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Re: Reposting a 7-year-old unanswered query
« Reply #9 on: Monday 23 November 15 11:29 GMT (UK) »
Have you thought of entering your surnames in the Surnames Interests  ?

At the bottom of each RootsChat page you will find Surnames Interests - click on that and it will take you to the next page where you can do a quick search and add your own names.  Notice a couple of Covington entries but for Flitwick (Bedfordshire) and Guilden Morden (Cambridgeshire)

Always worth an entry - in case someone else comes along.

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Re: Reposting a 7-year-old unanswered query
« Reply #10 on: Friday 23 February 24 19:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi there,

I have been researching this topic and have found considerable evidence that there was a ferry at thankerton. It was the reason the bridge was built at that spot, even though it was prone to flooding. The house, Boat farm, dates back to the early 1600's and was probably shelter for the people who worked the ferry. In older books on convigton and the house of Fleming it states that the Earl of Wigton funded the ferry so the parishioners of Thankerton could journey to the Kirk of Biggar.
The daughter of James Liverance, Lilis married one of the Murray brothers, James, Adam and John who were tenants at Boat Farm.

Hope this helps x
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