June Edith Pollitt

1929 - 2019  (90 years)

• Name	June Edith Pollitt
  	Emigrated from South Africa to Australia in 1985 Information from Tony Cope
  Born	23 Jun 1929	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  1939 Register	1939	Liverpool College for Girls, The Orchard, Huyton, Lancashire, England   [2]
  1939 Register Living in the Household June Edith Pollitt Inmate 23 Jun 1928 Female At School Single
  Ship Voyage	1949	Southampton to Cape Town   [3]
  Travelling with her parents
  First name(s) J E Last name Pollitt Title MISS Gender Female Age 20 Birth year 1929 Occupation NONE Departure year 1949 Departure day 24 Departure month 11 Departure port Southampton Destination port Cape Destination CAPE Country South Africa Destination country South Africa Ship name Stirling Castle Ship official number 164576 Ship master's last name PACE Ship master's title CAPT Shipping line UNION-CASTLE-LINE City SOUTHAMPTON Ship destination port SOUTH AFRICA Ship destination country SOUTH AFRICA Ship registered tonnage 15269 Number of passengers 724 Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
  Residence	1950	Durban, South Africa
  Ship Voyage	1953	Southampton to Durban   [3]
  She travelled back to the UK to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
  First name(s) June Edith Last name Pollitt Gender Female Age 24 Birth year 1929 Occupation NIL Departure year 1953 Departure day 24 Departure month 10 Departure port Southampton Destination port Durban (Port Natal) Destination DURBAN (PORT NATAL) Country South Africa Destination country South Africa Ship name Oranjefontein Ship master's first name J Ship master's last name RODERS Shipping line HOLLAND AFRICA LINE City SOUTHAMPTON Ship destination port DURBAN (PORT NATAL) Ship destination country SOUTH AFRICA Ship registered tonnage 6298.91 Number of passengers 60 Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
  Died	20 Jul 2019	Sydney, Australia
  Person ID	I3330	Our Ancestral Heritage
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	William Herbert Pollitt,   b. 21 Jan 1889, Prescot, Lancashire, England ,   d. 25 Jan 1967, Durban, South Africa  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hilda Barlow Griffin,   b. 25 Apr 1888, St. Helens, Lancashire, England ,   d. 21 Aug 1985, 603, Musgrave Heights, Durban, South Africa  (Age 97 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	1923	Prescot, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2022
  Family ID	F1883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Ship Voyage - She travelled back to the UK to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - 1953 - Southampton to Durban  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  June Edith Cope (Pollitt).png

  
  

  Histories

  MEMORIES OF MY POLLITT AND GRIFFIN GRANDPARENTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS An extract from the above private publication, with the kind permission of June's son, Tony Cope who is my 4th cousin.

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] BMD - Birth Index England & Wales. First name(s) JUNE E Last name POLLITT Birth year 1929 Birth quarter 3 Registration month - Mother's last name Griffin District Nuneaton County Warwickshire Country England Volume 6D Page 963 [S57] 1939 Register. [S13] Ship Passenger Lists.