Just to confirm what I thought to be correct, this is from the Wikipedia entry for Swarkestone Bridge- not infallible I know! "In 1745 during the Jacobite Rebellion led by Bonnie Prince Charlie, the advance party of his army reached here to gain control of the crossing of the Trent. Finding no reports of support from the south, they turned back to Derby; the invading army then retreated to Scotland and final defeat at the Battle of Culloden. Swarkestone thereby being the most southerly point reached during that army's advance on London." Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of A durn Sent: 14 September 2011 15:50 To: [email protected] Subject: [NTT] curious reading through transcript of parish registers I came across the following "In the year 1745   the Rebels  arrived at Derby  and many poor people lost their shoes" I wonder why, anyone know what was happening ? Aileen Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3895 - Release Date: 09/13/11 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3895 - Release Date: 09/13/11 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3895 - Release Date: 09/13/11

All, just a thought on this "thread". An Army which is at the end of its tether would have needed supplies. The Rebel army could have literaly run out of shoes because of the march south to Derby. Supplies would have been scarce. So the Rebel army could have taken matters into their own hands and taken the shoes from the good folk of Derby. Jump forward 100 years and I believe the battle of Gettysburg came about because General Robert E Lee of the Confederate Army believed that their was a store of shoes/boots at Gettysburg for his troops who had worn theirs out in the previous campaign. As I said, just a thought. Mike Greatorex Harrogate, England Looking for all Greatorex's from North Nottinghamshire, Sheffield, Orange Co, NY, USA, Florida and Alabama, USA. http://www.freewebs.com/greatorexfamily/