“Thursday, Apr. 28 . . . Releases - -Elders Albert D Ford, Birmingham; George A Purrington, Irish; George M Stark, Leeds; George W Spokes, Nottingham, and James E Williamson, Scottish conference, are honorably released to return home May 19th, 1904, per s.s. ‘Cretic.’ (Mill.Star, 66:267).” [BMMH, 1904].
“Thursday, May 5. . . Releases - - Elder Tracy Y Cannon, of the London conference, is honorably released to return home at his pleasure. President Franklin H Wyatt and Elder Edmund R Berrett, of the Sheffield conference, are honorably released to return home May 19th, per s.s. ‘Cretic.’ (Mill. Star, 66:282).” [BMMH, 1904].
“Thursday, May 12. . . .Releases - - Elders John W Gardner, Scottish conference, and Robert Willis, Birmingham, are honorably released to return home May 19th, 1904, per s.s. ‘Cretic;’ also Elder John J Ladle, Norwich, and John R Archibald, Scottish, to return home May 26th, per s.s. ‘Republic.’ Elder William Alvey, Nottingham, is honorably released to return home at his pleasure. (Mill.Star, 66:298).” [BMMH, 1904].
“Thursday, May 19. Departures - - The following named missionaries sailed from Liverpool on the s.s. ‘Cretic,’ May 19th , 1904. From Great Britain –George E Gibby, John W. Gardiner, George M Stark, Robert Willis, Edmund R Berrett, Franklin H Wyatt. From Germany –Clarence E Childs. From Switzerland –Ulrich Abegglen. From Scandinavia - -Niels L Monson, Alfred Johnson, Jens C Jensen, Hans C Hansen. With the company, which was in charge of Elder Franklin H Wyatt, there were eighteen emigrant from England, four from Switzerland, thirty-three from Germany and Holland, and thirty-two from Scandinavia. (Mill.Star, 66:330).” [BMMH, 1904]. (source abbreviations)