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2001
SS Letitia (1924-1960)
SS Letitia (1924-1960)
Completed in 1924, the primary role of the Letitia was as a trans-Atlantic liner for the Glasgow - Montreal route.

History:
24 April 1924: Maiden voyage from Glasgow to Montreal.
1939: Requisitioned by the Admiralty and commisioned as an Armed Merchant Cruiser. She later became a troopship.
1943: Extensively damaged and temporarily repaired in the USA.
1944: Taken over by the Canadian Government and converted into a hospital ship.
1946: Sold to the Ministry of Transport and renamed EMPIRE BRENT.
1947: While on route to Halifax, she collided with and sank the STORMONT in the River Mersey.
1947: She returned to her home river in December, was overhauled and refitted as a troopship for voyages to India and the Far East.
1949: She began an emigration service to Australia until later in 1950: Laid up for about six months then returned to perform the same role, this time to New Zealand with the new name CAPTAIN COOK. Ownership eventually passed to the New Zealand government.
5 December 1952: Commenced sailings from Glasgow via Panama to Wellington, New Zealand.
1960: She arrived at Glasgow in February on her last voyage. Sailed to Falmouth (Cornwall) where she was laid up and sold to the British Iron and Steel Corporation after which she was taken to Inverkeithing for breaking by T W Ward Ltd.
Migrant Ships
2002
SS Letitia (1924-1960)
SS Letitia (1924-1960)
(Details of the ship and another photo can be found here.)
Migrant Ships
2003
SS Makura
SS Makura
Built by A. Stephen & Son, Glasgow in 1908. At 137 metres in length and with a twin-screw steam engine, she was capable of a speed of 16 knots and could carry 402 passengers. The Makura remained in service for 28 years on the trans-Pacific run, steaming over 2.3 million nautical miles. She was sold to Chinese ship-breakers in 1936.
Migrant Ships
2004
SS Mataura (seen here in dry dock in Auckland in the 1880s)
SS Mataura (seen here in dry dock in Auckland in the 1880s)
Built under the name of Dunfillan, the Mataura was launched in 1868, from the yards of Aitken, Glasgow, and purchased by the New Zealand Shipping Company in 1874. She was a full-rigged ship of 853 tons.
The passage to Nelson, which arrived 10 November 1875, brought out 216 immigrants, 75 of whom were for Nelson, 40 were for New Plymouth, the remainder for Marlborough and Westland. Click here for an abbreviated transcript of one passenger's diary.
Migrant Ships
2005
SS Miltiades / Orcana
SS Miltiades / Orcana
MILTIADES / ORCANA 1903:
The MILTIADES was a 6,793 gross ton ship, length 455ft x beam 55.1ft, Clipper bows, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 15 knots, accommodation, considered luxurious for 89-1st and 158-3rd class passengers. Completed in Oct.1903 by Alex Stephen & Sons, Glasgow for the Aberdeen Line, she started her maiden voyage from London for Cape Town - Melbourne and Sydney on 3rd Nov.1903.

In 1912 she was rebuilt to 7,817 tons and lengthened to 504ft and a second funnel added. Accommodation was increased to 150-1st and 170-3rd class. Taken up for trooping duties in 1915, she resumed commercial service on 4th June 1920 but started her last Australia voyage on 20th November 1920.

Purchased by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. and renamed ORCANA, she was transferred to Pacific Steam Navigation Co in 1922 for their 'round South America' service. However, she proved too expensive to operate and the second voyage was cancelled.

In 1923 she was laid up at Liverpool and later at Dartmouth and in 1924 she was towed to Holland and scrapped.

This photograph shows the ship before it was refitted in 1912 and with only a single funnel.
Migrant Ships
2006
SS Minnedosa
SS Minnedosa
SS Minnedosa was a 15,000 ton steam ocean liner built in Glasgow on the River Clyde for the Canadian Pacific Shipping Line by Barclay Curle in 1918. She was used on the Liverpool to St John, New Brunswick run and called at all the major transatlantic ports. She carried numerous immigrants to Canada and the United States and for a period in the late 1920s was commanded by Captain Ronald Niel Stuart, VC and was entitled to fly the Blue Ensign as a result.

