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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Roxburghshire => Topic started by: Cathiemay on Friday 04 July 14 19:26 BST (UK)
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Hi,
Can anyone tell me if Blainsie is a small village or a farm near Melrose. Some of my Deans relatives were born there, and I just can't find out anything about the place.
regards Catherine
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There is a Blainslie about 9 miles from Melrose. Could they have missed a letter in transcriptions?
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Blainslie is a small hamlet nearer Earlston than Melrose off the A68.
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Hi.
Thank you Craclyn & Alan for your replies That's helped me a lot.
Catherine
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Did you find a Blainsie or have you decided that it was Blainslie?
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Hi,
Can anyone tell me if Blainsie is a small village or a farm near Melrose. Some of my Deans relatives were born there, and I just can't find out anything about the place.
regards Catherine
A Colonel W.H. Oliver wrote a "History of Blainslie" in about 1981. He was a local resident. I've borrowed the book in the past from the Central Public Library in Edinburgh, and the Borders Family History Society have at least one copy in their archive. Blainslie, historically, was part of the parish of Melrose but it's closer to Galashiels as the crow flies and I think the postal address is Blainslie, Galashiels.
Harr
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Hi Harr,
Thank you for your e/mail. Next time I am at Hawick hub I'll take a look at the book on Blainslie. My grt.grt. grandmother was born Melrose as shown on the census. I found her sister in 1841 census and it only says she was born Scotland. but after that it shows Melrose until 1871 when it states Blainslie . That's what has got me interested in Blainslie, as I suppose my grt.grt. grandmother would be born there too. I seem unable to find anything on their father Alexander Deans, only that he was a farm worker. Their mother Agnes Deans nee Waddel is shown 1841 born Scotland and living with her daughter n Midlothian. By 1851 she has disappeared. I have tried Births & deaths on Scotlands people but no luck.
regards Catherine
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Blainslie is a small hamlet/village in the Parish of Melrose, - most records will come under Melrose ie census, OPR, etc
Melrose was and still is a very large Parish.
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In the 1831 melrose census record from maxwell ancestry under blainslie a Mr A Dean is shown as a agriculture family of 1 male and 3 females living in a house there and the male was over 20yrs old. This means he had two daughters.
The details were taken fron local records as the first census was 1841 and no details are given of names of the wife or family. There are about 30 entries for blainslie.
Hope this helps. I don't see his death at melrose so I would try earlston or Lauder.
Alan
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Hi Alan,
Thank you ever so much for your information. It sound as if it could be the lost Alexander Deans. I have no idea what other family he had, only found his other daughter Margaret by mistake when hunting around, she was married in 1839. I wouldn't think My grt.grt. grandmother would have been at family home 1831 as she was married by 1818 (that's when my grt grandfather was born at Maxton) so maybe there was another daughter. I have a feeling that Alexander could have belonged to one of the Lothians. I've nothing that shows that, just that the name Deans seems quite common around there. I'll try Scotlands people again for a death of Alexander in the 1830's at Earlston or Lauder.
Many thanks.
Catherine
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Hi Alan,
Could you please tell me how to get the 1831 census on the Maxwells site. I tried to find it but couldn't. I tried the deaths from old parish records on Maxwells site and found an Alexander Deans died at Lauder 1835 I have sent off for the details , am awaiting them coming through. No luck on Scotlands people.
Catherine
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Go to their census publication page and under Roxburghshire census records 1831 they have jedburgh and also melrose the one you are looking for .
Alan
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Thank you Alan for pointing me in the right direction for 1831 census. I shall get around to buying the book soon. The transcription for Alexander Deans death seems to be the right man, one more mystery solved. Now to get hunting for the rest of my lost folk.
Catherine