Evening all As I have hit a "brick wall" I though a few postings extracted from my copy of "Reminiscences and Notices of the Parishes of the County of Haddington " by JOHN MARTINE published 1890 using information from the 1755, 1793 and 1841 Statistical Accounts of Haddingtonshire would while away the wee hours . >From John Martines chapter on the parish of YESTER <Yester House, the family seat, is finely situated on the Gifford water. Splendid banks of old trees adorn the avenue. The Beech Bank is particularly fine and charming. A noble avenue of lime trees from the village to the entrance gate is the admiration of all. On the Yester estate, long ago, there were a number of liferent farms which had been possessed by the same family for a long series of years. They were Duncanlaw, Townhead, and Sherriffside. The tenants were all HAYS, and were called after their farms Duncum, Townam, and Shirrum. Ewingston was also another one, which was long occupied by Mr Richard Somner. There were also a number in Lauderdale, which have now fallen in. Old farmers, names in the Yester estate are now matter of history. There were CARFRAES in Cairniehaugh, the Park, and Waldean, HUMES in Castlemains, USHERS and STEPHENSONS in Quarryford, and HOODS in Long Yester, YULES in Broadwoodside, GIBSONS in Camelston, BOGUE in Snawdon, TROTTERS in Woodhead, TWEEDIE in West Hopes, DODS in Newlands, PATERSON and BROWN in Tollishill, SKIRVING in Newhall, MILLER in Danskine, &c. The estate of Newtonhall has been long in the possession of the HAY NEWTONS, a branch of the TWEEDDALE family. One of the old Lairds was a Lord of Session, and sat on the bench under the title of Lord Newton. He was one of the characters of the Parliament House in olden times. Newtonhall estate contains the fine farms of Longnewton, Kidlaw, Leehouses, Skedsbush, etc.> Not sure if John was seriously interested in listing the occupants of the farms or filling the pages with the names of his sponsors <lol> Regards George Wallace