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St Marnocks
« on: Sunday 28 February 10 21:13 GMT (UK) »
Hi

I'm trying to find out what St Marnocks in Peebles was. Was it a large house, a boarding house or what? My wife's gg grandmother is listed as living there in the 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses as a boarder, the head of household was a widow, occupation annuitant - she was living on an annuity.

Can anyone help please?

Many thanks

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Re: St Marnocks
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 01 April 10 19:25 BST (UK) »
I have a 1906 map of Peebles but it doesn't give the names of the hotels. It sounds more like a boarding house she stayed in if the landlady was a widow and annuitant. I don't suppose it gives the name of the street? If you can give me more information eg name and age of your wife's g g grandmother and the name and wage of the widow I will see if I can find out.
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Cline: Ireland and Berwick on Twieed
Collin: Eyemouth
Clyne: Ireland, Berwickshire, Northumberland
Barns, Barnes: Fife
Walker: Edinburgh & Stirling
Laing, Wilson, Forrest, Forrester, Colven, Rae, Cowe, Buglass, Johnson, Wilson, Thorburn, Darling, Broomfield, : Berwickshire
McRaw, Cameron, Taylor, Gould/Guild, McIntyre, Maxton, McDonald, Douglass : Perthshire
Cormack, Campbell, Sutherland, Doull: Caithness

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Re: St Marnocks
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 13:23 BST (UK) »
Hi Gordon

What was your ggg grandmother's name.   I will have a look at the census returns for Peebles to see if I can figure out whee St.Marnock's was.

Brina :)

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Re: St Marnocks
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 14 April 10 10:06 BST (UK) »
Hello again,

I have found St. Marnock's and it is indeed in Peebles in an area called Frankscroft.   It looks a fairly substantial house but is not huge.   Regret I do not know the number of rooms as I do not know the people who live in it/   There is a date above the front door of 1878.

Hope some of this helps.

Brina :)


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Re: St Marnocks
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 14 April 10 19:37 BST (UK) »
As the owner was a widow perhaps she kept the large house going by taking in a boarder. You will find the house if you look at google street view and put in St Marnocks, Frankscroft, Peebles.
All UK Census Transcriptions are Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Cline: Ireland and Berwick on Twieed
Collin: Eyemouth
Clyne: Ireland, Berwickshire, Northumberland
Barns, Barnes: Fife
Walker: Edinburgh & Stirling
Laing, Wilson, Forrest, Forrester, Colven, Rae, Cowe, Buglass, Johnson, Wilson, Thorburn, Darling, Broomfield, : Berwickshire
McRaw, Cameron, Taylor, Gould/Guild, McIntyre, Maxton, McDonald, Douglass : Perthshire
Cormack, Campbell, Sutherland, Doull: Caithness

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Re: St Marnocks
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 14 April 10 20:12 BST (UK) »
Thanks to everyone for their help. Useful as always!!
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