The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. Thomas and Margaret Goodwin had a son named Charles Goodwin who served in the Scottish Rifles and was killed in action during WWI just two years earlier at the Battle of the Somme when only 19-years of age and he is buried at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France. Date of Departure: 30 June 1903. If you have research comments or additional information on this page E-mail them to: Joe Hartwell, [Return back to the Ships histories page] [ Return back to the Site Map ] [ Return to the Coast Artillery Corps page ], Pvt. Australian Shipping 1788-1968: Vessels arriving by year. One man survived by grabbing a large tub of lard that was floating by him. Dilts tried to jump from the Otranto onto the Mounsey and fell in between. The records in this collection consist of passenger lists created between 1910 and 1939. Original lists (1883-1891) also survived. Phone: (902)-569-2333 and (902)-894-9885 The following 4 vessels, the Alexander, Jane, Lucy, and British Queen were all associated with the migration of Scots Catholics from Clanranald's Estates! 406. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. To our great joy a British destroyer greeted our eyes, for here lay our only hopes. Forces. Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. He helps Isabella escape from the castle during Manfred's suspenseful pursuit, while also attracting the . Baltimore 1868, 2321 tons, 285ft x 39ft. That is, passengers may go to sleep Wednesday night and find that it is still Wednesday when they arise the next morning. The passenger train was carrying 342 travellers and 10 crew, with two crew on the cargo train, Hellenic Train data showed. The default setting is All, which allows you to search all ports at the same time. Westward bound ships when crossing the line skip a day, and . He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 7 August 1918 at the age of 20 years 8 months old. Seaman Goodwin was lost at sea aged 39-years when the HMS Otranto, on which he was serving, sank off the coast of Islay on 6th October 1918. Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. The sea then began to get restless. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 30 July 1918 at the age of 19 years 8 months old. This will allow you to view all of the voyages that a ship undertook from the UK, between 1890 and 1960. 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. KAITLIN - Kelly Marie Tran RORY - Ben Daniels PROFESSOR ALCOTTE - Cyril Nri MARIANNE - Carlyss Peer CONOR - Akie Kotabe NADJULA - Munirih Grace HARRIS - Kerry Shale AGENT MURPHY- Danielle Lewis OTHER VOICES: Laurel Lefkow, Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Gianna Kiehl, Eric Sirakian, Chris Kelly, Maddy Kelly, Merk Nguyen 28 min 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. He was a very handsome man, played the mandoline and used to whistle 'Listen to the Mocking Bird' when he went past our house. Your son, She spent the last months of 1914 in the South Atlantic off the West Coast of South America looking for the German Cruiser Squadron commanded by Admiral von Spee. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. Some destination ports can be difficult to distinguish in the early handwritten records. Year Title Description Download ; 1926 : Hatarana : 232/1926 - Hatarana : PDF: 1926 : Mongolia Bennett was from Woodeliff, Georgia and took basic training at Ft. Screven. This information on Cpl. He was listed as working for the Y.M.C.A. 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. Passenger List Page - Irish Genealogical Society - MN. His detachment was sailing aboard the Otranto and Sgt. Passenger lists are indexed for the years 1845 - 1886 . He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. His letter follows: Royal Victoria Hospital, Charles was serving during WWI and his unit, C.A.C. Kish was born in Cleveland, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Cleveland, Ohio. I waited until she came alongside for the last time. 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. But I meant to do all in my power to make good. Embarking at Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Colombo, Naples, Toulon, Gibraltar, Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle. London: SS Otranto (Orient Line) travelling from Brisbane to London. Passenger Lists From Ireland - 1803 - #1 Passenger List From Ireland - 1803 - #2 Bowditch, Liverpool to NY, May 1839 When I jumped I fell between the two anchor chains, which were stretched along the deck floor, and held on. The ship Alfred, 635 tons, H. E. Decker, commander, from Hamburgh 20th August, and Rio 17th October, arrived last evening, with 275 passengers, chiefly from Silisea and Saxony. Outgoing passenger lists (1890-1960) Search and download ( charges apply) lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New. His mother, Mrs. Sam Smith, 348 Kilgore St., Cincinnati, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. Victor D. continues about his father in later life, He was a successful businessman in Atlanta, Georgia, his hometown. Not long after breakfast, about 9:30 oclock, we felt a great jar. Some are decorative and beautiful historical documents, others are more functional in their appearance. "7h:100c:95f" was written by Kevin Rodriguez and Lauren Shippen. Arthur Harmon, No. Our ship, a British transport, the Otranto, was a large well-armed vessel. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 23 July 1918 at the age of 18 years old. Assisted immigrant ships 1832-1889. printable version. 