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I am looking for some help on finding the ships passenger list for the Ascania Ship that came to Canada in 1948 to pier 21 in Halifax.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
This is the info of the ship
Ship- Ascania
Shipping company is - Cunard White Star Limited
Pier 21
Arrived April 9 1948 in Halifax, Canada
I am looking for my grandparents info
Their names are
William Kerr-Taylor
Vivian Kerr-Taylor
Thanks Trevor
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Trevor,
The Pier 21 office and museum is about 6 blocks from my office in downtown Halifax...
I will check with them to see what they may or may not have available for that year.
Cheryl
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Thanks Cheryl
I really appreciate it
Trevor
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Trevor,
I was in the Pier 21 website and it does not appear that the record would be available to me. Because of privacy laws here, only the people or their families can get the info dependant on whether the immigrants are alive or how long they have been gone.
They do offer framed photos of various ships and will personalize them for sale. Note: There were 4 versions of Ascania (A B C D).
This is the Pier 21 website. The FAQ part addresses ships arriving here after 1935.
http://www.pier21.ca/?home
sorry
Cheryl
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Thanks Cheryl
I will give them a shout.
Trevor
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Hello there,
Surprised to see your post when I was looking for image of Ascania!! My mother and brother( who I never met) came to Halifax, after their visit back home in Liverpool. That is where my mother was born, married and then came to Canada. I have the passenger list for February, 1948. I am going to see if I can attach it here for you.
Apparently the picture of the passenger list is too large to attach.
I will be happy to send it by other means.
Have a good day
ms.meep
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Not sure why this was originally posted on Ireland board but the Ascania left from Liverpool, England.
William Kerr-Taylor, wife Vivienne and 5 children (won't give their names since they could still be living) from Graniamore, Ballymote, Co. Sligo, Ireland sailed from Liverpool 1 Apr.1948.
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Hello Again,
Small world, my mothers maiden name was Taylor. I tried attachment again but too big. If you would like to give me your email address, I will be more that happy to send the passenger list.
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Me again,
Perhaps if on your browser page, you type in Cunard White Star Limited and Passenger List for 1948, for example, you may find what you are looking for.
There are many passenger lists available.
Good Luck
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Hi Aghadowey
Thx for the reply again, there is so many helpful members on this site. I did end up finding the passenger list from FindMyPast with a bit of luck, I originally posted this looking for my grandparents coming from Ireland, i just assumed at the time they left Ireland. always learning lol
thanks again :)
twolastnames
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Hi there
I just came across this website after weeks of looking for information about the Cunard White Star Ascania that arrived in Halifax 1948.
My father, mother and sister were on that ship. Any information would be greatly received. They were coming from Norway.
I will check out some of the suggestions listed!
thanks
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twolastnames - where did you find the passenger list for the Ascania? I would like to know if my parents Ingar and Eloise Karlsen were on that ship - 1948 Halifax.
thanks
rkymtn
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Hi Rkymtn
I found them on "find my past " website , I printed the page that they were on
If you pm me there names I will see if we get lucky and they are on the page that I printed
Twolastnames
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Would you be able to send me a copy of the arrival passenger list. I've been looking for it for ages. My grandparents and aunts and uncles came over to Canada from England on that ship.
Alexander Walker
Margaret Walker