Genealogy Chat

Hi
I kn ow im a pest but i was hoping for a few answers!

Is there a way to check the orphanage records or workhouse?

What is a mariner? Would it be someone in the navy or could it be to do with light houses? {strong link in my tree to light houses}

Lastly does anyone no WHY our ancestors used the same names over and over.?????

joy

A mariner is a sailor

Check any online dictionary if in doubt...........

Reg

Inmates of workouses should appear on the census in the usual way. For any other records, you would need to see if the Records Office for the area concerns holds any information.

Naming patterns were common back then, first son named after his father, 2nd son named after father's father (or something like that). That's why they are all called William, Thomas, Charles or George - or is that just my family?

Sam x

Thanks sam ,i have exactly the same thing with names eexcept mine seem to be johns and christopher.

joy

Reg
I do not need a dictionary to check the meaning but as you will be aware in the 1820s some words were used diffrently.The person i am researching was stated on a census to be a mariner for trinty which his father also worked as a light house keeper.
Trinty is connected to the portland lighthouses.

Could never be a pest with such a nice name ... :-)

As has been said, those sort of records can usually be found at the relevant record office. However, some may be online, it is always worth googling, just in case.

Regarding mariners, there is a rootsweb mailing list to which you could subscribe (free) - see
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Occupations/Mariners.html
A mariner is a seafaring person.

Ah, the naming pattern, there is a thread about that somewhere, I shall try to find it later.
Families are so interesting - one of my ancestors had several brothers called William who died when little; at last one William survived to adulthood - yet my great-Grandad having been called Luke did not fit into a naming pattern at all; the name Luke occurs nowhere else in the family.

HI
Sick Parrott thanks for thta info i will look into that.

Joy? Thanks for your info to, i will check that site out.
Concerning names- i have a couple of johns born to the same parents,one died so thay call the next one john ,and the next.Soooo confusing.Didint give us much thought did they?

joy

One of my great-grandads was called John. He also had an elder brother called John who died aged about two, when great-grandad was little.


Joy