In 1935 she was sold for scrap, but was purchased by Mussolini's Italian government and refitted as a troopship named "Piemonte". She was employed throughout the Second World War, which she survived, only to be scrapped in Italy in 1949.
Photos
2007
SS Montcalm
SS Montcalm
The MONTCALM was the third ship with that name and was owned by Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. She was built in 1920 by John Brown & Co, Glasgow and was a 16,418 gross ton ship, length 549.5ft x beam 70.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 16 knots. There was accommodation for 542-cabin class and 1,268-3rd class passengers. Launched on 3/7/1920, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to St John NB on 17/1/1922 and rescued the crew of the Norwegian steamer MOD during this crossing. On 21/4/1922 she commenced her first Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal voyage and in 1927 was converted to cabin, tourist and 3rd class. On 3/7/1927 she collided with an iceberg in the Belle Isle Straits but received only superficial damage. She commenced her first Southampton - Cherbourg - St John NB voyage on 16/3/1929 and her first Antwerp - Southampton - Cherbourg - St John NB voyage on 12/4/1929. On 14/5/1929 she started her first Hamburg - Southampton - Cherbourg - Quebec - Montreal crossing and commenced the last voyage on this service on 28/4/1932 (15 round voyages). On 31/1/1930 she resumed Liverpool - Canada voyages (10 round voyages) and between 1932 - 1939 made 48 pleasure cruises as well as North Atlantic crossings from Antwerp, Southampton or Liverpool. On 12/3/1932 she rescued 27 men and the captain's dog from the rescue tug REINDEER in heavy seas off Halifax. In April 1939 she was converted to cabin and 3rd class only and commenced her last voyage from Southampton to Cherbourg and St John NB on 8/4/1939 (163 N.Atlantic crossings) On 17/10/1939 she was requisitioned and converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser, renamed HMS WOLFE and one one occasion received two direct hits during a bombing raid. One bomb hit a ventilator and rebounded into the sea and the second one failed to explode and was hove over the side. In January 1942 she sailed to Canada and then Baltimore for conversion to a submarine depot ship, but on 22/5/1942 she was sold to the British Admiralty and in January 1943 converted to a destroyer depot ship. Laid up in 1950, she was towed to the Clyde in 1952 and scrapped at Faslane.
Migrant Ships
2008
SS Montclare
SS Montclare
The MONTCLARE was built by John Brown & Co.Ltd, Glasgow in 1922 for Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. She was a 16,314 gross ton vessel, length 549.5ft x beam 70.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 16 knots. There was accommodation for 542-cabin class and 1,268-3rd class passengers. She was laid down as the METAPEDIA but launched on 18th Dec.1921 as the MONTCLARE. On 18th Aug.1922 she left Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Quebec and Montreal. In 1928, her accommodation was altered to cabin, tourist and 3rd class and her engines rebuilt in 1929. On 22nd Mar.1929 she commenced an Antwerp - Southampton - St.John NB. Service and on 17th Apr.1929 an Antwerp - Southampton - Quebec - Montreal service. On 20th Mar.1930 she made her first voyage Hamburg - Southampton - Cherbourg - St John NB. and commenced her last voyage Hamburg - Southampton - Cherbourg - Quebec - Montreal on 9th Nov.1933. Between 1932 - 1939 she carried out 48 pleasure cruises, but some N.Atlantic voyages from Hamburg, Antwerp, Southampton or Liverpool. In Jan.1939 she was rebuilt to carry cabin and 3rd class only and commenced her last N.Atlantic voyage on 21st Jul.1939 fom Liverpool to Greenock, Belfast, Quebec, Montreal and Liverpool. On 28th Aug.1939 she was converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser and named HMS MONTCLARE and on 2nd Jun.1942 was sold to the British Admiralty. In 1946 she was used as a submarine depot ship, and in 1954 was towed to Gareloch. In 1955 she was towed to Portsmouth and in Jan.1958 was sold and scrapped at Inverkeithing.
Migrant Ships
2009
SS Mooltan
SS Mooltan
This ship brought Alfred Reginald Hutton Wooster (amongst others) from Bombay to London.
Documents
2010
SS Moravian
SS Moravian
Launched in 1899 by the Aberdeen White Star Line, she was a 4,573 gross ton ship, length 118.96m x beam 14.32m, clipper bows, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 50-1st and 650-3rd class passengers. Built by Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow, she was delivered to the Aberdeen Line in January 1899. Her accommodation was said not to be luxurious, but homely and comfortable and she was one of the last passenger steamers to be square rigged. Her maiden voyage from London to Australia started on 14 February 1899 and her final voyage for the company started on 7 October 1913. She was sold to the Bombay & Persia SN Co in February 1914 and renamed "Akbar", at which time her main mast was removed and wireless was fitted. She was scrapped at Genoa in 1923.
Migrant Ships
2011
SS Orcoma 1908-1933
SS Orcoma 1908-1933
Maiden voyage 27th August 1908. The first vessel to exceed 10,000 grt in the company and the largest vessel on South American service at the time. Saw action as an AMC between March 1915 and November 1919. Modernised and converted to oil burner. Scrapped at Blyth when replaced by the REINA DEL PACIFICO built at H&W Belfast.
Migrant Ships
2012
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2013
SS Orontes
SS Orontes
Migrant Ships
2014
SS Osterley
SS Osterley
Migrant Ships
2015
SS Otway (1909-1917)
SS Otway (1909-1917)
The following report appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on 8 July 1909.

