A deciphering problem

[maggie_4_7]

Can anyone give me an idea what this place of birth is

72

I think it says 'on Public roadside on farm of ....

Thank you

[Just Gillian]

.... on farm of Auchen Cairn?

[kiterunner]

Yes, I would say the same.

[maggie_4_7]

Okay that makes sense just googled and Auchencairn is in Castle Douglas, Dumfries.

Public road! Poor woman.

[kiterunner]

Oh yes,I'm sure you realised already, but it's place of birth, not of baptism.

[maggie_4_7]

Oh yes,I'm sure you realised already, but it's place of birth, not of baptism.

Yes sorry I meant to put place of birth.

[Just Gillian]

Poor woman. Reminds me of that one OC told us about ages ago - a girl and her "bastard child" dead in a field.

[maggie_4_7]

She was my great great grandmother :)

I don't think she was actually on the road I think basically thats where they parked their tent or caravan or whatever they lived in when they travelled but it wasn't a proper address and thats the closest John and Mary could give the registrar I think.

I think it was their lifestyle they moved about a lot, they may be travellers, her husband's job seems to suggest that.

That was her fifth child Thomas and she had eight as far as I can work out, well eight who survived to 1881 anyway.

[samesizedfeet]

My 4 x great grandmother gave birth in an orchestra pit of a penny gaffe/music hall right after they'd kicked the audience out. That always struck me as fairly iundignified

[Kit]

That always struck me as fairly undignified

The place she gave birth or the fact they kicked the audience out? ;)