roxburgh place names

[luckydog]

Still wrestling with my Rutherford family and discovered that one of them was a shepherd at a place called Knollylea and then at a place called Venshon. These spellings are the closest I can get from the OPR documents. Any help identifying these places would be welcome. I think they are farms in either Yetholm or Sprouston parishes.
Mike

[lesley084]

Hi,
There is a farm called the Venshon (Not sure of the spelling) near Kirk Yetholm . I have monumentle Inscriptions for Yetholm there are 9 Rutherfords in there who in particular are you looking for.

[luckydog]

Thanks Lesley , I have now identified the two farms I am looking for , Venchen and Nottylees both near Kirk Yetholm.
I would appreciate if you could look in the MI booklet for William Rutherford birth abt 1757, death unknown and his wife Agnes Mills birth abt 1757, death unknown . Their birth dates are complete guesswork. They were married in Yetholm on 26 April 1777. Agnes was born in Bamburgh, Northumberland. They had several children all born in either Sprouston or Yethholm.
I would be interested in knowing if any below are buried in Yetholm:-

Betty Rutherford born 21 Jan 1787 Sprouston
James Rutherford born 31 August 1783 Yetholm
William Rutherford born 31 October 1779 Yetholm

I have death records for all their other children.

William sen. worked as a Shepherd on both Nottylees and Venchen farms.
thanks
Mike

[lesley084]

Hi Mike

The only entry with any of your names is
Remains of enclosure: Erected to the memory of WILLIAM RUTHERFORD feuer Town Yetholm who died 24/1/1834 aged 76 years also MARGARET RUTHERFORD wife of the above died at Newcastle.

None of the other names are mentioned.
I don't know if you are aware Yetholm have a website Yetholm on-line where there is a section on Genealogy.

Good luck with your search if you need anything else looking up just ask

Regards Lesley

[*sparkle*]

My HOGG family also farmed at Venchen at Yetholm (about 1841-1851) 

I always look up dwelling, there is still a working farm there, but unfortunately I've not had a chance to visit yet.

For a good map put NT827295 into the ordanance survey website:
http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm

And I 'think' that is Venchen Farm in the distance above Yetholm (gauged from where the photo was taken):
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1401621

Tx

[*sparkle*]

This is a fantastic site, as theres also a picture of Nottyleas:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/270050

[luckydog]

You are right, it is a great site. I have managed to find photographs of several locations where my ancestors lived and worked. There is something special about walking on the land where they worked. Finding the crofting township where my Shetland ancestors lived was a great feeling.
Mike

[JRR]

My great,great,great,great grandparents are William Rutherford and Agnes Mills.  I also have their marriage date as 4/26/1777 and that she is from Bamburgh.  One of their great granddaughters, Agnes, married William Hogg.
Jack

[luckydog]

Hi Jack , I am related to William Rutherford and Agnes Mills through the marriage of Henry Rutherford ( born 1846 ) and Isabella Paterson ( born 1842 ). Could you tell me more about Agnes Rutherford and William Hogg and how the family line went to America . You can send me the info by a personal message .
Mike