Help finding Bogra (farm?) near Cannonbie

[mgscott]

 does anyone know of a place near Cannonbie called Bogra? location, still exist, etc.  thanks.

[Isles]

To see Bogra go to www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap
Click 'I want to Get-a-map now !'  and enter Canonbie in the search box. When Canonbie appears, move to the west 3 times.

[damnonii]

the farm dates from at least the 18thC, it appears on the Roy map of 1747

http://geo.nls.uk/roy/

(on the right type in Tower-of-Sark in the gazeteer place name box.  The map appears zoomed out but there is a large Y shaped fork where 2 rivers join left of centre, and the word Scots of the name Scots Dyke is almost legible.  Click somewhere above the 'S' with the zoom selected and you should spot 'Bogry'.)

[mgscott]

 Thank you both for taking the time to help me out.  Your maps are wonderful! 

[walterc]

If you go to

http://www.langholmarchive.org.uk/?action=search&perPage=25&page=1&startDate=1848-1-1&endDate=1871-12-31&text=bogra&

you'll find some names connected with the farm in the mid-1800s

WalterC

[mgscott]

this is such an interesting service you've introduced me to Walter C. thanks so very much for taking the time. 

[boswells]

I have some family links to Bogra which is a moderate quality farm of its type on the estate of the Duke of Buccleuch. It was farmed for at least a generation in the latter part of the 19th Century by a family of Carruthers who are widely spread in that district. The final Miss Carruthers married Christopher Elliot who farmed it with his sons until about 1928 when they moved to the Duke of Buccleuch's estate at Kettering, Northants.  Some of the children are still farming at Kettering.
If you want anything more do let me know.
Pamal 

[mgscott]

Thanks so much for the reply.  I have determined that my wife's ancestors, James Elliot and Isabella Broatch, were from Bogra.  They may have lived there for quite some time because she was born there (1775) and they had a son born there as well (1799).  I have no reason to suspect they had any ownership in the farm.  James was a glazier according to documents I've found although i haven't yet figured out what a glazier might make....cottage/house windows perhaps? 

[boswells]

It is often quite hard to get a clear line on the Elliots of Canonbie who, incidentally were also common in Newcastleton. They were a predominant family in the area during the time of the Border Reivers. The Broatches were all said to come from the farm of the Broats which is on the road between Kirkpatrick Fleming and Annan.  The occupation of glazier is quite possible as at the time he was working a great deal of activity was going on in building new farm houses and buildings on the new farms which were being created as a part of the Agricultural Revolution which was at its height at that time.
By the way here were two Bogras - Big and Little
Boswells