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Hello fellow Rootschatters,
I was looking at some Scottish baptism records for Rosskeen and found an ancestor's occupation listed as what looks like 'pensioner auto ness' but I have no idea as to what this means.

The whole records reads as follows:

James, son to James Tweedie Pensioner auto Ness and Isabel Ross his wife was born 21 Feb and bapt 10 March.

I realise that what I am reading as 'auto ness' might be something else but it is definitely 'auto' and possibly 'ness'.  Perhaps other have come across an expression that  is similar?

James Tweedie senior was a tailor by profession and later moved to London.

Is anyone able to help?

Kind regards

Kirk

Dear Fellow Rootschatters,

My ancestor, Edward Hall, and his father Thomas, were in the North Lincoln Regiment of Foot.

When Edward died his obit stated that he had been a drummer for the NLRoF for forty years (which may have been an exaggeration).  His father Thomas was stated to have been a sergeant.

Edward Hall (c.1769-1841) Born (he said) in Grantham in about 1769.  In later life he was a cordwainer, living in Hull and died in 1841.

Of Thomas Hall I know only his name and presumed rank

Is anyone able to help with other information on their military careers?

Bye for now

Kirk

I am looking for an assortment of George Acklams of Bewholme.

My ancestor is George Acklam born in, I guess, about 1650ish because he had a son called George who was born in 1673. I don't know when he married or who, or when he died but I do know that he had more children including a son called Richard (born in 1678) who is also my ancestor.

There is a George Acklam who died in 1620/30 who founded the so called Acklam bequest.

There is a George Acklam who compounded for his estates in 1658.

These four George Acklams (and Richard Acklam) all lived in Bewholme and I guess had their baptisms deaths and marriages at the Church of Ss. Mary Magdalen and Helena, in Nunkeeling.

I have seen the records for the Acklam gravestones and memorials at Nunkeeling and I have gained some details from the IGI but I would like to see how my George is related to George (d.1629).  I am sure that he must be but I lack proof.

Has anyone investigated this?

Are any wives known?

I am hoping that someone might know more information.

It seems to be a tricky one... 

Bye for now,

Kirk

Dear Fellow Rootschaters,

I am writing to see if anyone is able to tell me the parents of this chap who was, I think, born at Dale somewhere between the years 1785 and 1787.  I made a journey to Dale a few years back - it is not a very big place.

The only information I have about him is that he was a fisherman.  He was alive in 1841 but not (I presume) in 1851 which means (if Freebmd is correct) that he died in in either 1846 or 1848.

Is anyone able to assist with a more concrete baptism date and parentage?

Bye for now,

Kirk

Dear Fellow Rootschatters,

Is anyone able to look up the marriage details of Mary Fallowfield and Benjamin Smith Snowden? 

They were married in the year 1878 at Hull but that is all I know.

Apart from the date and place I am interested to see who their witnesses were.  They lived in Sculcoates and so I am guessing it took place at Christ Church but I may be off the track.

Thank you

Kirk