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  Got one more problem word. It's from the same person as my last post, Joseph Portman of Toddricks Wynd, Old town, Edinburgh. This is from the birth record of his Daughter Grace (Grizel) Portman in 1804.
 
So far I think I can make out...

"Sold! in the .... Militia"

So, soldier in the (something) militia.

The best I can get is the Queens Militia? But it's such a difficult one to decipher.

Any suggestions?

Hi everyone, I've been researching like mad this last few months and as is inevitably the case with these things, I have come upon a complete and utter dead end with regards to one particular part of the tree.

Namely, my 5x Great grandparents John James Hood Lingard and Sarah (Carew?) Hall. I've done a shed load of research into these two (especially JJH Lingard) but am struggling to push things back any further with them.

I can get back to JJH Lingards father John (an Umbrella maker from Cheapside) and possibly once more to his grandfather...John ; )

But with regards to Sarah, I can only find mention of her mother Margaret Hall in Sarahs marriage to JJH Lingard.

There are countless people on the dreaded ancestry.com who seem to have Sarah with Carew as a middle name, though none of them actually have any sources listed to support this. I am therefore taking it with a pinch of the proverbial until I can prove or refute it for myself.

Here is everything I know about Sarah Hall:

. According to her marriage banns she is "of" the Parish St George, Hanover Square, Middlesex.

. She has to be born very close to 1772 as she's listed as a minor of the age 19 and upwards on said marriage banns).

. Her Mother Margaret Hall is a widow by the time of the wedding in 1791.

. After her marriage to JJH she has two children (that I know of). JJH Jr in 1792 and William Henry in 1796.

As I say It is mostly her ancestors I am in need of help with, I'm also curious to see if anyone has any ideas about the Carew connection (if indeed there is one)...