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    1. Re: [TSL] searching relatives on ships
    2. Sue Swiggum
    3. Hi Denise, At 07:29 PM 2006-08-03 -0300, neeze37 wrote: >Hi, my 2 great aunts came as british home children in 1905 onboard the >SS Canada, would you be the person i would contact to find out how to >find a picture of the boat,with thanks, Denise Stretton Was it one of these trips ? Reel Number Ship Name Departure Information Arrival Information Shipping Line Special Group(s) Remarks T-485 CANADA Liverpool, England 1905-08-24 Quebec, Que. 1905-09-01 / Montreal, Que. 1905-09-02 (DOM) Dominion Line (British and North Atlantic steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Liverpool, U.K. (D): Mrs. Joyces' party of Domestics (33) & (J): boys & girls from Liverpool Sheltering Homes, to Mrs. Birt's house, Knowlton, Que. (35) List Number: 415123; Captain R.O. Jones T-485 CANADA Liverpool, England 1905-09-28 Quebec, Que. 1905-10-07 / Montreal, Que. (DOM) Dominion Line (British and North Atlantic steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Liverpool, U.K. (D): Mrs. Joyces' party of Domestics (51) & (J): Dr. Barnardo's party, London boys (82) to Toronto & girls (89) to Peterboro'; Mrs. Clare Butterworth 41; Mrs. Alice Walker 40; Mabel Walker 18 & Mrs. Manning in charge List Number: 426065; Captain R.O. Jones; ship arrived in port 1905-10-06 It seems you likely have a copy of the passenger list, or maybe a list of passengers, so just want to know about the ship. She was a Dominion Line ship. That shipping line carried many "Home Children." We have the description and voyage history of CANADA 1896 here . . . http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsC.html Here is a picture of CANADA in the ice http://www.theshipslist.com/pictures/canada1896.htm Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/

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