The following are extracts from the books of JAMES SCOTT, Merchant, Established 1787, Claygate, Canonbie, between the years of 1813 and 1831, showing under the heading of Farms and Dwellings, their inhabitants.

ALBYRIGG: Barbary Martin. William Pott. Jean, Mary and Walter Hogg. Peggy, Francis, Nancy, Elizabeth and James Bell. Andrew, David, Christopher and Mary Waugh.

ARCHERBECK: James Armstrong. Thomas Elliot, Walter Rule, Archibald Campbell.

ARCHERBECKBURN: John Armstrong, William Elliot.

ARNLEE: William Scott.

ASHYHOLE: Walter Hutton.

BACKYETT: Thomas Hogg.

BARRASCROFTS: James, Robert and Jean Armstrong, George Barclay, Catriona Bartley, Archibald Beattie, William Bell, Andrew Burnett, James Clapperton, Christopher McGlasson, Mrs. Little, John Little, Thomas Calvert, Francis, William, Joan and Jenny Elliot, Mary Holiday, Jean Nicol.

BATTLEKNOW: Robert Crumie, John Little.

BILLMANSKNOW: Robert McCorquindale.

BENTEND: Jean Storey, James, Robert, Thomas, Jenny and Margaret Ward.

BOGRAW: Peter Graham.

BOGG: James Armstrong, Mrs. Graham.

BOGLEGILL: John Ashcroft.

BOUGHLINE: Thomas Thompson (Blacksmith)

BOWHOLM: Jenny Ward, Lomax Hope, William and Nancy Hope.

BIRNEY: Jean: Bartley, Margaret Barclay, Helen McKie, William Jackson, John Scott, David Hutton, Robert Jackson, William Jackson Jr., Adam Wunlow, Martha Wylie, Ann Sinton.

BLEACRAGS: James Martin.

BLINKBONNY: Betty Linton.

BROOMYKNOW: Mary and Janet Armstrong, William and Betty Somerville William, Andrew and Wiliam Elliot Snr., John and James Telford, John Warwick, Jenny Henderson.

BROADRIDLINE: Margaret Telford.

BIRNEYSIDE: Walter Clark.

BRAEHEAD: Andrew Armstrong.

BYREBURN: Caroline Armstrong, Matthew Wylie, Margaret McGlasson. William Richardson, Thomas Routledge.

BYREBURNFOOT: John Grant, James and William Wylie, Howis Little, John Nicol, James, Janet, William and Francis Little, Christopher and Mary Murray, John Wylie, John Telford, Alex Grant

BURN: William, John, James, George and Janet Graham, Adam Hyslop. William Richardson

BURNFOOT: Betty and John Telford, Christopher and Betty Murray, Henry Geddes, Alex Hutton, James Scott, James Little, Richard Leich, Tibby Irving, William Brogbank, John Ballantyne

BURNSIDE: Betty Little

BUTON COTTAGE: William Laidlaw

BYREBURNHEAD: Margaret Scott

CANONBYMOOR: David Leishman

CAULDSIDE: John Little, Michael Clarke

CHAPELHILLS: William Warwick

CLAYGATE: John Armstrong, Nelly, Mary and Francis Graham, John Hill, Margaret Murray, Jesse Walker, James Warwick, Thomas Warwick, William Davidson

COOMEROOK: Robert Graham

CRAIG (Eskdale): Richard Common

CRONKSBANK: John Slacks

CLOSSES: Bell, Jenny and Richard Wylie, James Wilson

CROFTHEAD: John Brown, Alex Fulton, Mary Warwick, Robert Hogg

CROSSDYKES: Alexander scott

EVERTOWN: Margaret Barclay

FORGEBRAEHEAD: Andrew Armstrong

GARDEN: Thomas Beattie

GLEBEFIELD: William Nicolson

GLINGER: Andrew Johnston

GLINGERGARDEN: Charles Armstrong

GLENZIERFOOT: William Murray, John and Thomas Murray

GLENZIERLODGE: John Telford

GLENCARTHOLM: James Smith, John Inglis, Robert Elliot, Captain Elliot

GRAVELPIT: Mrs Little

GRAYRIGG: Christopher and Helen Little

GREENBURN: John Armstrong Jr

GREENKNOWE: Robert Graham

GRINDSTONEHEAD: John Davidson

GREENBRAEHEAR: James Liddal

HAGG: Thomas Bell

HARDENSIDE: Robert Hogg, Robert Pott, Andrew Wylie

HARLOWHILL: Margaret Hogg, Peter Maxwell

HARLOW PIKE: John Forster (HAIRLAWSIKE)

HECKS: John and Jenny Warwick, Arthur Bell

HILL: James Armstrong

HILLBACK: George Elliot (blacksmith), James Hogg (mason)

HOLMFOOT: John and Thomas Little

HOLLOWS: Duncan McCorquindale, George Scott (blacksmith), Mary Bell, William Greenwell, William and Nanny Irving, Robert Latimer, Alex Carmichael

