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can you decipher this place name
« on: Monday 17 October 16 16:05 BST (UK) »
something like Chapeltown ???? Castle Douglas

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Re: can you decipher this place name
« Reply #1 on: Monday 17 October 16 16:11 BST (UK) »
Looks like Chapmantown near Castle Douglas, but I don't know if there is such a place.

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Re: can you decipher this place name
« Reply #2 on: Monday 17 October 16 16:22 BST (UK) »
I would have said Chapeltown / Chapwelltown but like arthurk I dont know the area well enough to know if such a place existed.  Would definitely say it was Castle Douglas though.  It might be useful to see the whole image to try and piece it together.
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Re: can you decipher this place name
« Reply #3 on: Monday 17 October 16 16:27 BST (UK) »
Looks like there is a farm called Chapmanton to the north of Castle Douglas. 
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« Reply #4 on: Monday 17 October 16 16:31 BST (UK) »
Agreed - just about to post 1894 map    http://maps.nls.uk/view/75634362

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Re: can you decipher this place name
« Reply #5 on: Monday 17 October 16 16:37 BST (UK) »
Chapmantown listed on here

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 17 October 16 17:04 BST (UK) »
Maybe this is written as toun rather than town but a bit blurred.

I was just by there a couple of weeks back. Many of my maternal side came from that area  :)

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Re: can you decipher this place name
« Reply #7 on: Monday 17 October 16 17:08 BST (UK) »
I think that must be the place, I can post the whole document but thought that was frowned upon.

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Re: can you decipher this place name
« Reply #8 on: Monday 17 October 16 21:22 BST (UK) »
A chapman was a pedlar! which became a surname.  ;D

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