TRIALS OF THE OTWAY.

The twin-screw steamer Otway, the second of the five liners built for the Orient Steam Navigation Co.'s mail service, ran full-power trials on the Firth of Clyde on May 26. She has been constructed by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Govan, and is similar to the other four vessels in dimensions and in internal arrangements to the other two built on the Clyde. But she is furnished in darker tints than Clydebank's Orsova.

The first-class dining saloon is in walnut, in old English style. The lounge and drawing room are in Italian walnut, and the music-room adjoining in Italian walnut relief and planetree carving. The deck above has been raised so as to give a height below of about 11ft. The smoking room is in carved oak, old English style. Eight of the cabins are cabins de luxe, and are finished in satinwood, oak, mahogany, and planetree. In the dining saloon and also in the bedrooms of the cabins de luxe there are ventilating punkahs, while in each cabin there is a ceiling fan. Many of the cabins are single berth, and a number are on the Bibby principle.

The second class dining saloon is in polished mahogany, the ladies' or music room in light oak, and the smoking room in teak. The third-class dining saloon, on the main deck, extends from side to side of the ship. The third class have also a ladles' room and smoking-room. The majority of the rooms are for two and four passengers.

The Otway, which has accommodation for 1000 passengers, ran the measured mile trials at Skelmorlie. She carried out a series of runs, varying in speed from 13 knots to a maximum of 18.2 knots. Afterwards a series of trials were carried out to determine the diameter of the turning circle. This was found to be three cable lengths. Further trials consisted of four runs between the Cloch and Cumbrae Lights. These proved thoroughly successful, a mean speed of 17.87 knots being attained. Later she went on a six hours' continuous run at this speed.

She afterwards left for London, running on the way a 24 hours' coal consumption trial. The stipulated limit is 1.4lb per i.h.p.

The Otway sails for Sydney on Saturday next in command of Captain Symons.
Migrant Ships
2016
SS Parisian (1880-1914)
SS Parisian (1880-1914)
The Parisian was the first large steamer of the Allan Line. She was the first to have bilge keels to dampen the rolling, thus reducing seasickness. Used on the Liverpool to Canada and the USA service. She was built for the Allan Line by R Napier and Sons, of Glasgow, the first North Atlantic mail steamer built of steel; 5,359 tons; 134,34 x 14,08 meters (440.8 x 46.2 feet; length x beam); straight bow; 2 funnels; 4 masts; screw propulsion; service speed 14 knots;

Launched on 4 November 1880, The Parisian was one of the largest liners of the day and was the biggest yet built for the North Atlantic Mail run. In 1902, she was equipped with the first Marconi wireless telegraphy.

Titanic Disaster, 1912: It was first hoped that the Parisian had picked up some survivors when searching in the vicinity of the disaster, but she arrived at Halifax April 17th with the disappointing news that she had not.

Home Children: She also carried probably thousands of "Home Children" to Canada for a new life. Amongst them was Ada Florence Bradshaw.
(Photo c.1899)
Migrant Ships
2017
SS Pericles (1908-1910)
SS Pericles (1908-1910)
The following report appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on 24 December 1907:

S.S. PERICLES LAUNCHED.
LONDON, Dec. 23.

George Thompson and Company's (Aberdeen Line) new steamer Pericles has been launched at Belfast.

The Perlcles is a twin-screw steamer, and was built by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, to the order of Messrs. George Thompson and Co., Ltd., London, for their South African and Australian service. The new vessel is 500ft in length by 62ft in width, and has a tonnage of between 11,000 and 12,000, consequently she will be one of the largest vessels engaged in the trade. The Pericles has four masts, is a very handsome model, and, with her graceful lines and artistic superstructure, will present a fine appearance when completed. She is built on the cellular double-bottom principle, the double-bottom extending the whole length of the ship. She has five decks, all of steel. She has eight watertight bulkheads subdividing the vessel into nine watertight compartments. The vessel will carry about 100 first-class and 400 third-class passengers. The first-class accommodation will be of a superior kind, and the comfort of the third-class passengers will also be carefully studied. The whole of the first-class accommodation is arranged amid-ships. The dining saloon is situated on the main deck and is a very spacious apartment, extending the entire width of the vessel. The first-class staterooms are arranged on the awning and bridge decks. The third-class accommodation is arranged aft on the main deck. A feature of this accommodation is the large number of two and fourth berth rooms, all the accommodation being arranged in enclosed cabins.

