Hi, Thank you Alanna for flagging the US Imigration site at Ancestry, I found my grandfather, James Barron, of Ennis, listed on three occasions. 1. His arrival from Australia to San Francisco on board SS Tahiti on 17 June 1926. (With my grandmother and father). 2. His arrival from Cobh to NY on board SS Laconia on 14 Oct 1929. 3. His arrival from Cobh to NY on board SS Laconia on 4 Oct 1931. I was hoping to find his first visit to NY circa 1911 but had no luck. On this occasion he fled the US under an assumed name in 1917 to avoid conscription ( the horror of fighting alongside the old enemy - the English). On his arrival in 1931 it mentions U.S.P.P. No.40123? (possibly 401239) - I assume this is his passport number. It says it was issued in Washington 26 June 1931. Can someone tell me if I can find more information from this passport number ? I would be interested to see if this mentioned his earlier flight from conscription. Also are there files on those wanted for evasion of conscription in WWI ? Thank you, Declan P.S. He was probably very lucky files were not computerized, as now, when he arrived in San Fran in 1926 - he got in OK.