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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Roxburghshire => Topic started by: moo on Tuesday 24 October 17 13:42 BST (UK)
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Hello Everyone,
Could someone please help with the following :-
I read it as - Isabella Scott in ????? had a child born to John Middlemas 18 Dec 1802 and baptized by the name Andrew.
Regards
Moo
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I agree Andrew.
Its on Freereg and they couldnt work it out, just have it as A* Scott, Mother Isabella.
Abode Sunlas.**
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Thank you Trish
(at the end of the attachment it gives his name as Andrew. James belongs to the previous entry :) )
Any idea where or what Suntas is or was ?
Regards
Moo
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Moo, what parish of Roxburghshire was this registered in? Might help in narrowing down searches here.
Monica
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Same question on place name came up here but sadly no answers there :-\
Under Roxburgh baptisms for 21 May 1780, the full reading is: 'Thomas Hume in Sunlas (?) Hill had two children registered here, the first was born ist November 1778 and baptized by the name of Janet, the other born the 11th December 1779 by the name of Peter baptized'.
Monica
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Could it be Sunlaws Hill in the Parish of Roxburgh ?
That's on the 1841 Census transcription on FreeCEN.
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14&lat=55.5591&lon=-2.4619&layers=1&b=1
ev
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That is a great possibility Ev :)
Monica
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A reference and descriptioin here https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/roxburghshire-os-name-books-1858-1860/roxburghshire-volume-33/55
Possibly a farm?
Monica
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the old sunlaws estate is at Heiton nr Kelso - Sunlaws house is now the Roxburghe Hotel and now part of the Duke of Roxburghe's land
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Thank you everyone, sorry for my delayed answer.
I believe the area was Jedburgh.
Regards
Moo
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Just to say - Scotland's People have the parish as Roxburgh, which suggests the Roxburgh Hotel site might be correct.
Hope this helps,
Lindsey
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Just to let you know in the Scottish borders parishes are close together -in Roxburghshire we can have a few within a radius a 12 miles for instance Kelso,Roxburgh,Eckford,Crailing,Morebattle,Jedburgh,etc
And boundaries can change over the years, sunlaws is Roxburgh parish