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Could anybody please advise me where I could find a passenger/crew list for the Armadale Castle which departed from Southampton early 1908 for Cape Town,
I am looking for a John Anthony Williams bn 1870 on this ship
Thank you
Julia
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Hi jwls
FindMyPast has a John Williams departing from Southampton to Cape Town in 1909. The age is not listed in the index. I dont have a full sub to view the addition details but that could be your man.
Ben
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hi julia
the only 1908 sailing of armadale castle has 2 males with the surname williams unfortunately the script is not that easy to read as too the first names one is described as master williams the other mr , can you let us know approx age of the one your after also did he go with anyone else friends or family any more info will give us a better chance of finding him
trevor
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Thanks t mo and coombs
The John Anthony Williams I am looking for was born in Anglesey, Wales in 1870 so he would have been about 38 in 1908.
He lived in Caerau, Maesteg, Glamorganshire up to this time. I have a postcard sent to his son dated 17th Jan 1908 with a photo of a ship which I make out to be the Yarmagale Castle (postcard is quite worn) so I pressume that it should read Armadale Castle as this is the nearest match. He also states on the postcard that he was about to set sail to Cape Town.
I belive John Anthony Williams worked in the Gold Mine until he moved back to Wales when he and his family bought a farm in Cardiganshire, Wales.(what date he moved back not known)
Some members of the family also seem to think that he may have been a ships Captain and also travelled to India and the Far East but I have my doubts on this.
Thank You
Julia
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hi julia i,ve tried numerous combinations to sort this , but i cant find him , would you be able to post the post card on restoration & dating to see if they can improve the image just to make sure the ship name is correct .
trevor