1939: Troopship. The destroyer Mounsey pulled alongside to rescue the men and Cpl. For example, if there are no sailings from Ramsgate in Kent, there is no point in a researcher typing Ramsgate in a search field. The Alfred brings no mail. 1 from Fort Screven Georgia, and sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918. 1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829. It is important to note that wherever a voyage has one or more ports of call prior to its final destination, there may be a difference between where the ship is going and where a passenger on board is going: for instance, the ship may be sailing to Sydney, Australia but passengers may disembark at, for example, Bombay in India if that is one of the ports of call en route. Passenger List is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Orient Steam Navigation Co./Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Outward sailings January-April 1882 (issued January 18, 1882) Vessel (s) Ports of call. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 31 July 1918 at the age of 19 1/2 years old. The National Archives give no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. 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. She was sold for scrap in June. If you also see a more generic option in the drop-down alongside specific ports, it is important to note that this is not an 'all ports' option. We did not suffer any damages, but the schooner was sent to the bottom. This list is only for people who came to Tasmania and Norfolk Island on convict transport ships, and were not convicts, e.g. Charles' body was recovered and buried in England. However, where this is unclear or not stated, the destination of the ship is given for the passenger instead. They would carry passengers to America, and take cargo back for Europe. If the card is for a child, you will be able to view the relevant parent's detail on the reverse of the card; similarly, if you find a parent travelling with a child, you will be able to view both sides of the card for the same charge. Pvt. Partner websites are free to search but there may be a charge to view full transcriptions and download documents. Passengers For New England, 1638, pg 108. 1957 Aug. Her tonnages were 20,032gross register tons(GRT), 12,031net register tons(NRT) and 12,228 tons under deck. He has no known grave and is recorded on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent, UK. In theory if not in practice, there are no domestic British or purely European voyages in BT27, and no lists for Merchant or Royal Naval vessels or for troop ships. Free immigration to Tasmania 1803-1946. The wave seemed like huge mountains. Generally, in our experience, cards give more biographical information than their matching lists. My dad had written to my mother from Georgia asking her to bring me to the train station so he could see me before he went overseas, it seems the government was sending the troops through their hometowns so they could see their families before shipping out. His daughter Barbara Dilts Joike reflects; "I also do not have many memories of him. Presumably Pvt. Names have also been standardised where they appear variously as one or two words, e.g., Ionic Star and Ionicstar. 406 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. 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. These are digitised records from two. Six hundred men owe their lives to him. Swadner was born in Greenville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Arcanum, Ohio. privacy policy, Need more context? In many cases, the country is self-evident, i.e., Boston is of course in USA, Melbourne in Australia and so on. I cannot write any more. Mother, it is with a sad heart that I write of Clyde, but we have hopes yet. Oct. 13, 1918. Dilts was given to me by his daughter Barbara Dilts Joike who on December 17, 2004, turned 90 years old. The accident happened not far from the same place where the Lusitania was sunk near Ireland. In most instances, you will find more information by looking at the image of the list. Eastward bound ships when crossing this line observe the same date twice. This matching process enables a researcher to search by country when they do not know to which port within the country their passenger sailed. Biographies of many transatlantic sea captains and commanders from the 1880s through the early 1900s. Radabaugh was born in Connersville, West Virginia about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 4, Marietta, Ohio. Thomas Goodwin was born and raised in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. 1954 Nov 10. Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, (image) They are divided into: 1. inward bound passengers "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or "coastal" (travelling to Victoria from an Australian port), and 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of destination. I was in bed and heard gunshots, I ran downstairs and sat on the piano bench scared and I thought the Germans had invaded us. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. He joined the Army on a whim to help his family out of poverty. 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. For instance, if you search by last name without a first name, results without given forenames top the list, followed by the initials and exact first name matches in alphabetical order: if you click the First Name column header, results will be sorted so that the order is reversed and initials and first names top the list, with the blanks coming at the end of the list. He and others had climbed to the top deck on the port side. Hong Kong is included under China. 