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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELSO ANA | Kelso Anna Kelso Anna Kelso Anna Kelso Ana Kelso Ana Kelso Ana |
History of Kelso 1825 Plan of Kelso 1823 Plan of Kelso 1852 Kelso Newspaper 1857 Robert Darling Esq. Broomlands William Smith Esq. Writer |
009.04; 010.01 | A long Island in the Tweed opposite chalk Heugh and near to its junction with the Teviot. It is broken by floods, and the old shingle laid bare. The Trees are chiefly Willows, and a kind of Poplar. The shingle and part of the grass are used by washerwomen for bleaching their clothes. In its present state the Island is worthless for any other purpose, after a Law-suit with the Duke of Roxburgh, it was abandoned to the inhabitants of their use or pleasure. |
| CUNZIE NUIK | Cunyie Nuik | Revd. Mr Jarvie Kelso Mr. Waldie Kelso Mr. William Smith Writer Kelso |
009.04 | The Nuik or corner at the South end of Roxburgh St. a Small Mint or Coining establishment at one time existed at the corner house at the East end of Dunn's Wynd north Side - hence the name. |
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[Page] 37Town of Kelso Sheet 5
[Signed] W. Beatty
[Note relating to 'Cunzie Nuik'] -
Cunyie - The Same with Coin Coynye.
Cunyie House - The Mint - by the ignorant orthogry [orthography]
of Early copyists written Cunzie house.
Cunyie Nuik - A very snug situation, literally
the corner of a corner. Roxb. [Roxburgh]
Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary
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CorrieBuidhe- Moderator, Margaret Litchfield
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