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Which Ballsarroch?
« on: Tuesday 14 March 17 16:26 GMT (UK) »
On a death certificate, issued in 1899, the place of residence is given as "Ballsarroch Farm". On an Ordnance Survey map two are shewn , one called High & the other Laigh.

 Is there any way of finding out which of the two farms the certificate is referring to?

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Re: Which Ballsarroch?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 14 March 17 17:06 GMT (UK) »
As they will both probably be in the same district or parish, the certificate won't make it clear. If the informant is the employer, that would help; but it's probably a family member. Is the deceased a married farm worker? If so, the valuation roll would show him as occupier of a cotter house and name the farmer as tenant/proprietor and state the name of the farm. You will not find this for an unmarried worker who would be living in the chalmer. Some farm workers moved frequently, others stayed at the same farm for years. Have you found the person's location on the 1891 census?

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Re: Which Ballsarroch?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 14 March 17 17:53 GMT (UK) »
On the 1891 census he was a 13 year old living in Burnside Cottages, in the parish of Coylton, so that's not much help.
I'm assuming Ballsarroch was originally one farm, which was later split in two. Perhaps divided between two members of the family ?
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