Hello Vanda, Your question is not stupid. Being new myself, I have asked many stupid questions only to find out that they have normal answers. You will get good advise from some people and smartass ones from others. You will also find on this group, some people with incredible amounts of information who will astonish you with their knowledge. There are also those who have answers but tend to hold them close and you need to pry it out of them. As a novice myself, I can only say hang in there and dont let anyone discourage you. Tony Figueroa WshireSD@aol.com wrote:OK - I am going to ask a stupid question - but would like a sensible answer. Are there any records of people who were on merchant ships from England to the West Indies. Does the West Indies mean the same as the Caribbean??? (Sorry - that must sound incredibly stupid) I am looking for Walter BEBBINGTON born in England in 1882 and George BEBBINGTON born in Bristol, 1946. Thanks VANDA ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== ROOTSWEB MAILING LIST HELP PAGES What is a Mailing List? http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/mail1.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!