Can anyone tell me where Blakbakheid/Blaikbeckheid is, please?
According to AI on Google-
Blaikbeckheid appears to be an obsolete or historical place name, likely in the Scottish Borders region. It is not a modern, widely recognized location or personal name.
The term was mentioned in historical records, specifically the Commissariot Record of Dunblane, dated February 22, 1626, in reference to a person, George, who was described as being "in Blaikbeckheid". The structure of the name suggests it refers to a specific locality, possibly a farm, hamlet, or small estate.
Based on Scots and Old English etymology common in the region:
"Blaik" likely relates to "black" or "dark".
"Beck" refers to a stream or brook.
Heid" or "head" often means the source or high ground of something, in this case, likely the source or head of the "black/dark stream".
Without more context from the historical records, the exact location cannot be definitively pinpointed, but it is a historical place name from early modern Scotland
