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Offline Mamsoth

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Birth Place in Leith
« on: Wednesday 18 October 17 17:27 BST (UK) »
Need some help deciphering this birth place in a Glasgow 1861 census. I can make out Leith, but not the other word. Any Ideas? Something-Land?

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Re: Birth Place in Leith
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 18 October 17 17:44 BST (UK) »
?Settlement  ???
Seeking: RC baptism Philip Murray Feb ish 1814 ? nr Chatham Kent.
IRE: Kik DRAY[EA], PURCELL, WHITE: Mea LYNCH: Tip MURRAY, SHEEDY: Wem ALLEN, ENGLISHBY; Dub PENROSE: Lim DUNN[E], FRAWLEY, WILLIAMS.
87th Regiment RIF: MURRAY
ENG; Marylebone HAYTER, TROU[W]SDALE, WILLIAMS,DUNEVAN Con HAMPTON, TREMELLING Wry CLEGG, HOLLAND, HORSEFIELD Coventry McGINTY
CAN; Halifax & Pictou: HOLLAND, WHITE, WILLIAMSON

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Re: Birth Place in Leith
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 18 October 17 17:48 BST (UK) »
Maybe Scotland?

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Re: Birth Place in Leith
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 18 October 17 17:50 BST (UK) »
Ah yes maybe shp.

Had a look round here but nothing jumps out
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14&lat=55.9751&lon=-3.1851&layers=6&b=1
Seeking: RC baptism Philip Murray Feb ish 1814 ? nr Chatham Kent.
IRE: Kik DRAY[EA], PURCELL, WHITE: Mea LYNCH: Tip MURRAY, SHEEDY: Wem ALLEN, ENGLISHBY; Dub PENROSE: Lim DUNN[E], FRAWLEY, WILLIAMS.
87th Regiment RIF: MURRAY
ENG; Marylebone HAYTER, TROU[W]SDALE, WILLIAMS,DUNEVAN Con HAMPTON, TREMELLING Wry CLEGG, HOLLAND, HORSEFIELD Coventry McGINTY
CAN; Halifax & Pictou: HOLLAND, WHITE, WILLIAMSON

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Re: Birth Place in Leith
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 18 October 17 17:51 BST (UK) »
Is this from an English Census?

I also think it says Leith Scotland.
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Re: Birth Place in Leith
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 18 October 17 17:53 BST (UK) »
Quote from: JenB on Wednesday 18 October 17 17:51 BST (UK)
Is this from an English Census?

I also think it says Leith Scotland.

It isnt, its a glasgow census. Nowhere else on the page is scotland listed. It really does look like scotland tho, now its been said.

Thanks for all the input so far everybody

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Re: Birth Place in Leith
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 18 October 17 17:53 BST (UK) »
Looks like leith Scotland

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Re: Birth Place in Leith
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 18 October 17 17:55 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Mamsoth on Wednesday 18 October 17 17:53 BST (UK)
Nowhere else on the page is scotland listed.

The enumerator just copied what the head of household wrote. So if no-one else put Scotland it wouldn't appear on the page.
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Re: Birth Place in Leith
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 18 October 17 19:42 BST (UK) »
agree Leith Scotland just outside Edinburgh
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