Yes their is a book think you might have to make the same call for help I think on the Australia list. As I do not know if you are a member of that list I'll place a posting on it for you and hope that someone will be able to answer your question. Regards, Raymond Henderson. Lynette Ann Baker wrote: > Could anyone tell me if people who absconded from UK naval ships in Melbourne were recorded, c 1875-1880. Family story is that John Saunders b 1857 in Middlesex, jumped overboard and swan to Sorrento so as to stay with his girl. He was on a "training" ship, we suppose this would be naval. > > Anyone with suggestions? > > Lyn Baker > > ============================== > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp