Hi Mary, These are all the passenger ships from England, which arrived at Halifax in December 1919. They are all available on Microfilm Reel No. T-14798 Ship Name Departure Information Arrival Information Shipping Line Special Group(s) Remarks GRAMPIAN London, England 1919-11-21 / Havre, France Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-01 (CPOS) Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Ltd. (O): British Ministry of Shipping party & (O): Crew of H.M.S. [MARTINE] & VIVID Master: G. Hamilton ROYAL GEORGE Southampton, England 1919-11-27 Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-07 (CUN) Cunard Line Master: William Prothero BOHEMIAN Liverpool, England 1919-11-26 Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-11 / Boston, MA (WS) White Star Line Master: E.C. Hiscoe CARONIA Southampton, England 1919-12-08 Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-13 (CUN) Cunard Line Master: E.G. Diggle CARMANIA Liverpool, England 1919-12-03 Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-13 (CUN) Cunard Line (M): Nominal Roll of returning Canadian Military Master: George W. Melsom SAXONIA London, England 1919-12-06 Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-18 / New York, NY 1919-12-21 (CUN) Cunard Line (M): Returning Canadian Military & (M): Military Dependents Master: R.V. Peel SACHEM Liverpool, England 1919-12-03 / St. John's, Nfld. Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-19 (FURN) Furness Line, Liverpool Master: Robert Ritchie KANAWHA London, England 1919-12-04 Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-19 (FURN) Furness Line, Liverpool Master: A. Bailey ORDUNA Liverpool, England 1919-12-13 Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-22 / New York, NY 1919-12-24 (CUN) Cunard Line (M): Nominal Roll of returning Canadian Military Master: T.M. Taylor CASTELLENO London, England 1919-12-10 Halifax, N.S. 1919-12-26 / St. John, N.B. (FURN) Furness Line, Liverpool Master: W.H. Gould If you have an Ancestry.com subscription, you can search the lists by name, vessel name, etc. etc. etc. If not, they are available online at the Library and Archives, Canada (LAC), but be aware .. >Major interruption of LAC computing services September 18 > >On Saturday September 18, 2010 from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm, there will be a >major interruption of LAC computing services. > >During this period, the following services will be unavailable: > > * All LAC Websites > * All LAC applications (AMICUS, Search All, etc.) > >Library and Archives Canada regrets any inconvenience that this may cause. Passenger Lists, 1865-1922 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passenger/index-e.html You can narrow your search even more by searching by the passenger name and including one by one the ship names above, and the port of arrival by using Ancestors on Board database to search the British "outbound" lists ... http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/ ... if you want to view the original list at that site, you will have to pay for it, but the search is free. Canada did not maintain "outbound" lists, but these two vessels arrived at Vancouver from China, prior to 23rd February 1920 ... both Canadian Pacific vessels EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Manila, Philippines 1919-12-20 / Hong Kong 1919-12-25 / Shanghai, China 1919-12-31 / Kobe, Japan 1920-01-04 / Yokohama, Japan 1920-01-05 Vancouver, B.C. 1920-01-15 Master: S. Robinson MONTEAGLE Hong Kong 1920-01-18 / Shanghai, China 1920-01-22 / Moji, [Japan] 1920-01-26 / Yokohama, Japan 1920-02-28 Vancouver, B.C. 1920-02-12 Master: A.J. Hosken Both these ships made six trips like this, in the year 1920, about 24-25 days passage. I can add one more possible ship if the destination was Hong Kong EMPRESS OF ASIA Hong Kong 1920-01-22 / Yokohama, Japan 1920-01-31 Vancouver, B.C. 1920-02-09 Master: A.J. Hailey Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/ At 08:55 AM 2010-09-17 -0500, you wrote: >Hi, Can anyone point me in the right direction to find the names of the >ships that arrived in Halifax in Dec 1919 (from Britain) and departed >William Head (that's Vancouver, I understand) 23/2/20 (destination China). >These dates were on the Passenger Declaration of a subsequent voyage the >person I am researching took. Once I find the ships I would like to search >the passenger lists. If they are available, can anyone tell me where I >would find them? > >Thanks for any help, > >Mary