It cheers me no end to see one of our female ancestors in the late 1800s, skirts billowing in the wind, perched at the nether reaches of the mizzenmast. This is one of several pictures that I have referenced in my latest blog: http://sharonoddiebrown.blogspot.com/2011/02/1898-avast-mast.html These people settled in Hong Kong in the mid-1800s, coming from Co. Armagh, Co. Louth, Co. Monaghan - and elsewhere in Ireland. Enjoy - and if there are others who you can identify - or tell me more about - then, as always, I am all ears. Sharon -- Sharon Oddie Brown, Roberts Creek, BC, Canada. History Project: http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ Blog: http://sharonoddiebrown.blogspot.com/ Some Become Flowers: http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/SomeBecomeFlowers Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl