Comments on: Departure Day

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:57:12 +0000

In reply to Marian. Thanks Marian :)

By: Marian

Marian — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:16:36 +0000

Hi
I didn’t see your reply. We arrived in Australia on the 7th April 1965. We travelled on a Qantas 707 via NY, San Fran, Hawaii and Fiji. The merchant ships my dad was on can be found if you search Arthur Jenner on a site called Ships Nostalgia. It’s a great website. Dad wrote lots of stories and poems about the sea and some can be found here.
I hope you read this

By: Mandy

Mandy — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:23:54 +0000

Thankyou so much Neil you have been very helpful, my grandfather was Dennis James and we found the imformation we needed .My mum and aunty have been really enjoying themselves on this site.
Thanks Again.

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:40:26 +0000

P.S.

Mandy – if you find the entry in the archives for your family, you can order a copy of all of the forms they filled out, including photos and letters similar to what I did for my family here:
http://blog.neilennis.com/index.php/the-first-step/

They might like a copy 🙂

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:37:38 +0000

Hi Mandy

Here’s a link to some photos of the ship:
http://www.ssmaritime.com/sitmar1.htm

I searched the 10 Pound Pom collection at the Australian National Archives. To search, go to this link:
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx
Click on “Guest”
In the keywords type: castel +felice +1962 +kelly
In the date from & to type: 1962
Click “Search”

I found a few entries:
KELLY Frederick born 17 November 1925; Sarah Jane (nee Smart) born 9 April 1930; Pauline born 12 November 1951; Stephen born 28 December 1955; Kathryn born 8 September 1959; Lynne born 28 June 1961; travelled per CASTEL FELICE departing UK on 24 August 1962 under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme
KELLY Arthur Patrick born 18 April 1913; Agnes Sweeney born 15 January 1920; Bernard born 28 October 1957; travelled per CASTEL FELICE departing UK on 24 August 1962 under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme
KELLY Denis James born 5 August 1924; Mary (nee Clinch) born 1 April 1925; Mary Josephine born 24 September 1944; Carmel Bernaddette born 24 July 1945; Joan Francis born 4 August 1946; Patricia Ann born 7 September 1948; Derek James born 20 October 1951; Paul born 20 October 1953; travelled per CASTEL FELICE departing UK on 24 August 1962 under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme

If you want to find out who else was on the ship, repeat the above search, but leave out the “+kelly” bit.

Hope this helps.

Neil