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Title: Place of Death
Post by: catleugh on Wednesday 16 May 12 17:07 BST (UK)

This is from an old parish register for
Spott - East Lothian.
Nov 13 Deceased Geo: Catleugh in E______ and was interred at this Kirk.

Title: Re: Place of Death
Post by: Alexander. on Wednesday 16 May 12 17:21 BST (UK)

Geo. Catleugh in Easter Heartsyde

Alexander

Title: Re: Place of Death
Post by: genjen on Wednesday 16 May 12 17:23 BST (UK)

I think it says something along the lines of Easter Heartsyde ( side) but this isn't coming up with anything on maps. Could it be the name of a farm?

Jen :)

Ooh, snap!

Title: Re: Place of Death
Post by: catleugh on Wednesday 16 May 12 17:28 BST (UK)

I think you're both right.  I couldn't see it before, but now that it's been pointed out ... ...
Thanks for the speedy solution. :)
Dave

Title: Re: Place of Death
Post by: Geoff-E on Wednesday 16 May 12 18:05 BST (UK)

There's a Hartside 2-3 miles SW of Spott http://www.streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?X=365890&Y=673430&A=Y&Z=120&lm=1

Title: Re: Place of Death
Post by: catleugh on Wednesday 16 May 12 19:43 BST (UK)

Geoff E
Thanks.  Had a look at that map, and zoomed in.  There is something called "Easter Hartside Edge nearby".  I suppose the spelling could easily have changed from Hartsyde to Hartside over the last 350 years.