Hi List. This is my first posting to the List and is a real flyer. My g-grandfather was Henry James HARPER, bapt. 31 March 1811, St. Dunstan's, Stepney, Middlesex. He subsequently spent 40 years in the Royal Navy, retiring eventually in Simons Town, South Africa. His parents were Richard HARPER, Ropemaker, and Sophia ...(I think her maiden name was LILLYWHITE but haven't been able to confirm it.) There is a persistent rumour that Richard and Sophia were from the Portsmouth area. Is anyone familiar with these names? Best wishes. Frank Early. South Africa.