Frank, In the old days, before roads were built or maintained, they were just rough tracks following the easiest route between two places. When the landowners got fed up taking all day to travel 10 miles in great discomfort, they paid to construct a half decent road. In order to recover their money, and maybe make some profit too, they installed a gate which could only be opened by the Toll Keeper who lived in a wee hoose next to the gate and he collected the monies due.The practice gradually was replaced when local authorities took over road building and maintenance.My GrGrandfather and then his son lived at Gunsgreen Toll near West Calder, which still stands, and the old lamp bracket for lighting the gate when somebody was travelling in the dark is still on the gable wall. Hope this sheds some light for you !! Archie Gilbert. ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank" <frank@telusplanet.net> To: "Lanarkshire" <LANARK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 6:26 AM Subject: [Lanark] Toll Keeper >I have come across some information that has me a bit confused. I have an > 1882 death registration from Scotland that refers to the informant as > "George Easton' Son who resides at "Muirfoot Toll at Carmichael. The > mother > who passed away was residing at (Welton Walton or Wolton cannot quite make > it out)) Toll at Douglas. > > I thought I knew what a Toll was, but are some another name for a > residence > or are they a residence for someone who operates a "Toll" and a Toll of > what, roads or bridges? > > I expect this "son" may have been an executor of a will of an uncle as the > 1872 will reads in part > "Her Majesty's Justices of Peace for the County of Lanark, appeared George > Easton, Toll Keeper residing at Avonbridge in the Parish of Hamilton, > Executor of the deceased George Easton , lately residing at Harperfield. > > Now did these "Toll Keeper's" bounce around a little? > > It is an interesting situation as I may be able to make a link between the > person who was deceased in 1882 as a sister in law of the person who died > in > 1872. > > Could someone please put me in the right direction on this little puzzle. > I > think I might be on the right path, however to figure out what a Toll > keeper > does (or did - are they around today) it would be nice to have a clear > idea > of what a Toll is. > > I have had to pay Tolls on roads at a "Toll Gate" on a "Toll Highway" but > perhaps the residence part is what is throwing me off? > > Thanks > > > Frank Easton > Sherwood Park > Alberta > 0 c and 5" snow > > > ------------------------------- > > LANARK, SCOTLAND MAILING LIST > > > LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history > information pertaining to Lanark, Scotland at any point in its history. > > WHEN REPLYING to any list post please remember to snip most of the earlier > message before you post any reply > > LIST INFORMATION PAGE: Contact the List Admin at > lanark-admin@rootsweb.com; or to search the list archives, get information > on subscribing or unsubscribing, or to obtain other useful information to > help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link > to the list information page online: > > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Believe it or not there was a Toll between Prestwick and Ayr too. ....Wish it was still there!!! Pat Chas -----Original Message----- From: archie gilbert <agillbert@tiscali.co.uk> To: lanark@rootsweb.com; Lanarkshire <LANARK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, 5 May 2010 16:18 Subject: Re: [Lanark] Toll Keeper Frank, In the old days, before roads were built or maintained, they were just rough tracks following the easiest route between two places. When the landowners got fed up taking all day to travel 10 miles in great discomfort, they paid to construct a half decent road. In order to recover their money, and maybe make some profit too, they installed a gate which could only be opened by the Toll Keeper who lived in a wee hoose next to the gate and he collected the monies due.The practice gradually was replaced when local authorities took over road building and maintenance.My GrGrandfather and then his son lived at Gunsgreen Toll near West Calder, which still stands, and the old lamp bracket for lighting the gate when somebody was travelling in the dark is still on the gable wall. Hope this sheds some light for you !! Archie Gilbert. ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank" <frank@telusplanet.net> To: "Lanarkshire" <LANARK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 6:26 AM Subject: [Lanark] Toll Keeper >I have come across some information that has me a bit confused. I have an > 1882 death registration from Scotland that refers to the informant as > "George Easton' Son who resides at "Muirfoot Toll at Carmichael. The > mother > who passed away was residing at (Welton Walton or Wolton cannot quite make > it out)) Toll at Douglas. > > I thought I knew what a Toll was, but are some another name for a > residence > or are they a residence for someone who operates a "Toll" and a Toll of > what, roads or bridges? > > I expect this "son" may have been an executor of a will of an uncle as the > 1872 will reads in part > "Her Majesty's Justices of Peace for the County of Lanark, appeared George > Easton, Toll Keeper residing at Avonbridge in the Parish of Hamilton, > Executor of the deceased George Easton , lately residing at Harperfield. > > Now did these "Toll Keeper's" bounce around a little? > > It is an interesting situation as I may be able to make a link between the > person who was deceased in 1882 as a sister in law of the person who died > in > 1872. > > Could someone please put me in the right direction on this little puzzle. > I > think I might be on the right path, however to figure out what a Toll > keeper > does (or did - are they around today) it would be nice to have a clear > idea > of what a Toll is. > > I have had to pay Tolls on roads at a "Toll Gate" on a "Toll Highway" but > perhaps the residence part is what is throwing me off? > > Thanks > > > Frank Easton > Sherwood Park > Alberta > 0 c and 5" snow > > > ------------------------------- > > LANARK, SCOTLAND MAILING LIST > > > LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history > information pertaining to Lanark, Scotland at any point in its history. > > WHEN REPLYING to any list post please remember to snip most of the earlier > message before you post any reply > > LIST INFORMATION PAGE: Contact the List Admin at > lanark-admin@rootsweb.com; or to search the list archives, get information > on subscribing or unsubscribing, or to obtain other useful information to > help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link > to the list information page online: > > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- LANARK, SCOTLAND MAILING LIST LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history information pertaining to Lanark, Scotland at any point in its history. WHEN REPLYING to any list post please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply LIST INFORMATION PAGE: Contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com; or to search the list archives, get information on subscribing or unsubscribing, or to obtain other useful information to help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link to the list information page online: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Archie; I now have a lot clearer idea of what happened, I really do appreciate the help. Frank (Clipped) -----Original Message----- From: lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of archie gilbert Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 9:18 AM To: lanark@rootsweb.com; Lanarkshire Subject: Re: [Lanark] Toll Keeper Frank, In the old days, before roads were built or maintained, they were just rough tracks following the easiest route between two places. When the landowners got fed up taking all day to travel 10 miles in great discomfort, they paid to construct a half decent road of the message