Hi, I'm posting this in hope someone may be able to shed some light on a few area's my ancestors lived. I am researching the WILSON family that lived mostly in Blairgowrie. In the 1851 Scotland Census records my ancestor David WILSON and family were living at: Gothens, Lethendy, Perthshire. His occupation is noted as - Farmer of 150 Acres with 3 Labourers. In the 1861 census the address remains the same and occupation is still Farmer, although now of 130 Acres, 3 Labourers and 1 boy. At the time of the 1871 census David and his then second wife were living at 25 Allan St Blairgowrie and occupation was Merchant Grocery Spirits. I can't seem to find any information on "Gothens" and would love to know if this was possibly the name of the farm, something to do with the landholder????? The second area of question relates to David's son James WILSON. At the time of the 1881 census, James and his wife and children were residing at: Marlee Inn, Blairgowrie. His occupation is: Innkeeper Farmer of 65 Acres of which 50 arable employing 2 men. Again I have not been able to find any information surrounding the Marlee Inn? Thirdly still relates to James WILSON and his wife Marjory and children. At the time of the 1891 census, the family was living at: Hillbarns Farm House, Blairgowrie. The 1901 census shows the family still residing at this address. James is not listed in the 1891 census as he died in 1888 the address is on the parish register for his death. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kindest regards Linda Australia

Hi Linda, Use this link to see an old map of Perthshire. Magnify the image and find Blairgowrie. Just to the SW is Lethendy. I can see Godends which sounds suspiciously like Gothends! http://www.nls.uk/maps/joins/view/?rsid=74400313&sid=74400314&mid=664&pdesc= North East section John -----Original Message----- From: perthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:perthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Linda Sent: 14 August 2010 12:10 To: PERTHSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [PERTHSHIRE] Farms and locations in Blairgowrie Hi, I'm posting this in hope someone may be able to shed some light on a few area's my ancestors lived. I am researching the WILSON family that lived mostly in Blairgowrie. In the 1851 Scotland Census records my ancestor David WILSON and family were living at: Gothens, Lethendy, Perthshire. His occupation is noted as - Farmer of 150 Acres with 3 Labourers. In the 1861 census the address remains the same and occupation is still Farmer, although now of 130 Acres, 3 Labourers and 1 boy. At the time of the 1871 census David and his then second wife were living at 25 Allan St Blairgowrie and occupation was Merchant Grocery Spirits. I can't seem to find any information on "Gothens" and would love to know if this was possibly the name of the farm, something to do with the landholder????? The second area of question relates to David's son James WILSON. At the time of the 1881 census, James and his wife and children were residing at: Marlee Inn, Blairgowrie. His occupation is: Innkeeper Farmer of 65 Acres of which 50 arable employing 2 men. Again I have not been able to find any information surrounding the Marlee Inn? Thirdly still relates to James WILSON and his wife Marjory and children. At the time of the 1891 census, the family was living at: Hillbarns Farm House, Blairgowrie. The 1901 census shows the family still residing at this address. James is not listed in the 1891 census as he died in 1888 the address is on the parish register for his death. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kindest regards Linda Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On modern maps there is a Nether Gothens just north-east of Meiklour/south-west of Blairgowrie (map ref NO 1723 4060) just off the A93. There are a number of Marlee locations just west of Blairgowrie on the A923. Louise On 14 August 2010 12:59, J Moon <jmoon@talktalk.net> wrote: > Hi Linda, > > Use this link to see an old map of Perthshire. Magnify the image and find > Blairgowrie. Just to the SW is Lethendy. I can see Godends which sounds > suspiciously like Gothends! > > > http://www.nls.uk/maps/joins/view/?rsid=74400313&sid=74400314&mid=664&pdesc= > North East section > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: perthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:perthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Linda > Sent: 14 August 2010 12:10 > To: PERTHSHIRE@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PERTHSHIRE] Farms and locations in Blairgowrie > > > > Hi, > > I'm posting this in hope someone may be able to shed some light on a few > area's my ancestors lived. I am researching the WILSON family that lived > mostly in Blairgowrie. In the 1851 Scotland Census records my ancestor > David > WILSON and family were living at: Gothens, Lethendy, Perthshire. His > occupation is noted as - Farmer of 150 Acres with 3 Labourers. In the 1861 > census the address remains the same and occupation is still Farmer, > although > now of 130 Acres, 3 Labourers and 1 boy. At the time of the 1871 census > David and his then second wife were living at 25 Allan St Blairgowrie and > occupation was Merchant Grocery Spirits. > > I can't seem to find any information on "Gothens" and would love to know if > this was possibly the name of the farm, something to do with the > landholder????? > > The second area of question relates to David's son James WILSON. At the > time > of the 1881 census, James and his wife and children were residing at: > Marlee > Inn, Blairgowrie. His occupation is: Innkeeper Farmer of 65 Acres of which > 50 arable employing 2 men. Again I have not been able to find any > information surrounding the Marlee Inn? > > Thirdly still relates to James WILSON and his wife Marjory and children. At > the time of the 1891 census, the family was living at: Hillbarns Farm > House, > Blairgowrie. The 1901 census shows the family still residing at this > address. James is not listed in the 1891 census as he died in 1888 the > address is on the parish register for his death. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > Kindest regards > Linda > Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com 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 > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >