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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| NEWBIGGIN | Newbiggin Newbiggin Newbiggin Newbiggin |
James Wilson Tenant Rent Receipts Lease Rev[eren]d A Douglas |
034 | A good old house with Gard[e]n homestead ab[ou]t 20 Chains N. of Carnock Village; it was formerly the residence of the Proprietors of the Carnock Estate. John Aikern Esq[ui]r[e] Professor of Scottish law and son of Col[onel] Aikern, frequently resided here during the summer months: In 1765 he resigned his professorship and retired here to employ the re- mainder of his life in writing & preparing for the press his work styled "The Institutes of the Law of Scotland. it was Pub[lishe]d in 1773. five years after his death. He died in 1767. at Cardross in Montieth John Stewart Esq[ui]re the present propietor is a lineal descendant of the said Co[lone]l Aikern |
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