Russ I have Jonathon Hogg, wife Mary, with Children John, (died young) Thomas Jonathon Uzzan and Elizabeth. My connection is thru Elizabeth who married James Nelson. Gwenda Hello, I've been researching my HOGG ancestry recently, and my question is more historical than genealogical, but I think that it falls within the guidelines for the list. This part of the HOGG family, and related families, lived in the Rothbury, Longframlington, and Netherwitton areas in 1740 to 1800. They were mentioned in parish records as living at Hope, Woodhead, Ritton White House, Hazon High House and other places. These appear to be farms, and are remote from other settlements. I would imagine that farming in such a period would be a laborious, dawn-to-dusk business, so there would not be much time available for socialising. All of the settlements are reasonably distant from one another, perhaps 3 to 6 miles, so how did prospective partners meet? Once a week at market? How did they manage to visit each other? My thinking is that an ordinary farm worker would not have been able to afford a horse, but could they have borrowed a farm horse? Could marriages have been arranged, or semi-arranged, by parents? Regards, Russ Hogg

Gwenda, Could you give a bit more information about your ancestors? Rough dates and locations would be helpful. Regards, Russ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwenda Evans" <[email protected]> To: "Russ Hogg" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] Rothbury 1740 to 1800 > Russ > I have Jonathon Hogg, wife Mary, with Children John, (died young) > Thomas Jonathon Uzzan and Elizabeth. > My connection is thru Elizabeth who married James Nelson. > Gwenda > Hello,