The following may be of interest. The passenger list for the 'Stratheden', which arrived at Tilbury, Essex, on 3rd September 1954 from Sydney, shows the following passengers: Andrew C. MANNAS, aged 55, railway driver. Iris MANNAS, aged 36, housewife. Trevor MANNAS, aged 23, foundry worker. Joyce MANNAS, aged 26, laboratory assistant. Joyce MANNAS, aged 6, schoolgirl. Clarence MANNAS, aged 26, railway worker. Iona MANNAS, aged 21, laboratory assistant. All bound for 1 Fairford Way, Harold Hill, Romford, Essex, country of last permanent residence India, intended country of residence England. Fairly obviously Andrew C. MANNAS and Iris had children Clarence, Trevor and Iona. Trevor married Joyce and they had a child Joyce. Turning now to English BMD records, I find that Andrew C. MANNAS died in 1961 and his death was registered in the Romford registration district, Essex, aged 62. Clarence Andrew MANNAS, born 26 Mar 1928, died in 2003 and his death was registered in the West Surrey registration district. Trevor Cecil MANNAS, born 30 Dec 1930 died in 1979 and his death was registered in the Havering registration district. Clarence Andrew MANNAS married Mary T. B. MORLEY in 1961. They had two children, Moira I. MANNAS and Paul Clarence MANNAS. Iona R. MANNAS married Oscar A. WOODS in 1956. They had five children. Joyce R. MANNAS married Victor G WOOD in 1968. They had three children. Andrew C. MANNAS' full name was Andrew Cecil MANNAS. He was born 25th April 1899 to Joseph and Grace MANNAS, and baptized on 8th June 1899 at Secunderabad, Madras, India. Joseph MANNAS married Grace Johanna DURANT on 8 Jun 1881 at Bangalore, Madras, India. Joseph's father was Alexander Cornelius MANNAS, and Grace's father was Peter DURANT. I would suggest that Clarence Andrew MANNAS is the person you are seeking. He was certainly a railway worker, and could well have started work on the railways at the age of 18 in 1946. All of this is consistent with the information you have given. I see absolutely no reason to search any further. The family is extant in England, and I would think that a little searching would enable you to make contact. Indeed, a simple Google finds Moira MANNAS as the Membership Secretary of the Guildford Branch of the British Computer Society. Noel