Thanks Steade, I've gathered information on the three candidates from passenger lists at findmypast and ancestry but hadn't thought of customs records. I'll have a dig. Best wishes Stan Rodliffe Our resources freely available on-line: Links from <http://www.thornburypump.co.uk/Ancestry/> http://www.thornburypump.co.uk/Ancestry/ to: Black's Guide to Cornwall 1879 Round the Coast 1895 at <http://www.thornburypump.co.uk/Coast1895/> http://www.thornburypump.co.uk/Coast1895/