Hello Listers, A few years ago I had a lot of help from this list, and so I decided to ask for assistance once more. I am doing this on behalf of a cousin in Canada who is looking for a relative who has not been mentioned in Canadian records since 1910. However, according to his sister's Obituary he was still alive in the 1940s and living in "South Wales". He was not mentioned in the Obituary of another relative who died in the 1950s. He was a seafaring gentleman called M(a)CPHERSON and my cousin tells me he has located 4 "possibles", but he does not recognised the districts concerned. They are: Henley; Marylebone; Newcastle T. and Whitehaven. I know of all of these in England, but I believe that there are also places called Newcastle in Wales. I should be very grateful if someone could tell me about them, and suggest how I might proceed. Thank you. Best wishes to all, Margaret Buchanan Aberdeen, Scotland.

Hi Margaret, Any details of his christian names and age ? The Newcastle in Wales is called Newcastle Emlyn If you go to http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/search.asp Type in word or phrase " Macpherson" in the department series code type in BT372 the result gives you the dates and places of birth of all Macpeherson born from 1910 who were mariner/seafarers. If he is amongst the list, you maybe lucky and be able to get a copy of his identity card. I say lucky as not all the seamans pouches under BT372 have any surviving records. If he was born before 1910 suggest you contact Southampton Archives who have seamans cards for persons born around the late 1800's and who were at sea around the early 1918 to 1941. http://www.southampton.gov.uk/s-leisure/artsheritage/history/maritimehistory/centralindex.aspx Regards Bryan www.swanseamariners.org.uk