hello, kinda related...just information, my waterman came from London, the Thames river, Richmond area, surname "Cripps" to become an inlaw to the fisherman in Hastings and area surname "Moon", no other watermen came from Richmond other than this one Cripps and no fisherman left Hastings to go to the Thames to become watermen as far as we can tell so we are not sure what brought the waterman to the sea...!? jennifer #9642 Original Message: ----------------- From: Sharon Newman [email protected] Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:36:27 +0000 To: [email protected] Subject: [SFHG] Fisherman to Waterman Hi Listers My Great Grandfather, Charles Newington, is described in baptisemal records as 'Fisherman' at the birth of his daughter, Rosina, in 1851... ...Regards Peter Newman SFHG Member 12209 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com – What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint