If I write 'Mauchline' in a longhand script, it looks vaguely like 'Marmatone'. But that doesn't square with Newmilns/Loudoun. Regards, Robert Struthers On 11/02/2013 14:41, [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: ConverGirl > Surnames: BARRIE, MORTON > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ayr.general/14345/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > In the 1871 census for the family of Gavin Barrie b 1829 & Agnes Morton b 1834, their birthplace is listed as "Marmatone, Ayrshire". I've tried Googling it, but I'm not even getting any suggestions for something close. Can anyone give me an idea of what the actual name of this town might be? > http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871Scotland&indiv=try&h=488782 > > I guess it doesn't really matter since it's the only time it shows up this way. In other years it's listed as either Newmilns or Loudoun. > > Thanks. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Tarbolton? Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange -----Original Message----- From: Robert Struthers <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:28:35 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AYR] Name of birthplace help If I write 'Mauchline' in a longhand script, it looks vaguely like 'Marmatone'. But that doesn't square with Newmilns/Loudoun. Regards, Robert Struthers On 11/02/2013 14:41, [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: ConverGirl > Surnames: BARRIE, MORTON > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ayr.general/14345/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > In the 1871 census for the family of Gavin Barrie b 1829 & Agnes Morton b 1834, their birthplace is listed as "Marmatone, Ayrshire". I've tried Googling it, but I'm not even getting any suggestions for something close. Can anyone give me an idea of what the actual name of this town might be? > http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871Scotland&indiv=try&h=488782 > > I guess it doesn't really matter since it's the only time it shows up this way. In other years it's listed as either Newmilns or Loudoun. > > Thanks. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message