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Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] SCOTS ORIGINS
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 10:10:42 EDT

In a message dated 03/08/01 14:00:34 GMT Daylight Time,
writes:

> .... in the 1881 census Comrie lived at Bridge St Dryfesdale but on his
> Death Certificate it says Bridge St Lockerbie, could anybody explain why.
This is the answer to the easy bit of your enquiry:

Dryfesdale and Lockerbie refer to the same place.
Drfesdale is the Parish -- Lockerbie is the name of the town in that parish.

SKS will no doubt pick up the hard part of youre query


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