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

Could it be a mis-transcription and they lost their "souls"? Rosemary Northumberland UK Email: [email protected] Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On 14/09/2011 15:49, A durn wrote: > 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

On 14 Sep 2011 at 15:49, A durn wrote: > 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 > Check your history! 1745 was the year when Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Young Pretender, and his Highland hordes invaded England in the rebellion known as "The Forty-Five". In virtually every town they went through they forced the townspeople to give them food, clothing and shelter. By the time they got to Derby - where Charlie decided to turn back - I expect they'd worn their shoes out. Think about it - the incumbent would not need to explain in his parish registers what was happening because the entire country would have known about it. Hence the "curious" reference. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE