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- NOTE 1./ 1881 Rayleigh, Essex, England census
Name Est Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Residence
Elizth. Hainsworth abt 1819 Rettendon, Essex, England Head Castle Lane, Rayleigh, Essex, England
Kate Cable abt 1876 Rayleigh, Essex, England Granddaughter Castle Lane, Rayleigh, Essex,
Isaiah Carter abt 1835 Rayleigh, Essex, England Lodger Castle Lane, Rayleigh, Essex, England
Henry Powers abt 1855 Rayleigh, Essex, England Lodger Castle Lane, Rayleigh, Essex, England
NOTE 2./ Marriages Dec 1896 Rochford Essex England (Free BMD)
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
CABLE Katie Eliza Rochford 4a 807
Lizmore Phillip Absalom Rochford 4a 807
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Ship Information
Ship Name: Virginian
Years in service: 1905-1920
Funnels: 1
Masts: 2
Aliases: Drottningholm (1920), Brasil (1948), Homeland (1951)
Shipping Line: Allan
Ship Description: Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 10,754. Dimensions: 520' x 60' (540' o.l.). Triple-screw, 19 knots. Three steam turbines. Two masts and one funnel.
History: Attained a speed of 19.8 knots during her trials. Nine boilers. Steam pressure of 180 lbs. per sq. in. Consumed about 2,500 tons of coal per voyage. Maiden voyage: Liverpool-Canada, April 6, 1905. She broke the Liverpool-Rimouski speed record, as she made it in 5 days, 20 hours, 40 minutes. She and her sister ship Victorian remained the fastest liners in the Canadian trade, until the new Canadian Pacific liners Empress of Britain and Empress of Ireland entered the service. Ownership of the Virginian was transferred to Canadian Pacific Line in 1917. Renamed: (a) Drottningholm (1920), (b) Brasil (1948), (c) Homeland (1951). Scrapped in Italy, 1955. Sister ship: Victorian. Note: These popular ships were the first trans-Atlantic liners to be equipped with steam turbines.
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