Now I know about the HEIS ships to Australia (their on my webpage) - <grin> but I've been trying to find out more about the HEIC (Honorable East Indian Company - Merchant Ships....in particular I'm looking for any documentation showing that the British hired them from HEIC in 1749 for transportation to Halifax, Nova Scotia.....it seems that there is some confusion as during the same time period there were also British Navy Ships (with the same names - no less) as the HEIC ships..... The names of the specific ships that I'm looking for are shown on my webpage at http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/bryanfkeddy/immigrantships.html and in particular - my main search is on the Winchelsea - as this is the ship that my Keddy ancestors came here on - and I am hoping if I find out enough information to start building a scale model over the winter.... Any help would be appreciated, but I've been in contact with a number of researchers in England and haven't had much luck yet.... Thanks, Bryan Keddy Halifax, N.S. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------