HI Terry, It is possible that a Hirst who was a fishreman could have been taken to Finland as you say, Hirst/Hurst is such a common name in Yorkshire as a whole that there must have been Hirsts that went to sea either as Mariners or Fishermen. Hull is or was, (not sure what the situation is at present), a large fishing port. Regards Jenny DeAngelis, Spain. <<> Hi > bare an aside from the far North, up in Finmark Norway (where North Cape > is) there is in the 1865 Norwegian census a family called Hirsti. Do know > from all the trouble between King Christian the 4th and Elizabeth the 1st > goverments over passage fees for the Muskovy Company's ships sailing to > Archangel, that fishing boats from Hull were arrested and taken into > Vardø. > Problem cleared up and boats released when James came to the throne, > wonder just idely if any connection with this area of the Norwegian Pomor > and the Hirst family?>>

Grimsby is certainly a fishing port and I've always linked Hull and Grimsby in my mind as being such. I buy fresh Grimsby fish, delivered to my home in Cheshire every couple of months (a good 100 miles away). They must have plenty of customers in this area to make it worth their while. Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny De Angelis" <jennyda@telefonica.net> To: <west-riding@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:06 AM Subject: [WRY] HIRST Owston/Campsall to Northallerton and Hull HI Terry, It is possible that a Hirst who was a fishreman could have been taken to Finland as you say, Hirst/Hurst is such a common name in Yorkshire as a whole that there must have been Hirsts that went to sea either as Mariners or Fishermen. Hull is or was, (not sure what the situation is at present), a large fishing port. Regards Jenny DeAngelis, Spain. <<> Hi > bare an aside from the far North, up in Finmark Norway (where North Cape > is) there is in the 1865 Norwegian census a family called Hirsti. Do know > from all the trouble between King Christian the 4th and Elizabeth the 1st > goverments over passage fees for the Muskovy Company's ships sailing to > Archangel, that fishing boats from Hull were arrested and taken into > Vardø. > Problem cleared up and boats released when James came to the throne, > wonder just idely if any connection with this area of the Norwegian Pomor > and the Hirst family?>> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1209 - Release Date: 04/01/2008 12:05

Hi Jenny Finmark is Norway's most Northly fylke, it borders on part of it's Southern border with Finland, then to West it's southern border is with Sweden and the rest of Norway.The Hull fishermen are a recorded historic fact, their boats being arrested by King Christian 1V 's navy. Actually it is quite a famous case as it seems to be one of the first international law of the sea cases; helping to define it in fact; way back in Elizabethen times. Vardø is up on the Russian border, anyone who went on the Russian convoys can tell you how far North the coast of Finmark is and how far East Vardø is. The Germans invaded Russia from Kirkenes but didn't get very far, so Vardø was the overgang from German to Russian controll. The whole of the Pomor area seems to have been fished from Trondheim to Archangel, also by fishermen from Yorkshire. Always forget Grimsby is also a fishing port but the fishing schooners were from Hull. Next town west from us is Grimstad. to the north in Vestfold is the port of Horton. Seems that there was plenty of connections in the South but we often forget just how far North Yorkshirefishermen sailed their boats, when they went fishing, Not just the North Sea. regards Terry snowy old Arendal Norway > From: jennyda@telefonica.net > To: west-riding@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:06:45 +0100 > Subject: [WRY] HIRST Owston/Campsall to Northallerton and Hull > > HI Terry, > > It is possible that a Hirst who was a fishreman could have been taken to > Finland as you say, Hirst/Hurst is such a common name in Yorkshire as a > whole that there must have been Hirsts that went to sea either as Mariners > or Fishermen. Hull is or was, (not sure what the situation is at present), > a large fishing port. > > Regards > Jenny DeAngelis, > Spain. > > <<> Hi >> bare an aside from the far North, up in Finmark Norway (where North Cape >> is) there is in the 1865 Norwegian census a family called Hirsti. Do know >> from all the trouble between King Christian the 4th and Elizabeth the 1st >> goverments over passage fees for the Muskovy Company's ships sailing to >> Archangel, that fishing boats from Hull were arrested and taken into >> Vardø. >> Problem cleared up and boats released when James came to the throne, >> wonder just idely if any connection with this area of the Norwegian Pomor >> and the Hirst family?>> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/