Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWE | How How How |
John Douglas How John Corrigall How James Corrigall Geroin |
101 | This applies to a good Two Sized Farms and a few crofts situated about the fourth of a mile East by North of Bewshouse slated & thatched. and in good repair with office houses detached. John Douglas occupier of the farm and Proprietor of the Farm and crofts. |
| GEROIN | Geroin Geroin Geroin |
John Douglas How Oback John Corrigall How James Corrigall Geroin |
101 | Two small Farms about the eighth of a mile north of How both are partly slated and thatched and in far repair, James and John Corrigall proprietors |
Continued entries/extra info
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Orkney -- Parish of Harray
Note in Situation column for a second entry for How: Cancelled -- "Oback" -- disused since it came under one property
Transcriber's notes
In List of Names Column, under "Howe" is written "see Remark No. 38 Examn. [Examination] Office 24 June 1881 [initialled] J.B.
In Description of How, a number of alterations have been made and the word Two inserted in the first line, which presumably should read "... to Two good Sized Farms ..."
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 8 - Parish of Harray, OS1/23/8
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Harray.
Ordnance Survey - Orkney 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 Orkney, which is in the north of Scotland.