"Without the royalty"

[Sarndra]

Howdy

My GGGG grandmother and her sons address is listed in the 1841 Scottish Census as  "without the royalty", Whithorn.

I gather this means they lived outside some form of boundary.  Can anyone clarify what the boundaries for Whithorn were?

Much appreciated
Sarndra

[Little Nell]

Whithorn was a royal burgh and a parish, but  the parish extended beyond the boundaries of the royal burgh.  The parish contained many other places/settlements.

There is a description here:

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/WIG/Whithorn/index.shtml

This page gives a list and links for places within the parish:

http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/placemaps?GR=NX445401

These map may help you with boundaries:

http://maps.nls.uk/atlas/thomson/view/?rsid=74400164&sid=74400164&mid=540
http://maps.nls.uk/towns/reform/page.cfm?id=2632

Nell

[Sarndra]

Fabulous Nell thank you.

Yes indeed i have used Genuki many times, great site and i looked there first that's how i got the idea it was a boundary thing, just the explanation was a tad confusing. Your one is more straight to the point and exactly what i was looking for 

Thanks for the links!

As an aside, incase anyone is researching the same people, GGGG grandparents were Jane TOUGH nee MCLEAN who appears widowed by 1841 aged 44.  She married James TOUGH an agricultural labourer.  Their sons Alexander TOUGH [my link] was born 1817 in Whithorn & died 18 Feb 1870 in Caulside/Cauldside Stair Hathorn Stewart TOUGH was born 1831. Information i have has them marrying on 23 April 1810 in Minnigaff but this would make Jane only 13...it's been put on the futher to research pile LOL!

Cheers
Sarndra

[Druid56]

Hi sarndra I wonder if you know of any link with Hathorn "stuart " Agnew born 1814 at isle farm Whithorn son of Hamilton Agnew as the name is quite unusual he also called one of his sons "Hawthorn"      (spelling variations) he was my 3x great grandfather

[Druid56]

Hi Nell I used your one of your links above and wondered if you know where I can get a copy of the original lair maps by JE Biechman for st Ninians old churchyard I'm interested in Duns 81,155,197,215,255.     Dunce 70 and        Cronie 343 I'm visiting later this year and would like to check these stones out while in the area
  cheers Druid

[Little Nell]

Sorry Druid, I'm afraid I don't know.  Perhaps check with the Dumfries & Galloway FHS to see if they can help you.

Nell

[Druid56]

Cheers will do
 Druid