Looking for connections for John Tucker, born 19 April 1834 in Bridport, Dorset, England (or possibly in Westminster - both are given in Royal Navy documents). He was a shoemaker by trade but joined the Royal Navy on the eve of the Crimean War and served from 22 February 1854 till 8 March 1874. A drawing made my him on board HMS Emerald turned up on the Island of Nantucket, Massachusetts a couple of years ago; it can be see on my website at http://home.wxs.nl/~pbdavis/EmeraldGale.htm . I have full details of his RN career, which I still have to add to this page. Best wishes Peter Davis | e-mail pdavis@wxs.nl Zeist | Frigate simulator for Windows: The Netherlands | http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/