Well the way the thread was going , I'd "seen" a process of data submission in a standard form and then a searchable table with input/output like :-

Name : John BRAIN
DoB : 1860
Place of birth : Edgehills
Father : John
Mother : Mary
Emigrated : 1885
Destination : Colorado, America
Departure Port : Liverpool
Ship : Sea Lord
Notes :
other fields ?

< fictional data so far as I know >

I'm happy to collate the data, once we agree a "standard" format, send by e'mail

searching by <surname> and <first name> is probably all that is required

what do people think ? [ updated 30/5/08]