Morning, Final posting for the morning to the list. This time I'm looking for my grandfather's sister that left England and went to Australia to join her family around 1909/1910. Her name was Elizabeth Ann Farris (nee Hinde). She was married to Thomas Farris and when he died in 1908 sometime after that she departed England. They were living in Silvertown, West Ham, so I'm thinking she may have sailed from London. From what I can put together she may have been traveling with the children or gone out on her own to meet them. About 1910 she arrived in Bridgetown, Western Australia. The children are Elizabeth Jane Farris b. 1884; Ellen Farris b. 1885; Roland Pritchard Farris b. 1888; Robert Thomas Farris b. 1890 and Ernest Trafalgar Farris b. 1896. I have yet to find any record of their travel on the passenger list I've checked so far. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Richard Hinde Louisa, Virginia
Does anyone have a picture of the "Karori" of the Union SS Co of New Zealand? Official Number 118306 We have Alexander Forbes HIRD on her as Captain? In 1907. Robin -- Robin & Margaret McEwen-King, Middletown Farm, Scotland Fun lamb videos for our grand children and friends at http://www.scottishwool.com/
Hello Robin, There is a photo of the ship in "Union Fleet" by Ian Farquhar ISBN 0-95978-34-74 which should be available on inter library loan. KARORI 1,863 gross tons, length 269.4ft x beam 40.8ft, single screw, speed 10 knots, cargo steamer. Built 1902 by Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton as the MINAS for Soc. Espanola de Minas, Bilbao, Spain. 1903 KARORI Union SS Co of New Zealand. Used on the Tasmanian trade and later as a collier on the NZ coast until Aug.1927 when laid up at Wellington until sold... 1928 SHANGHAI Chun Yung Zan, Shanghai. 1930 KATIE MOLLER N. E. A. Moller, Shanghai. 1932 TUNG CHENG Tientsin Navigation Co Shanghai. Aug.1937 sunk by Japanese air attack at Shanghai. regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin's wool" <[email protected]> To: "ShipsList" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 10:33 AM Subject: [TSL] SS Karori 1907 New Zealand > > > Does anyone have a picture of the "Karori" of the Union SS Co of New > Zealand? > Official Number 118306 > > > We have Alexander Forbes HIRD on her as Captain? In 1907. > > > Robin > > > -- > Robin & Margaret McEwen-King, Middletown Farm, Scotland > Fun lamb videos for our grand children and friends at > http://www.scottishwool.com/ > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1671 - Release Date: 14/09/2008 07:16