The Pericles will carry about 10,000 tons dead weight, and besides a general cargo, is especially designed for the carriage of frozen mutton, the two forward holds, and also 'tween decks, being insulated for this purpose. The 'tween decks are also arranged on the cold air system for the carriage of fruit. The refrigerating machinery and air cooler are fitted in a large deck-house on the awning deck directly above the insulated chambers, and the machinery is of sufficient capacity to admit of the upper 'tween decks being also insulated for the conveyance of either mutton or fruit, if required. The general arrangements for working the cargo are of the most approved type. For cargo there are 14 winches at the different hatches, in addition to two for warping purposes, and two boat winches. There are also 19 Mannesmann tube derricks, one lifting 15 tons and the others five tons each. Twin screws have been adopted. The machinery consists of two sets of quadruple expansion engines on the balanced principle, specially designed to obviate vibration, and the vessel will have electric light throughout."

Sadly, SS Pericles didn't last long. The largest passenger liner to ever sink off the coast of Australia went down near Augusta.

On 31 March 1910 the Pericles was on it's 4th voyage, passing Cape Leeuwin, when it hit an uncharted rock. This tore a gash in the hull and the liner began to sink bow first into the water, completely sinking within two and a half hours. Thankfully, all passengers and crew were able to get into the dozen lifeboats, and as conditions were fair at the time, they were able to all make it to shore, guided by a signal fire that had been lit by the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse keeper.

Although there was no trace of the ship after it sank, over the following days tons of goods from the ship washed up on shore. From as far away as Wonnerup, south west families came down in droves, bringing horses and carts to gather up what they could find. The exact location of the wreck was left unknown for almost half a century until it was located and partially salvaged in the 1950’s.
Migrant Ships
2018
SS Persic (1899-1927)
SS Persic (1899-1927)
The third of the five Jubilee Class ships for the Australian service, Persic was launched at Harland & Wolf, Belfast, in 1899.

Maiden Voyage:
Her 7 December 1899 maiden voyage from Liverpool to Sydney was notable for two reasons.

The first is that the entire voyage was greatly influenced by the Boer War. She carried 500 British troops to Cape Town from Liverpool; wounded and ill Australian soldiers from Cape Town to Sydney; and horses from Australia to South Africa on the return voyage.

Second, her rudder stock broke at Cape Town and Persic had to wait there for a replacement to arrive from Belfast.

WW1:
Persic remained in service under the liner Requisition Scheme during World War I. In September 1918, while in convoy carrying 1,999 American troops from New York, she was torpedoed off the coast of England. There were no fatalities and the ship was beached and subsequently repaired. She was refitted after the war and returned to White Star's Australian service.

The Final Years:
She was again refitted in 1926, but during that refitting it was determined that she suffered from significant engine wear. Because of her age, the necessary engine repairs were economically infeasible, so she made her last voyage to Australia in September of that year. Upon her return she was laid up and, in July 1927, towed to the Netherlands for scrapping.

Migrant Ships
2019
SS Pittsburgh (1913-1941)
SS Pittsburgh (1913-1941)
The Pittsburgh was originally built solely for the American Line of Liverpool by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, in 1913. Construction was stopped at the outbreak of WWI and it wasn't until 1922 that she was ready for service. At this time, the American Line had been purchased by the Red Star Line which in turn was now a part of the International Mercantile. (IMM) With IMM owning the Red Star Line as well as the White Star Line, it was decided to transfer Pittsburgh to White Star at the time of her launching.

She made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Boston on June 6, 1922. Pittsburgh's regular route was Boston from Hamburg and Bremen. In November 1922, she rescued the crew of the sinking Italian cargo vessel Monte Grappa. In January 1925, the Pittsburgh was transferred to the Red Star Line and ran the Antwerp-Southampton-New York route. In February 1926, she was renamed Pennland. In 1935, Pennland was sold to Arnold Bernstein of Hamburg. In 1940, Pennland was refitted as a troop transport and in 1941, she was bombed and sunk during a German air raid in the Saronic Gulf near Athens.
Migrant Ships
2020
SS Rakaia (1895-1934)
SS Rakaia (1895-1934)
Built by R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd in their Hebburn Yard, Rakaia was launched on 25 April 1895 for the New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd, Plymouth.

Subsequent Service:
1915: Sold to Brodmead SS Co Ltd (Blue Star Line); renamed SS Brodmead.
1920: Sold to Union Cold Stroage Co Ltd (Blue Star Line (1920) Ltd; Renamed SS Romanstar.
1929: Blue Star Line Ltd, London; Renamed SS Roman Star.
1934: Sold for scrap and broken up in Savona, Italy from 29 September 1934.

