I don't know if the Register of Shipping and Seaman has a website of their own, but this page may be helpful - http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Registrar-General_of_Shipping_and_Seamen. I obtained my information via www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk which is the website for the Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths for Scotland. -- Kind regards Mike Clouston P.S. Say 'hello' to Stonecutters Island for me please :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shyama Peebles" <shyamapeebles@westnet.com.au> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 5:34 PM Subject: [ORKNEY] Registry of Shipping > Hello - can you tell me if this > Registry of Shipping you refer to > has a web address? > It sounds most interesting > Many thanks > Shyama Peebles > Hong Kong

>From the New Zealand Dictionary of Biographies I found the following Orkney people - there are more details of each person on the website Eyre, Betsy Robertson 1911 - 1983 Teacher, community worker, local politician Garden, Oscar 1903 - 1997 Aviator, horticulturist Laughton, John George 1891 - 1965 Presbyterian missionary Marwick, John 1891 - 1978 Palaeontologist, geological consultant Ritchie, John Macfarlane 1842 - 1912 Merchant, shipping agent, financier, stock and station agent Traill, Robert Henry 1892 - 1989 Labourer, fisherman, wildlife ranger, bushman Wason, John Cathcart 1848/1849? - 1921 Runholder, politician Also Mike thank you for the Shipping Registry information Shyama Peebles Hong Kong