LDS number 0889450 ~ 1877 to 1879 John, NB. 30A, NEW YORK 1919 - 1924: see Immigration Form 30A, EASTERN U.S. during 1919-1924, will not appear on a Form 30A record. Arrival Records The cost of a search using NATF Form 81 as of November 2000 is $17.25 She was carrying passengers including RAAF Air Vice Marshal Stanley Goble, who with his wife was en route to Canada[108] to be air liaison officer in Ottawa. Can anyone point me to a Crew and Passenger List for the ship RMS NIAGARA (No 135193) which left Sydney on 13 Nov 1916 for . Names of the cabin class passengers (first and second class) from June 1897 to early 1903 (with some exceptions) are missing. 19th century Canadian Pacific's Chairman, Sir Edward Beatty, sought support from the governments of the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji to improve Canadian-Australasian's trans-pacific service. Library, Central Branch, Montral, Quebec, Archives nationales du Oil has escaped from her wreck ever since she was sunk in 1940. omissions, Olive Tree Genealogy was chosen by Family Tree Magazine as one of the 101 Best Genealogy Websites 2017! [37] Wolf also evaded capture, and returned to Germany in February 1918. To obtain a search request form, write to: The cost of a search using NATF Form 81 as of November 2000 is $17.25, You can also order National Archives (NARA) forms online at http://www.archives.gov/global_pages/inquire_form.html The National Archives of Canada (LAC) have copies of all the available The same records are also available by the LDS Family History Centers, or US destinations. The result is that some records which returned to a standard "big sheet" passenger manifest. Stephen P. Morse, San Francisco. arrival records. to at the National Incoming passenger lists (1878-1960) Search and download lists of passengers arriving in the UK on ships that departed from ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean, though lists include passengers who joined ships at European and Mediterranean ports en route to the UK, between 1878 and 1960 (BT 26) on the Ancestry.co.uk () website.. Microfilm CATalog Converter to learn the LDS equivalent of the the 20, 1938, EMPRESS OF From the Cunard Confidentiality Report, third class passengers aboard Lusitania should number a total of 373, of which 134 survived and 239 died. Early passenger lists typically include the name of the ship, the names of passengers, ages, ports of arrival and departure, date, country of origin, and occupation. Catalog Of Ocean Liner Passenger Lists. have these early records in a database, freely available to search She and her husband head to Salt Lake City Utah to research Janie's elusive 4th great-grandmother. Titanic, in full Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic, British luxury passenger liner that sank on April 14-15, 1912, during its maiden voyage, en route to New York City from Southampton, England, killing about 1,500 (see Researcher's Note: Titanic) passengers and ship personnel. manifests, so When new, Niagara was the largest merchant ship yet owned by a New Zealand company. One diver was lowered in the diving chamber to observe the grab, and passed instructions by telephone up to the grab operator aboard Claymore. Free delivery for many products! Dock workers were blown through the air, five were injured, one later died of his injuries and three others were treated in hospital. To find your nearest FHC you can go to [78] That April and May, Niagara set new wireless records by transmitting and receiving signals to and from both Australia and Canada throughout her voyage to Vancouver and back. Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929--49. An Australian able seaman who had been working on her boat deck, William Kew, was swept overboard, and at least one passenger was injured. In 1925 Niagara had succeeded in transmitting to England from somewhere in the Pacific, but this latest achievement was claimed as a new record. Also includes travel within New Zealand ports. 6 rolls. At the end of 1913 the Union Company ordered a running mate for Niagara from the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Govan, Glasgow. ASIA At 0340 hrs[110] on 19 June Niagara's bow[106] struck one of Orion's mines off Bream Head. CANADA [121] In 1925 the PLA sold her and her new owner renamed her Foremost 17. [38], On 12 October, Dr Hughes, Auckland's District Health Officer, sent GW Russell a telegram informing him that one influenza patient aboard Niagara had died of pneumonia. SS Niagara 17 January SS Tybee 18 January SS State of Virginia 19 January Ship Minnow 20 January LDS number 0889445 ~ 1870 The commercial Niagara had three screws. Aussie was put in one of the lifeboats when Niagara was being abandoned, but he jumped back aboard ship. From Vancouver/, Reid, Coull, Sutherland,Innes. document.write("theship"); These records contain much more information than Be sure to check out Lorine's Genealogy Books now available on Amazon At the time Niagara was the largest ship to have been dry docked in New Zealand. Chipman, Muster Master's Office (1777-1785), Likacheff-Ragosine-Mathers ports also continued to keep the big sheet manifest for a short time during Qubec, Qubec, Quebec (, Nova 1925-1935 and Immigration The divers were John Johnstone and his brother William, who between them made 316 descents to the wreck. Voyage. 