last upd. 20/5 -1894 - Schip 34 - Het Zeilschip "Ems" (Kapitein James Thomson) Reg.Nr. CNR 535-1211/W vertrekt vanuit Calcutta op 25 Aug 1894 en komt aan in Suriname op 22 Nov 1894. Met 676 immigranten; 439M, 168V, 34j, 14m en 21 kinderen jonger dan 2jr. Tijdens de reis 6 geboorten en 17 sterfgevallen. Bron: Nationaal Archief (Den Haag): -Aan boord W/928 Moeder en W/926 Vader van mijn Oma (Adji vaderskant) (aug 25, 1894 – nov 22, 1894)

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Scheepsarts Dr. George E. Anderson, dezelfde arts die in 1893–1894 op Hereford II, Grecian I en Erne II voer.

In de lijst van alle schepen die in 1894 immigranten naar Suriname brachten, worden drie schepen genoemd:
-Hereford II
-Grecian I
-Erne II
-Ems

De Nourse Line had in 1894 maar één arts op de Suriname‑route
De medische personeelsindeling was:
-Dr. Anderson → Suriname
-Dr. St. Romaine → Fiji & Trinidad
-Dr. McNeill → Mauritius
-Dr. C.H. Smith → Natal
Bij alle vier staat dr. Geo. E. Anderson als surgeon superintendent.


One of the 'Coolie Ships' owned by James Nourse, London.

This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920.

The iron ship 'EMS' as 'Fortuna', 1703 tons, under sail [Ems = iron ship 1829 tons ON102770, 270.7 x 39.0 x 22.5. Built 1893 (5) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners J Nourse, registered London, sold 1909 to Norwegian whaling interests and eventually renamed Fortuna and in 1916 acquired Argentinian registration and under this name wrecked in October 1927, being abandoned off the Irish coast in a gale] See 'Coolie Ships and Oil Sailers' by Basil Lubbock

Bron schip: zie link

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