The Henry is Frederick's grandfather, but the Thomas - you're right - is not connected. And yes, the Frederick in the court case is 'mine'. Thanks for your input. Toni > On 10 Sep 2015, at 9:27 pm, elizgh via <mariners@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Hi, in the Derby Mercury of 30th October > 1783 , under the heading Bankrupts, Thomas Skey of Bristol, Cyder Merchant. > To appear Nov 24, 25, and Dec 9th at the White Lion, in Broad St, > Attornies Mr Thomas Morgan , in Bristol, and Mr Walter Hill , 15 Grays Inn , > London. In the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette , Thursday 13 July 1786 > , At Upton on Severn , in his 27th year, Mr Thomas Skey, cyder merchant. > A little earlier and a different Skey , Oxford Jounal February 1755, On > Saturday last the Rev Mr Henry Skey of Tortworth, in Gloucestershire, was > inducted to the Rectory of Cranford, in Mddx, by the Rt Hon Frederick > Augustus , Earl of Berkeley . But these Skeys seem to be another branch of > the family . Your Frederick Augustus Skey , is mentioned in the Bells > London Life and Sporting Chronicle of 17th Nov 1839 , the report is titled > Alleged starvation of convicts . At the Thames Police Office John Byron , > master of a ship called the John Renwick , belonging to Messrs Godwin and > Lee , chartered in the year 1838 to transport convicts to NSW was supplied > with stores from HMs Victualling yard at Deptford. The charge against him > was that he deducted a certain portion of the rations allowed him by > Government for each convict and appropriated such deductions to his own use > . Frederick Augustus Skey , second mate of the John Renwick was then sworn > . To summarise the trick was to give out "one bucket of peas containing > between 2 and 3 gallons , whereas the quantity afforded by Govt was from 9 - > 10 gallons ," . > There are also a couple of mentions of the Skeys of Wickwar > in Glos in the National Archives regarding a school , ditto of Thornbury , > Glos . > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mme_N_Carmichael via > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 3:42 AM > To: Toni Glasson ; mariners@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MAR] Help please > > Hello Toni, > Is this your Henry? If so, there are two more vessel names for you.Source: > The London GazettePublication date: 17 April 1849 > Issue: 20968Page: 1277 > "WHEREAS Henry Skey, formerly of Wickwor, in > > the county of Gloucester, left England on the 3dday of October, in the year > 1826, as second mate on boardthe East India merchant ship, The London, of > London,commanded by Captain Fotheringham, and subsequentlyjoined a country > trading vessel, called the Illustra Almada,at Bombay, in the East Indies, > and has not been heard ofsince the year 1831, and if alive is supposed to be > in theEast Indies. If any person will give information respectingthe said > Henry Skey, if alive or if dead, when and wherebe died, or any information > whatever respecting him toMr. John Harris, of No. 22, Argyll-street, > Regent-street,in the county of Middlesex, Solicitor, he will be rewarded. > Regards,Adi > > > > > From: Toni Glasson via <mariners@rootsweb.com> > To: "mariners@rootsweb.com" <mariners@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 7:23 PM > Subject: [MAR] Help please > > Hello allI am researching the family of Thomas and Fanny Skey of > Gloucestershire, UK. They had 10 sons, seven of whom were definitely > mariners...... > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message