LOL Dawn, I always think of Tom Price WA (esp as I am in WA) when I write his name, but alas it is not him.

The town was named after Thomas Moore Price apparently according to google.
His parents were William Price (deceased) & Emma (nee Worthington).
JM, yes I have tried under other names, but the problem is, how to do I know which could be him? There are many Tom, Bill, William, Thomas Price/Pryce etc, but how to know which is him? I thought maybe the "declaring him dead" thing may have clues. It may at least give the name of the ship he was last known on, then I could go from there. They weren't a particularly "marine" type family, in fact for generations they had been coal miners, so i would be surprised if he left all that behind. But then again, I am surprised he disappeared too!

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