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Title: Help with placenames
Post by: Maris on Tuesday 10 May 11 22:38 BST (UK)

Hi could someone please help me  :)

I am trying to work out where a Beddenwood ?? may have been in Dumfries possibly in Kirkmahoe area and also second area cannot even guess so have attached snapshot.

Looking for information on John Brown who married Margaret Douglas, Margaret was from Wanlockhead which was easy to work out and John appears to be from Beddenwood. This was in 1756.  I carried out a search on SP and only found one John Brown born in Kirkmahoe in 1721 born to John Brown in  ??? - They appear to have had a son William in 1758 in Kirkmahoe so will now try and see what info is on baptism record.

I think they may then have moved to Yester as a John Brown and Margaret Douglas had six children which date wise appear to fit although that would mean a six year gap between first and second child so maybe not, but cannot find any other records of marriage and these are only baptisms registered to these names..

Anyway, any help would be gratefully received.

Thanks in advance  ::)

Title: Re: Help with placenames
Post by: lesleyegreen on Wednesday 11 May 11 09:29 BST (UK)

Hi Maris
Could it be Riddingwood? This is near Duncow in Kirkmahoe Parish.
Regards
Lesley

Title: Re: Help with placenames
Post by: Jeffrey on Wednesday 11 May 11 16:28 BST (UK)

It couldn't be something like 'Buridge' could it?

Judy

Title: Re: Help with placenames
Post by: Maris on Sunday 01 January 12 03:35 GMT (UK)

Apologies,

I realise this is quite belated but many thanks for your help. Think Riddingwood looks good but will have to go back and look at his again as some months old.. ::)