For anyone whose colonial family moved to or dallied for a time in Singapore or Malaya, there's a searchable newspaper database 1831-2006 here: http://newspapers.nl.sg/Default.aspx Also covers events elsewhere in the Empire, including London and Burma, and in countries such as Thailand. BDMs, engagements, passenger lists, local theatricals, policemen and criminals - all the things you really wanted to know about Colonial life. Worth looking at, particularly for less-common surnames. Noel

Amazing my first search found 2 x great grandfather DAVID PICTON DAVIES living in Singapore and then Borneo when I thought he was in Rawalpindi ! Hours of fun ahead! Many thanks Noel, I regularly search the Straits papers but these are new additions Cathy N Devon

*Hi Cathy.* *How do you search the site, I have tried and its say "4 found" but no listing!? Is there only certain papers one has to "tick off" ? Please help.* *Regards, * *Caroline * -- RESEARCH: Baker, Bennett, Coward, Cramer, Curtis, Foote, Gabriel, King, Maddox, Marshall, Musselwhite, Pereira, Scriven(s), Williams

Hi Caroline Just type your key word in and press enter when you get the hits - click on one and it will ask you to sign a terms and conditions statement Tick yes and the item will load Found loads more yesterday inc a marriage I had searched for many times before By the way I have Bernard Musselwhite marrying one of my Cox's Good luck Cathy