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In Stewarton, Ayr,Placenames. Are these areas or farm names ?
« on: Wednesday 18 May 05 00:31 BST (UK) »
Hi ,
Hoping for information re -Placenames, Bloakhillhead [a farm], Rigghead, and I think looks like Mofside[Mopside].
Are they areas/ towns/ farms/ near each other, names were appropriate in 1750,s.
Where could I  find info?
Names are unfamiliar to me as I live in Australia.
regards rus. ???

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Re: In Stewarton, Ayr,Placenames. Are these areas or farm names ?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 18 May 05 08:55 BST (UK) »
Hi Rustor,
Just for starters,
Mofside[Mopside].
Is Mosside, 
They wrote the first s, a , f,.
but I would say this is a farm.
The other name,
would have to have a look at an old map.
Try old maps uk, and do a little patient, searching.
kenjo ;)
Pattillo, Connon, Shand, Mackie, Hickey, Brooks, Ryan.

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Re: In Stewarton, Ayr,Placenames. Are these areas or farm names ?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 19 May 05 05:20 BST (UK) »
Rustor,

As Kenjo has suggested, Old Maps at:
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
is a good place to search.

If you go to Stewarton, you will quickly find a farm called "Righead"  and a "Righead Smithy" just to the WSW of Stewarton.

However, you might find it easier first to search a modern map at:
http://www.multimap.com/

If you go to Stewarton, choose a scale of 1:25,000 and move around the map you will find Bloakhillhead (W of Stewarton), Mosside (N of Stewarton) - it seems that both are still farms -  Righead Plantation (N of Stewarton) etc.

There is mention of Mosside and Bloak at:
http://www.wcouperthwaite.co.uk/stewart.htm

Incidentally, what you saw in the spelling of Mosside was the long 's' - frequently people used a long 's' for the first 's' in a double 'ss'.  It was not an 'f' or a 'p' though it might rather  resemble those letters to a modern eye and though it is often rendered in modern transcriptions - erroneously and rather tweely - as an 'f'.  The correct transcription of the long 's' is as an 's'. 

Good luck,

JAP
 

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Re: In Stewarton, Ayr,Placenames. Are these areas or farm names ?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 20 May 05 00:33 BST (UK) »
Kenjo & Jap,
Thank you for your  suggestions, still trying to find my way around both computer and genealogy, a lead in the right direction is always appreciated. !!
[Must admit thought the word spouse was being spelt spoufe] ;D

Regards Rus



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Re: In Stewarton, Ayr,Placenames. Are these areas or farm names ?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 20 May 05 00:52 BST (UK) »
funny isn't it ;D
Pattillo, Connon, Shand, Mackie, Hickey, Brooks, Ryan.

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Re: In Stewarton, Ayr,Placenames. Are these areas or farm names ?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 20 May 05 06:28 BST (UK) »
Jap,
Have had a look at sites you suggested ,great help ,have now kept for future reference.!Very interesting, again thank you for your time.
Rustor