George Victor Keane/ Agnes Anderson in Durban.

[Billy Anderson]

Hi Danchaslyn,
Your a treasure,
thanks for that.
Were do I find the shipping lists .
The 1936 departing throws up more questions,
And now i have a date of birth for Vary.
If you let me know were to look i will look for A. Anderson to see if my great Aunt was on the ship at the same time.
 she was born in 1912.
many thanks,
Billy.

[Danchaslyn]

Hello Billy Anderson

In the shipping lists it's a lot easier to try to find Varie Keane, as the Keane surname is so much rarer than Anderson!

Have a look in findmypast.com, in the Migration section, shipping lists and not many V Keane's either male, or female emigrated.

For the Andersons its a different story!  And there are many, many "A.Andersons", both male and female.  Some of the A Anderson females are obviously spouses of Anderson males.

Haven't yet been able to find Agnes, b. 1912, have been looking.
There are of course several other shipping lists you can check, just google in "Shipping Lists".

Also, they were not always entirely accurate, some have initials "missing", and ages may not be exactly correct.

Keep searching......as I will

Cheers
Danchaslyn

[Billy Anderson]

Hi Danchaslyn,
Thank you for your on going help.
I will check out the shipping records.
My Great Aunt
Agnes McInnes Black Anderson (Nessy)
was born 26/04/1912.Glasgow
Parents
Father: William Anderson.
Mother: Catherine Mary McIntyre Black Anderson.
many thanks,
Billy.

[Billy Anderson]

Hi all,
Have just downloaded the details of Mr.G.V.Keane's trip to South Africa from the 'find my past' website.

Mr.G.V.Keane age 29
Occupation Gardener.
traveled on 28th August 1936 from London for Cape,South Africa.

The ship was called 'Garth Castle' of the Steamship line
Union Castle.
There were 264 Passengers on board final destination Beira,Mozambique

Vary,s address was given C/O S.A .House  WC2
marital status undisclosed.
Thanks to all for help getting this far,
cheers,
Billy.

[Danchaslyn]

Hello Billy

Well, the details you've downloaded for Mr G. V. Keane are very interesting.

The Garth Castle, was of course, as you say, one of the Union Castle Line.  These were "the mail ships". They ploughed regularly between the UK and SA, and from this particular trip, Mocambique, with passengers, mail and cargo on board.

They would arrive in Cape Town, then on to Port Elizabeth, then East London, and on to Durban.

As this Mr Keane passenger gave his address as c/o South Africa House (near Trafalgar Square), WC2, London, I would assume, he was in transit, to settle in SA.  He had neither a British address, nor yet, a South African one.

He may well have travelled on to Durban, on the same ship, 'the Cape', just being logged as his destination?

Right on Billy, we need now to discover more....

[Billy Anderson]

Hi Danchaslyn,
Were next do you think i should look?
Should i try and find a birth cert, in the UK or look for him in Durban after he landed.
Would love to find out his first name.
G.V is giving me more questions than answers.
cheers,
Billy.

[Danchaslyn]

Hi Billy

Perhaps if you are able to contact any archivists at various current city municipalities, such as Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and so on, to seek help with a "look-up", for the period roughly 1936 - 1985, to check their Ratepayers for a V. Keane?

Also, as you have a hunch that he and Agnes Anderson, may well have lived in Durban 1949 - 1985, perhaps that would be the most sensible municipality to check first?

"Old" Durban in particular Telephone Directories may hold something for you to?

Cheers

Danchaslyn

[Billy Anderson]

Hi Danchaslyn,
Thanks for the info will seek and hopefully find,
cheers,
Billy.

[Billy Anderson]

Hello Billy

Well, the details you've downloaded for Mr G. V. Keane are very interesting.

The Garth Castle, was of course, as you say, one of the Union Castle Line.  These were "the mail ships". They ploughed regularly between the UK and SA, and from this particular trip, Mocambique, with passengers, mail and cargo on board.

They would arrive in Cape Town, then on to Port Elizabeth, then East London, and on to Durban.

As this Mr Keane passenger gave his address as c/o South Africa House (near Trafalgar Square), WC2, London, I would assume, he was in transit, to settle in SA.  He had neither a British address, nor yet, a South African one.

He may well have travelled on to Durban, on the same ship, 'the Cape', just being logged as his destination?

Right on Billy, we need now to discover more....

Hi Danchaslyn,
I was wondering is it possible to access the archives at South Africa House.
I need to get a date of birth and address for G.V Keane .
cheers,
Billy.