Extract from the passenger list of the Empire Windrush, Catalogue Ref: BT 26/1237. This is from one of the pages from the Board of Trade passenger list of the Empire Windrush, one of the ships that brought people from the Caribbean to the UK and arrived at Tilbury on 21st June 1948.
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| (1) Port of Embarkation |
(2) Port at which Passengers have been landed |
(3) NAMES OF PASSENGERS |
(4) CLASS (Whether 1st, 2nd, Tourist or 3rd) |
(5) AGES OF PASSENGERS Adults of 12 years and upwards
Not accompanied by husband or wife
Males |
(6) Proposed Address in the United Kingdom |
(7)
Profession, Occupation or Calling of Passengers |
(8) Country of last Permanent Residence |
(9) Country of Intended Future Permaent Residence. |
| 715 | “ | King Samuel | “ | 22 | 15 Montague St,
Bulwell, Nottingham, |
Carpenter | “ | England |
| 716 | “ | Levy Kenneth | “ | 26 | “Hylton” Hook Lane Rose Green, Nr Bognor, | Clerk | “ | England |
| 717 | “ | Lyn Archibald | “ | 24 | 3 Second Avenue, Farlington, Hants | Accountant | “ | England |
| 718 | “ | Levy Winston | “ | 27 | 7 Terminus Rd, Chichester, Sussex | Accountant | “ | England |
| 719 | “ | Linton Glenford | “ | 25 | No Address | Cabinet Maker | “ | England |
- What can you see in this source? Look at the layout (how the information is set out on the page) and pick out things that you notice. Based on your observations, what type of source do you think it might be?
- What does it reveal about Sam Beaver King?
- What can it tell us about the other people listed?
- What other sources could help us to find out more about Sam Beaver King?