Thanks Chris I will check it out.Might give me a bit more info. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: CHRISTINE WILLOTT To: Jane Woodall ; Margaret Taylor ; YORKSGEN@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] BLYTH/BEADLE & CROSBY Hi I was wondering the same thing. If he was a seaman, could he have been a fisherman? The National archives have just produced info on finding merchant seamen http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/merchantseamanbefore1857.htm HTH Chris