HOLLOWSHILLGATE: Thomas Bell, Jenny Armstrong

HOWGILL (EWES): Thomas Carling, William Yeoman

JOCKSHILL: James Taylor

KIRKANDREWS: James Kennedy

KNOWHEAD: Thomas Bell

LADYHOUSTEADS: John Waugh

LIDDLEBANK: James Alexander Attwood

LOOPHILL: John Hope

LYMYCHLEUCH: Robert Nicol, William Nicol (cooper), Richard Little, Mr Paterson, Alex Reugh

MIDDLE RIGG: Mary Armstrong, William Graham

MILNHOLM: Davidson

MILLER: John Birnie (Millar)

MILLSTEADS: Robert Martin, John Martin, John Hyslop

MILLSTEADS BURN: Thomas Armstrong

MOSSKNOW: John Carruthers

MOSSSIDE: Hannah Forster

MUMBIE: Walter Hogg

MUMBIEHIRST: Richard Hogg

NETHERBOGG: James Beattie, Thomas Little

NETHERTOWN (Glenzier): John Burnett

NEWHOUSES: John and William Warwick

NEWTOWN: Tibby, betty and Mary Coutard, Robert Armstrong, Joesph Amos, John Hyslop, Daniel McIntosh, Walter Park

NEWWOODHEAD: James Liddle, Thomas and Andrew Lamb

OLDWOODHEAD: Andrew, Robert and George Warwick, George Barclay, James Bartley, Robert Vivers

ORCHARD: Herbert, Helen , Mary, Marion, Helbert, Edward and Margaret Calvert, Margaret Hume, Arthur Rea or Rae

ORCHARDRIGG: James and Margaret Armstrong, Thomas Hogg, William Grieve

PASTUREHEAD: William Dixon, William Elliot (lawyer)

PARKHOUSE: Mr Lomax

PRIORSHILL: Hugh Beattie, Alex Goodfellow, Agnes Scott, Lillian Carruthers, Miss Mary Scott

PRIORHILL TOLLBAR: Thomas Warwick

PRIORSLINN: John Lamb

PIKE: John Forster

PENTON: Robert Weir

PENTON COTTAGE: William Laidlaw

PENTON MILL: William Scott

RAW: David Leishman, Margaret Scoon

RAWEND: James Calvert, Giflet Thomson

ROWANBURN: Margaret Wolson

ROWANBURNFOOT: Robert Edgar

ROWANBURNHEAD: Andrew Bell, Walter Clark, Walter Hay

ROADEND: William Armstrong, Margaret Brogbank

SANDBED: Andrew Lamb

SHILLINGMOSS: Adam Scott, Mrs Scott

SILLIBUSH: John Leichman

SIKEHEAD: John Brown, Nelly Palmer

SLACK: William Hill

SLACKHEAD: James Beattie, Margaret and Jenny Little, Isabella Dalgliesh

SHORTSHOLM: Andrew and Christopher McGlasso

TAILSCHOOL: Margaret Telfer, William Murray (schoolmaster), Thomas Telford

TAILHEAD: Janet Johnstone

TARRAS: William Smith

TARRASFOOT: James, John, Robert and David Little

TARRASWOOD: William Turnbull

THORNIEWHATS: William, James, John, Nanny and Betty Brogbank, William, Alex and Elizabeth Beattie, Jean Dixon, John Twaddel or Twaddal, Mary Forster, Duncan and Alexander McCorquindale, John, Arthur and Betty Smith, Robert Johnstone

TINNISHALL: John Bernie, John Walker

TOOMSHIELBURN: William and Walter Beattie

TOADKNOWHEAD: Jenny Elliot

UPPERMILLSTEADS: John Irving, Robert Martin

WATCHHIL: Peter Bruff, James Nicol, Caroline Armstrong

WEARHEAD: William Beattie, John Nicol

WHIN BUSH (Broadmeadows): James Burnett

WHISTLEBARE: Thomas Scott

WINDYHILL: Robert Little

WOODHEAD: James Beattie, James Liddle

WOODESLESS: John Little

YOUTHEWOOD: Robert Lamb

Customers in Langholm:

John Aichison, William Beattie, James Bowman, William Dalgliesh, James Hope, Charles Harestones (shoemaker), William Lightbody, David Reid, John Thwaites (nailor), Samuel Wolves, Mr Neal (lawyer)

New Langholm:

Mrs Chisholm, Thomas Hogg (joiner)

Newcastleton:

Jean Scott, Margaret Scott

Ewes (Sorbie)

Robert Hardie

TRADES IN CANONBY:

JOINER: James Dixon (Raw)

TAILOR: James Hyslop (Hollowhillgate)

LAWYER: William Elliot

TOBACCONIST: James Scott

MASON: James Hogg (Hillback)

BLACKSMITH: George Scott (Hollows)

BAKER: William Thomson

COOPER: William Nicol (Lymycleuch)

CARRIERS:

LONGTOWN: James Baxter

SCOTSDIKE: James Armstrong, John Little (Mill-lees)

The Langholm Archive Group is a Scottish Charity. It is supported by Dumfries and Galloway Council Area Committee, The John and Mary Elliot Family Trust, The Andrew Stevenson Foundation, The Arthur Bell of Langholm Trust and many other individuals.