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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRYDEKIRK | Brydekirk Brydekirk Brydekirk BrideKirk or BrydeKirk BrydeKirk BrideKirk Brydekirk |
Revd [Reverend] John H Gourlie Brydekirk Henry Wilson Miller Brydekirk New Statis: Acct: [Statistical Account] Fullerton's Gazetteer of Scotland Oliver & Boyd's Almanac Johnston's Co [County] Maps New Statistical Acct [Account] of Dumfries |
057 | [Situation] In N.Wn. [North Western] Ph. [Parish] district. About 2½ miles North from Annan -- Is a rather picturesque looking village situated on the Western bank of the River Annan, the houses are mostly of one stor [storey] high and regularly built the streets being wide an [and] the exterior of the houses which are annually white wash [washed] give the village a very clean and pleasing app [appearance]. The population in 1857 amounted to 357, the most pa [part] are employed in agricultural labour. The parish was disjoined from the conterminous parishes in 1853 by the court of Teinds, and the Act 7 & 8 Vict. [Victoria] Population of the parish at the date of disjunction 1010. It is a Quoad Sacra Parish. |
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[page] 58Ph [Parish] of Brydekirk -- Sheet 57 No 16 -- Trace 1
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