I would think that a note to <mailto:local.studies@southampton.gov.uk>local.studies@southampton.gov.uk should bring results. For instance they can look up contemporary directories for Seaward, under the commercial section. The Death certificate would perhaps give a little more information, depending on who the informant was and what they knew. Good hunting, Dave Jacobs ==================== At 23:49 17/07/2004, you wrote: >My 2x Great Grand Uncle Sylvester Edwin Chammen died >in 1931. Information received from Southampton >Bereavement Services give information telling me that >he was a ex Seaward's employee. Can anyone on the >list please tell me what Seaward's was. Was it a >company etc. and what did they manufacture. > >Regards >Michelle Cook nee Chammen > > >===== >Anti virus free. Checked with AVG anti virus software.updated on a regular >basis. > >Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. >http://au.movies.yahoo.com > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237