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Need some help with African relative

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John

John Report 6 Sep 2013 14:33

So far I have all that information, I initially thought they had sailed to Brazil in 1924 but looks like it was a part of South Africa, I found the departure to South Africa in 2948 but have no idea where to look now to try locate her death

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Sep 2013 16:31

Britain: outbound passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960 - person transcript

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Name: Mrs E P SHEARER
Date of departure: 27 May 1948
Port of departure: Southampton
Destination port: Cape
Destination country: South Africa
Date of Birth: 1908 (calculated from age)
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Sex: Female
Occupation:
Notes:
Passenger recorded on: Page 6 of 21
The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -
Mr J M A SHEARER - 40 years old a Builder
Ship: CAPETOWN CASTLE
Official Number: 166402
Master's name: W D Roach
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Co
Where bound: South Africa
Square feet:
Registered tonnage: 16159
Passengers on voyage: 756

Last address in UK was 46 Montgomery Street, Lanarkshire South Africa was their intended country of future residence

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 5 Sep 2013 13:48

Name: George Thomson
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 07 May 1891
Birthplace: Larkhall, Lanark, Scotland
Father's Name: Alexander Thomson
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Pettigrew Watson Thomson
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01956-3
System Origin: Scotland-EASy
GS Film number: 255135
Reference ID: v 638-1 p 51

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 5 Sep 2013 12:56

You could try googling South Africa BMD......but I have a feeling that such info is very hard to come by.

John

John Report 5 Sep 2013 12:25

I am trying to find a relative that emigrated to South Africa in 1948, I have looked on the National Archives page with no luck, she was originally from Larkhall in Scotland but her death is not registered in Scotland, I have no idea where to look now, any ideas?

Elizabeth Pettigrew Shearer nee Thomson b1907