Laurentian Ship Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers¹

• (Child) Birth*: Laurentian Ship Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers was born in 1872; LAURENTIAN 1893 see POLYNESIAN 1872 POLYNESIAN / LAURENTIAN 1872
  The POLYNESIAN was built by R.Steele & Co, Greenock in 1872 for the Montreal Ocean SS Co. She was a 3,983 gross ton ship, length 400ft x beam 42.5ft, straight stem, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 120-1st and 850-3rd class passengers. Launched on 12th Feb. 1872, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Quebec and Montreal on 3rd. Oct. 1872. She started her last voyage on this service on 23rd July 1891 and on 8th Dec. 1891 commenced the first of two round voyages between Liverpool and Baltimore. In 1893 she was rebuilt to 4,522 gross tons, fitted with triple-expansion engines by Workman, Clark & Co., Belfast, one mast removed and given accommodation for 36-1st and 1,000-3rd class passengers. Renamed LAURENTIAN, she resumed Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal sailings on 27th April 1893. On 31st August 1899 she commenced her first Glasgow - New York voyage and started her last voyage on this route on 10th Feb. 1905. She started her first Glasgow - Boston sailing on 17th March 1905 and her first Glasgow - Philadelphia voyage on 22nd April 1905. In 1906 she was refitted to carry 2nd and 3rd class passengers only and on 20th August 1909 made her last Glasgow - Boston sailing. She was wrecked at Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland on 6th Sept. 1909 with no loss of life. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.314]^2,3
• (Deceased) Death*: Laurentian Ship Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers died on 6 September 1909.³

• (Ship) Emigration*: James Langlands Heggie ship plater emigrated on Laurentian Ship Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers on 9 March 1907 at Glasgow, Scotland, . "Allan" Line Royal Mail Steamers and "State" Line; Schedule B form of passenger list; SS Laurentian, master John T Gambell, 8838 (?) tons, 16934 ft, ship can carry 540 statute adults, bound for Halifax & Boston via Moville; I hereby certify that the provisions actually laden on board this ship are sufficient, according to the requirements of Passengers' Act, for 540 Statute Adults for a voyage of 38 days, 9th March 1907 signed John T Gambell, master; passenger number 60, Heggie, James L, ship plater, 25, Boston.¹