Carter/coachman - or carrier maybe? They used carts. My 1838 almanac tells me that the Wooler carrier put up at the George Inn in Edinburgh. Since there were arrivals and departures on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, it sounds like there were at least 2 of them. Other listings put the George Inn in Bristo St. which might be a clue because there was a secession church there. Not sure when it was built. Maybe some kirk session records in the National Archives of Scotland. Just a guess tho as secession members wouldnt necessarily use the nearest chapel. Judy ---------- >From: "Margaret Flaiban" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [BORDER] Looking for the BURN family >Date: 11, Sat Oct, 2003, 10:20 pm > > Hi there everyone on the list - still scratching my head over where my > George BURN and Agnes TELFORD are. First born child in Wooler around > 1823/24. George BURN was a carter/coachman travelling to > Edinburgh/Wooler. We presume Wooler was their home town/base - searched a > few films for the area with no luck at all. The family may have been > Presbyterian non-conformists. My cousin is trying to search the Union > Bridge marriages in the hope their names will crop up. Does anyone have > any ideas I may not have covered ? Any chance of Gretna Green marriage > lists ? thanks - Margaret Flaiban - Adelaide South Australia > > > ==== BORDER Mailing List ==== > Borders includes Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire, Berwickshire, Peebleshire. We > also welcome family researchers for Dumfries and Galloway, > Kirkudbrightshire, Northumberland and Cumbria >