OS1/11/17/101
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURDIEHOUSE | Burdiehouse Burdiehouse |
Thomas Dunn Burdiehouse Mains John Barrowman |
006 | A neat and commodious village about 3½ miles South of Edinburgh on the Peebles road. the houses are mostly 2 stories high & the occupants are generally the proprietors; here is no manufacturing of any sort carried on through the village presents always a stirring aspect. this name is corrupted from the french word Bordeaux. which was given it in the last century when the first house was built; it contains about 40 families |
| SOUTH HOUSE | Southhouse Southhouse |
Thomas Dunn Burdiehouse Mains John Barrowman |
006 | A farm house with offices in middling repair. annexed is a farm of land about 160 acres the property of Mrs Sievewright Edinburgh there is attached to the offices apparently, the remains of an ancient mansion house bearing a date of 1671 it seems to have been once a place of strength; and surrounded by a strong wall several feet thick |
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[Page] 101P.6.D -- List of Names collected by John E Daveran RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners] 1st Examiner
Field Book Trace No 4
[Object Burdiehouse] Village
[Object South House] House
Ph [Parish] of Liberton
[signed] John E Daveran 2 Oct 1851
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