Bob, you don't say whether you checked the birth details for Eva and Kate in case Stephen wasn't in fact the father. However, the two girls appear in the IGI, both christened on 3rd May 1874, in Cranley [sic] with parents Stephen and Mary Newall [sic]. The girl's names are given as Edith Kate and Eva Ellen. Regarding the baker/seaman conflict, maybe there's a possibility he worked as a baker in the galley on a ship. Hmm. As a merchant seaman I'm not sure that he'd have been enumerated if the ship was away at sea. Ian Bob Newell wrote: > I am hoping someone may help solve my mystery I have had since stating my family search and as it is a little quiet I thought some of you sleuths could help with a few suggestions. I have laid out all the notes that I have amassed which is the following, I know its a bit long but saves a lot of questions. > What happened to Stephen Henry Newell > > >...snipped...>