Hello List I hope this question is appropriate to this list and that someone might know the answer. In 1912 my great aunt sailed from Avonmouth, Bristol UK on the Royal Edward to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her ultimate destination was Minto, New Brunswick. My question is would her journey have continued by sea to the Port of St John NB or overland? If she travelled by ship would it have been a different ship or would the Royal Edward have continued to St John? Also, how long would the journey take? I had always assumed that her journey was overland (she was only seven), but recently considered that perhaps she went by sea. Any information would be useful. -- Regards, Jill

Hello Jill, The Canadian Northern Steamships (Royal Line) ship ROYAL EDWARD, had four Halifax arrivals in 1912 (and seven Quebec arrivals). T-4741 ROYAL EDWARD Avonmouth (Bristol), England 1912-01-10 Halifax, N.S. 1912-01-17 T-4742 ROYAL EDWARD Avonmouth (Bristol), England 1912-03-13 Halifax, N.S. 1912-03-20 T-4743 ROYAL EDWARD Avonmouth (Bristol), England 1912-04-03 Halifax, N.S. 1912-04-10 T-4745 ROYAL EDWARD Avonmouth (Bristol), England 1912-11-13 Halifax, N.S. 1912-11-19 (M): Naval draft for Esquimalt B.C. for H.M. Sloop "SHEARWATER" The Royal Edward did not continue to St. John. Your great aunt would have taken the train to New Brunswick, most, if not all the way to Minto. It would have only taken a few hours, with stops. If you have a copy of the passenger list, in 1912 the front summary page often included the name of the railway lines and their departure times and the initials of that railway company usually appear at the end of the row on the manifest for the family. Sue -- At 02:50 PM 2006-09-14 +0100, jwyze1@gmail.com wrote: >Hello List >I hope this question is appropriate to this list and that someone might know >the answer. > >In 1912 my great aunt sailed from Avonmouth, Bristol UK on the Royal Edward >to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her ultimate >destination was Minto, New Brunswick. My question is would her journey have >continued by sea to the Port of St John >NB or overland? If she travelled by ship would it have been a different >ship or would the Royal Edward have continued to >St John? Also, how long would the journey take? > >I had always assumed that her journey was overland (she was only seven), but >recently considered that perhaps she >went by sea. > >Any information would be useful. > >-- >Regards, Jill