I have asked about this before and did not receive any response. Maybe someone new to the list might know an answer. The family story is that my great grand father jumped ship in Port Phillip bay near Melbourne and came to live there prior to moving as a selection to Macks Creek near Yarram. I would like to learn more about what happened when people "deserted" ship and what records are kept. How did this effect citizenship (assuming that documents of ID may not been available)? Is there a list of deserters? What were people who jumped ship called? Any help would be appreciated. Heather