Celia, Thank you very much, I hadn't thought of looking for a ship or anything. My mind is boggling at census and bmd. I will look straight away. Thank you for taking the time to look and help me. Hils > If you look at the www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/ website and click on > "Search Catalogues and Indexes" in the left-hand menu, there is a > searchable index to the Bridgwater Shipping Crew Lists. (The > Somerset Record office has the Bridgwater Port shipping registers > [1786-1906] - ref. DD\RSH) > > The index shows Thomas SYMES on the "Ryl Forester" in: > 1863 age 62 > 1864 age 63 > 1866 age 65 > 1867 age 66 > 1868 age 68 > 1869 age 67 > > There are also two younger SYMES listed for other ships. > > If you google a bit, you will find various references to the > (presumably) "Royal Forester" which appears to have traded between > Bridgwater and Cardiff. > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ShippingLists.html lists Thos. > SYMES as master of the coastal ship the "Taunton" sailing to Bristol > in 1830 (Pigots Directory). > > So you may find him further afield (simply away at sea) in the other > census, > Celia > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >