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Hi All,

Hoping someone may be able to check the Huntingdon baptisms for the below families:

Children of John Ibberson/Everson of Ramsey (married 1686, buried 1722):
Jeremiah - buried 1686
Margaret - buried 1688
Susannah - married 1718
Margaret - married 1713
Ann
Elizabeth - married 1719
Francis - married 1723/24
Mary - buried 1720

Children of William Hunns of Ramsey (second marriage 1662/3, buried 1677)
Jorat/Gerat - eldest son in will
Margaret - abt 1662
Edward - abt 1663/4, buried 1664
Elizabeth - abt 1665, buried 1666
Thomas - abt 1667, buried 1667
William - abt 1668, buried 1669
Grace - abt 1670
Edward - abt 1673, married 1699
John - abt 1675 - youngest son in will

I have information from marriages, burials and wills, and am hoping that the baptisms will help me better sort them out

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Jenny

Hello,

I was hoping SKS may have access to and be able to check the Ramsey Parish registers for the below:

Burial:
John Overall, son of James Overall - suspected to have died in 1681 (baptised 3 Mar 1680/81, another child also named John was baptised 9 Sep 1683) There are 4 John's born to this family, I have the details of the others...just missing this chap's burial.

Baptism:
Owen Overall, son of James Overall - suspected to be born in 1689/90 (buried 18 Feb 1691/92)

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

Jenny

Hi All,

I have been working on my German family, the vast majority of whom are from Hessen and are members of the Evangelical Church. I have just come across my first Catholic from Bavaria, and while am familiar with where to find Evangelical Church records, I am much less familiar with where and how to locate Catholic records. I was hoping that someone could point me in the right direction?

The information that I have thus far on my ancestor Barbara, relates to her second marriage. A fellow researcher has located her marriage record on Archion.net, which has been translated below:

At Regensburg Gesamtgemeinde (Evang. Church) on 3 July 1794 Johann Christian Sommerlad married Barbara, the widow of Johann Zingel, Hofmahler and Vergolder (court painter & gilder) of Thurn and Taxis.

The record does not give Barbara's maiden name, age or birthplace...but does specify that she was of the Catholic religion. It does not state if her first husband was also Catholic.

The marriage record gives loads of detail about Johann Christian Sommerlad (below), which fits with the extensive research I have done on his family in Hessen, so no issues there

Transcription: der ehrbare Johann Christian Sommerlad , bei des hochansehenen königlich dänischen herzoglichen holstein- Glückstädtischen Comitialgesandten Freiherrn von Diede zum Fürstenstein Exzellenz, Bedienter here, des ehrbare Konrad Sommerlad, Schulmeister in Langenhain, Ziegenberg, Freiherr von Diedesche Herrschaft im Hessen-darmstädtisches Amt Butzbach, legitimer sohn und M.Anna Margarethe nee Müller aus Langenhain.

Translation:
Groom: the honorable Johann Christian Sommerlad , servant here, at the highly esteemed royal Danish ducal Holstein- Glückstadt comitial evoy Baron von Diede zum Fürstenstein, excellency, legitimate son of the honorable Konrad Sommerlad, schoolmaster in Langenhain, Ziegenberg, Baron von Diede's domination in the Hesse-Darmstadt office Butzbach, legitimate son and M. Anna Margarethe nee Müller from Langenhain.

Barbara and Johann Christian Sommerlad had 3 children in Regensburg, and I have copies of each of the baptism records from Archion.net as well as entries in the magazine/newspaper 'Regensburgisches Diarium oder wöchentliche Frag- und Anzeige-Nachrichten' that relate to the marriage, baptisms and burial of their second child.

Karl Christian Daniel Sommerlad - baptised 14 Dec 1794 at Regensburg Gesamtgemeinde (Evang. Church)
Johann Peter Sommerlad - baptised 4 Dec 1797 at Regensburg Gesamtgemeinde (Evang. Church), buried 31 March 1798 Regensburg Gesamtgemeinde (Evang. Church)
Mariana Sophia Franziska Friederika Sommerlad - baptised 26 Dec 1799 Regensburg Gesamtgemeinde (Evang. Church)

In all of the baptisms, Barbara is simply referred to by her first name (no maiden name) and that she is of the Catholic religion.

The family left Regensburg for Langenhain, Hessen where Johann Christian Sommerlad was from and he died there in 1814. Barbara and her children Karl and Mariana then relocated to Ober-Rosbach, Hessen where the children married in 1818 & 1822, and Barbara died in 1835.

