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Holmains, Dalton, Dumfriesshire
« on: Sunday 21 September 14 18:00 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help me locate Holmains for me. My 3x great-grandfather and his family lived there in the 1870s. He was a ploughman and when one daughter was born their residence was given as Holmains and the same when another daughter died in 1877. I will be visiting the area in November and would like to see it if it still exists.
Pauline
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Re: Holmains, Dalton, Dumfriesshire
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 21 September 14 21:01 BST (UK) »
Hi Pauline ,

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/
Enter Dalton, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway DG11, UK in the search box.
To the West of Dalton is Holmains Cottage on the 1" Map 1885 - 1900.

The surrounding place names seem to match up with a Hole Mains on the 1861 Census transcription for Dalton Dumfries at http://www.freecen.org.uk/ (Next and previous addresses).

Also found this site -
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The Carruthers family in Scotland was located in the area of Dumfries.  At various times, the land holdings included the following estates:  Mouswald, Holmains, Dormont, Rammerscales, Isle, Dyke, Butterquhat, Woodfoot, ........
http://www.carothers-carruthers.com/scotlocations.htm



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Re: Holmains, Dalton, Dumfriesshire - Completed thanks
« Reply #2 on: Monday 22 September 14 09:10 BST (UK) »
Thank you Ev I found it and their next home was Smallholmbanks so not very far at all. No cottage there now unfortunately.
Pauline
Henderson, McCormack, Smith, Dalziel, Robison, Muirhead, Riddick, Irving, Raffle, McKeig, McGhie, McCulloch, Walker, Murray, Blacklock, Beaty. McKie, Wilson, Dickson, Holliday, Robson, Bryden, Muir - Dumfriessshire /Kirkcudbrightshire.
Tough, Gordon, Allan, Henry/Hendry, Reid, Pirie, Hardie, Longmuir, Leslie, Copland, Forbes, Thompson, Rutherford, Meldrum, Leid, Ironside, Rennie, Ronald, Thom, Simpson, Wilson, Sim and Young - Aberdeenshire/Banffshire.
Noble, Gray, Bird - Durham/Northumberland

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Re: Holmains, Dalton, Dumfriesshire
« Reply #3 on: Friday 14 November 14 15:45 GMT (UK) »
Sorry this is a bit late.  thought you might like the picture. I was told  the house was struck by lightening many years ago and abandoned. Don't know the truth of that. It is rather out of the way now, and there are no visible remains of old Holmains tower (home of the Carruthers family)

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