Hi Vivian Just to close off I had already looked at the five entries on the incoming passenger lists and all (three typed, two hand written) are quite clearly SHARPTON However as we know all transcripts are open to possible error, that goes for passenger lists perhaps more than the likes of the census, the passengers are unlikely to have seen them in person so may not have known what was on them Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Dear Ian Thank you for looking at this for me and for the info you've sent. You will see I have now written to 'Mr Sharpton' asking for further info - more out of curiosity than being able to help him further. However, it is interesting you have found some Sharptons in the shipping lists, as I had to conclude there were no Sharptons living in England. Best wishes. Vivian