We are searching for more information about Joseph Nicholas PHILLIPS who was born about 1835 (aged 23 at marriage in October 1858 in the District of Beechworth, Victoria, Australia and aged 69 at his death in Dec 1904). His marriage certificate (20 October 1858) it states that he was born in VENICE, Italy. However on his Australian Naturalisation papers (in 1902) it states that he was born in FIUME, Austria. And on his death record it is VENICE, Italy again. Joseph’s parents were Matthew PHILLIPS and Ursula PERICH(or K) – place of birth unknown though possibly England (Matthew) and Austria (Ursula). Joseph’s wife was 15 year old Ursula SYMES daughter of Thomas SYMES and Eliza NOBLE both probably from Ireland. Also on the Naturalisation papers he states "that on the latter end of June 1855 he arrived in the Colony of Victoria (Australia) by the ship "Blue Jacket" from the Port of Liverpool in April 1855". There are many records of this ship but the passenger lists do not contain Joseph PHILLIPS. Does anyone know of a way of finding names of the crew of a ship – another way he might have got from Liverpool to Australia! And also how to confirm where he was born? Marian marianj@tassie.net.au