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AvonDee
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On the1841 census Janet Stewart and children lived at Window Bridge House and in 1851 at Windowhouse-must be the same place. By 1861 husband Angus a shepherd was back with them and they lived at Kindrochet.
I've looked on an online 1832 map of Perthshire and although all the other house/farms on the census page are marked there is no sign of Window Bridge House and I looked at a later map and there is still no sign. I can't see any bridges marked. The enumerator seemed to start west and work towards Calvine so I am assuming it lay a couple of miles west of Calvine around the A9.
I know it is a long shot but it seems a strange name and I wondered if it meant anything to anybody.
Can I also just say what a great resource the National Library of Scotland online maps are if you are interested in finding places that no longer exist.
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Aberdeenshire : Brand, Davidson, Beaton, Matthew
Banffshire: Brand, Brands, Teunon, Skakel
Fife: Brand, Crawford, Reddie, Harrower, Haggart, Buchanan
Invernessshire: Stewart
Perthshire: Stewart, McGregor
Ross & Cromarty: McKenzie, McPherson
Australia: Stewart, Tyzack
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Gadget
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Hi
I've had a look at some of the maps as well. My best bet would be a small bridge close to Kindrochet but 
Do you have the names of the households before and after them in the censuses? It may be possible to pinpoint them from that.
Regards
Gadget
Added - nearest that I've come up with yet is Kindrochet Cottage - a trad. self catering cottage by a bridge Click Herel
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AvonDee
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Hi
In 1841 the census page started at Burnside( furthest west), then Tomicaldonich, Glashorry Lodge (which I think is Glas Choire Lodge), Crombruach, Window Bridge House and Achleanie. In the 1851 census it is Auchlanie, Windowhouse and then Cluans ( Clunes?). So the area is pretty much pinned down it just there is nothing on the maps I have looked at.
In 1851 there were 2 families at Windowhouse, Alexander Cameron - Gamekeeper and Angus Stewart,-labourer By this time Angus was 72 and I have found him on the 1871 census aged 83, unfortunately a boarder and pauper with a Stewart family at Blairfettie. His granddaughter Jessie McGregor is with him as a servant to the family they are staying with - but that is all another mystery which may well find its way onto these pages.
I see the bridge at Kindrochet you are speaking about but they were not there until 1861 census. I think Window Bridge House must have been near the River Garry.
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Aberdeenshire : Brand, Davidson, Beaton, Matthew
Banffshire: Brand, Brands, Teunon, Skakel
Fife: Brand, Crawford, Reddie, Harrower, Haggart, Buchanan
Invernessshire: Stewart
Perthshire: Stewart, McGregor
Ross & Cromarty: McKenzie, McPherson
Australia: Stewart, Tyzack
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Gadget
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I have the area now between Auchlany and Clunes Lodge but it looks as if the railway line might have passed close by 
The Gaelic for window is uinneag if that's any help
Gadget
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Gadget
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Think I've found it
drochaid na h'uinneige* - just to the SE of Clunes on the Blair Atholl sheet of the 1898-1904 OS 2nd edition:
http://www.nls.uk/maps/early/counties.html#perthshire
*drochaid na h'uinneige - means bridge of the window 
Gadget
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AvonDee
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Thank you very much. Obviously a bit of the native tongue comes in useful. It has crossed my mind to have a go a learning a little, if only to be able to pronounce place names properly.
Thanks again
AvonDee
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Aberdeenshire : Brand, Davidson, Beaton, Matthew
Banffshire: Brand, Brands, Teunon, Skakel
Fife: Brand, Crawford, Reddie, Harrower, Haggart, Buchanan
Invernessshire: Stewart
Perthshire: Stewart, McGregor
Ross & Cromarty: McKenzie, McPherson
Australia: Stewart, Tyzack
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Gadget
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Oh, I didn't know either words until I decided to look them up in an online dictionary
And as for pronounciation - just don't go there. I know how to pronounce a few of the main constructions but the q Celtic languages are a law to themselves. Give me my native Welsh any day - it's phonetic 
Gadget
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JAP
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What an interesting thread and a brilliant find by Gadget.
Now that its name is known, it can even be found in a search on Streetmap UK! And appears on OldMaps too ...
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Scotland - HALL, HARLEY, LOCHTY/LOCHTIE/LOUGHTIE/LOUGHTY (very rare), MCLAUSE/MCLAWS/MCILHOSE/HOSE (quite rare and many very variable spellings - close to 100 to date), PHILP/PHILIP, VASSIE; Ireland - BOURKE/BURKE, DONOHUE (many spellings), DOOLEY, KINSELLA, MAXWELL, OSBORNE, RAFFERTY, STA(U)NTON, SULLIVAN; England - BAYES, BROWNELL, DALTON, FREEMAN, HACKING, PIERCY, SIDDLE, SWIFT, SULLIVAN, TINK(L)ER, TRIPPIT. Any spellings and many other names!
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