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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Angus (Forfarshire) => Topic started by: GordonFindlay on Saturday 24 May 25 11:00 BST (UK)
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Hi
I'm looking at where my deeply interconnected relatives who were fisherman in Arbroath lived.
Names like Cargill, Swankie, Spink, Shepherd, Smith, Pert, Coull abound.
There is often mention of the 'fit o the toon' - an area initially made available to fishers moving into Arbroath. Has anyone seen a definition of the area?
It'll likely be informal, and include Ladybridge, South St, John St, Union St East, Old Shore Head. But how far was the area understood to reach?
[Some are obvious: in 1901, of the 40 households in South St, 31 included fishermen. Some of the others were one-person households, being widowed women.]
Slainte
Gordon
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Hi this seems to give a definition, see map at the bottom of the document.
https://www.angus.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2017-08/Arbroath%20Final%20Draft.pdf
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That pdf has 110 pages, and there is no map ‘at the bottom’. I found this map on page 20; see area surrounded by dashed line.
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Apologies, but it does give a map.
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Apologies, but it does give a map.
Apologies from me too, my post sounded a bit cross didn’t it? I just wanted to save others the search for the map.
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I included the whole document as it had quite a bit of interesting info, just missed the fact the map was only on page 20!
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Alan, David
Many thanks! Just what I need.
And that's quite a document in so many ways. Lots of great details amongst the fluff.
Slainte
Gordon