Elizabeth According to the London Times of June 13, 1893 the navy vessel Cyclops was "to take part in the naval manoeuvres". On Aug 21, 1893 the Times reported the ship Cyclops as arriving at Shanghai. On Oct 14, the Cyclops arrived at Portland from Shanghai. On Jan 15, 1894 there is an ad for the Cyclops of the Ocean Steamship company. This vessel is going from Liverpool to China and Japan but it says she goes to Algiers, Suez Canal, Straits Settlements, Java, China and Japan. I checked a 1892 ad and she was on the same run. First class fare was 10 guineas to Algiers; 40 pounds to the Straits; 45 pounds to Hong Kong and to Shanghai or Japan 50 pounds. Regards.. Marj At 03:59 PM 10/31/2008, rummins wrote: >Dear Listers, > >On the new Ancestry Index listing for UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1878 - >1960, >I have found a reference to Mr John Rummins aboard a ship "Cyclops". > >This listing implies that the ship was coming from Shanghai, China and >arrived in London on 14 October 1893, via Port Said. The actual shipping >list shows that Mr John Rummins, Mariner, boarded at Colombo. The >shipping list page shows that the ship had previously been in Melbourne, >Adelaide and Albany prior to Colombo. There was no owner or agent listed >on the Ancestry Index individual information sheet for the Rummins >entry. > >Does anybody have information about this ship please? I know there has >been an HMS Cyclops launched in the 1860 but I doubt if this vessel >would have been taking on a number of civilian passengers. Google >searches do not seem to throw light on a vessel of this name which >appears to be the correct one. > >How common was a shipping route in 1893 which included Shanghai and then >Australian ports prior to heading to England? > >Any thoughts on the description of the ship or details of the voyage >would be much appreciated. > >The above mentioned index will be of great use to many who are trying to >locate shipping movements of relatives in this earlier time so is worth >a look to see what pops up. > >Regards, >Elizabeth >------------------------------- >visit TheShipsList Website >http://www.theshipslist.com/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message