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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAINSLIE | Blainslie (district) Blainslie (district) Blainslie (district) Blainslie (district) |
A. Simson Esq M Blainslie C. Simson Esqr Threepwood J. Leitch New Blainslie R. Fletcher, Jeaniefield |
001; 002; 003; 004 | In the N.E [North East ] corner of the parish, a district several miles in extent comprising arable land chiefly, and including many properties, the principal of whose are Lord Lauderdale's; W Fairholme. Esq; A Simson. Esq, and other lesser ones - It contains two hamlets, the population of whom are employed in agricultural pursuits, and some are small feuars, while there a a number of good sized farms within it also. It was formerly a township and had a Chapel (in red, Called Chieldhelles) appertinent to Melrose Abbey, its site still known as "Chapel Croft" - It is bounded on the East by the Ph.[Parish] and Co [County] boundary, and on the North by the same, till arriving at the [continued] |
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