Suzi-

Sometimes posts "don't take" on Mudcat. I usually copy my long posts to the clipboard as a back-up and then check to see if the thread moved up to the top of the list after posting.

With regard to your great-grandfather's biography, there was some inconsistency with regard to when he ran away to sea and how long he had worked as a sailor, from the information I found on the NZ website. I'll be happy to correct the record.

Charley Noble