I have been following this thread with great interest, and shall endeavour to locate the books which have been mentioned. It answers a number of queries I have had regarding the report that the wife of Charles Kellett, (Captain of the chinese junk "Keying" which was sailed from HongKong to London in 1848) sailed the last leg of the voyage from New York to London with her husband. According to the pamphlet put out at that time "the voyage was ... [a] continual succession of storms". The conditions on board must have been dreadful. As Jane Kellett gave birth to a son in Paramatta, Sydney in April 1857; it would seem that she had continued to sail with her husband - this was her sixth child, three of which died in their infancy; which doesn't surprise me now having read this thread. Can anyone advise me on how to go about finding out what ships were in dock in Sydney/Paramatta around that time and how to go about finding their crew/officers? Thank you for your help. Susan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/385 - Release Date: 11/07/2006