Hello Lynne Many thanks for your information - by the look it seems they arrived in Melbourne on the Iberia in Oct 1887. How can I access the records please? Thank you for the births and deaths which I had - should have mentioned this when posting. The boy born in 1890 turns up in Crossley and Porter Orphanage and Parish Church, Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1901 Census, aged 11 years. So, now need ship he returned to England on - with or without his parents who either died in Australia or on return to England. Thanks once again. Regards Joanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Radford" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Ship sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne or Sydney 19 Sep 1887 > Hi Joanne, > The following are Ship arrivals to NSW in the time frame you give. > ORIENT 10 12 1887 Sydney ... ... > AL 2143 > LUSITANIA 21 01 1888 Sydney ... ... > AL 2143 > AUSTRAL 20 02 1888 Sydney ... ... > AL 2143 > CUZCO 03 04 1888 Sydney ... ... > AL 2143 > ORIZABA 14 05 1888 Sydney ... ... > AL 2143 > AUSTRAL 26 06 1888 Sydney ... ... > AL 2143 > CUZCO 06 08 1888 Sydney ... ... > AL 2143 >