(Photo: 19 April 1909. The SS Rakaia is being turned by a tug on the first ever visit by an Ocean Liner to Nelson, New Zealand)
Migrant Ships
2021
SS Regina (1917-1947)
SS Regina (1917-1947)
Construction on Regina began in 1917 by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, originally built for the Dominion Line. With WWI escalating, it was decided to launch Regina before her original commercial design completion (with only one funnel) to be utilized as a troop transport. In 1919, with the war having ended, she was returned to Harland and Wolff for completion, including the addition of her second funnel.

Regina's maiden commercial voyage, was in March of 1922 from Liverpool to Halifax to Portland, serving in the White Star/Dominion joint service.

She was finally scrapped in 1947.
(Photo c.1947)
Migrant Ships
2022
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2023
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2024
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2025
SS Wakool (1898-1925)
SS Wakool (1898-1925)
Launched for Wilhelm Lund, London on 26 October 1898. She was named, like other Lund vessels, after an Australian settlement, in her case a town in south-west New South Wales near the border with Victoria.

In 1905, her ownership was transferred to Blue Anchor Lines and then on 26 January 1910 she was sold to P&O for £30,441 for whom she commenced work following a refit. In 1913 P&O sold her for £23,267 to Goshi Kaisha Kishimoto Shokwa, Japan, and she was renamed to "Kwanto Maru".

Four years later, in 1917, she was again sold. This time to the French Government who renamed her "Le Myre de Villiers". Sold again in 1919, she remained in service with Brabant et Pruvost, France until 1923 when she was sold for scrap to S Bertorello of Italy. Scrapping was completed on 23 April 1925.
Migrant Ships
2026
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2027
St Barnabas Church, Oxford
St Barnabas Church, Oxford
These two watercolour paintings by Valerie Petts, are of St Barnabas Church, situated in Jericho, Oxford. It is here that Michael Broadway was the Organist for over 50 years.

These pictures are displayed by kind permission of, and with grateful thanks to, Valerie Petts, the artist.
Photos
2028
St Benet Fink Church, Threadneedle Street, London (c.1813)
St Benet Fink Church, Threadneedle Street, London (c.1813)
Photos
2029
St Cuthbert's Church, Great Glen, Leicestershire, England
St Cuthbert's Church, Great Glen, Leicestershire, England
Photos
2030
St George's Church, Everton
St George's Church, Everton
St George's Church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is the earliest of three churches in Liverpool built by John Cragg, who used many components in cast iron which were made at his Mersey Iron Foundry. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Liverpool, the Liverpool archdeaconry, and the Liverpool North deanery.

The building of the church was enabled by an Act of Parliament, the St. George's Church, Everton Act, which was passed in 1813. The foundation stone was laid on 19 April 1813 and the church was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester on 26 October 1814. The architect was Thomas Rickman and the church was built by John Cragg.
Churches
2031
St John's Church, Kensal Green, West London
St John's Church, Kensal Green, West London
An exterior sketch of the church.
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2032
St John's Church, Kensal Green, West London
St John's Church, Kensal Green, West London
This interior photograph was taken, probably around the early 1900's. I have restored this from the original, which was heavily damaged.
Photos
2033
St John's Church, Kensal Green, West London.
St John's Church, Kensal Green, West London.
A Photograph of the exterior of the church in which, amongst others, the marriage of William Arthur Jones and Maria Stagg took place on 13 March 1910.
Photos
2034
St Mary Parish Church, Rotherhithe, Kent
St Mary Parish Church, Rotherhithe, Kent
The present parish church, replacing a 12th century building, was completed in 1716. Designed by John James, an associate of Sir Christopher Wren, it has a homely grandeur with deep roots in the maritime history of Britain. The links with the 'Mayflower', with the Pilgrim Fathers, and with Prince Lee Boo of Pelau, are particularly treasured.

The organ, built and installed by John Byfield in 1764, is a superb example of 18th century English organ building. Its tonal qualities have been retained to the present day, so that its sound is much as Handel (1685-1759) and his London contemporaries would have heard and appreciated.

