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I am looking at a baptism dated 1 June 1845 at St Mary's Kilkenny City where there is no name provided for the child. Parents' names are there, together with those of two sponsors.
From the fact that the record has not been deleted, I infer that a baptism did actually take place. Why is the child not named? I can only think that the child was stillborn, but can anyone offer an alternative explanation or shed more light on this?
There is no mention of the child in later records involving the family, by the way, which does point to a post mortem baptism. 

I have been reading the London newspaper reports from the weeks following the Tranent massacre - or riots, as the papers have it. Lots of reports but many are simply repeating what they were fed by the Edinburgh press.
It was reported that about 8 "rioters" were taken away to Haddingon gaol and later to Edinburgh for trial. Somewher I read that a number of these prisoners were convicted and transported - and in 1797-8 that must have been to New South Wales.
So far I have not been able to track down any records of the trials, nor the lists of those who were tried. Can anyone help me there? My family may yet have a convict connection or two.

Incidentally, the Manchester Times and Gazette of Oct 28 1843 reprinted an article from Tait's Magazine which mentioned the "riots at Tranent" in the same context as a discussion of a "mock rebellion in the west". It remains a mystery that the people of Tranent and surrounds were dealt with so harshly when similar protests and actions were being managed relatively cleanly at numerous towns all over Scotland. Perhaps the Battle of Prestonpans was still a sore spot for many of the people in power, even after the passage of 52 years.

Cheers,

Gerry

I have been using Family Tree Maker 2009 for about 12 months, and have established it as the primary repository of my family data.

Recently, I have found "the little green leaf" appearing against people in my tree without any information behind it. This is happening quite frequently now, and it makes the program quite tedious to use.
 
I understand that the program is checking against records on Ancestry (or elsewhere), but how and why it indicates a result that does not then show up is puzzling - and irritating!

I would be satisfied with just being able to eradicate the "leaf" when it is non-productive. As it stands, they just linger on...growing in number.

Any clues, anyone?

Gerry_R

My G-Grandfather, Thomas Osborn Wills JENNINGs, a shoemaker from Tottenham, migrated to New Zealand with his wife and young family. They left Gravesend on 18 May 1871 on board the Shun Lee, arriving at Port Chalmers on 26 Aug 1871, and were listed as "Guaranteed" passengers - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/ShunLee.htm

I understand that New Zealand was seeking to increase its population at the time, and paid the way for some classes of immigrants, such as young single women, and agricultural workers.  But can anyone explain the difference between "Guaranteed" and "Assisted" passengers, please?

I have previously posted my query on a RootsChat board dealing with immigration generally, and received a few responses which have been helpful, but a couple of respondents suggested I try the New Zealand board. One of the respondents advised that immigrants were being brought out to boost the numbers in the militia at the time of my ancestors' voyage. Whatever brought the family to New Zealand, it did not hold them for very long as they left for Melbourne, Australia around mid-1872. I believe they travelled on the s.s. Omeo, although I haven't been able to find a passenger list to confirm that. They were in Melbourne by mid-1872 by some means, if not the Omeo.

I hope someone can clarify the "Guaranteed" status that brought them from England. If ayone can help with any information on their time in New Zealand, that would be wonderful!

Gerry

My G G Grandfather, David SERVICE, was born in Ballymena, probably inthe 1790's. He married Jane HOLLINGER, born at Ballyeaston in 1799. I know of 4 cildren: Thomas, Agnes, Mary Ann and John Heron, my G Grandfather, who was born in 1843.

I have details of Jane HOLLINGER's probate so I know she died in 1865 in Greenhill. Her husband, David, died some time before then.

Can anyone provide more information about my ancestors? Please!!