Hi David
Thanks for that, I didn't even know that list existed! I'm confused now as to what he was doing in South Africa, but that may help solve a riddle thats puzzled me for a long time, he was born in Nov 1881, so he just missed the census, he isn't with his family in 1891 or 1901. The first 'real sighting' of him is in 1907 when he married, he was living on Margaret St, West Gorton. Is there a way to go about getting these records?
Thanks again
Jane