Amy Louise Mclean

[Danchaslyn]

 

Hello Leofred

Would love to help you with a UK Shipping List, but can't, as I live very remotely and have dial-up internet only, no broadband available, so can't check shipping lists.

Have tried and tried!!   

Try a new, separate Thread, in RootsChat, say in the England section, maybe in Sussex, as that is where Amy once was and head it as a "Look up Request, Shipping Lists.

Then you can give a quick recap of Amy's life in the UK, her possible departure years, and her arrival in South Africa, and hopefully, someone will help you.

You may even strike gold and someone comes up with more about Amy's life in the UK, I do hope so!!   

Good luck, Janice

Cheers

Danchaslyn

 

[leofred]

Hi Danchaslyn,

Thank you for your reply and wonderful suggestion I will do that. I have been on Ancestry and they have nothing for South Africa and was wondering where to go next.

I will order the death certificate tomorrow.

Thank you so much for your help and encouragement.

Very best wishes

Janice

[Danchaslyn]

 

Hello Leofred

Well, hope this thread, and your new thread in the English section 'flies' for you.  Please let me know which section you site it in?

And how you get on with N.A.A.I.R.S..............try to be patient, they can take a while answering, but you will get the Notice eventually.   

Of course, you can try googling UK Passenger Lists to South Africa, giving the rough years, you never know what you will find!!   

But with your thread in Sussex as well, am sure you will find out more about Amy!   

Cheers  and good luck

Danchaslyn

 

[leofred]

Hi again

thanks for your reply and continued interest. Ive posted on Sussex county and had some good replies from Chatters with dates and point of departure. I will follow this up.

Have emailed SA site this morning asking for cost of death certificate and am prepared to wait but will let you know when I eventually get the cert, where she lived and cause of death.  It would appear she left Southampton in 1903 for Durban Port Natal.

Thank you once again youve been brilliant.

best wishes

Janice

[Danchaslyn]

 

Hello Janice

Oh, great result.................so happy for you, am sure there will be more!   

As Amy left Southampton 1903 for Durban Port Natal during 1903, the last of the Boer Wars was still raging in Natal!

Wonder how long her sea trip was and what she did after arrival.  It is so intriguing!

Good luck and best wishes

Danchaslyn

 

[leofred]

Hi again

Thanks for your best wishes I just want to put some flesh on Amys bones so to speak.

As I said before I will update this page when I have some news, your help has been invaluable.

very best wishes

Janice

[Danchaslyn]

 

Hello Janice

Just a small coincidence, but in RootsChat, South African section, member Kanskar has a Thread on his Stoodley Family and during 1909, members of the family returned to Southampton, from South Africa, on board, the "GAIKA"!!   

Also, during the 1970's I knew a McLean family, in Kloof, near Durban, whose ancestors were originally from the UK.  A long shot, but why not google, the South African White Pages phone directory, look up McLean's in Kloof or Durban  (within 15 miles of each other) and phone and few and enquire??!   

Cheers

Danchaslyn

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[leofred]

Hi again

thanks for your reply, that is very interesting what you have posted but as far as I know no more Mcleans went to South Africa. As she was unmarried when she died its unlikely there are any children from her. Unless she was an unmarried mum in South Africa and left children who were adopted out. As she was only there for four years before dying it seems unlikely  but stranger things have happened.

There is no mention of this in my family indeed they might have been unaware of any children. Hopefully the death certificate will answer this.

Isnt great with this genealogy for every answer you find there are more questions to be answered.

Thanks again

Janice

[Danchaslyn]

 

Hello Janice

22 McLean Families now in the Durban area, with  TWO now in Kloof!!  Well, as you say, strange things do occur, and who knows, possibly Amy was a single Mum, all those years ago, in Durban?

Like yourself, I just love these trails and likewise, as more answers come in, more and more and more questions arise!!

Hoping, hoping, hoping her Death Notice will give you the clues you need.

Have an idea that Amy may have left the hotel in the UK, with her lover, he maybe had great ideas about his possible prospects in the Colony?  If you could match up a male name from the UK Census where she is shown at the hotel, to the same name, possibly right nears to hers, on the shipping list?  Bingo!!

Cheers

Danchaslyn