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London: SS German (Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd) travelling from Durban...
Catalogue reference: BT 26/182/51
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This record is about the London: SS German (Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd) travelling from Durban... dating from 1901 Mar 18 in the series Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- BT 26/182/51
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1901 Mar 18
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London: SS German (Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd) travelling from Durban [Natal] to London.
Embarking at Durban [Natal], East London, Cape Town and Las Palmas.
Official Number: 109290.
List of passengers disembarking at Southampton.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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BT 26
Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger...
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