The Times (London) has announced the availability, as a link from their home page: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/ to their archive: http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/ This may only be a limited free offer, so make the most of it. I have used this archive as a free service from my local library (you may have a similar facility) and unearthed a wealth of my family history. This includes a great deal from India. BMD announcements were (are) something of a status symbol, although before the telegraph link they were somewhat delayed. Shipping information often included 1st class passenger names. Happy hunting! -- Dave Barnett Keep GMT all year