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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: dandalady on Tuesday 10 January 12 14:20 GMT (UK)
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hi, my great great grandfather died on board SS Demarara out of Liverpool in 1882. I have just found out that his brother-in-law was on this ship in 1887 when she was lost without trace en route from Liverpool to Gibralter.
There are a couple of ships of this name but I am referring to the Cunard one built in Glasgow and sailing out of Liverpool.
I am intrigued about what happened to her. Was the wreck ever found in more recent times? is these a list of all who were on board (39 crew and 2 passengers). I have found a wreck report dated 1888 which describes the circumstances around her loss but would love to know more.
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Wreck report on http://www.plimsoll.org/resources/SCCLibraries/WreckReports/15391.asp
and http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=6592 which indicates there is a ship's passenger list
and a bit more on http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/2062469489/
Dawn M
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thanks for this. I will take a look.
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Scotland's People have a will for a John C Roughead, Merchant listed as D.29.12.1887, being lost with the SS Demerara on a voyage from Liverpool to Gibralter. Couple more details here: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jswatson&id=P2779889204
The will is also on Ancestry.
Two more crew here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~econnolly/register/regi1887.html
http://www.authorama.com/gold-coast-for-gold-3.html - is an account of the voyage onboard the "cunard SS Demerara" in 1881 - interesting as it shows the "cunard" route.
It also appears that Sir Walter Raleigh sailed on this same boat in 1883.
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great help. it is very interesting but a sad loss for all the families concerned, especially as it was never discovered what happened to the Demarara.
Thanks folks for your help in this
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There should be a last Crew agreement for DEMERARA official number 68003
Held at MUN
http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/viewcombinedcrews.php?Official_No=68003
This would not include passengers. I think the cost is $40 Canadian. I note that a kind soul has offered to do a look up at MUN for someone else.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,221289.10.html
May be worth a PM.
The Times reported the DEMERARA missing on 16th Feb 1888 gave the masters name as Tutt. A typo methinks
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Dandalady please email me my great great grandfather was also on board
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