Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKS PLANTATION | Blacks Plantation . . Blacks Plantation |
William Bradshaw Backbraes via Whithorn Alexander McQueen Appleby via Whithorn |
034 | A Small Plantation on the South Side of California Farm it takes its Name from being originally Planted by a Man named Black |
| BACKBRAES | Backbraes . Backbraes |
William Carter Grocer Whithorn A. Walker Stationer Whithorn |
034 | A farm house & offices in tolerable repair on the estate of S.H. Stewart Esq. of Physgill & Glasserton & the Boundary dividing the parishes of Glasserton & Whithorn runs thro' [through] this farm |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 96 -- Form No 136
List of Names collected by William Rewan C.A. [Civilian Assistant] 1st Examiner
36A
Trace 1
Parish of Whithorn
Objects
Blacks Plantation -- a Plantation
Backbraes --A farm House Offices
July 4th 1848
[Signed] William Rewan
C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 84 - Parishes of Glasserton, Sorbie and Whithorn, OS1/35/84
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Glasserton, Sorbie, and Whithorn.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown 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 Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.