HI Don, If you think there is any possibility that Abraham could have died abroad, or at sea, or married abroad, then you could try searching the GRO index of deaths and marriages overseas which you will find on the findmypast site. If he died on board a British registered vessel then his death should have been reported, by the master of the ship, to the British Consul at the ship's first port of call after the event of the death, provided there was a British Consul in that country. Failing that then the death should have been reported to the Registrar of Shipping at the port in the Uk where the ship first reached the UK. That Registrar of Shipping would then pass a copy onto the GRO in the same way as a District Registrar does a death that happened in England and Wales. If Abraham died on board a foreign registered vessel then his death would not normally be registered with the UK authorities, as I understand it. Regards Jenny DeAngelis <<recently joined the list, mainly to find any details about Abraham NORSTER baptised 28th Nov 1825 at Harwich, son of Abraham NOSTER and Elizabeth previously WINDER. They were married on 8th March 1825 at Dovercourt-cum-Harwich. If possible, I am looking for any marriage or death details for Abraham. I can find nothing on FREEBMD, so assume that he either died before 1837, or abroad, and appears not to have married, unless abroad. With this family NORSTER and NOSTER are interchangeable. They had another son Samuel Henry NORSTER, but I have details of him.>>