I am seeking the location of the Hospital Ship Cordra on which Arthur Simkin was a relieving engineer from October 1946 to October 1947. The address on his application to emigrate to Australia appears to be an office in downtown London. Thank you for any clues!
Unable to identify Hospital Ship Cordra. I didn't know they existed in WW2 though. Not shown on this: Hospital Ships WW2 and World War 1 The address is now largely rented offices, although the front door looks original. The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited still exists as part of: Royal London | Life Insurance, Pensions and Investments | Since 1861 - Royal London
It's a person - Horace Shuttleworth Cordran, ship broker of that address. Probable: Medal Card of Cordran, Horace Place of Birth: London Date of Birth: 1900 | The National Archives
Tony that is fantastic and I appreciate your reply. Is the attachment from a city directory or phone directory??
That was a city directory but have also seen him in an electoral roll along with about 34 others, so must have been apartments of some sort.
Horace Shuttleworth Cordran Birth 30 Jul 1900 London, London, England Marriage 20 Oct 1934 Cranham, Essex, England Residence 1940 London, London, England Death 1 Dec 1976 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England Father Harry Shuttleworth Cordran (Born 1873) Mother Rosetta Cordran (Born 1870) Spouse Helen Lilian Hall (1903-1996) London, England, City Directories, 1736-1943 Name: Horace S. Cordran Residence Date: 1940 Street Address: 4 Lloyds av EC3ROYal 3893 Residence Place: London, England Occupation: Ship Brkr TD
Tatiana. Thank you very much. Used my ancestry subscription----lots of folks located at 4 Lloyds in 1941!!
Ship brokers usually have very small offices, phones, later telex, after getting business elsewhere, notably the Baltic Exchange. The admin is quite small as they do not always own ships. This would explain why so many people were in the building in 1941. Very few people actually lived, even then, in the City of London and most commuted in by train.
David thank you for the insight! It helps understanding what Arthur Simkin (1910-1944) was doing post WW 2 before he left for Australia in 1948!
Are you saying he was born in 1910 and died in 1944 ? If so how could he leave for Australia in 1948 ? - or the malt whisky having the right effect?? TD
