Gail don't go yet we have the SAME Amos in our tree so looks like we are related.... Poor you! Where do you link up? Linda and Tony Since there has been talk recently on ships, etc on the Hamp list, I have a question. I have great grand uncles who are missing from cenus in 1861, although it does list one of the boys Amos Knight, 15, ''up to sea'' born Burpham, West Sussex (I realize this should be on that mailing list.) What would one take that to mean - fishing? mariner? merchant seaman, etc? and where would one locate those records. Perhaps I should join the mariners list? Gail in Ontario