Thank you List for the response I will post what little I know about " Uncle Jack" picture It is a very large wooden frame It looks like a painting possibly on silk unfortunatley no dates name etc on back of picture or inside frame the only history I know of the picture is that my Nana always called him Uncle Jack I beleive Uncle Jack to be either my Nana's fathers brother or possibly his brother the names associated are Richard ROBESON b 1826 United States , where I am not sure ,who his parents and siblings are , I havent been able to find as yet , Richard was a Stevedores Labourer ,according to 1881 Census Richard married Elizabeth ? I presume in England, as children all born in Middlesex , they have 5 children , 2 being boys Richard Henry Alfred Robeson b 1874 Harwick , England William C robeson b 1881 Middlesex , England Richard Henry Alfred Robeson is my greatgrandfather , who was a seaman and died in S.A with wife and children William C Robeson , I havenot been able to find any more information about William Richard Henry had a daughter Thelma ( my Nana ) who had this photo Nana always called him Uncle Jack , but that doesnt mean it to be his real name unfortunatley Nana passed away last year I am wondering if maybe this might be William Hopefully this might explain a bit more about the photo and eara and possibly narrow him down a bit more Thank you Debbie http://www.angelfire.com/folk/passengerlists/uniform.html Debbie @ dodo --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.548 / Virus Database: 341 - Release Date: 12/5/2003