1925-1935, there will be no Canadian record found. M1461. 160 of Auckland Hospital's 180 nurses became infected, and two died. Australian shipping and passenger records. The ceilings of the first class dining saloon and smoking room each had a domed skylight. Ellis Island? 6 Farley, Joseph--Zuger, Rose M1464. history centres also have copies of the earliest archived records for Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, VT, District, 1895--1924. Indexes to Canadian border entries St. Albans Lists: From 1895, in addition to the Canadian ship winter months. Locations can also found at the LDS [118], The salvagers obtained the use of Claymore, a 260GRT Northern Steamship Company coaster that had been built in 1902[120] and was now rusting in Auckland harbour. While moored in Vancouver she sent a signal to Pennant Hills, New South Wales,[77] and on her return voyage from Vancouver she succeeded in transmitting wireless signals from the Pacific Ocean to England. [44] By then more than 100 of her crew were infected, and 25 cases were described as needing transfer to hospital. M1463. the Form 30A period, (those lists did include all passengers, regardless Windows were broken more than 200 yards away. Microfilm CATalog Converter, St. The St. Albans lists are actually several publications. Immigrants to Canada for more detailed discussion and information She was 524.7ft (159.9m) long, her beam was 66.3ft (20.2m) and her tonnages were 13,415GRT and 7,582NRT. 1 July 9, 1929, SS ARABIA MARU--Jan. 1, 1930 RMS NIAGARA and their knowledge of foreign naming practices may have been limited. [13] Maritime New Zealand says it does not know how much oil remains in the wreck. noted, are only those who stated their intention to proceed directly The Passenger Search database allows you to look for family members who arrived at the Port of New York from 1820 to 1957. LDS number 0889438 ~ 1898 This delightful 4,162 GRT three mast, clipper bow ship had a single funnel, and was fitted with refrigerated cargo space. These pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion You will find passengers destined to the United States in these You may also find notes about the birth or death (and date) of an individual. 1925-1935, Immigration On the night of 1819 June Niagara left Auckland. Security in Auckland was also tightened.[35]. traveled first by Feeder ship to England, or another European emigration The Port of Cobh, known from 1850 until 1920 as Queenstown, is a popular tourist seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. [76], In 1925 the Amalgamated Wireless Company built a new, powerful shortwave beam wireless transmitter for her[77] that was installed when she was overhauled in Sydney from February to April 1925. you, check your telephone book's "yellow pages" under "Churches, Latter LDS records of Canadian Arrivals: The Latter Day Saints family They vary in the information Tupman's Canadian Passenger lists, Morgan 25 rolls. document.write(""); [39], On 11 October one patient aboard Niagara died[43] of bronchial pneumonia. Niagara had just left Vancouver, and her passengers included the Prime Minister of Australia, Joseph Lyons. [19], In June 1936 the UK government commissioned an Imperial Shipping Committee to examine merchant shipping in the Pacific,[93] including problems caused by subsidised US competition. In her strong room she was secretly carrying 590 gold bars from South Africa, valued at 2,500,000. Dr Maguire stated that the hospital had admitted no cases of influenza "for some months" before Niagara arrived. but [8], Gordon recovered Niagara's bell in 2007.[104]. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. But her search into the past leads her to a dark secret. Her cargo included half of New Zealand's entire stock of small arms ammunition. passenger lists for Canada, 1900-1922, ASIA, 6 Feb. 22, 1932, EMPRESS OF ASIA--Aug. 12, 1932, RMS NIAGARA, 7 Aug. 12, 1932 RMS NIAGARA--May 19, 1933, RMS NIAGARA, 8 May 19, 1933, RMS NIAGARA--Dec. 19, 1933, EMPRESS OF JAPAN, 9 Dec. 28, 1933, RMS NIAGARA--July 18, 1934, EMPRESS OF CANADA, 10 July 18, 1934, EMPRESS OF CANADA--Mar. If you have also considered becoming a TheShipsList supporter, [44], After Niagara docked, 28 patients were transferred from her to Auckland City Hospital[40] and 10 were kept aboard ship to be treated. I am asking for assistance to help me locate a Crew Agreement and Passenger List for the ship 'NIAGARA' from Vancouver to Sydney where