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Looking for Hugh Griffith Wales to South Africa to Australia
« on: Monday 30 January 23 22:46 GMT (UK) »
I think this thread explains my problem and gives all the information I have.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=869814.msg7407821
Where could  I start to find passenger lists to South Africa?
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Re: Looking for Hugh Griffith Wales to South Africa to Australia
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 31 January 23 00:42 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Looking for Hugh Griffith Wales to South Africa to Australia
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 31 January 23 00:51 GMT (UK) »
Sorry about the above. Just for clarity, is this the 1901 census you have? In Llanllyfni with parents John and Catherine.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9BW-PFH

Others on here will be able to provide you with more information regarding South African records, however I have found this site quite helpful in the past. And some passenger lists are on familysearch.
https://www.eggsa.org/arrivals/eGGSA%20Passenger%20Project.html

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Re: Looking for Hugh Griffith Wales to South Africa to Australia
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 31 January 23 12:58 GMT (UK) »
That is the family in 1901.
Have had a look at the passenger list you gave the linked to but no luck yet
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Re: Looking for Hugh Griffith Wales to South Africa to Australia
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 31 January 23 15:47 GMT (UK) »
Sorry might have posted this on the other page as well by mistake.
There's a report in the newspaper (original in Welsh & translated below) or a Hugh Griffiths of Llwyndu Bach - could it be him? Its in Yr Herald Cymraeg 13th September 1910, p.5 https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3781415/3781420/35/

I'R TR'ANSVAAL.—Aeth Mri John Humphreys, Snowdon Street, a Hugh Griffiths, Llwyndu Bach, Penygroes, i'r lie uchod dydd Gwener. Maent wedi treulio blynyddau lawer yn y gwledvdd pell.

Translation: TO THE TRANSVAAL - Mr John Humphreys Snowdon street and Hugh Griffiths, Llwyndu Bach, Penygroes went to the above place on Friday. The have spent many years in far off lands.

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Re: Looking for Hugh Griffith Wales to South Africa to Australia
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 31 January 23 15:56 GMT (UK) »
Info from 1901 census matches that of Hannah and parents in 1911 Census, where they are living at Llwyndu Bach, so the Welsh newspaper report is him.

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Re: Looking for Hugh Griffith Wales to South Africa to Australia
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 31 January 23 16:05 GMT (UK) »
hat is him. 0n 1911 census his sister was a dairy farmer at Llwyndu bach.
Neale1961 on the other thread has him travelling to Australia with a John
Humphreys in 1903 so it looks as if he went to Australia, came home and went to South Africa, Did he travel to Australia from the Transval or did he come to Wales between his travels is the question I need to answer.
many thanks for all your help

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Re: Looking for Hugh Griffith Wales to South Africa to Australia
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 31 January 23 16:13 GMT (UK) »
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4016603/4016609/56/transval
A letter received by John Humphreys mother to notify her of her son's death in the Transval in 1918.

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Re: Looking for Hugh Griffith Wales to South Africa to Australia
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 31 January 23 16:26 GMT (UK) »
It's quite likely that Hugh may also have suffered from the effects of dust from slate quarries and the gold mines.I wonder why Hugh Griffiths left for Australia and poor John Humphreys stayed.