Question

We need help locating life details of Joseph Devlin- anything connecting him to the steamer packs

Answer 1

I’ve added his Merchant Mariners service to his profile. Note that his name there is Joseph Shriff (not Sherrif) Newman. 

"United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC7X-69M : 5 December 2014), Joseph Shriff Devlin, ; From "Merchant Navy Seamen1835-1941," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing BT 112-116, 119-120, series BT349, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Comments

Found another one this time 1918-1921 Merchant marine service. 

"United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC7R-852 : 5 December 2014), Joseph Sheritt Devlin, ; From "Merchant Navy Seamen1835-1941," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing BT 112-116, 119-120, series BT350, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.