Hi all,
I have just joined this forum,
I am looking for any infomation regarding crew lists for Allan Line ship SS Polynesian around 1876 - 1885,
The person I am looking for is Joseph Hercules,
Thanks,
Peter.
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Welcome Peter - you are in amongst the most amazingly helpful and knowledgable crew breathing..........sorry I don't count as yet but boy am I learning! The pic featuring Joseph certainly gave us all some fun! Hope SKP can help you out with your request. Good Luck.
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The Allan Line
Sailing from Glasgow and Liverpool, the ships of the Allan Line probably carried more young immigrants to Canada than any other line. Between 1852, when it was founded, and 1909 when it was taken over by the Canadian Pacific, the familiar red, white and black funnels of the Allan Line ferried these young charges to Canada.
A few of the old wooden sailing ships of the Allan Line were used by some of the early emigration schemes. The St. Lawrence was built in 1852 with a capacity of 578 tons and the Ottawa, built in 1851, had a capacity of 492 tons. These ships, however, soon gave way to the new, larger, iron steamships.
The Polynesian, which sailed on her maiden voyage in October 1872, had a different reputation. Sailors said this ship would "roll on wet grass"(4) and called her "Rolling Poly." In 1893 she was refitted and renamed the Laurentian. Despite its reputation, it was still used by many of the child emigrant organizations, sailing from Liverpool and Glasgow to Canada and the USA until she was wrecked near Cape Race in 1909.
http://www.gjenvick.com/AllanLine/index.html
Sailing from Glasgow and Liverpool, the ships of the Allan Line probably carried more young immigrants to Canada than any other line. Between 1852, when it was founded, and 1909 when it was taken over by the Canadian Pacific, the familiar red, white and black funnels of the Allan Line ferried these young charges to Canada.
A few of the old wooden sailing ships of the Allan Line were used by some of the early emigration schemes. The St. Lawrence was built in 1852 with a capacity of 578 tons and the Ottawa, built in 1851, had a capacity of 492 tons. These ships, however, soon gave way to the new, larger, iron steamships.
The Polynesian, which sailed on her maiden voyage in October 1872, had a different reputation. Sailors said this ship would "roll on wet grass"(4) and called her "Rolling Poly." In 1893 she was refitted and renamed the Laurentian. Despite its reputation, it was still used by many of the child emigrant organizations, sailing from Liverpool and Glasgow to Canada and the USA until she was wrecked near Cape Race in 1909.
http://www.gjenvick.com/AllanLine/index.html
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Rimmer, Unsworth, Hough, Lee, Quine, Howarth, Johnson, Bromilow, Bigland, Cullen, Clague, Orme, Walker, Livesey, Stone
Rimmer, Unsworth, Hough, Lee, Quine, Howarth, Johnson, Bromilow, Bigland, Cullen, Clague, Orme, Walker, Livesey, Stone
As usual N.M great information. 
Peter if you look to the bottom of Sue's post you will she is an honorary wombat, for digging beyond the call of duty
We love her to bits!!
Tina
Peter if you look to the bottom of Sue's post you will she is an honorary wombat, for digging beyond the call of duty
We love her to bits!!
Tina
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Cornthwaite,Milburn,Coll,Gaffney,Pearce,Singleton,Hazlehurst,Cuthbert,Mackintosh,McAllister,Morana, Corfield
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Crew Lists
The crew lists for SS "Polynesian" Official Number 67994 from 1872 to 1909 are held in Newfoundland Canada. They offer a research service to obtain the crew list you require. There is no name index and you have to know the ships official number to search the data base to see if they hold crew lists for the ship you are interested in. The link below will explain how to make enquiries.
http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/crewlist.php
http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/crewlist.php
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Hi Peter,
Welcome to the forum.
Here is another good site to look at.
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/allan.html
Jan
Clarke, McLeod, Pendleton (Liverpool and I.O.M.) Coltham, Cowley, Nickson, Huyton, Grisdale, Quirk, Knowles, Street, Howard. Knubley.
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Peter C