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. Our trip was eventful until the night of the 1st when we collided with a French Schooner. View all Works. L. Baldry. 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. Edward was assigned to Fort Screvena, Georgia to train for war. He worked hard at home to regain strength and range of motion and was far more successful that had been predicted by his surgeon. Victor Morris Perrin passed away in 1967 in Naples, Florida. 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. She took part in the invasions of French North Africa (Operation Torch), Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy (Operation Avalanche). We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Vessel. Pvt. There is a memorial tombstone for him erected in the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rockingham County, Virginia that says: "Lost at sea on the Otranto off the coast of Scotland". The actor Buster Keaton sailed to Europe on the Otranto in August of 1918 with units of the 40th Division. 1948-9: Fitted out as a one class ship at Birkenhead. L. Baldry contacted me about his grandfather, Francis Edwin Turner who was a crewman on the HMS Otranto. We finally managed to get below to safety but it was a trying hour, believe me. These ships' names have also been standardised, i.e., Munchen/Muenchen is listed under Munchen only. The ship was named after the town of Otranto in Apulia in southern Italy. A bibliography of ship passenger lists, 1538-1825; being a guide to published lists of early immigrants to North America. 1, from Ft. Screvens, Georgia. She had twin propellers driven through reduction gears by six steam turbines that between them developed 3,722 NHP. You can see the artist even painted in the men jumping from one ship to the other, just an unbelievable event.. From the Obituary section of The Allentown Morning Call, in Allentown, Pennsylvania: Private John C. Geiger, up to the time of enlistment last August, employed by the Lehigh Portland Cement Company as their travelling freightagent, perished on the transport Otranto when in a collision off the Irish Coast she was beached and battered to pieces causing a loss of over 200 soldiers, Private Geiger was 33 years of age, and was known by all as a good fellow, genial, always wearing a smile and ready to do a good turn for anyone. Pearl B. Horn enlisted into the United States Army on May 4, 1917 at Jefferson Barracks, MO, did his basic training at Camp Hancock, Georgia, and then he went to Fort Dade, Florida for artillery duty. We didnt sleep very much and Sunday morning found us on a raging sea a fearful sea. You'll find steamship captains from Cunard, White Star, Inman, Guion, Anchor, American, Red Star, CGT French Line, and many others. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. Below is an article written in the Monroe Journal October 29, 1918: [1] The 1900 Union County, NC census (Vance Township, stamped page 278) indicates the month and year of his birth as November 1898 whereas the death notice puts his birth year as about 1894. Once on deck the men were faced with very strong winds. And many of these men were from the State of Georgia. see description line storage D28 144038857786 However, given the size of the database, unless you are dealing with a rare or distinctive name, you may find that you need to select a country (or to work through a selection of counties one at a time) for your results to be manageable. National Work Council. Roy C. Dilts was most likely in the same unit from Ft. Screven, Georgia as Cpl. Others were on deck, but their hold wasnt very good and they were swept overboard. You could see the waves break upon them. Sorata. Also on his discharge papers, it gives the dates of his departure on Sept. 25, 1918 to go overseas, and his return date of January 14, 1919. Just after breakfast on Sunday morning 6 October 1918 there was a great jarring and the ship trembled severley. The sea was mountainous and the hurricane bit in, and he can remember his grandfather saying: "I will never forget it." I thank one for my safety, and I pray for brothers and my chums safety. [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]. 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 had a constant feeling that he was neglecting his duty by not going into the service when suddenly one Friday he made his mind to do so. Rhein 1868, 2901 tons, 332ft x 40ft. You need to bear in mind also that a significant proportion of passengers are shown on the original list without an age - these 'blank' ages are shown in your returned results together with those of the right year of birth, so that you can consider them as well. Swadner was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. It is now Sunday afternoon and I shall write you an account of myself. He sailed aboard the HMS Otranto on the 25th September 1918 and he was killed during the 6 October sinking of the Otranto. Pvt Smith enlisted into the Regular Army 8 March 1918 at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Pvt. Most of them are small farmers, who intend settling upon the lands of tthe South Australian Company. Give my love to all the others and love and kisses to you, the dearest of mothers! On 7 September 1918, he registered for WWI draft and was serving as the YMCA Ocean Transport Secretary en route to Paris when he sailed on the HMS Otranto. