Hi Bob - good to hear from you again. Val ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Cunning" <rcun9703@bigpond.net.au> To: "Email Ships" <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 12:36 AM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Percy BENSON > Hello from Melbourne. I am looking for any assistance with my research. > > My Grandfather, Percy Harold Ryton BENSON was a ship's stoker in June > 1907. My Grandmother and her family arrived in Brisbane on the '' > Orotava'' in May 1908 and Percy was there to meet them. > > I have not found him in assisted or unassisted migrants lists, so > possibly: > > He worked his passage here > > He "jumped" ship in Australia > > I have checked the NAA, no luck. Any other suggestions will be very > welcome. I have all of his family in both UK and Queensland and all UK > Census data. > > Cheers, Bob > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

G'day again Bob, I suppose you have thought to look under 'Ryton' and its likely variations of spelling. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Val Bassett" <dozey@gil.com.au> To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 6:10 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Percy BENSON > Hi Bob - good to hear from you again. > Val > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Cunning" <rcun9703@bigpond.net.au> > To: "Email Ships" <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 12:36 AM > Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Percy BENSON > > >> Hello from Melbourne. I am looking for any assistance with my research. >> >> My Grandfather, Percy Harold Ryton BENSON was a ship's stoker in June >> 1907. My Grandmother and her family arrived in Brisbane on the '' >> Orotava'' in May 1908 and Percy was there to meet them. >> >> I have not found him in assisted or unassisted migrants lists, so >> possibly: >> >> He worked his passage here >> >> He "jumped" ship in Australia >> >> I have checked the NAA, no luck. Any other suggestions will be very >> welcome. I have all of his family in both UK and Queensland and all UK >> Census data. >> >> Cheers, Bob >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >