In message <5B8FC3A0-63DE-11D8-9B68-003065E51D60@blueyonder.co.uk>, Barbara Black <barbarablack@blueyonder.co.uk> writes >On the 1881 Census the address for one of my families is JAS.WHITES >LAND in Carriden , Linlithgow. I wonder if anyone knows what this >means. > >One of my husband's ancestors died in 1876, a pauper at Cowden Hill, >Carriden. Does anyone know if this place still exists and also where >would I find any records of paupers? > >Many thanks >Barbara Hi Barbara, The Perth list is not quite the correct list you should be asking .... Carriden was in the old county of West Lothian - and I believe is now part of the town of Bo'ness. It does appear on modern maps - try: http://www.multimap.com/ - keying in Carriden. John -- John Gibson Chalmers - john@dgnscrn.demon.co.uk ... also at john.chalmers@us.abb.com Homepages ... http://www.dgnscrn.demon.co.uk/ and ... http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~chalmers/