SIMPSON, Jean
- Born: 28 December 1792 1
- Baptised: 10 January 1793, Gladsmuir parish, East Lothian, Scotland
User ID: R61
General Notes:
"SIMPSON
JEAN
ANDREW SIMPSON/VIOLET FARNIER FR619 (FR619)
F
10/01/1793
708
30 / 3
Gladsmuir"
from Births and Baptisms
Old Parish Registers
Gladsmuir parish East Lothian
Baptisms
"Simpson labourer at Brown's Mains and his wife Violet Farnier had a Daughter born the 28th of December 1792 and baptized the 10th of January 1793 by the Revd. Mr George Hamilton, Minister at Gladsmuir and named Jean. witnesses John Simpson & George Farnier" 1
Research Notes:
BROWN'S MAINS
"SMALL FARM .... TO LET
That improveable farm called Muirfield formerly Brown's mains situated near to the post-road at Gladsmuir, and about three miles from Haddington presently possessed by Mr Thomas Young ...."
from Edinburgh Advertiser (1811)
"HER number: MEL12657
Site Name: Brown's Mains
Grid Reference: 346800 673500
Civil Parish: Haddington, East Lothian ,
Monument Type: (Former Type) Milestone (18th Century)
Summary: Site of milestone
Description: (1) Canmore Event ID 1085861 (RECORDING/FIELD VISIT): William Forrest's 1799 Map of Haddingtonshire (EMS.s.637) depicts a milestone on the north side of the main Haddington to Edinburgh road (now the B6471) NE of Brown's Mains. The stone, which probably indicated the distances in miles to Haddington (3) and Edinburgh (14) has been removed, possibly soon after it was replaced by a cast iron milepost set about 450m to the E (NT47SE 71), which, too, has been removed. Visited by HES Survey and Recording (JRS) 24 June 2018.
Resources: HES CANMORE record
Keywords: (Former Type) Milestone
For more information contact: East Lothian Council HER
Related Places: Haddington, East Lothian,
Sources: (1) Machine readable data file: Historic Environment Scotland. 2021. Extract from HES Canmore database. 362559"
from John Gray Centre article 2 3
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