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From: "P&ML Pool" <>
Subject: Re: [AYR] HALFWAY
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:18:30 +1300
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Hi Elizabeth,

The maps title is Plan of the Town of Irvine, surveyed by John Wood, Edin
1819, reprinted by Caledonian Books, Collieston, Aberdeen SCT 1992 ISBN 1
85349 218 3--

The copy I have was given to me, a long time ago, cant remember who by.
Good luck

Margaret
--- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Csanig" <>
To: "P&ML Pool" <>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [AYR] HALFWAY


> Hi Margaret
>
> I just saw your post (below) to Peter and would like to ask you where you
> bought your map, or if you could scan it and send it to me? I have been
in
> search of such a map ever since I found out a few months ago that my
> great-aunt was born in Irvine, Ayrshire in 1846. The family seemed to
move
> around a lot and I would like to re-trace their steps throughout Scotland
> before they immigrated to Canada in 1853. Thank you.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Elizabeth
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "P&ML Pool" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 2:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [AYR] HALFWAY
>
>
> > Hi Peter
> > I have a map of early Irvine, Irvine Water goes around in a loop, at
the
> > bottom of the loop is a road joining the 2 arms of the river and the
> > roadway is called Halfway, the parish of Dundonald is the land within
the
> > loop.
> > Friars Croft is the area of Dundonald parish on the north side of the
> road,
> > it was where a lot of seamen lived and ships were built.
> >
> > Hope this helps, it confused me too until I saw it on a map,
> > Margaret
> > NZ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Strauss" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:40 PM
> > Subject: [AYR] HALFWAY
> >
> >
> > > Hi Listers,
> > >
> > > I have obtained an "OLD PAROCHIAL REGISTER" from ScotlansPeople which
is
> > headed "Parish of Dundonald"....."County of Ayr"
> > >
> > > In the detail it states inter alia:
> > >
> > > "William Roxburgh son of David Glover and Barbara Fullarton spouses
> > Halfway was born 29th May and baptised 19th June 1828"
> > >
> > > What does "Halfway" mean in this context??
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Peter Strauss
> > > Melbourne
> > > Australia
> > >
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