Memorials inside and outside the building tell of the vision and philanthropy of former worshippers, of sacrifice, and of faith in times of suffering and adversity.
Photos Mitchell Families
2035
St Mary the Virgin Church, Prescot, Lancashire
St Mary the Virgin Church, Prescot, Lancashire
Originally, the church was dedicated to All Saints, but was later re-dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, probably when the present church was built in 1610. It is believed that the site was a religious sanctuary even in pre-Christian times and that a Christian church of timber and clay was built there by Celtic monks. However, there is very little evidence remaining of the previous buildings. The base of the south wall may be ancient, and the clergy vestry is probably of the fifteenth century. The floor of this vestry is actually two feet below the level of the chancel, but a wooden floor has been constructed four feet above this. The tower and spire, 150 ft. high, were added in 1729, and there is a peal of eight bells, cast by Mears of London in 1845, and quarter-turned in 1934.
Churches
2036
St Paul's Cemetery, Halberry Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight
St Paul's Cemetery, Halberry Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight
Photos
2037
STAGG (née LISHMAN), Winifred Ann: Commemorative Plaque
STAGG (née LISHMAN), Winifred Ann: Commemorative Plaque
Headstones
2038
STAGG, Alexander William: Commemorative Plaque
STAGG, Alexander William: Commemorative Plaque
Headstones
2039
STAGG, John Henry (1873-1915)
STAGG, John Henry (1873-1915)
Photos
2040
STAGG, John Henry (Jack) and Beatrice (nee LEWCOCK), 1899
STAGG, John Henry (Jack) and Beatrice (nee LEWCOCK), 1899
This photo is created from the merge of 2 separate photos. They were taken at the time of Jack and Beatrice's marriage.
Photos
2041
STAPLES, Jane: Will (1839)
STAPLES, Jane: Will (1839)
Documents Mitchell Families
2042
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2043
STARLING, Andrew Edward (Sergeant) WW1 Medal Card
STARLING, Andrew Edward (Sergeant) WW1 Medal Card
This is the medal card indicating Andrew's medal entitlement for service rendered in the Somerset Light Infantry during WW1. Sadly though, Andrew was killed in action on 1 July 1916 in Belgium,
Documents Mitchell Families
2044
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2045
STARLING, John Thomas - WW1 Medal Card
STARLING, John Thomas - WW1 Medal Card
This is John's military medal card from WW1. He enlisted on or about, 4 October 1915 and served as a Lance Corporal in the Mounted Military Police, regimental number P1973. No service records have survived to date, but it can be seen that John served in Northern France from 2 December 1915.
Documents Mitchell Families
2046
STEDHAM, William Joseph Webber. Announcement of his wedding.
STEDHAM, William Joseph Webber. Announcement of his wedding.
This announcement was placed in a Melbourne Newspaper announcing the wedding of William, to Frances (Fannie) Janet King on 2 JULY 1887.
Documents
2047
STEER, Ebenezer Clement and his wife THORPE, Harriet Emily
STEER, Ebenezer Clement and his wife THORPE, Harriet Emily
Photos Mitchell Families
2048
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2049
STEER, Edwin: Obituary.
STEER, Edwin: Obituary.
These two reports were transcribed from newspaper clippings.
Folios Mitchell Families
2050
STEER, Joseph and his wife PASCOE, Susan
STEER, Joseph and his wife PASCOE, Susan
This photo was taken around 1891 in West Ham, London, following Joseph's retirement as a lighthouse keeper.
Photos Mitchell Families
2051
Stockcross, Berkshire, England: St John's Church
Stockcross, Berkshire, England: St John's Church
Churches
2052
STOKES (née KENDALL), Ethel
STOKES (née KENDALL), Ethel
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2053
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2054
STOKES [nee Wilkinson], Evelyn:  Last resting place
STOKES [nee Wilkinson], Evelyn: Last resting place
Status: Located;
Headstones Mitchell Families
2055
STOKES, Arthur Alexander
STOKES, Arthur Alexander
This picture taken with Arthur in his military uniform, was probably taken around the beginning of World War 1.
Photos Mitchell Families
2056
STOKES, Claud Percival 1888-1936
STOKES, Claud Percival 1888-1936
Photos
2057
STOKES, Harold Henry and Ethel (née KENDALL)
STOKES, Harold Henry and Ethel (née KENDALL)
Ethel can be seen fishing in this photo
Photos
2058
STOKES, Harold Henry and his wife, Ethel May Stokes [nee Kendall]: Last resting place
STOKES, Harold Henry and his wife, Ethel May Stokes [nee Kendall]: Last resting place
Status: Located;
Headstones Mitchell Families
2059
STOKES, Harold Henry and wife, Ethel May KENDALL
STOKES, Harold Henry and wife, Ethel May KENDALL
Photos
2060
STOKES, Harriet Grace with spouse George ORAM and their family.
STOKES, Harriet Grace with spouse George ORAM and their family.
This photograph was taken in 1929 in Eungai, New South Wales, Australia.
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2061
STOKES, Henry (1809-1867)
STOKES, Henry (1809-1867)
Headstones
2062
STOKES, Hilda
STOKES, Hilda
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2063
STOKES, James John and his second wife, Mary Louisa WHITE
STOKES, James John and his second wife, Mary Louisa WHITE
Photos
2064
STOKES, Lorna Doreen
STOKES, Lorna Doreen
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2065
STOKES, Lorna in Uniform
STOKES, Lorna in Uniform
Photos
2066
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England: View published in 1786
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England: View published in 1786
Postcards
2067
Stonehouse Court Hotel
Stonehouse Court Hotel
Before becoming a hotel, Stonehouse Court was the home of Arthur Winterbotham and his wife Ada.
Photos
2068
Stonehouse Court, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse Court, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England
Stonehouse Court was originally a stone manor house owned by William de Ow (or de Eu), a cousin of William the Conqueror. William Fowler was one of two local clothiers who bought Stonehouse manor in 1558. His son Daniel rebuilt it in 1602, in the fashionably flattering form of a letter "E" for Elizabeth. A large stone in the garden is alleged to mark the burial location of Oliver Cromwell's horse. The Court was altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1906 and further rebuilding and internal alteration followed a fire in May 1908. It was sold for business purposes in 1974 and is now used as a hotel.