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. Private Pearl B. Horn, USA, likely taken at Fort Dade, which was on Egmont Island in the Tampa Bay Harbor. She was Orient Line's second ship of that name. For instance, in the New Zealand drop-down list, you will see a list of ports from Auckland to Westport from which to choose. Orient. Try an Ancestry.com Free Trial and Ancestry.ca Free Trial Genealogy Mystery Book! He tried to time his jump to the destroyer so he would land on the destroyer as it was at its wave peak or at least just starting back down. Soon the word was passed the another ship the Kashmir, had broke her rudder and her Captain was unable to control her hitting the Otranto amidships and bow on port side. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Men were beginning to jump off the Otranto and onto the Mounsey some timing the jumps right and making it to the Mounsey and others were crushed as the two ships slammed together. He enlisted 5 April, 1917 from Ottawa, Kansas. Pvt. The mass emigration from Norway started about 1865-66, after the Civil War was over. The ship Champion of the Seas has again made a highly successful voyage to this port [of Melbourne] bringing about 400 passengers - 277 of whom are passage-warrant holders. Pvt. The Australian National Maritime Museum began collecting maritime artefacts long before it opened its doors in 1991. The passenger lists are arranged in chronological order of arrival of ships 1898-1963 and aircraft 1952-1963 interfiled (note: during 1945 a number of military flights ferried passengers and military personnel into Perth - these were usually Catalinas or Liberators which are denoted by a 5 letter call sign, e.g., G.AGUK, G.AGFM). HMS Otranto men listed on The Australian Naval War Memorial in Canberra: M. McNally, lost while serving on the Otranto. Kashmir off the coast of Scotland. September 25th saw the Otranto leaving America with a full load of troops on which, would be her last trip across the Atlantic. When we landed I found I couldnt walk very well. 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. Not all lists have survived. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. This is an incomplete list of American and British men who were killed during the sinking: Pvt. You can search and download lists of ships' passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom from and for ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean. Whilst the ships listed in the Passenger Lists records are all departing from ports in the UK, not all of the ships themselves are British. 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. The National Maritime collection contains a rich and diverse range of historic artefacts and contains over 140,000 objects. Secondly, a passenger who is shown as aged 30 on a voyage on 10th June 1935 may have been travelling on their 30th birthday and only just turned 30, or they may have been on the eve of their 31st birthday. Geoffrey already had three brothers living in Australia. We have constructed the database in such as way so that, where a port has had two names within the period covered by the BT27 data series, the ports are joined together in the drop-down list and therefore are searched together. During the first decades of the 20th century, the . The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. Six double-ended and two single-ended boilers supplied steam at 215 lbf/in2 to the turbines. However, in some cases there are cards without corresponding lists, as well as lists without cards. So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. RMS Otranto was an ocean liner that was built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1925. Synopsis "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. Battle was drowned during the sinking on October 6, 1918. My injury isnt very much only a bruised thigh. However, two points need to be noted. Let us know. I supposed it was done while I was fastened under the chain. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Kashmir also carring American troops, in Machir Bay off the North coast of Islay, Scotland, drifted ashore and became a total wreck. Berlin 1868, 2333 tons, 285ft x 39ft. Otranto was in service until 1957, when she was sold for scrap. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Steamship Line: Norddeutscher Lloyd (North German Lloyd) Class of Passengers: Cabin. One of them was brother Clydes top sergeant Sergt. Able Body Seaman Turner was one of the last to jump from the Otranto and saw the ship and Captain Ernest W. Davidson go down as he waved to his men as he stayed by his charge to the very end. Death Finds a Way: A Janie Riley Mystery by Lorine McGinnis Schulze Janie Riley is an avid genealogist with a habit of stumbling on to dead bodies. Researchers should note that there is no strict geographical relation between, for example, a passenger's last address within the British Isles and the port from which they embarked overseas. Weeks was from Waynesboro, Georgia and was assigned to the September Automatic Replacement Draft at Ft. Screven. He enlisted into the Ohio National Guard at Cincinnati, Ohio on 17 March 1917. He was 20 years old at the time he enlisted and was born in Montgomery, Alabama and lived at the home of his father George W. Smith, at 1111 E. Lurna St. in Pensacola, Florida at the time he enlisted. FOR SALE! He and his friends were intoxicated one evening, rode into Edwardsville to enlist but they were turned down because of their current condition. This was the first time I had realized that I had been hurt. Born in Union County, North Carolina he was the son of Reese & Tabitha/Tobitha (Helms) Haywood.