E.Lothian. Spott/Dunbar - Denaval/Dalnavel/Denivail.

[Beckey]

Has anyone heard of these names? I have a James Wait/Watt b. 1748 Spott m. a Isobel Gray in 1770 Spott.
His parents I believe were a Thomas Wait/Watt b.ca 1728, m. in 1748 in Spott to a Isobel Denaval!!

[Gadget]

Hi 

I've just done a check!

The OPRs  on SP have 82 instances of   Danaval/Danavall/Denaval/Denavel/Denavell/Deneval/Denevall/Denivall/Denovall/Dinavel/Dinnavel/Dinnevell/Doneval/Donnevall/Dunavall/Dunnavel/Dunneval/Dunvall baptisms mainly in East Lothian


Gadget

PS - Thomas and Isobel  married in June 1742 not 1748

PPS - I missed out Dalnavel and Dalnavell which are included in the 82 

[Beckey]

Than you Gadget.

[Terry Rattigan]

I am transcribing hearth tax for 1691 and there is a James Delnavell in the parish of Whittingham scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/historical-tax-rolls/hearth-tax-records-1691-1695/hearth-tax-records-east-lothian-volume-01

[tidybooks]

Hi Terence,

Welcome to RootsChat, thats an interesting job you have got there.

Anyway I checked on FreeReg, and a James Dalnavell married a Helen Craig in Stenton Parish Church on 08 Apr 1694. Could this be the same one I wonder. Spott not too far from Stenton.

Tom

[Terry Rattigan]

Hi Tom, I am participating in the Transcribe Scotlandsplaces scheme.  I registered and a couple of days later got access to all the online documents(OS place names, carriage, servant taxes etc., and in this case, hearth taxes) for free, as quid pro quo for a couple of hours of transcription a week. I am cutting my teeth working on the East Lothian hearth taxes at the moment, and have seen a few entries for Dalnavill and its variations, at Tyninghame, Whittingham, Stenton so far.

[mamad]

Hello Beckey,

Looked at some MIs and burial records I have.

Innerwick Burials:
Margaret Watt, Spott, 09/09/1863
Thomas Watt, Spott, 06/10/1805
Janet Daneval, Chesterhall, 29/01/1788
Isabel Dinavel, Birneyknows, 10/07/1794
Janet Dinavel, Spott, 06/05/1813

Spott Burial Records show:
Elizabeth Waitt, wife of George Watson, The Loanhead, 23/11/1692, interred at Whittingehame

Lots of Watt/Wait/Waitts, Unsure if they would be helpful.

Mags

[mamad]

Hello Beckey,

Dunbar Burials:
Nicolas Denholm, 26/04/1741, spouse to Ja. Danaval, West Barns, best big cloth
James Danavel, 07/04/1763, the 2nd cloth
Jean Danavel,  26/02/1794, Dunbar, 1st cloth

Mags

[Beckey]

Hi mamad,

Thanks for the info. will have to check them against what I have, not much.  The Denivaill I have is a Isobell bapt. 18/3/1716 at Dunbar, father Thomas, she married a Thomas  Wait or Watt in 1742 at Spott, their son James m. a Isabella Gray in 1770 at Spott and their son Andrew b. 1778 Dunbar is the start of my wife's tree.  I believe that whoever wrote the name Wait down in E. Lothian crossed the T to far making TT, that is my opinion.

Regards,
Barry.