Suffolk Ship New Zealand Shipping Line¹

• (Child) Birth*: Suffolk Ship New Zealand Shipping Line was born in 1902; SUFFOLK 1902
  7,573 gross ton steamship, built in 1902 by John Brown & Co, Clydebank for the Federal Steam Navigation Co. She had accommodation for 24-1st and 200-3rd class passengers, was a twin screw ship with a speed of 13 knots. Federal Line ran a combined service with Houlder Brothers, initially under contract to the New Zealand Government between UK - South Africa - Australia and New Zealand. The SUFFOLK was the first Federal Line ship to be used on this service when she left Liverpool on 15th Oct.1904 for Las Palmas - Capetown - Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney - Auckland - Wellington - Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. In 1912 the company came under the control of the New Zealand Shipping Co, which in turn came under the control of P&O Line in 1916. The SUFFOLK was sold in 1927 for scrapping. [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber]²
• (Deceased) Death*: Suffolk Ship New Zealand Shipping Line died in 1927.²

• (Ship) Passenger List*: Suffolk Ship New Zealand Shipping Line passenger list included Catherine Murray Adamson when she sailed on 13 October 1922 at Southampton, England, . Ship Suffolk, departing 13/10/1922, Steamship line - the New Zealand Shipping Company Limited, bound for NZ [New Zealand]; names and descriptions of British passengers embarked at the port of Soton [Southampton]. Contract ticket no A658; Adamson Miss Catherine, 13 Janefield Place Dundee, saililng class 3, landing at Auckland, occupation HVD [?], female aged 24 not accompanied by husband, last permanent residence Scotland, intended permanent residence NZ Ship Suffolk, departing 13/10/1922, Steamship line - the New Zealand Shipping Company Limited, bound for NZ [New Zealand]; names and descriptions of British passengers embarked at the port of Soton [Southampton]. Contract ticket no A658; Adamson Miss Catherine, 13 Janefield Place Dundee, saililng class 3, landing at Auckland, occupation HVD [?], female aged 24 not accompanied by husband, last permanent residence Scotland, intended permanent residence NZ.¹ [memo: appears to be travelling alone]