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Offline J Hannan

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Index for Farm names
« on: Friday 30 November 12 01:45 GMT (UK) »
My 5th Great Grandfather John Hall died in a location called "Horseridge Scotland" Apr 1783.
He was a joiner and travel from farm to farm. He worked mainly in Northumberland.
In Northumberland they have Farm name index, which also listed the closest township and parish.
Does anyone know of such an index, or the location "Horseridge Scotland".

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Re: Index for Farm names
« Reply #1 on: Friday 30 November 12 08:22 GMT (UK) »
The place name does not show up on Genuki nor on the Ordnance Survey gazetteer. However some farms have simply disappeared over the years. Perhaps it's best to go back to the source of this information and work from there?
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Re: Index for Farm names
« Reply #2 on: Friday 30 November 12 11:12 GMT (UK) »
There must be a chance that this is around Horserigg near Mindrum. It's virtually on the border.  There must have been room for error there?
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Re: Index for Farm names
« Reply #3 on: Friday 30 November 12 11:34 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to rootschat J Hannan.

You can sometimes find farm names on old maps. There are some excellent ones here:
http://maps.nls.uk/

I might be missing something here, but what county is "Horseridge" in?

Do you know where he is buried?

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Re: Index for Farm names
« Reply #4 on: Friday 30 November 12 16:29 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: J Hannan on Friday 30 November 12 01:45 GMT (UK)
My 5th Great Grandfather John Hall died in a location called "Horseridge Scotland" Apr 1783.
He was a joiner and travel from farm to farm. He worked mainly in Northumberland.
In Northumberland they have Farm name index, which also listed the closest township and parish.
Does anyone know of such an index, or the location "Horseridge Scotland".

He was buried in Carham. I am unaware of Horserigg near Mindrum, as you said it is on the border. Can you give me any information on this Horserigg near Mindrum?

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Re: Index for Farm names
« Reply #5 on: Friday 30 November 12 17:18 GMT (UK) »
hi hoping not to complicate things but there is a Houndridge farm across the Tweed from Carham.
Halls Chambers Hutchinson Northumberland

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Re: Index for Farm names
« Reply #6 on: Friday 30 November 12 17:48 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: J Hannan on Friday 30 November 12 16:29 GMT (UK)
Quote from: J Hannan on Friday 30 November 12 01:45 GMT (UK)
My 5th Great Grandfather John Hall died in a location called "Horseridge Scotland" Apr 1783.
He was a joiner and travel from farm to farm. He worked mainly in Northumberland.
In Northumberland they have Farm name index, which also listed the closest township and parish.
Does anyone know of such an index, or the location "Horseridge Scotland".

He was buried in Carham. I am unaware of Horserigg near Mindrum, as you said it is on the border. Can you give me any information on this Horserigg near Mindrum?
I will check out Houndridge farm, with my orginal source. Thank you for the tip.

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Re: Index for Farm names
« Reply #7 on: Friday 30 November 12 21:23 GMT (UK) »
Page 39 of this document

http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/Documents/qJ12843/A2359757.pdf

17 Upland Fringe Ridges 17a Horse Rigg

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Re: Index for Farm names
« Reply #8 on: Friday 30 November 12 21:27 GMT (UK) »
OS map ref for Horse Rigg is NT827337.  Can you tell us the source of your information on date of death etc?

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