Thanks so much to those who have given me a great deal of information on the boundaries of the Caribbean versus the West Indies - I had no idea..... My information so far on Walter William BEBBINGTON is very sparse. I believe he worked on a merchant ship from the sugar plantations in the West Indies to Bristol in England. OF course I have no proof only many stories from the family. It appears he went to sea on a trip and never returned.....The family was told he had been "lost at sea" - I havent managed to obtain a death cert either. Gran always said her father - ran away from home - hence my lurid interest in the fact that he may have just stayed on greener pastures in the area - of course that would have been a vast improvement from the kids and the pauper existance he enjoyed in Bristol.........It is a long shot but sounds like a good movie so I thought I would do some more research. The families version of his disappearance is around 1922. He would have been 40 years old I will keep searching ... Thanks for all those who have helped VANDA