Hello Toni, Was William married in 1827 to an Elizabeth May? If so, this Chancery case says that he quit England in 1836.https://books.google.ca/books?id=KlQ1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA307&lpg=PA307&dq=%22Skey%22+mariner&source=bl&ots=H3k_ykpOdY&sig=oUaDVOZdeRhkF2HBY34Be5Bckr4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMIwomR_pbrxwIVihaSCh2-zg6T#v=onepage&q=%22Skey%22%20mariner&f=false  Have you made one post on RootsChat as "tonimg" in this thread?:http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=659162.10 If that wasn't you, you'll enjoy reading that thread. If that IS your family, then you need to search the merchant navy records on Ancestry because if Frederick Augustus Skey was a 2nd Mate in August 1840, then he probably applied for a certificate when they were introduced in 1845 and definitely when they became compulsory in 1850 (that is, if he were still alive at those dates). Ancestry has the Masters and Mates database. Be sure to use the scroll arrows both forward and backward to see all the pages in the file. Ancestry also has other TNA merchant navy BT files and so does FindMyPast. There is at least one public tree on Ancestry with Frederick Augustus Skey in it. You say that you have looked at Lloyd's List. That's a weekly maritime newspaper. Have you also trawled through all the online volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping?  There is a column for master's name. Since Skey is a very short name, there will also be room in that column for a first initial.They are here:http://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/lloyds-register.html 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. Two, at least, died at sea - Joseph in 1834 and Samuel in 1848.  William (deliberately) never returned from a voyage to Tahiti, Octavius was apprenticed as a mariner at the age of 16, but seems to have run away to the USA, Frederick died in Madras (having apparently married bigamously) and Charles was transported as a convict to Tasmania. My questions are these:Was Henry, 1806-1850, also a mariner? And when did Thomas (a master mariner born 1803) die?  Was it at sea?I know that the following ships were associated with Skey master mariners and seamen. I'd be very grateful for any further information or hints for further research.  (I've looked at Lloyd's Lists)1834  The Harriet (Which Skey?)1835  The Albion arrives at Hastings from Sydney. Reg. 1835 London (Which Skey?)1849  John Campbell in trouble off Long Island (Which Skey?)Fortune (William)Sarah (Frederick)Montreal and Marianna (Samuel)Recovery, Favourite, Lady Louisa, Timothy (Charles.  These seem to have been whalers.)Thanks!Toni                         ------------------------------- 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