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Title: Baptism in Spott
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Sunday 27 September 20 17:06 BST (UK)

   Please can someone help with this baptism record? The problem is with the 5th word, beginning with B, which may be where the family lived. Maybe a Scots dialect word, which someone will recognise?

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: josey on Sunday 27 September 20 17:11 BST (UK)

1880s map but can't see anything likely. Looks like Binns to me....writer does not seem to dot their 'i's.

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https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=55.97265&lon=-2.52426&layers=168&b=1

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: josey on Sunday 27 September 20 17:17 BST (UK)

Ahh I can see 'The Brunt' here SE of Spott  ???
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=55.95523&lon=-2.50457&layers=6&b=1

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200332119-the-brunt-steading-dunbar#.X3C7TGhKhPY
https://canmore.org.uk/site/174613/brunt-farm-steading

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: DonM on Sunday 27 September 20 17:21 BST (UK)

Yes looks like Brunt which is close to Spot Village.

Don

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Sunday 27 September 20 17:29 BST (UK)

  Thanks, that seems the most likely answer. It is a very odd "r", but it is rather a scrawl altogether! I expect father was an ag lab, or Scottish equivalent at the steading. Son James was a shepherd later.

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: MonicaL on Sunday 27 September 20 17:37 BST (UK)

I think Don is correct. Another child, Isbald, also born there in 1806 www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58181327e93790ec8bae92f0/jobald-check-white-baptism-east-lothian-spott-1806-06-08?locale=en

Monica

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: MonicaL on Sunday 27 September 20 17:38 BST (UK)

Also son James www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58181327e93790ec8bae93a2/james-white-baptism-east-lothian-spott-1808-07-17?locale=en

Can't see the 1800 christening on Freereg. Hopefully other entries help to confirm place name.

Monica

Added: Is the clip reading 1808 or 1800? Is this James's OPR entry that you have included above?

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Sunday 27 September 20 18:09 BST (UK)

  That is the parish register on Scotland's People. Some of the entries on the same page are more obviously 1808, but they are also a bit muddled. 1808 fits better with his census entries.
   I have never got into the habit of using Freereg, though I have used FreeBMD for years - I must remember it.

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: MonicaL on Sunday 27 September 20 19:45 BST (UK)

SP do have James indexed for 1808, which would be where you sourced the image I would think:

James WHITE
PETER WHITE/MARGARET WILSON
17/07/1808
720/20 141
Spott

They only have him and sister, indexed Isbald, showing for Peter and wife Margaret in Spott.

Monica

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: hdw on Sunday 27 September 20 21:10 BST (UK)

I found The Brunt near Spott on the Ordnance Survey map sheet 67, Duns and Dunbar, and then I found this -

https://canmore.org.uk/site/174613/brunt-farm-steading

Harry

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: josey on Sunday 27 September 20 22:57 BST (UK)

I posted that link in reply #2.........

Title: Re: Baptism in Spott
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Sunday 27 September 20 23:05 BST (UK)

  I think it is the clubhouse for a posh shooting estate now!