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Born Airth N.B.
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Jim The Ferret | Report | 17 Jul 2007 18:40 |
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I have come across a family gravestone which says this. Does N.B. stand for North Britain ---- i.e. Scotland???? Jim |
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Ivy | Report | 17 Jul 2007 18:53 |
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I've done some Googling, which didn't get me very far. Airth is close to Falkirk (as you will know already); NB is generally nota bene (ditto); and Airth seems to have no connection with New Brunswick in Canada. I tried for 'Latin + N B + born', which came up with the possibility that it simply says that he was both born (natus) and baptised (baptisus) there? |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 17 Jul 2007 21:49 |
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Perhaps if you list the details we can find them on a census or find their birth and death. Rose |
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ErikaH | Report | 17 Jul 2007 22:08 |
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How old is the inscription? Where is the grave located? Reg |
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Jim The Ferret | Report | 17 Jul 2007 22:22 |
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The grave is at a little village in Glamorgan called Llandow. The grave is for William KEMP, his wife Catherine and daughter Catherine Ann. William was born 7th February 1812 and died at Penarth June 23rg 1892. Birth place on stone is Airth N.B. Jim |
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Mary | Report | 17 Jul 2007 22:22 |
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My old school motto was Nota Bene we were told it meant 'note well' ditto sounds a bit odd for a school motto |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 17 Jul 2007 22:47 |
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Here he is in 1891: 1891 Wales Census about William Kemp Name: William Kemp Age: 79 Estimated birth year: abt 1812 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: Shrling Airth, Scotland Civil parish: Penarth Ecclesiastical parish: Penarth Town: Penarth County/Island: Glamorgan Country: Wales Registration district: Cardiff Sub-registration district: Cardiff ED, institution, or vessel: 54 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Caroline David 18 Catherine Kemp 35 William Kemp 79 Rose |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 17 Jul 2007 23:06 |
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It stands for North Britain as Scotland was referred to in those days. Google NB and ''North Britain'' http://www.*collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-911.005-e.html http://www.answers.*com/topic/list-of-abbreviations-in-use-in-1911 Rose |
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Denis | Report | 18 Jul 2007 10:13 |
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In this instance NB stands for North Britain. After the the Union of Scotland and England there was an expectation that England and Scotland would be called South and North Britain respectively. While unionist Scots used the expression enthusiastically and widely it gradually became apparent that not only was England still England but that 'England' was being used increasingly to describe the UK (eg as in Queen of England). Despite all this the use of NB continued to some extent and even as late as the First World War some Scottish soldiers gave addresses including NB. The use has now died out. Denis |
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