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Hi Jan
Unfortunately Ronald Edward Swain is not my dad he was a famous rugby player also known as Happy Swain or Hap. Apparently he died aged 81 in NZ.

Thanks anyway
Cathie
;-)

HiReporter has contacted me and Edward R SWain was living at 28 Ripon Street,Green Hays,Manchester. THis on the Passenger List.
He did not marry as Edward R Swain but I did find a Ronald Edward Swain but he died in 2007
in Upper Hutt. NZ.

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Wow! Thanks so much! Yes the old lad did travel a lot - had a lady in every port as he was in the Merchant Navy with English and Norwegians. He emigrated to NZ in 1949 then came home some years later for a visit and met my mum the rest is history.

What's amazing is the chap I was asking about on an earlier thread was for a friend and not related to me at all but it seem he and my Dad were on the same ship and they also lived in the same town only yards from each other!!

Yes Gritty my dad did travel on British Courage.

Really really interesting THASNKS SO MUCH FOR THE INFO! Its made my day! :-D

If this is him he sailed as crew to New York several times (but maybe a different Edward R ??)

Name: Edward R Swain (Cabin Boy)
Arrival Date: 25 Jul 1941
Birth Date: abt 1925
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: British Courage

Address: 23 Ripon Street, Green Heys, Manchester

Name: Mr Edward R Swain (occupation P.O Engineer)
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1925
Departure Date: 29 Jul 1949
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Wellington, New Zealand
Ship Name: Atlantis
Shipping line: New Zealand Shipping Company Limited
Official Number: 135497
Master: A R Osburn
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Same boat and master arriving in Australia:

Name: Edward Swain
Departure Place: Southampton Via Port Said Aden and Colombo
Arrival Date: Aug 1949
Arrival Place: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Vessel: Atlantis

Same boat!


Name:Mr Edward R Swain
Gender:Male
Age:24
Birth Date:abt 1925
Departure Date:29 Jul 1949
Port of Departure:Southampton, England
Destination Port:Wellington, New Zealand
Ship Name:Atlantis
Search Ship Database:
Search for the Atlantis in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line:
New Zealand Shipping Company Limited
Official Number:
135497
Master:
A R Osburn

Address looks like 28 Ripon St. Green Haeys, Manchester

Occ PO Engineer


Andy

Hello I posted a request for info earlier this evening regarding a chap who travelled to New Zealand. This request is un related so I hope it is OK to do on a new thread.

I completely forgot that my own dad emigrated to NZ but did eventually come back to the UK. I have just found an entry relating to his departure in 1949 .
Please could anyone tell me the DATE he travelled and his home address at time of departure also was he alone.
Edward Swain b1925 Manchester. Travelled from Southampton to Wellington 1949.

Many thanks. My dad has recently passed away and only shortly before his death did he even mention he had once lived in NZ!

Regards
Cassie

Please note I shall be on line for a short while then I am having to travel for several hours so will not be able to reply for a few hours. Don't want people thinking I am ignoring any replies. Thanks :-)