For a detailed report of the fire, see this excellent article produced by the Stonehouse History Group.
Photos
2069
STRANGE, Isabel Joan (1915-2001)
STRANGE, Isabel Joan (1915-2001)
Photos Mitchell Families
2070
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Sim's Clock and Russell Street in the 1960's
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Sim's Clock and Russell Street in the 1960's
Postcards
2071
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2072
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2073
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2074
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2075
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Migrant Ships
2076
Tamworth General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
Tamworth General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
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2077
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2078
TEAGLE, Mary (c.1831-1908)
TEAGLE, Mary (c.1831-1908)
Photos Mitchell Families
2079
Tetbury Today
Tetbury Today
This collage of four photographs, shows West Street (previously Harper Street) as it is today (2006).

Top Left: A view of West Street looking west. On the right hand side of the street (opposite the parked cars), many of the old cottages have been demolished to make room for a car park. The cottages that now stand just beyond the car park (on the right) were built in the early 1990's on the site of the Prince of Wales Inn, known locally as the "Drum and Monkey".

Top Right: Still looking west, this view, further along West Street is of some of the original cottages of "Harper Street".

Bottom Left: This photograph is looking east towards the town centre. On the left, are the relatively new cottages that replaced the Prince of Wales Inn, with the new car park beyond that. In the centre, the spire of the parish church of St Mary the Virgin can clearly be seen.

Bottom Right: From it's junction with "Harper Street" this view, looking west is of Cotton's Lane.
Documents
2080
Tetbury, c.1907
Tetbury, c.1907
I acquired this postally used postcard at auction. It is a view of Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Taken from the Cottage Hospital area, it is a view of Fox Hill (the main road into Tetbury from Malmesbury). On the left can be seen the spire of St Mary's Church. The postcard is date stamped 1907.
Photos
2081
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Bath Road
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Bath Road
Postcards
2082
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Beverstone Castle ca.1807
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Beverstone Castle ca.1807
Postcards
2083
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Church Street
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Church Street
Postcards
2084
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Church Street and Market House
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Church Street and Market House
Postcards
2085
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Long Street
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Long Street
Postcards
2086
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Market & Royal Oak, Cirencester Road
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Market & Royal Oak, Cirencester Road
Postcards
2087
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Market Hall, c.1930
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Market Hall, c.1930
Built in 1665, this photograph provides an insight into a much quieter time in Tetbury's past!
Postcards
2088
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Market House, 2006
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Market House, 2006
The town of Tetbury is in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds and is proud of it's 1300 years of recorded history since 681 when Tetta's Monastery was mentioned in a charter by King Ethelred of Mercia. In the Middle Ages, Tetbury was an important market town for the Cotswolds wool trade and the town centre is still dominated by the splendid pillared Market House built in 1655 (this photograph). The town is known as an 'architectural gem' as many of the wool merchants houses still look as they did 300 years ago.
Postcards
2089
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Silver Street
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: Silver Street
Postcards
2090
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: St Mary's Church
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: St Mary's Church
For a detailed look at this church, please visit English Church Architecture.
Churches
2091
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: St Saviour's Church
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: St Saviour's Church
For a detailed look at this church, please visit English Church Architecture.
Churches
2092
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: The Chipping Steps
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England: The Chipping Steps
This cobbled lane with its old weaver's cottages is a medieval relic that abuts the old 'Chipping' or market place.
Postcards
2093
Thatcham, Berkshire, England: The Broadway, c.1900
Thatcham, Berkshire, England: The Broadway, c.1900
Postcards
2094
The 'Shackamaxon' near Liverpool c.1851
The 'Shackamaxon' near Liverpool c.1851
Migrant Ships
2095
The 'Sign of the Angel' Public House/Inn, Lacock, Wiltshire
The 'Sign of the Angel' Public House/Inn, Lacock, Wiltshire
The village of Lacock, Wiltshire, lies just to the south of the Cotswolds. Originally a centre of the medieval wool trade and part of the estate of Lacock Abbey, the whole village is now owned by the National Trust. Here, there are no television aerials, no yellow lines, and no overhead cables. Lacock Abbey was founded in 1232 and converted into a Country House around 1540. It was once the home of William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877), inventor of the negative/positive photographic process whose descendants gave the Abbey and the village to The National Trust. The Abbey is now home to the Fox Talbot photographic museum.