it arrived on 17 Nov 1916. Niagara's fuel tanks had capacity for 5,000 tons of oil,[13] and she could bunker enough oil in 30 hours to make a 15,000 nautical miles (28,000km) round trip from Sydney to Vancouver and back. [100][101], On 1 September 1939 the Second World War began. Claymore searched for the wreck by dragging her anchor across the seabed. RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. new project of the St. 1. on: Sunday 22 June 08 04:51 BST (UK) I am asking for assistance to help me locate a Crew Agreement and Passenger List for the ship 'NIAGARA' from Vancouver to Sydney where it arrived on 17 Nov 1916. and elsewhere in North America also arrived via Canada. On January 1st 1925, Canada suspended the use of Form 30A Immigration Passenger manifests can be useful sources of genealogical information. In 1947 the Admiralty sold her to a British Company, Risdon Beazley, and by about 1952 she was in Australia. Admissions at Highgate Springs, Swanton, Alburg, and Richford, VT LDS number 0889465 ~ 1896 [127] Where the strong room used to be is now a crater littered with dbris. UGD 255/1/26/4 Passenger list of RMS California sailing from Glasgow to [49], On 25 January 1919 Niagara was quarantined at Auckland on arrival from Sydney. With few exceptions for ships which called at both Halifax, then Once the diving chamber became fouled with the anchor wire of one of the mines. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. [99], In July 1939 Sir Edward Beatty stated that the cost of shipbuilding had now risen too high for new ships to be ordered for the transpacific route. File: File 1 - Passenger lists. [28] This record stood until 1931. Enter one or more search terms. It was operated directly from the diving chamber, instead of relying on an observer relaying instructions to an operator on the surface.[123]. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. The originals were destroyed after filming. You are Halifax, Saint John). Also, pay special attention to the newspaper accounts of Ships' The Union Company's Monowai was to deputise for each ship in turn. proof of the arrival for such passengers will be their US border entry The 1908-1918 portion contains a few lists dated as late as 1921 at the end of . Two. [126], The wreck has become an artificial reef, rich with marine life. But the wreck is deteriorating, and climate change is increasing the sea temperature. Niagara was built with berths for 281 first class, 210 second class and 176 third class passengers. [102], On the night of 1314 June 1940 the German auxiliary cruiserOrion laid a field of 228 contact mines[103] across the mouth of the Hauraki Gulf:[104][105] in a bid to blockade Auckland,[106] New Zealand's largest commercial port. Soundex, 1924-1952 M1463 In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger lists. are wonderful. Although passenger lists, or lists of passengers, were created for most Niagara was built to burn either coal or oil. [107] An aircraft circled them, then at 1030 hrs a fast motor launch arrived whose crew told the lifeboat crews in which direction to steer. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. RMS Niagara. document.write("s.swig"); You'll also want to see: [12][37], In 1931 the Union Company anticipated competition from Matson Line of the USA, which had ordered two new liners, Mariposa and Monterey, to run between the West Coast of the United States and Australia via Hawaii, Fiji and New Zealand. [87] Niagara was withdrawn from service when she reached Sydney on 14 August. [106] News reports from the 2010s variously estimate the amount at 1,000 tonnes,[105] 1,500 tonnes,[106] or 4,200 tons[104] (sic). The only Niagara's master recommended that a second beacon was needed for ships to fix their position by triangulation. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385. The UK government urgently needed the gold to be salvaged from the wreck. New for August 2014 Picture Information. document.write(""); [41], After Niagara left Suva, passengers and members of the crew also began to fall ill.[39] So many people were infected that women passengers were recruited as volunteer stewards. [3] She was equipped to burn either coal or oil. Library & Archives of Canada, http://www.reginalibrary.ca/prairiehistory/, Ships' Has over 2000 passenger lists including immigrants to New Zealand from the United Kingdom and Australia. [111] Eventually the operation exposed Niagara's strong room. your own arrival, but Citizenship and Immigration will not be able index was Also, at the LAC, visit the Her three decks accommodated 80 First Class, 80 Second Class and . This webpage lists links to research material for locating New York, New York passenger arrival records from 1820-1962, including online databases and indexes. FORM 30A IMMIGRATION RECORDS CREATED 1919-1924. Centers (FHC). Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites.