Hi List, Courtesy of the British Library and Gale site (thanks to Eliz for that link), I have managed to track down more of the movements of the JOHN FIELDEN which carried my CUSACK ancestors to Moreton Bay (Brisbane, QLD) in 1853. I now know that between 1857 and early 1860 the JOHN FIELDEN carried cargo between England and the West Indies and on another occasion, Quebec under the command of a Captain Broadley (aka Bradley). On 13th January 1860 she departed her home port of Liverpool headed for Rio Janeiro. On 1st February, small pieces of wreck and a life buoy with the name JOHN FIELDEN were found on the beach at Voryd near Rhyl on the north east coast of Wales. Then finally, on 9th August, 1860 it was noted in the English papers that the JOHN FIELDEN had not arrived at her destination and had not been seen since leaving Liverpool. >From this it seems possible that the JOHN FIELDEN was wrecked only a short time after leaving port. At this stage I haven't been able to find further newspaper reports, so I am wondering if anyone has any further ideas for determining what might have become of the JOHN FIELDEN. With thanks, Jo Mitchell Geelong, Australia