Hi Kristy -- Thanks for pointing this out. I, too, thought of it, but when I looked at Jim's image, the capital Ss were clearly different from the capital Ls. I believe the word he's questioning definitely begins with an L. Mary At 02:34 PM 11/29/2010, Kristy Gravlin wrote: >Is there another spelling that could have been misheard as an "L" word? > >Or maybe it was only seen...capital S is often misread for a capital L. ??? > >If you guys cannot recognize what it is, then perhaps "we" ought to consider >what kind of innocent error could have traveled through the decades and >generations. > >Kristy in Illinois > > >On 11/28/10 8:20 PM, "bill copland" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Jim > > > > Some years ago I made up a list of all the place names I could find in > > the parish of Minnigaff, using a wide range of sources. > > > > These included the 1638 Heath Tax List, the 1684 Parish List, > > McKerlie's monumental Lands and their Owners in Galloway, the > > Minnigaff Old parish Registers, the 1841 census, the Minnigaff > > Kirkyard monumental inscriptions and the 1896 Ordnance Survey Map. > > > > Here are all the place names beginning with L > > > > Lagbaes > > Lomoquhen (now Lamachan) > > Lanliewee > > Lansboy > > Larg, North & South > > Largforag > > Largourly > > Lessens > > Linkens > > Linn House > > Littlepark > > and Lochspring > > > > I never came across anything like Lespraig, but wonder if it could be > > an early version of Lochspring? > > > > > > The 1896 OS map also has a place called Lurneach in the parish of > > Penninghame > > > > > > On 28 Nov 2010, at 21:21, Jim Patterson wrote: > > > >> Wow, what skilled listers we have on the list, amazing help and > >> suggestions > >> and all further help greatly appreciated on this continued thread > >> please:-) > >> Most responders feel the name I was seeking is "In Lespraig" a place > >> near > >> Minnigaff in 1778, possibly a farm or house name? Another lister > >> suggests > >> the name is similar to a favourite Isle of Islay Whiskey which > >> really fits > >> with my kin:-) The name Laphroaig, perhaps my relie was baptised in it > >> hey:-)lol > >> > >> Whatever the reality of this wee mystery and whether my John McClure > >> and his > >> wife Sarah McClung or McClurg is their son was baptised "In > >> Lespraig" a > >> place likely nr Minnigaff and most likely nr the lead mines as > >> that's where > >> my kin all lived at Craigtoun/Blackcraig area at this time.. > >> > >> I am ever grateful to you all:-) > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------- > >> I am responsible for what I write but not what you read! > >> And I am responsible for what I say but not what you hear! > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim > >> Patterson > >> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 3:52 PM > >> To: Wigtownshire Roots Web list > >> Subject: [WIG LIST] Identify a Placename please? > >> > >> Hello Listers, > >> > >> > >> > >> Recently a Baptism record came in to my possession that says, James > >> McClure > >> and Sarah McClung had a son baptised James at what really looks like > >> "Lefpraig? or Lelpraig?" This unrecognised location would be close to > >> Penninghame or Whithorn area as this is where my ancestors once > >> lived in the > >> 1778 timeframe. Can anyone possibly identify the name or similar as > >> being a > >> familiar place name in the general area please? Perhaps it was a > >> farm > >> name? > >> > >> If anyone wishes to see the actual record I can e mail the original? > >> > >> Cheers All > >> > >> Jim Patterson.