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Title: 1851 census image
Post by: bleckie on Tuesday 02 December 25 10:50 GMT (UK)

Hi All

Can anyone confirm the location in Forfarshire (the same as I think it is) in this image

Yours Aye
BruceL

Title: Re: 1851 census image
Post by: trish1120 on Tuesday 02 December 25 11:12 GMT (UK)

St Martins?

Title: Re: 1851 census image
Post by: bleckie on Tuesday 02 December 25 11:27 GMT (UK)

Thank you trish1120

Confirms my suspicion
Many Thanks
Yours Aye
BruceL

Title: Re: 1851 census image
Post by: Forfarian on Tuesday 02 December 25 21:19 GMT (UK)

I agree - except that St Martins isn't in Angus/Forfarshire :)

Title: Re: 1851 census image
Post by: GR2 on Tuesday 02 December 25 21:36 GMT (UK)

Quote from: Forfarian on Tuesday 02 December 25 21:19 GMT (UK)

I agree - except that St Martins isn't in Angus/Forfarshire :)

You are quite right, but there is a small detached part of Forfarshire just to the east of it.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14.0&lat=56.46248&lon=-3.34713&layers=205&b=ESRIWorld&o=100

Title: Re: 1851 census image
Post by: Forfarian on Tuesday 02 December 25 21:45 GMT (UK)

Ah! Then that census ought to pinpoint the person's birthplace quite closely.

Title: Re: 1851 census image
Post by: bleckie on Wednesday 03 December 25 08:47 GMT (UK)

Hi All

 Forfarian I have his birth place from death record
GR2 at one point St Martin was part of Forfar as was Coupar Angus before being moved to Perthshire.
Coupar Angus original name was "Coupar in Angus"
I didn't believe it originaly either.
Yours Aye
BruceL

Title: Re: 1851 census image
Post by: bleckie on Wednesday 03 December 25 09:14 GMT (UK)

Hi All
I forgot to add the changes were as a result of boundary changes in 1891 and the records for St.Martins and Cargill that I was looking at are fairly sparse.
Yours Aye
BruceL