Place name in Cavers

[Clare Fowler]

Hi there,

Can anyone decipher this place name in Cavers?  I have tried looking through the Genuki Roxburghshire Gazetteer for suggestions but no luck yet!

Thanks in advance,
Clare

[Sherlock]

I think the last part is  "lands" and I suspect it starts with a "W" but the bit is the middle is problem........

[Clare Fowler]

Hi there,

I am happy with 'lands'.  I couldn't make out the first letter, but now you mention W, I can see it.  Now we just have to figure out the middle bit!! 

Cheers,
Clare

[Sherlock]

What's the person's name that is involved here? There may a lateral way of looking for the info.

[Clare Fowler]

Hi there,

It is the marriage of Andrew Cowan and Bessie Oliver.  The same place appears to be Bessie Oliver's usual place of residence, but it is even more difficult to work out in that column!  I have attached a little more of the image here.  She is the daughter of Angus Barton Oliver and Jessie Murray.  Interestingly, the marriage was registered in Kirkton, despite the fact that it is stated to have taken place in Cavers.

Cheers,
Clare

[Sherlock]

From her place of residence the second and third letters look like "o" and "d".
This would make the place Wodlands !!!

[Sherlock]

BINGO !!!

Dodlands

[Clare Fowler]

Hi Sherlock,

You are a star  .  Thank you so much.  I had been searching on Streetmap with no luck.

Another mystery solved!!

Cheers,
Clare

[Sherlock]

It's  pleasure. A problem shared can often be problem solved!!