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Offline Jamie_W75

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Anyone read this placename? - West Lothian
« on: Sunday 26 February 06 13:06 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
  Does anyone know of this place, listed on a Scottish birth certificate from 1863. Obviously I can see the Parish of Bathgate part, but does anyone recognize the placname above it? Looks like Durham__ something??..

Any help appreciated.

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    Jamie
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Re: Anyone read this placename? - West Lothian
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 February 06 13:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi Jamie
Could it be Durham town
ricky
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Re: Anyone read this placename? - West Lothian
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 February 06 13:21 GMT (UK) »
Is there such a place in the Parish of Bathgate?
Woodhouse - Kendal,WES/Galgate,Rochdale,LAN
Hindhaugh - NBL
Copeland - Wexford,IRE / Lothians,SCOT
Vincent - Tivetshall,NFK / Seaton Delaval,NBL
Hamer -  Heywood,LAN
Davidson - Antrim,IRE / Lothians,SCOT
Wright - Kirkaldy,FIF
Bateman - Ohio,USA / Seaton Delaval,NBL
Bamford - Rochdale,LAN
Heath - Prees,Wem,Weston,SAL / Rochdale,LAN
Comerford - Cavan,IRE / Lothians,SCOT
Hopper - Gosforth,NBL
Scobbie - Lanarkshire,SCOT /North Tyneside,NBL
Miles - Pulham,NFK
Grundy - DUR

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Re: Anyone read this placename? - West Lothian
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 26 February 06 14:43 GMT (UK) »
Durhamtown is listed in the 1885 gazetteer of Scotland as "a village in Bathgate parish, Linlithgowshire, 1 mile SSW of Bathagte town.

There's a reference to Durhamtown, Bathgate here:

http://www.mining-villages.co.uk/128.html

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Re: Anyone read this placename? - West Lothian
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 26 February 06 15:02 GMT (UK) »
It can be found on the old OS map as well:

http://www.old-maps.co.uk

You have to navigate to Bathgate and then south west from there.  It's on the railway line near Bathgate Chemical Works.  The map is dated 1856.

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Re: Anyone read this placename? - West Lothian
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 26 February 06 16:14 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou very much
Woodhouse - Kendal,WES/Galgate,Rochdale,LAN
Hindhaugh - NBL
Copeland - Wexford,IRE / Lothians,SCOT
Vincent - Tivetshall,NFK / Seaton Delaval,NBL
Hamer -  Heywood,LAN
Davidson - Antrim,IRE / Lothians,SCOT
Wright - Kirkaldy,FIF
Bateman - Ohio,USA / Seaton Delaval,NBL
Bamford - Rochdale,LAN
Heath - Prees,Wem,Weston,SAL / Rochdale,LAN
Comerford - Cavan,IRE / Lothians,SCOT
Hopper - Gosforth,NBL
Scobbie - Lanarkshire,SCOT /North Tyneside,NBL
Miles - Pulham,NFK
Grundy - DUR
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