I am trying to help Richard, a somewhat distant yDNA match with my husband, learn more about his Norwegian ancestors. However, he knows so little that I am having trouble figuring out what to suggest. Richard’s great grandfather arrived in Australia in November, 1851 as Peter Paterson, a sailor on the English ship *General Hewitt*, jumped ship in Sydney, and spent the rest of his life trying to obscure his origins. The name Peter Paterson comes from the Sydney newspaper notice of the reward for his apprehension, so presumably is an Anglicized version name he was using when he joined the ship’s crew. Peter took the name William Roberts in Australia, consistently lied about his parents’ names and his age, and said only that he was from “Stavanger.” He did always say that his father was a pilot. The best evidence is that he was born in 1835-36. Besides the yDNA match with my husband—whose male roots we’ve only been able to trace back to Aukland, Hjelmeland—Richard is predicted to be a 4th or 5th cousin of a man who is the 3g grandson of Lars Jonesen Hauge (on Kyrkjøy) (b. abt 1804) and Barbro Johannesdtr Helgøy (b. 23 May 1802). I’ve checked Lars and Barbro as far as I can in the bygdebøker I have, and don’t find any relevant connection with a Peder. Peter/William married Caroline Louisa Ridgeway in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia on 24 December 1858, and died 13 June 1904 at Torrumbarry, Victoria, Australia. Jumping ship along with Peter was another Norwegian, John Anderson (again from the reward article), age 20. John later became Charles Anderson. He married Amelia Ridgeway, Caroline’s sister, in Castlemaine, Victoria on 22 September 1856 and died 26 January 1909 at Balla. John/Charles might have been a relative of Peter/William, but, of course, might only have been a friend. John/Charles said that his parents were Augus and Elizabeth, that he was born in “Tauslipp,” and that his father was a carpenter. Several trees on Ancestry has him as the son of Augustinus Andersen and Elisabeth Hansdatter of Hamarøy. Any suggestions about how we can learn more about Peter/William would be appreciated. Thank you. Marian