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Lord Hood and ToulonInteresting that George Hood of Morpeth had an Inn called the Lord Hood.
Lord Hood was mentioned in Parliamentary Debates with reference to Toulon ...
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jzlEAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA529&lpg=PA529&dq=Lord+Hood+of+Morpeth&source=bl&ots=NJxUJDO87u&sig=XQQ6lvKncbL2vJjDqKLx9ZnYlag&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi89d7piIzQAhWSF8AKHT5QA7oQ6AEIMDAI1795 Admiralty Will of Joshua HoodThe Admiralty Will of Joshua Hood, which gave his Brother as John Hood of North Shields was on the Ship Commerce de Marseilles (reference also to "Boyne", on outer), brought back from Toulon, by Lord Hood 1793 ...
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=754237.51Extracts here ...
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=754237.42Re the reference at the top to ...
in the Pearl (l.h) and a date (r.h), the Parliamentary Archives have a reference to a HOOD near that date and looked at their record, but do not think it can be anything related, but I am welcome to go and view it.
http://www.portcullis.parliament.uk/CalmView/Advanced.aspx?src=CalmView.CatalogHL/PO/JO/10/7/987 Main Papers
1795
10 Feb - Frushard v Hood, writ of error. Annexed:
1) Petition of defendant for a non-pross plaintiff not having assignment any error.
2) Remittitur.
More George Hood EnquiriesWhen the theory was put forward that my George Hood may possibly be baptised at Gateshead 1 October 1786, I wondered whether their might be a link in the past (to the Geo Hood of Morpeth, line). In the meantime I'm waiting for any answers from T & W Archives (separate R.O. to Northumberland and Cleveland).
I had my free answers to my emails from T & W., e.g. Parish Register for Gateshead gives no more information and they have begun referring me to their Paid Research Service to answer simple look-up questions.
£30 is outrageous when I have an exact date of death, when you can buy a GRO Certificate scan for £9.25 posted, a Will scan for £10, but was forced into it and waiting for answers on three questions, placed on a 1 hr block of research time ...
Is G.H. buried at Westgate Hill General Cemetery in September 1845 (Alpha. Index and Burial Index);
Is the same G.H. buried at Ballast Hills Dissenters Cemetery;
A check of their Apprentice Index [as they are supposed to have every Apprentice Indexed].
Obviously, I sent a brief background of G.H. too and his business types.
Requested to provide full details.
I'll let you know what comes back, but after the very recent Will fiasco, which should be a faithful typed copy of the original handwritten Will, I'm not that hopeful.
A Business of a BankruptMy father said that a person who turns a Bankrupt business around to success, is usually, not less than a Chartered Accountant qualification, as we know one who did that type of work.
Unfortunately Registered Accountant lists have only been saved from about the 1870 period and their Institute have told me, their records don't go back far enough.
Regards Mark