Hi, in the 1861 he is with his parents Francis,. head, marr , 61, frame maker , b Switzerland, Jane, wife, 47, b Sussex , John, son unm, 17, looking glass silverer, b Sussex, Mary , 11, Francis , 8, Anthony , 6 , the last 3 b London. Francis C married Jane Fleet in 1838 in the Steyning district of Sussex. His father maybe Frank Cometti`s death is recorded at the Holborn district in the Jan 1/4 of 1867. And Jane remarries George Rilatt in the St Pancras district in the Apl 1/4 of 1868. As you say he is as Anthony Rilatt , 16 , carpenter , in the 1871 with George and Jane . If he was then in 1872 enroute for NZ I would imagine that is the end. I can`t see any reason to assume he is Wm Terry Comett. The list may well be able to tell you about the ship Lady Jocelyn . -----Original Message----- From: carogene via Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2015 11:41 PM To: MARINERS@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAR] UK Merchant Navy Apprentice Indentures at Ancestry Seeking your help please - I have found my ancestor listed at Ancestry in the recently added UK Apprentices Indentured in the Merchant Navy, and I wonder if there is any further information that I can obtain about him please. My man is Anthony COMETTI born 1855 in London, and I now have three pieces of conflicting information about him: This one dated 21 April 1870, for 4 years on the vessel Regina, 204 tons, at Hartlepool, Master -J. Hills. The 1871 census where he is listed as Antoney ditto under his stepfather’s surname of RILATT, age 16, a carpenter, born in London. Living at 69 Maldon Rd. St Pancras, piece 241, folio 63, page 14. (I have the marriage cert of his mother and stepfather to verify that this is correct.) In 1872 he appears on a passenger list as Anthony COMETT, age 21 carpenter, on the vessel ‘Lady Jocelyn’ bound for Canterbury New Zealand. The next listing is for Wm Terry ditto age 22, carpenter. I have checked earlier census and the free bmd index, but there are no matches for Anthony COMETT age 21, or Wm Terry COMETT age 22. The oral history from him is that he ran away from home as a boy, spent some years at sea, jumped ship in Wellington (no date given). The ship he left was lost with all hands after leaving Wellington, subsequently his family in the UK were told that he had perished at sea. Years later he met some old sailor friends in Wellington, who were amazed to see him as they too thought that he was dead. I have no knowledge of his years at sea, and would love to know more, particularly the name of the ship that was lost with all hands. The first mention of him in Wellington is dated 1884, any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks Carolyn in NZ. ------------------------------- 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