George Tervit

1895 -

• Name	George Tervit
  Birth	9-May-1895	West Murray Field, Bannockburn, Stirling, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Recorded Address	1901	Quakerfield?, Bannockburn, Stirling, Scotland
  	Census
  Recorded Occupation	1901	Scholar
  	Census
  Person ID	I145	Tervit family tree | Helen's researched branch
  Last Modified	9 May 2004

  
  

  Father	William Tervit,   b. 16 Jun 1856, Pumpherston, Midcalder, Midlothian, Scotland d. 7 May 1933, 7 Blackbonny Home, Falkirk (UR) Stenhouse cot. (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jemima Keith,   b. 1854, Canongate, Edinburgh d. 2 Mar 1932, 30 Sunnyhill, Twechar, Scotland (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1878	Lasswade, Edinburgh
  Census - Scotland 1891	1891	Lasswade
  Census - Scotland 1901	1901	Bannockburn
  Notes	Listed as living at "25 Front Row, West End Cottages, Lasswade, Edinburgh" in the 1901 census
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Baxter,   b. 1898
  Marriage	27 Jul 1917	Coatdyke Parish Church, Coatbridge, Scotland
  Children	1. Tervit,   b. c1924-5, Scotland d. 1925, On ship S. Arawa during journey to NZ + 2. Living
  Family ID	F210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2004

  
  

• Photos

  SS Arawa The ARAWA was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend-on-Tyne in 1907 for Shaw Savill & Albion Co Ltd and was constructed specially for the frozen meat trade and with passenger accommodation for 220 in three classes. She was a 9,372 gross ton ship, length 460ft x beam 60ft, twin screw with a speed of 14 knots. She sailed on her maiden voyage from London to Cape Town and Wellington on 22nd August 1907. In 1909 she lost her starboard propellor after leaving Cape Town and proceeded to Wellington at reduced speed on the remaining screw. Between 1914-15 she was used as a troopship, and resumed service on 3rd May 1921 sailing from London via Panama to Wellington. In 1926 she was converted to a cabin class ship and commenced her last voyage from Southampton on 25th May 1928. She was then sold to Arnold Bernstein of Germany and renamed KONIGSTEIN. In 1939 she was sold to Cie Maritime Belge and renamed GANDIA and on 22nd Jan.1942 was torpedoed and sunk in mid Atlantic, NW of the Azores by the German submarine U.135. The ARAWA was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend-on-Tyne in 1907 for Shaw Savill & Albion Co Ltd and was constructed specially for the frozen meat trade and with passenger accommodation for 220 in three classes. She was a 9,372 gross ton ship, length 460ft x beam 60ft, twin screw with a speed of 14 knots. She sailed on her maiden voyage from London to Cape Town and Wellington on 22nd August 1907. In 1909 she lost her starboard propellor after leaving Cape Town and proceeded to Wellington at reduced speed on the remaining screw. Between 1914-15 she was used as a troopship, and resumed service on 3rd May 1921 sailing from London via Panama to Wellington. In 1926 she was converted to a cabin class ship and commenced her last voyage from Southampton on 25th May 1928. She was then sold to Arnold Bernstein of Germany and renamed KONIGSTEIN. In 1939 she was sold to Cie Maritime Belge and renamed GANDIA and on 22nd Jan.1942 was torpedoed and sunk in mid Atlantic, NW of the Azores by the German submarine U.135. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.10, Shaw, Savill & Albion]

  
  

  Census Records

  1901 Census record for Quakerfield?, Bannockburn 1901 Census document for "Quakerfield?, Bannockburn, Stirlingshire". Various people: 1) William Tervit 2) Jemima Tervit (wife) 3) James Tervit (son) 4) John Tervit (son) 5) Alex Tervit (son) 6) Andrew Tervit (son) 7) George Tervit (son) 8) Marion Tervit (daughter)

  
  

• Notes

  Emigrated to New Zealand aboard the Arawa in 1925 from Stirling. Had a child which died during the voyage.