Many thanks to Maureen, Jenny, Lynne and Marg for your very helpful info. I've plenty to keep me occupied now! Will let the list know of any success. I found the site http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403897.html to be difficult to navigate, very slow and freezes up frequently. Best wishes, Katrina > >Hello, > >I've found a reference to my ancestor Thomas Gibson, being lost at sea between Sydney >and Newcastle in Sept 1852. He was listed in various documents as a sea captain and >master mariner. The vessel was described as his schooner "Harrieff" which could be >"Harriett". I've searched Google with no luck, apart from the first reference, which >is at a site by someone who is from an American branch and hasn't yet replied to my >email. > >I can't find a death entry for Thomas and was wondering if there was anywhere else >such death records may be found. Thomas married Jane Eastcott in Sydney, 1842. Jane >remarried in 1854. I suppose newspapers of the day might be the only record of the >vessel being lost. > >I'm guessing he was a local mariner but don't know that. I don't know where Thomas >was born. > >Here's hoping someone has a clue... > >Best wishes, >Katrina > > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

-----> > I found the site > http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403897.html to be > difficult to > navigate, very slow and freezes up frequently. > Hi Katrina I have no probs with this site accept the text can be occasionally hard to read but I feel that has more to do with the original copy Maybe its the version of Adobe Acrobat you have ? I have ver 6 Bye MargM Beautiful Central Coast of NSW