Hi
Can anyone tell me what happens to the actual passenger lists of a ship that sinks? Do they go down with the ship of do they stay ashore when the ship leaves port ?
A relative of mine was drowned on the 'Northfleet' on route to Tasmania in 1873, when the ship was sunk due to a collision off the south coast of England (Dungeness).
Nearly all passengers were lost including the Captain and most of the crew. The passengers were civilian workers on their way from Gravesend in Kent, to build the new Tasmanian railway.
There are many reports on the Internet about the sinking of the Northfleet and lists of both survivors and those who died in the tragedy are available but show just names and ages - no address, family, marital status etc
My ancestor
George Attryde aged 35 was listed as 'died'. I would like to find out more about him as according to the 1871 census he was married to Ellen but with no children. He was unmarried on 1861 census.
Ellen (surname not known as I can't find her marriage details) does not appear on the name list for the ship, so I guess she was not aboard.
So if the ships list goes down along with all the other records on board - how do they know who is on board? If the passenger lists stays ashore - where can I find it for the Northfleet ?
Can anyone help please ?
Thanks Bekki