Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUGH FIRTH | Rough Firth | Samuel Edgar n&s Rough Firth Adam Dixon n&s Upper Town - |
A Small portion of Sandy beach within the Tide Mark near the Colvend Junction of the Water of Urr with the Solway Firth, on the Land side along the Line of High Water it is bounded with Coarse rocks & Bolders - | |
| POST OFFICE | Post Office | Samuel Edgar n&s Rough Firth Adam Dixon n&s Upper Town |
A Small dwelling house in good repair and Situated on the farm of Lochend The property of the Poor of Carlaverock Parish - there is a post office established at for the receipt and delivery of Letters, And runner goes from it to Dalbeattie every day, for and with Letters. - | |
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46.C. List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C.Asst. [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 46c
Trace 4 [Rough Firth]
Trace 5 [Post Office]
Parish: Colvend
Object:
Rough Firth - A Bay
Post Office - A House
T. Smith 15th
Decr. [December] 50 [1850]
Transcriber's notes
Rough Firth: Trace could be 4, or 11.
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