Both the children recorded their mother Barbara's maiden name as Fischer at their marriages in Ober-Rosbach.

I have the Familienbuch for Ober-Rosbach and this states that Barbara died on 10th April 1835. Her birth date is given in the book as c.1755, which I presume is from the age given at her death. I have not seen the actual Church record for the death/burial, but would love to one day to see what detail it gives. I presume that she was born or at least firstly married in Regensburg, Bavaria, but the Familienbuch does not give any other details.

In the absence of knowing where to look for Catholic records, I have had a bit of a look through the 'Regensburgisches Diarium oder wöchentliche Frag- und Anzeige-Nachrichten' to see if the death of Johann Zingel was mentioned, or Barbara's first marriage...but alas to date I have found no mention of either. There are several Fischer's and Zingel's mentioned in the newspaper/magazine, but I cannot yet find a link to my Barbara. Some of the Fischer's are Protestant, and those that are Catholic appear to attend either the cathedral and parish of St Ulrich, or the parish of St Ruprecht. The Zingel's mentioned in the magazine appear to be Protestant.

Any assistance with where I might look next for Barbara's first marriage or baptism would be greatly appreciated 

Thanks so much!

Jenny

Hello All,

Not sure where to post this query, hopefully 'occupation interests' makes some sense!

A relative of mine served during WWI in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and on his return to Scotland in 1919 enrolled at St Andrews University to study Medicine. The lovely folk at the University of St Andrews Library have found his matriculation details and graduation records, and on them it states that a fair portion of his university fees were paid through grants and vouchers.

Most years a large proportion of his fees were paid in Ministry of Labour S.E.D. Vouchers rather than cash. And in his final year he was also in receipt of a D.O. Grant (written in the bursary/scholarship section of the form)

I am wondering if anyone can shed any light on what these grants were and how they were obtained? Were they for reserved returned servicemen? Were they based on academic merit?

Any info would be greatly appreciated 

Jenny

Hello All,

I am trying to sort out my relative's military career, and I was hoping that someone may be able to help me identify the attached uniforms?

My relative John George 'Jack' Rutherford's service during WWI is complex and confusing. I have not been able to find his service record, but what I have been able to confirm with records is below:

Jack was born on 22 Sept 1899 in Dundee

Jack enlisted 20 Oct 1915 at Kirkaldy as a trooper with the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Regimental No: 2874) - he was discharged the same day, due to being just 16 yrs old (he claimed to be 19!!)

His medal card (attached) shows that he re-enlisted and served as below:
Highland Light Infantry       57501       Private
Royal Scots                       59165       Private
Army Ordnance Corps       049349       Private

I know that this is my Jack (there are a few John George Rutherford's!) as in the 1918-1919 absentee voter list for Dundee, he is listed at his mother's address with his brothers. That list shows that he was in the 3rd Royal Scots as a private, with the Regimental Number of 59165.

From family folklore I have been told the following:

His son recalled that "He went straight from school into the Army – the Highland Light Infantry. He fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916 but was shot and gassed and was invalided out. He recovered and went back in 1918 and stayed in the Army after the war as there were no jobs available. He ended up in Ireland putting down the rebellion."

His nephew recalled that "During WWI, my dad had to go to Perth to get the 14 or 15 year old Jack out of the Black Watch Regiment where he had volunteered, lying about his age"


Now, from the records I can see that it was actually the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry that he joined as a young teenager, not the Black Watch, and was discharged due to being 16 years old. So this story may have been exaggerated over the years.

What I would love to know is whether he tried enlisting in the Black Watch earlier than his escapade to Kirkaldy to join the Fife and Forfarshire Yeomanry in 1915. When I was given the attached photo, I was told it was Jack in the Black Watch uniform in 1914......can anyone confirm if it is Black Watch or Fife and Forfar Yeomanry?

I know that the Battle of the Somme was fought between 1 July and 18 November 1916 and that there were several battalions of the Highland Light Infantry present during the battle. So I would love to know if he served with the HLI during this time, or whether this story is not quite correct? Jack would still have been under 17yrs at the start of the battle....do you think he would have been allowed to enlist at that age?

I am not sure which uniform he is wearing in the second photo, I presume it was taken between 1916-1918. Is it Highland Light Infantry? Or Royal Scots?

I am presuming that he was with the 3rd Royal Scots till the end of WWI, then moved to the Army Ordinance Corps for the Irish Rebellion....would this be a reasonable assumption?


Any help sorting out this riddle would be appreciated 


Jenny