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chloespop
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In the 1841 census, my great-great grandparents Samuel and Mary Phillips Scott and eight of their children were living in the Cothouse of Glenturk. The only description I can find of a cothouse is that it was a "small cottage."
If anyone can tell me what a typical "small cottage" was like, I would appreciate it.
Regards,
Fred Smith
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woodydog
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Hello Fred,
From my understanding it is (like you say) a small cottage which which was provided for a labourer & their family to live in by the farm or estate that they worked for. We have lots of them round here (Stoneykirk) but they're no longer called cothouses just a cottage. If I've assumed rightly (I'll check with my local "font of all knowledge"!) they are usually one storey with door in the middle & two windows either side with only 2-3 small rooms & possibly a small patch of ground around about- however that could be just around here & I might have assumed wrongly !!I'll see if I can find one up for sale for you to look at & maybe someone else might provide a far better description!!
You might find this site useful for various Scottish words both ancient & modern! http://perso.wanadoo.fr/euroleader/wedderburn/glossaryC.htm
Bye for now
Woodydog
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chloespop
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Hello Woodydog,
Thanks very much for the information. Apparently, privacy wasn't an issue with Samuel and Mary since they had 14 children. One of those children was my great-grandmother Margaret, who was a servant at Glenturk Farm in the 1841 census. She married Hugh Smith, and they came to America with their two children in 1850.
William, one of the eight children living at Glenturk cothouse, came to America in 1848. He became a successful farmer in Dallas county, Iowa. If you are interested in a short bio of William, there is one at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorlean.htm
It was written about 1908. Quite a difference from his cothouse days.
Best regards,
Fred
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woodydog
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Glad to have helped a little Fred- I've had a snoop around and this link might help with the description a little although you'll have to use your imagination and it is listed as larger than a normal cothouse- guess that's because it's the farm as well!
I'll go and have a look at William's bio........
Bye for now
Rose
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woodydog
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Ooops forgot the link- senior moment!!!
http://www.swpc.co.uk/sql/showprop.pl?pref=H22852140&grp=22950
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chloespop
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I had a senior moment, too. The link should have been
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyorlean/scott.htm
I hope I got that right.
I looked at your link and used my imagination. Thanks. No doubt the Glenturk cothouse was stone, but most likely no bathroom.
Fred
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chloespop
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Hi Russell,
Yes, you're right. The concept of privacy is rather new. Since I was an only child, I didn't get stacked in with brothers and sisters in the shabby flats my parents rented during the '30's and '40's. Usually they had more rooms than you described, but I do remember sleeping in the attic of one of the less palatial places we lived when I was seven or eight. None of our friends or relatives had families with 14 or 15 children, so visiting wasn't too much of a problem.
Thanks very much for the glimpse of life in the '40's. My wife and I enjoyed your message.
Fred
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