Help needed to read this please - COMPLETED WITH THANKS TO ALL

[Maggie.]

I had already scanned this before I read Jen's request for a larger view, perhaps it will help - if not I will re-scan a larger bit.  It is from a different part of the register, showing the place name of ROUCAN and also an upper case 'T' as JAP requested.

The register mentions place names and occupations but with no consistency.  It is also apparent that many of the fathers have two occupations listed.

[Gadget]

Adjusted :

[Gadget]

And here's what looks like John's brother in 1789 

[Maggie.]

Maggie, there's a Will for a John NICHOLSON in Roucan, Dumfries Commissary Court, 1815 - might be worth checking out?

JAP

Thanks for this info. JAP - good to have.  The research I have already done on my Nicholsons seem to indicate that they were in Tinwald and/or  Totherwald.  The trouble is there seems to be more than one family and I am by no means sure I have them sorted out correctly yet.  However I am pretty certain that my gt.x3 grandfather was a Christopher Nicholson of Tinwald who married Helen Jardine of Totherwald.

I feel a trip to Dumfries coming on  

[Gadget]

Maggie

If you're going to the Ewart, I've got a few things that need checking on as well 


Gadget

[JenB]

Given the other evidence to hand 'Roucan' is looking quite good.....

[Suziesmith37]

Hi All

Coming in a little late in this discussion but the word definitely begins with an 'R' as it matches the 'R' in Richardson the surname a couple of rows below the line in question.

Su

[Maggie.]

I shall bear it in mind Gadget      

Thanks for John's brother - I'm not sure I have the right lot of Nicholsons here though.

Here is a scan of what MAY be gt. x 3 grandfather Christopher, which is 1781 register for Mouswald. Where do they live......Cloughbrawborn ??

[Gadget]

There are some strange place names over there, Maggie 

 I'll see if I can enhance it and also will have a look at my OS maps 

is is braid rather than braw?