John In checking my Emigrant Roster CD I find two Edward Edwards both on the same ship. 1849 237-1 one person age 37 1849 239-3 party of 3 age 28 They were on the ship Buena Vista Other Edward Edwards were found in 1855 then 1861 Could they have came at a later date? Hope this helps. BUENA VISTA Ship: 547 tons: 141' x 29' x 15' Built: 1848 at Newburyport, Massachusetts With 249 Welsh Saints aboard, the full-rigged Buena Vista sailed out of Liverpool harbor on 25 February 1849. Elder Dan Jones presided over the company. He was one of the most successful Mormon missionaries and had been a close friend of Joseph Smith. Master of the vessel was Captain Eben H. Linnell. Thomas Jeremy, one of the emigrants, gave this description of the voyage: "We had fine weather and fair wind every day. Indeed it was much more a pleasure trip than I expected. In one part of the ship musicians were playing while in other parts, good books were being read and studied. Others were conversing about our country and success of the Gospel in Wales. We held prayer meetings nearly every night instead of family prayer." After this uneventful passage, the ship arrived at New Orleans on 19 April. The company continued up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to Council Bluffs, but many of the Saints suffered with cholera. Hailing out of Boston, Massachusetts, the Buena Vista was a two-decker with a square stern and billethead. This three-master plied the seas for forty-one years. She was later rigged as a bark and hailed out of Port Townsend, Washington, where she was condemned and sold in 1889. Passenger List Sources: LDS Passenger List (Family History Library) Film: #025,690 (Item 1-1) U.S. Government Passenger LIst (Family History Library) Film: #200,161 Identification Number on U.S. Government Passenger List: #205 "There's a mighty big difference between good, sound facts and facts that sound good." Ronald Colby rmcolby@micro-net.com Salt Lake City, Utah Researching the descendants and ancestors of Ezekiel Colby 1739-1791 and Sarah/Sally Fowler 1742-? Visit us at: http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rcolby/colby_ft.htm ---------- > > I am trying to find info on my gggggg grandfather. His name was Edward > Edwards and he married Elizabeth Thomas on October 21, 1820 banns. > > I am looking for information regarding two things. I know from has marriage > certificate there was a William Edwards and a Mary Richards who were the > witnesses. Any clue as to how to find out who his parents were? > > Second, I know they Edward Edwards and Elizabeth Thomas and their children > joined the LDS church in the fall of 1848. Then they traveled to America > between 1848 and 1850. Can anyone lend a hand in finding out what ship they > may have crossed the sea on? > > Thank you all! > > John Edwards > >