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Title: Where is Gayfield please?
Post by: Welsh Chris on Friday 10 June 05 17:10 BST (UK)

I have a Jean Angus born 1792 in gayfield. She was married in 1813 in Applegarth. I haven't been able to find Gayfield - is it in Dumfries please?

Title: Re: Where is Gayfield please?
Post by: RJ_Paton on Friday 10 June 05 17:34 BST (UK)

There is a Gayfield Park in Arbroath in Angus (its the home of Arbroath football club)

Title: Re: Where is Gayfield please?
Post by: Welsh Chris on Saturday 11 June 05 16:22 BST (UK)

thanks for that! Gives me somewhere to start!

Title: Re: Where is Gayfield please?
Post by: Boongie Pam on Saturday 11 June 05 19:43 BST (UK)

Hiya,

On a previous look up in Applegarth

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,11916.0.html

One of your Toolan children, William is born at Gayfield.

The OPR for Applegarth & Sibbaldie are in columns as per the images posted.  The gayfield reference will be a farm or cottage for William so I expect this is where Jean is born as well.

It would be unusual fro a woman to marry too far from her home parish.

Hope this helps,
Pam
 ;D