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Title: can you decipher this place name
Post by: tkgafs on Monday 17 October 16 16:05 BST (UK)
something like Chapeltown ???? Castle Douglas
Title: Re: can you decipher this place name
Post by: arthurk on Monday 17 October 16 16:11 BST (UK)
Looks like Chapmantown near Castle Douglas, but I don't know if there is such a place.

Arthur
Title: Re: can you decipher this place name
Post by: mikechristopher on Monday 17 October 16 16:22 BST (UK)
I would have said Chapeltown / Chapwelltown but like arthurk I dont know the area well enough to know if such a place existed.  Would definitely say it was Castle Douglas though.  It might be useful to see the whole image to try and piece it together.
Title: Re: can you decipher this place name
Post by: Kay99 on Monday 17 October 16 16:27 BST (UK)
Looks like there is a farm called Chapmanton to the north of Castle Douglas. 
Added http://maps.nls.uk/view/74427652#zoom=5&lat=7464&lon=7538&layers=BT

Kay
Title: Re: can you decipher this place name
Post by: hanes teulu on Monday 17 October 16 16:31 BST (UK)
Agreed - just about to post 1894 map    http://maps.nls.uk/view/75634362
Title: Re: can you decipher this place name
Post by: Rosinish on Monday 17 October 16 16:37 BST (UK)
Chapmantown listed on here

digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=86555466&mode=transcription

Annie
Title: Re: can you decipher this place name
Post by: Gadget on Monday 17 October 16 17:04 BST (UK)
Maybe this is written as toun rather than town but a bit blurred.

I was just by there a couple of weeks back. Many of my maternal side came from that area  :)

Gadget
Title: Re: can you decipher this place name
Post by: tkgafs on Monday 17 October 16 17:08 BST (UK)
I think that must be the place, I can post the whole document but thought that was frowned upon.
Title: Re: can you decipher this place name
Post by: Skoosh on Monday 17 October 16 21:22 BST (UK)
A chapman was a pedlar! which became a surname.  ;D

Skoosh