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Burges(s) in Scotland
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carol58 | Report | 11 Jun 2009 13:35 |
I subsequently found this info on: http://www.scan.org.uk/familyhistory/myancestor/burgess.htm |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 11 Jun 2009 13:18 |
Thank you will have a look. |
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RutlandBelle | Report | 11 Jun 2009 11:12 |
Google : burgess of this burgh |
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Researching: |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 11 Jun 2009 11:03 |
No Carol a burgess is different (as far as I am aware) - in Hampshire I know it was like a town councillor but in Scotland am not sure and again think ancestor (if I have the correct one) was very young. On a marriage entry it says he was a cordiner a burgess of this burgh in this parish! |
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carol58 | Report | 11 Jun 2009 10:25 |
I may have the wrong end of the stick, but if you're looking on the census and the word is in the "where born" column, then it may be "burgher", which would probably mean that they were just a native of the town or borough where they lived (burgh being Scottish for borough). |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 10 Jun 2009 12:21 |
Several ancestors in Linlithgow (all corinders/shoemakers) appear to be burges. One appears to be rather young - in his early twenties. |