where was Petrieston, Garvock?

[angusg]

Any info on Violet DUNCAN married Alexander THOM
died 1908 at Petrieston, Garvock. He died maybe 1937 ish.


Where was this croft ??

Alexander Thom's mother was Elizabeth BEATTIE married to John THOM
they variously farmed at Woodside, Upper Birnie and Birnie. Elizabeth died 1903
at braehead Johnshaven, Her husband died 1884 at Upper Birnie.

Elizabeth Beattie was the daur of William BEATTIE asnd Isobel KENNEDY
who farmed at Brawliemuir between 1810 and 1871 with their son Charles.

[Ruskie]

There are some fabulous maps here:
http://maps.nls.uk/
It might just be a case of having to trudge through a few to see if you can find Petrieston. 

[Ruskie]

I can't see it on any of the maps of the era. Nor earlier ones. Do you think it may just have been the name of a house rather than a croft, and therefore would not necessarily be marked on any maps?

[gaffy]

There are several newspaper references for Petrieston in Garvock in the late 1800s suggesting it's a place rather than a single house or croft.  One of the references is to a grocer. This would suggest some sort of village / cluster of houses at least.

But like everyone, I can't see anything on the map.

Thinking of alternatives and notwithstanding the various references to Petrieston, could it possibly be a corruption of Bradieston?

[angusg]

hi Folks thanks for your interest

it is not Braideston. The Death record is qiuite clear.

I also googled it and found a thread in rootsweb that refrenced a mi to the couple
that spelt out Petrieston. I could not get signed into rootsweb for some reason.

I crawled all over Garvock and Benholm using maps from Nat library of scotland
which is a graet sight for old maps with modern overlays that are zoomable.

Yours Aye,
Angus

[GR2]

One possibility is to find it in a valuation roll. Another is to trawl through a census for the parish and see what other places are beside it. Perhaps it does not appear on a 19th century map because it was established after the latest Victorian map was surveyed. It might appear on a map from the earlier 20th century.

[ev]

Hi all ,

Only one mention of a Petrieston Garvock in 1881.
William Duke & family , shop keeper & penclicle of 3 acres

Looks like various addresses at Braidieston are before it , South Park being the last one before Petrieston
The one after is The Manse Garvock , but it is a new Enumeration District so might not be close to Petrieston 

Can't see a Petrieston on the 1851 Census(used P*)

ev

[gaffy]

William Duke the grocer is still there in 1891, the next entry in the 1891 census is the Balfour family in South Park of Bradieston.

[gaffy]

And there is a reference in a 1904 newspaper to A. Balfour letting the farm called 'South Park of Bradieston'.  The farm is 87 acres of arable land and is located 4 miles from Laurencekirk and 2 and a half miles from Lauriston Station.