Hello Eunice,   A *possible* ship for him would be 463 ton WILLIAM NAISBY in 1870. I say only *possible* because there are no forenames in this source. A second email follows with an attachment. The attachment is a newspaper article and is legitimate. Sadly, the surname is one which probably endures many mis-spellings, so there may be other newspaper mentions which I have not found.   That ship is possibly the same one as in "VESSELS SPOKEN WITH" in the second attachment I will send you.   The third attachment is a mention of the WILLIAM NAIZBY with master Defries (see what I meant about spellings - smile?). There was a shipyard on the Wear owned by a William Naizby, so she was possibly named for the builder.   If this is indeed your man, there's a starting point for you. You can also try searching for him in the appropriate volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping here: http://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/lloyds-register.html In the 1869 edition, master of WILLIAM NAIZBY is shown as W. Defriez. Having that first initial looks encouraging (and, she was built Sunderland by Naisby).   Regards, Adi   --- On Sat, 8/6/11, Eunice Donovan <eunice.donovan@bigpond.com> wrote: I've discovered the following information in the Index to the Captains Registers of Lloyd's of London, about my great-grandfather: DEFRIEZ, William Webb b.London 1838 C22935 London 1864 vol.4 1864-73; vol.18 1874-76; vol.31 no voyages listed

Adi - THANK YOU for the time you've obviously put in to searching these items out for me; I'm stunned at your generosity! It certainly is "my" man :-) I've been in touch with the Maritime History Archive at Newfoundland, and they are doing a search for me, based on the William Naisby/Naizby. It seems he was Master of that vessel between 1867 and 1876. I've also discovered that he "retired" to Jamaica, and became a Master Pilot at Montego Bay. It's just amazing to think about the nautical miles these ships and their crews covered during their sea-years. I'm in awe of them. In the articles you've sent me, do you know what the phrase "vessels spoken with" means? Was there some kind of communication between vessels as they passed each other? Or is it a more official kind of speaking-to? Thank you again so very much for your help; it's truly appreciated! Many kind regards Eunice Eunice Donovan Queensland, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Mme_N_Carmichael To: Eunice Donovan Cc: MARINERS@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [MAR] Master Mariner details Hello Eunice, A *possible* ship for him would be 463 ton WILLIAM NAISBY in 1870. I say only *possible* because there are no forenames in this source. A second email follows with an attachment. The attachment is a newspaper article and is legitimate. Sadly, the surname is one which probably endures many mis-spellings, so there may be other newspaper mentions which I have not found. That ship is possibly the same one as in "VESSELS SPOKEN WITH" in the second attachment I will send you. The third attachment is a mention of the WILLIAM NAIZBY with master Defries (see what I meant about spellings - smile?). There was a shipyard on the Wear owned by a William Naizby, so she was possibly named for the builder. If this is indeed your man, there's a starting point for you. You can also try searching for him in the appropriate volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping here: http://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/lloyds-register.html In the 1869 edition, master of WILLIAM NAIZBY is shown as W. Defriez. Having that first initial looks encouraging (and, she was built Sunderland by Naisby). Regards, Adi --- On Sat, 8/6/11, Eunice Donovan <eunice.donovan@bigpond.com> wrote: I've discovered the following information in the Index to the Captains Registers of Lloyd's of London, about my great-grandfather: DEFRIEZ, William Webb b.London 1838 C22935 London 1864 vol.4 1864-73; vol.18 1874-76; vol.31 no voyages listed