I found this - only one that sort of matches! Name: Francis Baines - aged 31 Port of Departure: London Port of Arrival: Sydney, New South Wales - also on the Pro Vic website Voyage Arrival Date: 14 Jul 1884 Vessel Name: John Elder But this fellow travelled with Margaret,18 Mary A,56, John, 20 and William BAINES, 52 There is also this: Name: Mr F Baines Port of Departure: Melbourne Port of Arrival: Sydney, New South Wales Voyage Arrival Date: 14 Sep 1883 Vessel Name: Ly Ee Moon Marriages Sep 1851 Baines James Chorlton 20 136 Quinn Margaret Chorlton 20 136 I am wondering where you got the info that the above were Francis's parents- the only Francis BAINES, with a birth of abt 1856 ( in Lancaster), I can find so far, is the son of Thomas and Margaret ( b 1826 Scotland) BAINES Perhaps if you have a few more clues, we can search further Cheers Jocelyn -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Colleen Wells Sent: Friday, 24 August 2012 8:37 AM To: AUS-VIC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC] FRANCIS BAINES Hi List, Just need help in finding any records for FRANCIS (Frank) BAINES born Lancashire England about 1856, parents James Baines and Margaret Quinn. Arrived in Victoria 1884 but was murdered a short time later while searching for gold. Can not find anything on Trove Newspaper Archives, although have not completed a full search using name variants. Was hoping his death may have been reg in Vic. Many thanks Colleen Wells NSW ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message