Fogorig, Fogo, Swinton Berwickshire

[rindercella]

Hi does anyone who is familiar with that area or has an old map  know if Fogorig (a farm no doubt) is still there or if not where it was?  Would appreciate any help.  Thanking you all in advance.   

[keyboard86]

Hi I just searched for it on Google Maps, it is still there it seems?

Keyboard86

[rindercella]

That's great, thanks for your help, will have a look.

[boswells]

Fogorig is still there and is a big, good, farm (over 600 acres I think)  it is on the road from Berwick on Tweed to Greenlaw about 4 miles or so from Greenlaw..  Was farmed by R & G Young until the 1960's.
Boswells

[epfedin]

Have a look at the National Library of Scotlands website - they have a fantastic range of maps online especially the 25in (1850 - 1880) to the mile series which shows the buildings.  You can also see the modern farm buildings at the side of the road on Google street view.

Elma

[aitchscot]

I had ancestors called Gillie, Jenkinson, and Rentons who all worked on Fogo rig farm and also at the nearby Sisterpath farm.

Sisterpath has modern byres and outhouses, but Fogorig is pretty much as it would have been way back in older times.

The Kirk has an interesting cemetery. It has a part looked after by
the War Graves Commission, where commonwealth Airmen from WW2
are interred. My father told me they were men that were learning to fly the, then, new Spitfire aircraft that lost their lives in training.

I have some pictures of the Kirk

Slainte


Aitchscot

[angusg]

Here's my tuppenceworth,

The McLEAN family were at Sisterpath as Shepherds for many years (two generations)
they are related thru my wifes side McDOUGAL  and the HUNTER family.

Robert McLEAN died 1956 and his wife Margaret Hope YOUNG died 1961
buried Fogo Churchyard

[alicam]

Robert Mclean and Margaret Hope Young were my Gr.Parents,my late fathers parents.

[angusg]

Hi AliCam,
Welcome to rootschat,

My wife's cousin Elizabeth HUNTER was married to Bob McLean
a Shepherd at Sisterpath. Bob died in London during a heart operation.
As I recall is sister Isa was down with Bob and she also died leaving Lizbeth
in a terrible state.

I was under the impression Isa was single. How many other siblings were there
?.

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Yours Aye
Angus