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Birkenburn Farm , Keith
« on: Sunday 17 February 13 06:15 GMT (UK) »
Good morning from a newbie member!
have recently moved to keith area and am looking for any info regarding Birkenburn farm and farmhouse in particular, just outside of keith on the A96. The farm has been owned by the Watt family since early 20th century but I have no info on what the farm did before then or who owned it.
Have seen aerial photos of the farm and house from 1960's but havent found any copies available.

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GS

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Re: Birkenburn FARM, Keith
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 17 February 13 08:03 GMT (UK) »
The Valuation Rolls may be one source. You would need to find which archive centre in Moray holds the ones you require:

http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital_volumes/dv.php?dv_id=29&place_id=913&p_name=keith
Skewis (Wales and Scotland), Ayers (Maidenhead, Berkshire), Hildreth (Berkshire)

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Re: Birkenburn FARM, Keith
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 17 February 13 09:17 GMT (UK) »
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Birkenburn FARM, Keith
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 17 February 13 09:23 GMT (UK) »
       When I tried a google: "Birkenburn Farm, Keith, Banffshire" a list of items came up.
Top of the list is Birkenburn Farmhouse.    Click this and scroll down until you see a photo on the left.     On the right of it, it says: Property history of Birkenburn Farm.      If you click this, there is a nice view of the farm.      And there may be other interesting stuff on this site, which I didn't look into.

      Also on the list, after the google, try the site 5th from the top.    Click on it and there is a William Watt, and it mentions Dairy Farming.

      The original google gives several other sites relating to the farm.       Maybe somewhere on the list it tells you what the farm did originally.      It might be worth looking through them.

     

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Re: Birkenburn FARM, Keith
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 17 February 13 14:36 GMT (UK) »
Birkenburn was a Gordon house until the 18th century. There is another Birkenburn in Gartly that may get confused with it.

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Re: Birkenburn
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 17 February 13 14:50 GMT (UK) »
hi,
     you could try www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk they have farm horse tax books there peerhaps you may get a listing also www.scran.ac.uk you may get something from them scran has an old map if you key in birkenburn

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Re: Birkenburn FARM, Keith
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 17 February 13 18:53 GMT (UK) »
The National Library of Scotland maps website will give you free access to old maps of the area, including large-scale Ordnance Survey ones.

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Re: Birkenburn
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 17 February 13 19:56 GMT (UK) »
1851 Census  (HO107  159  46  3)

James Jock, Head, Unmarried, age 59, Farmer of 140 acres + 3 Lab, b. Boharm, Morayshire, Elginshire
+ brother William Jock, 53, sister Margt Jock, 48 and servants/farm labourers.

Address - Farm of Mains of Birkenburn, Keith

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Re: Birkenburn
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 17 February 13 20:11 GMT (UK) »
DESIRABLE FARM AND RESIDENCE in Banffshire
To be let for 19 years, or such other period as may be agreed upon, with Entry either now or at Michealmas first
The MAINS and MANSION HOUSE of BIRKENBURN pleasantly situated in the neighbourhood of the Town of Keith
The Farm of the Mains contains about 160 acres of Arable, and upwards of 60 of Wood and Meadow, and other pasture. The greater part of the Pasture is susceptible of improvement, and may be rendered Arable at little expense.
Offers will be received by John Wilson of Tochieneal (?), or John Fraser at Cullen House, both by Cullen, til Monday the 20th inst
Cullen House, 12 July 1834

Advert appeared in the Aberdeen Journal July 1834
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