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[Form] No. 136.
[Page] 93
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Plan 51 B List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] William Rogers R S [Royal Sappers] & Miners
[Column Headings]
Trace--Received Names-- Object--Description--Township or Parish--Authority for spelling Name--Address
8--Auchencairn
Auchencairn
Auchencairn--A Village--A Small irregular built village Situated about 1/4 of a mile N. W. [North West] of the Bay of the same name, the houses are well built and Chiefly two stories high and fued from the Estate of Miss Culton of Auchenabony ( it is said that a clause is inserted in the fues by which the fuer is bound to build the dwelling houses two stories in height) In the village is a branch Post Office (in communication with Castle Douglas daily) A Free Church a Baptist Chapel A Parish School two good Inns and three inferior ones, and a Corn Mill. This Village is of note as a healthy clean village and is much resorted to in the Summer Season by invalids & Sea bathers, the Census in 1841 was about 370--[Rerrick]--Robert Scott
James Scott
Robert Trotter--Schoolmaster Auchencairn
Auchencairn
Surgeon Auchencairn
[Signed Collector]
William Rogers
2nd Corpl [Corporal] R S & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
Transcriber's notes
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 153 - Parish of Rerrick, OS1/20/153
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Rerrick.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Kirkcudbright, which is in the south west of Scotland.
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