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Title: Alexander Marr's Place of Baptism?
Post by: Naizam on Saturday 06 June 20 22:48 BST (UK)
Good day to you all!

I'm trying to decipher the place of baptism for Alexander Marr who was baptised on May 2 1720. Father's name is Thomas. The place looks like Anugstown, Angriston, or something like that but I can't find it on the web?
Title: Re: Alexander Marr's Place of Baptism?
Post by: PaulineJ on Saturday 06 June 20 22:54 BST (UK)
what's the location of the church/chapel where the baptism took place/register is from?

It's likely to be in a nearby county, but we don't know even what COUNTRY that register is from


Title: Re: Alexander Marr's Place of Baptism?
Post by: goldie61 on Saturday 06 June 20 23:15 BST (UK)
There is an 'Angustown' in Aberdeenshire here:
https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/historical-tax-rolls/farm-horse-tax-rolls-1797-1798/farm-horse-tax-1797-1798-volume-01/104

Now I think 'Anguston' if you Google it.

(You do realise you transposed two letters in your post? - you wrote  'Anugston' - there would be nothing spelt like that.)

Looking at other places mentioned in those farm tax rolls ('Milltimber', 'Binghill'), they would seem to now be part of Aberdeen.

The parish given there for these places  is 'Peter Culture' for which nothing comes up now.
Title: Re: Alexander Marr's Place of Baptism?
Post by: goldie61 on Saturday 06 June 20 23:25 BST (UK)
ah found it!
It's now the parish of 'Peterculter'
http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en-NZ&gbv=2&q=peterculter+church+aberdeen&oq=%22peterculter%22+parish+aberdeen&aqs=heirloom-srp.0.0l2

'Anguston' is a hamlet of Peterculter about 8 miles west of Aberdeen city.
https://www.blackadders.co.uk/properties/7539/the-barn-nether-anguston-peterculter-ab14-0pn
Title: Re: Alexander Marr's Place of Baptism?
Post by: Naizam on Sunday 07 June 20 02:08 BST (UK)
Sorry Pauline - Peterculter is the parish as Goldie deduced  :-[

Thanks Goldie - Angustown now Anduston!

Thanks!
Title: Re: Alexander Marr's Place of Baptism?
Post by: Ruskie on Sunday 07 June 20 02:46 BST (UK)
I see .... “May 2 1720 Thomas Marr in Angustown had Alexander baptized” ...
Title: Re: Alexander Marr's Place of Baptism?
Post by: goldie61 on Sunday 07 June 20 07:42 BST (UK)
Quote from: Naizam on Sunday 07 June 20 02:08 BST (UK)


Thanks Goldie - Angustown now Anduston!

Thanks!

As far as I can see it's now ANGUSTON, not Anduston.
Did you look at the links?
Title: Re: Alexander Marr's Place of Baptism?
Post by: GR2 on Sunday 07 June 20 10:09 BST (UK)
Goldie is correct. It is definitely Anguston today. A cousin and a brother of mine both worked at the farm of Easter Anguston.