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From: "donald.sillars" <>
Subject: Re: Arran place name
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:30:36 -0000
References: <142.b3d12f4.29c75670@aol.com>


Have looked at the map dated 1894 and the only place new that i can see that
resembles yours is Auchenhew east of Bennan.

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Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 2:40 PM
Subject: Arran place name


> Hi
> I'm using a new address ..lowlandscot instead of mrsimacleod
>
> On Saturday I found a place name on the 1851 census which I could not make
> out. The census place was Dippen in Arran and the birth place was also in
> Buteshire and looked like SUCHANHAIE .......the HANH was decipherable and
I'm
> 97% sure the first letter was an S. Definitely not Shiskine or Sliddery
> ..could have been HUR at the end. I only have a large scale modern map and
> there's nothing on it that looks likely.
>
> Anyone got any suggestions?
> Irene
>
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