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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Perthshire => Topic started by: katman on Wednesday 25 December 13 06:51 GMT (UK)
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I successfully traced 1809 Inchture Parish baptisms for my wife's side of the tree, but the location of the family was a place I hadn't heard of before. Jottistown/Jottislown.
I've Googled the name, but with no luck. I've even tried a few old maps, with the same result
Could it perhaps have been the name of a long-gone farm?
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Hi. Where did you see this record?
Imber
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It would be useful if you could post a snip of the document where this word is written, so we can all have a look and offer our opinions. :)
Was the place named as the families' address for all baptisms of all children?
Also do you have any indication whereabouts in Perthshire this place was?
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Here's an extract showing the placename.
Hope it comes out OK!
Twas Inchture Perthshire. 1809. They lived in various places around the parish
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Thank you katman. Image came out very well (apologies for the slip up re not noticing your mention of Inchture)
I will do some digging to see if I can locate "Jottistown".
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I found it! :) [Jottestown]
On this Stobie 1775-1804 map it is SSW of Inchture:
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400316
Looking at a modern map I don't think there is much remaining in the area. I will see if I can work out where it would have been.
It is not marked on an 1890 map however the nearby places of Balgay and Maggotland are. I think all are/were farms.
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"Jettestown" appears on this 1827 map:
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400163
I think I have found Balgay farm.
Looking at google maps, when travelling SW on the A90 out of Inchture, there is a road on the left. It looks like the first road past the roundabouts, however it is just a lane - you can approach Balgay farm via google street view from the other road. There are a couple of other farm houses along the road but I believe Balgay is the largest and has the most outbuildings and is located near where the road bends at an angle.
I estimate Jo(e)tti(e)stown was located two thirds of the way between Inchture and Balgay as the crow flies. Sadly there is no evidence of any farms around that area. There is a river in the vicinity and one would assume the farm buildings would have been nearby.
However if you follow the stream north from Balgay Farm, there is a building where this joins with another stream. I cannot get close enough to see any detail, so do not know if this may once have been a dwelling. I may be wrong but I think this may be in slightly the wrong place to be the remains of Jettistown (it may be a byre or similar).
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Very informative, thanks for that, Ruskie. As a Dundee youth, (many many decades back!) I must have cycled past that area several times en route to Perth, returning home via the moors to the north. These days, I struggle walking down the drivestrip to my mailbox. ;D
James Clark is on the 1841 census aged 70, living in Balledgarno village, north of Inchture, but no sign of him in the 1851 census, nor in OPR death records. I may do an online headstone search of the area in the new year.
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You cycled from Perth to Dundee? :o
Very impressive.
If you are having trouble locating James Clark, perhaps a new thread on the Perthshire board might help. There are some wonderful researchers on the Scotland boards.
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You cycled from Perth to Dundee? :o
Very impressive. ....
I was in a cycling club, and the Dundee-Perth-Dundee run was a bit of a daudle. If you meant Dundee to Perth WA, then I would even have impressed myself! ;D
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;D
I'm impressed anyway. ;)