Meanings of Surnames? Looking for Pinniger

[Daisy Loo]

I've had a quick look for you, and nothing seems to be coming up.

Have you joined any sites to look for ancestors?  I belong to ancestry.c.uk, and I have my family tree up there.  It's not complete yet, as I said, I have only done the direct line so far...but I will be adding the branches   I'll keep an eye out for James

You have quite a lot to go on, as you have his wife's name, and his 3 children's name.  If you want, you can give me these names, and any dates (ie DOB for children) and I can look for you.  But not tonight 

[Ecneps]

Hello buckeye,

Is this your James with his father?

1841 census HO107/21/4 Folio 3 Page 1
Fawley Village North, Berkshire
James Pinegar             50  Ag Lab   b. Berkshire
James Pinegar            20  Hair Dresser  not b. Berkshire
Elizabeth Pinegar    15                     b. Berkshire
Stephen Pinegar    15                              "
Joseph Weakfield       10                              "
   
marriage registration:
Dec 1844 Headington    16   159
MARTIN    Sarah      PINEGAR    James

birth registrations:
Mar 1845 Wantage    6   309    PINNEGAR James
Sep 1846 Wantage    6   292    PINEGAR    Sarah
Sep 1849 Wantage    6   259    PINEGAR    Joseph   

death registration:
Dec 1849 Wantage    6   208    Sarah PINEGAR

Can't seem to find them on 1851 census so maybe they had already left the country?


Kind regards,
Barbara     

[buckeye]

Thank you for you responses.  My source for for James Pinniger's  birth is unknown, but his death date comes from his headstone which says "Died March 13, 1870, aged 52 years".  The only other info that I have comes from a biography written about local pioneers.  It says that he brought 3 children to the US in 1852:  James, (my g-grandfather), Sarah Ann, and Mary, after their mother, Sarah A. Martin, died in 1850. It also says that he was a barber.  This biography may not be perfectly accurate, but it is all that I have had to go on.  I would like to correct any mistakes.  I do know that his son James was born Dec. 29, 1843 in England and died Nov. 8, 1923 in Ohio.

The info from the previous message looks to be the correct James.  Thank you again for your responses.   

[Ecneps]

Hi,

Well now you have the marriage reference and some possible birth registrations it may be worth your getting at least the marriage certificate, to confirm some details, certainly the hairdressing occupation makes the 1841 census look right.  Unfortunately I can't help with passenger lists, but it looks as if they may have travelled earlier perhaps than you thought.

There is a baptism on the IGI for James Pinegar  21 Mar 1819 Chilham, Kent
   Parents:  JAMES PINEGAR  & MARGARET
which could be him as 1841 says not born Berkshire.

Kind regards
Barbara

[buckeye]

Hi Barbara,
     Thank you for your help.  One more question: Where do I write to get the marriage certificate?  Would birth certificates  or baptismal certificates be at the same place?  I have never sent for anything in the UK before.  Thank you for your help on this New Year's Eve.

[Ecneps]

Hi Buckeye

Here's the link to the online GRO site for certificate ordering.  UK Birth marriage and death certs can be ordered online through this website giving the reference numbers I gave you earlier.  Certificates cost £7.  All the information you need can be found on the website:
 www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

I found the marriage and births on freebmd website.  You might like to look at the Beginners Boards on Rootschat for lots of good advice about researching
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,290.0.html and
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,47.0.html

For baptisms before 1837 you need to ask for a lookup from parish records, or there is the freereg site where some have been transcribed.

Hope this helps
Kind regards, and Happy New Year
Barbara
 

[Ruskie]

No meaning given here, but it gives an indication of distribution:
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Surnames.aspx

[kathrynclancy]

Hello,
 I have the name PINNIGER / PINEGAR in my tree.
Do you know of an Elizabeth (Betty) PINNIGER married to a William BELCHER ? They had a son Joseph, born in 1790 in Kington Langley, Wiltshire and christened on 11 July 1790 at Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire.
 Thanks  Kathryn

[peter brownlee]

The Old French piegnier a maker of pins seemsthe most likely.
Peter