This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: paulamoncrieff Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10993.4.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Jocelyn, you certainly have given me plenty to go on!! wow Thanks so much On the documents from lloyds captains register i have him listed Borneo Sept 17 then it says TAPO 47733 M. Oct 22, Dec24 lots of numbers and letters that dont make sense to me...not sure if he was in Borneo or the ship was named "Bonrneo" the next and last entry reads...TASSO, foreign,Jan 25, foundered Feb 12 which is underlined with 24 below the line which i believe means the ship was refloated 24th feb...cld have been just damage that was repaired...i dont know. I do know on the captains register he did go to mauritius on other occasions so maybe it was a "regular run" I dont have much to go on other than what james McIntosh has written but believe it was common place for miners to move around so it could be my Alex you have found...i need to dig a little deeper...you are so good at this....wish i was lol Thankyou again Paula Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.