Hello again Gordon,   Splendid. If you'd like to give me the "4 for sure" names, I'll get you some citations next time I am in the newspapers.   Regards, Adi --- On Tue, 7/5/11, Gordon Shank <gdshank@comcast.net> wrote: Thank you so much Adi for all the research you did. I am assuming the references you have listed were from another source (newspapers)? I have checked them all against the Lloyd’s Register website and found 4 for sure that appear to be Walter although several of the others could/should also be valid like the Minerva in 1850 even though he is not listed there.   From: Mme_N_Carmichael [mailto:mme_n_carmichael@yahoo.ca] Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 4:39 PM To: Gordon Shank; MARINERS@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAR] Capt Walter SHANKS circa 1818 - 1900   Hello Gordon,   >From the newspapers, here are some 'possibles' to check against Lloyd's registers for master's name, owner's name. Apparently there was more than one SHANKS as master, but the shipping news usually gives surname only.   Here's the link to Lloyd's registers online: http://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/lloyds-register.html   and here's the list of possibles: 1841 - schooner BELECK CASTLE of Glasgow 1841-2  - CLYDE 1842 - HUGH WALKER 1842 - SARAH 1843-4 - ROBINA 1845 - HANNAH ISABELLA 1845-6-7, 1849 - brig ANNA or ANN 1846, 1848 - MAGOG 1848 - SUPERB 1851 - COILA 1853-4-5 - AGNES SOPHIA of Glasgow 1854 - MINERVA 1854 - ship CANADA of Greenock   Regards, Adi