Help deciphering Closeburn place name.....

burnbanks · Post by **burnbanks** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:47 pm

I've got Isoble, baptised to William Hamilton and Mary Alexander in ? ?
Looks like 'new office'
Any ideas? Thanks
The word(s) also appear near the top of the sheet. I've underlined them in the image at:

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1138

Post by **emanday** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:02 pm

Actually, it looks more like Mess Office to me. Did they work in or have anything to do with Closeburn Castle?

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:11 pm

go to http://www.scotsorigins.com/ and have a play with putting in various fragments to see what matches turn up, - look for a match by county and parish.

David

Post by **paddyscar** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:19 pm

A warm welcome to TalkingScot, Burnbanks!

I'm not sure what it says. I thought it was Manse Office, but the initial letter is different from the M in Mary, Margaret, Monteath, so that's questionable.

I did notice that the same initial letter appears in the line above the first underlined example - Mary Ferris in ____?. The same initial letter is used in the record for Adam Thomson and Agnes Monteath's son John _____?

Not much help, I'm afraid, but others will offer their assistance soon.

Frances

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:49 pm

Hi all
There is a surname further down the page which seems to start with the same letter - I think the surname looks like Howison ... or is it Morrison?
There are other Hs & Ms on the page which do not follow that style though...
Mint office?
Did they make money in Closeburn?
(no witty answers to that one please....!

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Best wishes
Lesley

Grendlsmother · Post by **Grendlsmother** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:20 pm

Sorry to go off subject - but you don't have a James Hamilton born in Closeburn around 1800 do you? He married Jane Waugh, who I believe may have been a cousin.

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:37 am

Hi All

Could it be "in mine office" the writing appears to indicate that is the word.

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:33 pm

Haven't a clue what it is but I think it's all one word.
I've had a scout around an old map but can't see anything obvious.

Regards,
Annette M

grannysrock · Post by **grannysrock** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:24 pm

I think the first letter's an N , cos it looks similar to the N in Nether Mains.

So I end up reading it as New Office or New Offue , but it disnae make any sense to me .

You could try www.old-maps.co.uk could take hours to find it, but this approach has worked for me more often than not in the past.

Good luck

Sally

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:58 pm

It doesn't really seem like it starts with an 'M'.
Could it be an 'N' ?
See Agness NIVISON's surname (4th entry up - on 22nd).
Unfortunately there isn't too much to compare on this page 55.
A look at the pages before and after on the original film may help.
Still haven't a clue where Isoble was born though! Newoffice?
Jack
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ps, Ah, you've thought an 'N' too Sally!

There is a place named Manufactory just SE of Thornhill.
Could this be where the limestone in the area was processed?
Would they need an office? A New one?

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