Foulden, Coldstream, Hutton - New Britain

[meeganf]

Hi there
Does anyone know what the words New Britain after the above parishes refer to? In the late 1700s. Only New Britain I know of, and google suggests is New Britain off Papua New Guinea but possibly somewhere in Northumberland?

Just out of interest in some transcriptions I'm doing
Thanks
Meegan
 

[Tickettyboo]

Does it actually say "new' or just "n" (or possibly an abbreviation that starts with n) ?

Way back Scotland was referred to as North Britain, The places you mention are in Berwickshire.

Boo

[meeganf]

You're right, Ticketty, it does just say N. Britain or N.B. And just looking Berwickshire up it is historic Scottish Borders so that would be the answer. Don't know whay I assumed it would be New for N!!!

Many thanks for setting me right
meegan

[Tickettyboo]

Pleased I could help - though like you I didn't know the first time I came across it while transcribing.

Genuki is a great resource for finding out where parishes were, or which parishes were in a particular county.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/BEW

Boo

[meeganf]

Thanks again, Boo. I do like to know a little about the area I'm transcribing, sort of helps to know the people, if that makes sense. I am doing ones from before my homeland was discovered by the English, at least.

Cheers
M

[Phodgetts]

I don't want to throw you off your intial subject, but there used to be the North British Railway. My point in telling you this is to help you understand where North Britain was, and that it was a known name and description in the North / Borders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_British_Railway

P

[meeganf]

Thanks Phodgetts, an interesting history. Had never head of North Britain at all before

Cheers
Meegan