The name "Sign of the Angel", derives from a coin. The coin was first minted in 1461 under the reign of Edward IV. It's value was 6 shillings and eight pence. By 1547 its value had reached ten shillings, as a result of the extravagant spending habits of Henry VIII and an early example of inflation. It remained a ten shilling gold coin until production ceased in 1643 during the reign of Charles I.

The Angel was probably purpose built as an inn during the 15th Century, however, the first documentary evidence appears on the 1764 estate map... "an house, the Angel and its appurtenances 39 perches". The tenant, Martha Bromham, also leased a close and willow bed of 1 acre 4 perches.

The Angel also appears in the Alehouse registers for 1822-1827. By 1843 it is described as "Angel public house, stable yard and gardens".

By 1871, however the Angel appears to have been divided into two properties and by the 1881 census there are three households living in the Angel. In 1916, the present kitchens were built, at which time the building was a simple private house; then in 1953 Mr and Mrs Levis took the Angel and it once more became an inn.

Photos
2096
The 1914 Star (Mons)
The 1914 Star (Mons)
The 1914 Star campaign medal - also commonly referred to as the Mons Star - was awarded by British authorities to those who served with either the British or Indian Expeditionary Force in France or Belgium between the outbreak of war in August 1914 and 22/23 November 1914.

Comprising a lacquered bronze star, the uppermost star took the form of the imperial crown. A pair of crossed swords (topped by an oak leaf) featured on the obverse of the medal. An inscription upon the star bore the legend Aug-Nov 1914. The reverse of the medal carried the recipient's number, rank, name and unit.

A Bar was instituted by King George V on 19 October 1919 in recognition of men who "actually served under fire of the enemy" between the specified dates. The Bar bore the inscription 5 Aug to 22 Nov 1914. There were 378,000 issued in total.

Holders of the 1914 Star were not entitled to the subsequent 1914-15 Star.
Medals
2097
The 1914-1915 Star
The 1914-1915 Star
The 1914-14 Star (not to be confused with the 1914 Star) comprised a medal awarded by British authorities to those who had given service in the fight against the Central Powers between the outbreak of war in August 1914 and the end of 1915, either on land or at sea.

Those who had already received the 1914 Star were not eligible for the 1914-15 Star.

The obverse of the medal - which was a bronze, four-pointed star (the uppermost point replaced by a crown), 50mm in height and 45mm in width - featured a scroll with the dates 1914-15 spread across (without the accompanying AUG and NOV featured on the 1914 Star), surrounded by a laurel wreath. The Royal Cypher GV was written across the bottom. The reverse of the medal was engraved with the recipient's number, rank and name.

No additional Bar was available for subsequent award.

Instituted in December 1918, some 2,366,000 1914-15 Stars were awarded in total. The medal was always awarded in conjunction with the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

Included among the medal's recipients were nursing personnel who had served on the battlefront.
Medals
2098
The Africa Star
The Africa Star
A campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in WW2. It was awarded for a minimum of one day service in an operational area of North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943. The whole of the area between the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar is included, together with Malta, Abyssinia, Kenya, the Sudan, both Somalilands and Eritrea. The areas not bordering the Mediterranean only qualified for the Africa Star from 10 June 1940 to 27 November 1941.
Medals
2099
The Atlantic Star 1939-45
The Atlantic Star 1939-45
A campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in WW2. The star was awarded for six months service afloat, in the Atlantic or in Home Waters, within the period 3 September 1939 to 8 May 1945. Also awarded to aircrew who have taken part in operations against the enemy at sea within the qualifying areas for Naval personnel, subject to two months service in an operational unit. The 1939-1945 Star must have been earned before commencing qualifying service for the Atlantic Star. Merchant seaman also qualified for the medal. They were required to have served in the Atlantic home waters, North Russia Convoys or South Atlantic waters.
Medals
2100
The Australian Gold Rush
The Australian Gold Rush
Many thousands of people flocked to Victoria, Australia to "strike it rich" in the gold rush of the mid 19th Century. Included, are a number of our ancestors - people found within the pages of this website.
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