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Troqueer place name
« on: Friday 06 April 07 15:49 BST (UK) »
Could anyone suggest where or what 'Billbow' was as mentioned in the 1771 OPR ?

I have looked at old-maps.co.uk but with no success.

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Bill

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Re: Troqueer place name
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 18 April 07 08:52 BST (UK) »
I was told at the Archives in Dumfries that Billbow was near Rochell Road and Church Street at Maxwelltown in the early 1800s.

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Re: Troqueer place name
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 18 April 07 10:02 BST (UK) »
If you select this map from the National Library of Scotland site

http://www.nls.uk/maps/early/towns.cfm?id=333

and zoom in and pan around until you find Maxwelltown, you'll find Church Street and Rochell Road just south of the old bridge.

I couldn't find Billbow when I looked but I might not have looked in the right place. it lists all of the houseowners at the time (circa 1819)

There might be other maps on the NLS site as well that might be of interest.

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Re: Troqueer place name
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 18 April 07 10:14 BST (UK) »
Great site, Gadget, thanks!

I can see the mill that my ancestors ran!

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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN - HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD - GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS - WIL: WEBB, SALTER - RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS - GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY - MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD - SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON - IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)

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Re: Troqueer place name
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 18 April 07 10:23 BST (UK) »
 :D

I'd forgotten about it until today  :(

I used it a few years back to find the farm that my ancestors had 1800 - 1815 in New Galloway.

Wonderful old maps for the whole of Scotland - aren't we lucky  :)

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Re: Troqueer place name
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 18 April 07 10:44 BST (UK) »
A Google for:
Troqueer + Bilbow
(just one 'l')
gets a couple of hits.

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Re: Troqueer place name
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 18 April 07 13:29 BST (UK) »
This site may be of interest to you.  They have an exhibition on at the moment on Maxwelltown.  They have a lot of photos of that area.

http://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/Default.aspx?Id=556&mode=object&item=3461

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Re: Troqueer place name
« Reply #7 on: Friday 20 April 07 11:22 BST (UK) »
Belated thanks to everyone for your help on this. The links will certainly help in locating other family members.

Bill
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