Union Steam Ship Employment cards for stewardesses, laundresses and nurses [1st series]

Descriptive Data

Archives IdentifierAF028Date RangeCirca 1906-1920DescriptionThese cards records employment information about female providore staff - stewardesses, laundresses and nurses, who left the service prior to 1920. Cards record name, place of birth (not on all cards), antecedents, age (not always filled in), date of first joining, position (stewardess, laundress, nurse), name of ship, dates of service, reasons for leaving and date, and the port where they departed. From about 1906 a card system was being created as well as the registers. There are references on some cards to a relevant page number in earlier registers; in Series AF026 Register v. 7 there are references ( 'Card' ) beside those who have cards .Quantity (Linear Metres)0.17MediumFileSystem of ArrangementAlphabetical by last nameCollection TypeWellington Museums Trust

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Union Steam Ship Stewards and stewardesses retirement and death files

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Related Agencies

Controlling or Creating AgencyUnion Steam Ship Company of New Zealand LtdRelationship Date Range1875-30 November 2001

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Union Steam Ship Employment cards for stewardesses, laundresses and nurses [1st series]