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Yes I think it would fit, and it does look like N/R rather than others on page for S/R (Southern Rhodesia?). And when he came back in 1954 he gave an address of c/o Nyasaland House - I'm pretty sure Nyasaland was part of Northern Rhodesia protectorate.

The other consideration - where we haven't found shipping lists - maybe he travelled via Europe so he is not showing up on UK incoming/outgoing passenger lists. Passenger lists for people travelling from Ireland or mainland Europe do not appear to be online (don't even know if they exist). But I'm no expert in this area.

I double checked the last passenger list that Elizabeth travelled on, and the country of intended furture residence is marked as N.R or that's what it looks like to me, would this be Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia?

Does anyone know anywhere I can find out where missionaries were posted, as the husband of this lady was a missionary, I know she died in Africa but have no idea where so thought knowing where he was posted might help

Nudge

Thank you for all the help so far

Unless he teleported :-)

Seriously I have tried EVERYTHING to find him.....

No, I can't find him coming back between 1948 and his departure alone in 1951 either. :-S

He must have come back though.

That would be my guess though I haven't found him with or without her coming back after 1948

Jude

ok, if Thomas comes back to the Uk himself (if someone can find that) she has died in Kenya possibly

Ha ha! Off to do the veg now to go with a slow roast whole leg of lamb (for just two of us....piggish but mmmmm :-)

So John.. search narrows to after 27 May 1948 and before 1951 (also need to find Thomas incoming for the 1951 trip back)

Jude

You've just beat me to it Jude, was about to post the same one. ;-)

This could be them going back 1948

Name: Mrs E P Shearer
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1908
Departure Date: 27 May 1948
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Cape Town, South Africa
Ship Name: Capetown Castle
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Capetown Castle' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Union Castle Line
Official Number: 166402
Master: W D Roach

He is shown as JMA but address is Montgomery Street Lanarkshire

This is Elizabeth and Thomas in 1947

Name: Eliz Shearer
Birth Date: abt 1907
Age: 40
Port of Departure: Durban, South Africa
Arrival Date: 20 Dec 1947
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Durban
[Port Elizabeth]
[Cape Town]
Ship Name: Durban Castle
Search Ship Database: View the 'Durban Castle' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 166617

I can't find them returning until Thomas returns to Mombassa alone and then comes back with Eileen in 1954

She may have died in Africa, as I can't see a marriage for Thomas/Eileen in the UK they may have married there as well. The 1954 shows them coming back to UK as a couple, but there is no trace of them going out to Africa together prior to this. Just looks like they came back here for a visit. This looks like Eileen's death:

Eileen Dulcie Shearer

Birth Date:
16 Jan 1918

Date of Registration:
Dec 2000

Age at Death:
82

Registration District:
Bournemouth

Inferred County:
Hampshire

Register Number:
C17D

District and Subdistrict:
4271C

Entry number:
223

Just need to locate Elizabeth now if Thomas did indeed die in Southampton

Eileen Dulcie Shearer
Birth Date:abt 1914
Age:40
Port of Departure:London, England
Arrival Date:4 Apr 1954
Port of Arrival:London, England
Ports of Voyage:
London
[Cape Town]
[Port Elizabeth]
[Durban]
[Beira]
[Dar es Salaam]
[Mombasa]

Ship Name:Braemar Castle
Search Ship Database:
View the 'Braemar Castle' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line:
Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number:
184728

She was travelling with Thomas Miller Shearer (47, builder) - wonder if this is a mistake? Address c/o Nyasaland House, London.

Same address given when the travelled back 16/7/1954, where he was recorded as Thomas Anderson Sheerer.

No, never knew about the remarriage

looks like he had remarried when he travelled with Eileen Dulcie Shearer

have you looked for a marriage to her

Thomas was born 31st Jan 1907 in Larkhall

Name: Elizabeth Shearer
Birth Date: abt 1907
Age: 30
Port of Departure: Mombasa, Kenya
Arrival Date: 4 Dec 1937
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Mombasa
[Zanzibar]
[Dar-es-Salaam]
[Beira]
[Durban]
[Port Elizabeth]
[Cape Town]
Ship Name: Llangibby Castle
Search Ship Database: View the 'Llangibby Castle' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 161329

came back to 147 Montgomery Street Larkhall