...early 1900's advertisement...

...early 1900's advertisement...
...from Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office...

Monday, October 29, 2012

A Ship's Log?

     I was hoping to find a ship's log for the SS Mongolia online.  Something about Georgie's timeline just doesn't seem quite right.  Leaves Aden on Oct. 21, passes Socotra on the 24th (her second entry for the 24th), and gets to Colombo by Oct. 26th?? I did find a passenger's list at www.findmypast.co.uk. It is 19 pages long - and cost about $6 per page to see a transcript. So I started at page 8, hoping entries would be alphabetical, and I would be looking for F and M.  My lucky day!  Miss McGillivray and Mrs. Fraser, infant and child were listed on page 8, all contracted to land at Hobart.  Interestingly, there was no note by Georgie's name, but by the Frasers, it said "see Alien Sheet."  Since this was a British Passenger list, Georgie must have still been a British subject in 1912, but Annie must have already become an American citizen.

Also helpful were names of other passengers on the list who have been mentioned in Georgie's entries.  The list is similar to a census form, listing landing port, occupation, marital status, age, country of last permanent residence, and future permanent residence.

Minimum "pay as you go" on the findmypast website was $12.00.  I'm satisfied I got my money's worth.  I still have $6 credit to do some checking on JWF's voyage when I have time!

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