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The Stankiewicz family on the SS Atlantic UK Outward Passenger list departing Southampton 27 September 1953

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by Irenka Stankiewicz Farmilo(Ottawa, Canada ) I left Southampton on the SS Atlantic in September 1953, age 5, and arrived in Quebec City on October 3rd. Crossing time was 8 days, one day longer than planned because of a ferocious storm that had most passengers seasick, and a good part of the crew.Of my family […]

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by Irene(Shelby Twp Mi. USA) I was 8 years old emigrating to Canada with my mother and brother on the SS Atlantic in November 1953. I was seasick most of the time, but my mother forced me up onto the glass covered deck about the fifth or sixth day on the voyage. The weather was

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