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Title: Place of marriage
Post by: lv426 on Thursday 29 March 18 06:31 BST (UK)
Hi All, i was just wondering if anyone can clarify what a part of a marriage document says.
This is for my relative Margaret Anderson who married David Sanderson in Galashiels, Scotland in 1853.

To me it says "mist houses" ? that seems like a unusual name?

I can crop the who section if needed?

thanks in advance
Title: Re: Place of marriage
Post by: Ruskie on Thursday 29 March 18 07:10 BST (UK)
It does look like Mist Houses, but it might be useful to see more of the document especially if there is another capital M and a small t.  :)

Do you have them in the 1851 and 1861 censuses in case they are living at the same place?

There doesn't appear to be a dot over the i but the second letter doesn't look like the other 'e's on the page either. First letter could be an N I suppose.  :-\
Title: Re: Place of marriage
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 29 March 18 08:00 BST (UK)
Could it be Westhouses?

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=55.6076&lon=-2.7556&layers=6&right=BingHyb
Title: Re: Place of marriage
Post by: bbart on Thursday 29 March 18 08:13 BST (UK)
Quote from: BumbleB on Thursday 29 March 18 08:00 BST (UK)
Could it be Westhouses?

I concur!  Now  I can stop searching maps and old newspapers and actually get to bed!  :D
Title: Re: Place of marriage
Post by: Ruskie on Thursday 29 March 18 21:47 BST (UK)
Quote from: BumbleB on Thursday 29 March 18 08:00 BST (UK)
Could it be Westhouses?

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=55.6076&lon=-2.7556&layers=6&right=BingHyb

Of course! So clear now it has been pointed out.  :)
Title: Re: Place of marriage
Post by: lv426 on Sunday 01 April 18 16:11 BST (UK)
Sorry for the delay, thanks all here is a bigger crop.
Title: Re: Place of marriage
Post by: lv426 on Sunday 01 April 18 16:13 BST (UK)
Quote from: BumbleB on Thursday 29 March 18 08:00 BST (UK)
Could it be Westhouses?

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=55.6076&lon=-2.7556&layers=6&right=BingHyb

Thanks for that bumble! i love the side by side map.
Title: Re: Place of marriage
Post by: lv426 on Sunday 01 April 18 16:29 BST (UK)
Thanks all for the replies it does indeed look like it is Westhouses.
Title: Re: Place of marriage
Post by: lv426 on Sunday 01 April 18 16:38 BST (UK)
I found this from the history of Galashiels about Westhouses.

'To the west from Gattonside about half a mile there is a good ferry-boat
on Tweed called the Westhouses boat house. This boat, having a good pool,
and being the ordinary passage from the south to Edinburgh, is much
frequented. They have likewise a good fishing for salmon. Above the boat
is Westhouses, the old possession of the Ormistons for many years. They
have a good house here with many vaults, and gun holes on every side after
the old form. I have seen their names on the principal gate, Anno 1581.
They had the custom of the bridge while it was standing. This place was in
the possession of the Pringles of Blindlee for some time, and now belongs to
Mr Scott of Galashiels."