George Whateley Holmes
He arrived Adelaide 1 Jan 1867 on Canterbury – a sailing ship.
Similar journey in 1851 on a similar ship took 5 months
He then moved on next year:
Arr Sydney 28 Feb 1868 on Spec
He worked his passage on this later voyage (No illustration)
Frederick Walter Holmes
Arr New York 9 Sept 1968 board James Foster Junior,
Liverpool - New York
(no illustration)
Alice Elizabeth Holmes
Arr New York 2 Aug 1870 City of London, Liverpool - New York
Caroline Emma Holmes
Dep 12 Jun 1912 from Avonmouth on the Royal George
Arr 19 Jun 1912 at Montreal
This was used a troop ship in WW1
Dennis and Emma Smith, with Ernest and Frederick
Dep 28 Mar 1913 from Liverpool on the Victorian
Arr Halifax, Nova Scotia 4 April 1913
Edwin Albert Edwards
Dep 16 Apr 1909 from Liverpool on the Victorian (see above)
Arr 23 Apr 1909 St Johns New Brunswick, then Halifax Nova Scotia
George William Edwards and Emma with Samuel and Alyce
18 Apr 1907 Liverpool on Empress of Britain
27 Apr 1907 St John’s New Brunswick, Canada
Alice Elizabeth Edwards and Albert
Dep 17 Dec 1909 from Liverpool on the Corsican
Arr 25 Dec 1909 St John’s New Brunswick
Samuel Henry Holmes
Arr 29 Jul 1872 in New York on the City of Paris aged only 14
Richard Whateley Holmes
Arr Sydney 1879 on the La Hogue aged only 16
As a sailing ship, the journey is likely to have taken a similar length to the 5 months suggested for George’s journey
