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New York Passenger Lists

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Joanne

Joanne Report 9 Feb 2008 14:43

Hi
Can anyone who has access to the passenger lists on Ancestry please tell me the name of the ship Wilfred Beckett Didlock c 1919 from Castleford, Yorkshire sailed on in 1940 from Liverpool to New York.
Thanks in advance
Jo

swanseagirl

swanseagirl Report 9 Feb 2008 18:15

Try this site www.ellisisland.orgsearch alsoEllisIsland- Free Port of New York Passenger Records Search good luck FLO

Dea

Dea Report 9 Feb 2008 18:51

Can't see him anywhere - are you sure about your dates?

Dea x

Liz 47

Liz 47 Report 9 Feb 2008 18:54

The nearest I can find is Ernest Wilfred Beckett age 25, ex RAF, sailed on 24th April l946 with Margaret V. Beckett. Name of ship "Argentina".
Home address given as Lowestoft. Is this your relative, if not I can look again - do you have any more details?
Kind regards, Liz

Researching:
Dad and Aunty Dolly with Grandad WW1

Joanne

Joanne Report 14 Feb 2008 22:04

Thanks for all your help. I was sent the info. He only sailed once and soon settled back in his home town of Castleford.
Best wishes
Jo
p.s. thanks for the link Flo a really usefull site
Jo x