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Title: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: meeganf on Tuesday 31 January 17 17:22 GMT (UK)

Hi there'
Have the above name after a man's name and before his wife's name on a marriage register, 1778 Lochfoot, Dumfries

Suggestion has been made that it is where he came from but can't find that or even a place called Howard on googlemaps. It isn't his surname though

Thanks for assistance
Meegan

Title: Re: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: matt muir on Tuesday 31 January 17 19:29 GMT (UK)

It appears to have been a dwelling near to Haugh of Urr.in the parish of Buittle acording to this
link..
http://www.kirkcudbright.co/placesearch.asp?PlaceSearch=howyard
What was the name of the couple ,may find mention of it in MI's.
Matt

Title: Re: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: meeganf on Tuesday 31 January 17 21:03 GMT (UK)

Hi Matt
Thanks for that info. He was John WATSON and bride Ann SLOAN, in 1778. Lochfoot is after Ann's name and it is only about 11m from the Haugh of Urr. McDougal is another name in the area but on the other side of the family

Thank you for looking
Cheers
Meegan

Title: Re: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: harrywrag on Thursday 02 February 17 02:06 GMT (UK)

hi megan
howyard is in parish of buittle kirkcudbrightshire i have got a bit of info on it from scotlands places site i have coppied them of if you want to send me a pm with email address i can foreward to you one item give a little detail of excat location discription of house other is horse tax being paid there 1797

Title: Re: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: imchad on Wednesday 08 March 17 16:42 GMT (UK)

Hi, I was at a talk by Dr David Deveraux a couple of weeks ago. This was on excavations at Tongland Abbey, just North of Kirkcudbright. On an old map which he showed the place, Howyard was quite clearly marked just South of the old Churchyard at Tongland.

Title: Re: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: meeganf on Wednesday 08 March 17 22:36 GMT (UK)

Thanks imchad
I searched and found Dr Devereux email address and have emailed to see if he can send me a copy of the map. Many thanks
Meegan

Title: Re: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 09 March 17 08:41 GMT (UK)

Hi Meegan :)

Howe Yard is on this  old OS map  roughly central. You can zoom in and out to see its relationship to other places:

http://maps.nls.uk/view/74427658#zoom=6&lat=1605&lon=13062&layers=BT

Gadget

Title: Re: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: meeganf on Thursday 09 March 17 10:56 GMT (UK)

That is wonderful, thanks so much. The E on the end makes it more interesting so will follow that name up as well
You have been so helpful, thanks
Meegan

Title: Re: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 09 March 17 11:37 GMT (UK)

However, just to make it more difficult, here's Howyard in Buittle parish - the one that Matt mentioned:

http://maps.nls.uk/view/74427652#zoom=5&lat=10380&lon=14233&layers=BT

 :-\


Gadget

Title: Re: HOWYARD name or place?
Post by: meeganf on Thursday 09 March 17 22:34 GMT (UK)

I think this is the one, gadget, close to Greenlaw, Haugh and Crossmichael
Thank you once more
Meegn