Hi a BIT OF A LONG SHOT BUT,-working with a Reiners I had a quick look at 1801 Norwegian census Rein sounds like rain I found a number of Reiner/Reins/Reiners there there being 7 in Sandherred 3 Reiner in Helland(near Stavanger) and another in the same prefecture at Heilmeland Who is posted as head of the houshold's sister's son the boy being ten but the householder capt in the guards(Norwegian) is 61 years old. Benjamin is very popular name in Norway did your ancestors cross the North sea? nOT UNKNOWN AND MIGHT EXPLAIN THE VANISHING ACT REGARDS tERRY > Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:48:06 -0400 > From: mrainsstudio@on.aibn.com > To: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LEI] RHINES/RAINES/RAINS/REYENES/RAINS > > Can anyone tell me where, and when, my great great great great grandfather > was born, married & died? > > His name was recorded as Benjamin RHINES and in 1793 he and his wife > Elizabeth (unknown maiden name) had their son, also named Benjamin (RAINES), > baptised at the United Reform Church in Kettering, Northamptonshire. > > That is the only record that I have ever been able to find about him in more > than 5 years of trying. He might have been an Ag Lab working in one of the > counties surrounding Northants. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Malcolm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE
Hi Terry, An interesting conjecture.......I suppose that the only way that could be confirmed would be through DNA testing. My intuition says that Benjamin & Elizabeth must have married somewhere in England. I just need to find where. Malcolm On 10/13/07 11:04 AM, "TERRY HOPKIN- SUNDBY" <terrysundbya0felan3@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi > a BIT OF A LONG SHOT BUT,-working with a Reiners I had a quick look at 1801 > Norwegian census Rein sounds like rain I found a number of > Reiner/Reins/Reiners there there being 7 in Sandherred 3 Reiner in > Helland(near Stavanger) and another in the same prefecture at Heilmeland Who > is posted as head of the houshold's sister's son the boy being ten but the > householder capt in the guards(Norwegian) is 61 years old. > Benjamin is very popular name in Norway did your ancestors cross the North > sea? nOT UNKNOWN AND MIGHT EXPLAIN THE VANISHING ACT > REGARDS > tERRY > >> Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:48:06 -0400 >> From: mrainsstudio@on.aibn.com >> To: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [LEI] RHINES/RAINES/RAINS/REYENES/RAINS >> >> Can anyone tell me where, and when, my great great great great grandfather >> was born, married & died? >> >> His name was recorded as Benjamin RHINES and in 1793 he and his wife >> Elizabeth (unknown maiden name) had their son, also named Benjamin (RAINES), >> baptised at the United Reform Church in Kettering, Northamptonshire. >> >> That is the only record that I have ever been able to find about him in more >> than 5 years of trying. He might have been an Ag Lab working in one of the >> counties surrounding Northants. >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Malcolm >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Discover the new Windows Vista > http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE