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Offline Naizam

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Bradag or Braclay
« on: Thursday 14 November 19 03:29 GMT (UK) »
Good day all,

Need some help with the entry for Helen Bean:

Sept 21 George Bean in Braclay (or Bradag) had a daughter baptized named Helen. Alexander Bean and John Strath witnesses.

I don''t know where Braclay or Bradag is? I did find a minor reference for a Baron of Braclay but not sure where that would be in Scotland? Parish register is from Tarves - I"m assuming that it's the name of a village, farm, or???

Help please.
Crawford, Smith, Marr, Newton, McClement, and more :)

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Re: Bradag or Braclay
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 14 November 19 08:04 GMT (UK) »
It is "Braclay". On a modern map it will appear as Braiklay. There is a place of that name in the parish of Tarves and also one in the neighbouring parish of Methlick.

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Re: Bradag or Braclay
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 14 November 19 08:39 GMT (UK) »
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Bradag or Braclay
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 14 November 19 19:20 GMT (UK) »
Brilliant! Thank You!
Crawford, Smith, Marr, Newton, McClement, and more :)
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