners in 1864)
Captain Sewell was one of those grand old settlers whose word was a bond men hastened to accept, whose duty was ever paramount in fair weather or in foul, and whose open-hearted generous simplicity of character won the affection and esteem of everybody would could appreciate his nobility of soul. His life has been a long and picturesque life, from his first running away to sea, with all the tradition of wild boyhood, to his death today upon his birthday. His first visit to New Zealand was in the later fifties when he came here in command of the sailing ship Isabella Hercus. He took the vessel back to the old world, and then, smitten with the charm of the southern seas, he returned here to live, coming out in the Bosworth, bringing with him his wife and daughter (now Mrs. A. G. Creagh). He settled at Portobello first, but only remained there for a very short period, removing to Oamaru in 1859....Leaves a widow, two sons, and three daughters.
"Flags on the shipping and at the harbor were at half-mast today as a token of respect"
Oamaru Mail 28 Dec. 1897
Timaru Herald 30 Dec. 1897 pg2
Otago Witness Feb. 2 1856
Arrived. Feb. 1st Isabella Hercus, 568 tons, Sewell, master, from London, via Port Cooper. Passengers. Mr and Mrs Edwards and 5 children, Mrs Duncan, James Duncan, Miss Binney, Mrs Baker and child, Mr and Mrs Alexander, Job Dabinett, wife, and 5 children, J. Brown. - J. Jones, agent.
Another Voyage: Passenger listing The 'Isabella Hercus', a full rigged ship built in 1847, made an earlier voyage departing Plymouth, England, 24 October, 1850 under the command of Captain Holstone and arriving Port Cooper (Lyttelton) 1 March, 1851 with 107 steerage, 16 fore-cabin, and 25 cabin.
FHL film: The 1856 Isabella Hercus list is also found on LDS film # 0287464: Passenger lists from foreign ports to Canterbury 1855-1871 Microfilm of manuscript (handwritten), at Archives New Zealand in Wellington, NZ. Includes index. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1961 5 microfilm reels
Photo of vessel: The Canterbury Museum has on display a photo of a porcelain cup from the 'Isabella Hercus' with the painted image of a ship inside the cup with the name of the vessel on the top and bottom.
Lloyd's Register confirms William Sewell was Master of the Isabella Hercus from 1856 to 1858. The vessel was named after the wife of John Hercus of Greenock; John being one of the original owners. Information courtesy of John Hercus ggg-nephew of the original owner. Please contact John if you have further information on the 'Isabella Hercus' or you would like information on the ship, her voyages, or the Hercus family.
If you have information on the persons mentioned in the manifest please email me so that we can share the information with all in the genealogy community.
When was a passenger manifest created?
(1) Emigration Agent
(2) Ship's Surgeon
(3) Shipping Agent
Passenger lists are also called ship list, ship passenger manifest, ship manifest, embarkation list and passenger manifest in the 1800s or just plain manifests. There was more than one form of list compiled. The shipping company required a passenger list showing details of the accommodation allocated to each passenger, while the Customs Department required a list of passengers and crew on official stationery. In 1926 England to New Zealand, the official list was headed: "Shipping Act, 1906 and Aliens Restriction Acts,1914 and ... " Return of Passengers leaving the United Kingdom in ships bound for Places out of Europe and not within the Mediterranean Sea." Then lists: Names and descriptions of British passengers embarked at the port of:....... This list is compiled by Class of passenger travel and contract number. Government records are more likely the ones to survive in archives than records from shipping companies which came and went.
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