Thanks Chris for taking the trouble to look . Really appreciate it . All very odd as I would have thought you would have needed some local connection to get a plaque on one of Nottinghams main churches . There is another news archive report of James Still joining the Pheasant only a few months before and another of his promotion to Lieutenant in the same month that he died , so unlikely he was a national hero . Perhaps his mother Mary Strong is the connection ? ------------------------------ On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 5:37 PM BST Chris Andrew wrote: >James Still was baptised on 2 Oct 1800 at West Tytherley, Hampshire, son of >Peter and Mary Still of Queens St, Bloomsbury, London. > >Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 18 Mar 1822 On the 12th of October last >died, off Sierra Leone, Lieutenant James Still, of his Majesty's ship >Pheasant, son of Peter Still Esq of Devonshire place. > >Peter Still, born in 1760 at East Knoyle, Wiltshire, was an attorney at >Lincoln's Inn. He married Mary Strong, daughter of his partner William >Strong, on 8 Jun 1795 at Holborn St George the Martyr, London. He died on >28 Feb 1832 in Bath, Somerset. Peter was buried on 6 Mar 1832 at East >Knoyle, Wiltshire. Mary Still, relict of Peter, died on 20 Sep 1841 in >London. > >I didn't find any connection to Nottingham for this family. > >Peter Still who married Letitia Lawrence belongs to a different family. > >Chris > >-----Original Message----- >From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] >On Behalf Of david wilson >Sent: September-23-13 5:07 AM >To: nottsgen-l@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NTT] Lieutenant James STILL mystery > >Of no relation to me but on another message board I frequent, was a >discussion about famous Nottingham folk. > >Apparently there is a plaque in St. Marys Church, Nottingham for a >Lieutenant James Still who died in 1822, off Sierra Leone, whilst on the HMS >Pheasant a ship and crew that was trying to clear up the slave trade. > >image here: >http://www.geolocation.ws/v/W/File%3ALieutenant%20James%20Still%20memorial.j >pg/-/en > >I cannot find a birth for James Still and its a bit of a mystery as I can't >see any link to Nottingham for him . Can anyone find a birth for him? > > > > > >Notts Surname List > >http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Not sure if there is any connection but this is a record from the Baptism section of the Notts FHS database - one of only 8 with that surname between the late 1600's and the mid 1800's Baptism 1831 04 04 child Mary Ann Brooking Father John STRONG Mother Mary Ann Brooking Profession 15 Kings Hussars Abode Barracks Parish NOTTINGHAM St Mary There are also 18 marriages for that parish where Strong is the surname of either the bride or the groom - ranging from the latter part of the 1600's for a 200 year period but only 4 burials - all in the 1800's and 2 of them babies of a few weeks. Not a well balanced selection! This may not add anything to the quest but if anyone would like more details please let me know. Bob -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of david wilson Sent: 23 September 2013 18:10 To: nottsgen-l@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NTT] Lieutenant James STILL mystery Thanks Chris for taking the trouble to look . Really appreciate it . All very odd as I would have thought you would have needed some local connection to get a plaque on one of Nottinghams main churches . There is another news archive report of James Still joining the Pheasant only a few months before and another of his promotion to Lieutenant in the same month that he died , so unlikely he was a national hero . Perhaps his mother Mary Strong is the connection ? ------------------------------ On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 5:37 PM BST Chris Andrew wrote: >James Still was baptised on 2 Oct 1800 at West Tytherley, Hampshire, >son of Peter and Mary Still of Queens St, Bloomsbury, London. > >Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 18 Mar 1822 On the 12th of October >last died, off Sierra Leone, Lieutenant James Still, of his Majesty's >ship Pheasant, son of Peter Still Esq of Devonshire place. > >Peter Still, born in 1760 at East Knoyle, Wiltshire, was an attorney at >Lincoln's Inn. He married Mary Strong, daughter of his partner William >Strong, on 8 Jun 1795 at Holborn St George the Martyr, London. He died >on >28 Feb 1832 in Bath, Somerset. Peter was buried on 6 Mar 1832 at East >Knoyle, Wiltshire. Mary Still, relict of Peter, died on 20 Sep 1841 in >London. > >I didn't find any connection to Nottingham for this family. > >Peter Still who married Letitia Lawrence belongs to a different family. > >Chris > >-----Original Message----- >From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] >On Behalf Of david wilson >Sent: September-23-13 5:07 AM >To: nottsgen-l@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NTT] Lieutenant James STILL mystery > >Of no relation to me but on another message board I frequent, was a >discussion about famous Nottingham folk. > >Apparently there is a plaque in St. Marys Church, Nottingham for a >Lieutenant James Still who died in 1822, off Sierra Leone, whilst on >the HMS Pheasant a ship and crew that was trying to clear up the slave trade. > >image here: >http://www.geolocation.ws/v/W/File%3ALieutenant%20James%20Still%20memor >ial.j >pg/-/en > >I cannot find a birth for James Still and its a bit of a mystery as I >can't see any link to Nottingham for him . Can anyone find a birth for him? > > > > > >Notts Surname List > >http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message