[or-roots] Finding a place from its name

[Glen Jones]

Fred,  I googled Pitferren, Fife, Scotland 

and it brought up information on John Burt, Margaret Burt and others also came up as Pitferren, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, Fife also comes up as Fifeshire on some records 

So google it and see if that is the info you are looking for. It appears Pitferren is a part of Dunfermline 

Glen Jones Portland 





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From: "Dale Harguess" <daleharguess4 at gmail.com> 
To: "or-roots mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> 
Sent: Monday, June 6, 2011 8:58:23 AM 
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Finding a place from its name 


How interesting.  I just worked in a booth at the Scottish festival last week and there was a map of Scotland that gave all the common surnames of the areas.  I will look at home to see if I brought a copy of the map with me.  I do know that Anderson's and McKenzies were in the same area and later immigrated to Northern Ireland. 
Dale 


On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:55 AM, < ffarner at coinet.com > wrote: 


Hi, 
I am usually a stealth member of this list.  I learn a lot but don't feel 
I have much to contribute.  The last time I wrote for this list was on the 
subject of adult adoptions.  I will formally adopt my Daughter on November 
8, 2011.  That is her birthday. 

Today I have a problem.  I am attempting to locate two towns in Scotland. 

First is: Dun Fermline, Fifeshire, Scotland is the other one.  I'm doing 
better on this one.  I have a current location by that name on Google 
Earth.  Names associated with this location include: Aedison, Margaret; 
Anderson, John; Burt, Agnes [not the same Agnes as above]; Hill, Andrew; 
Inglis, Mans; Robertstone, Agnes; Ronnald, Janet; and, Whyte, James. 

The other is: Pitferren, Fife, Scotland is the one I am stuck on.  The 
family names include Burt, Agnes; Penman, Isabel: and, Sympson, Agnes. 

My overriding issue is, are these current day place names correct for the 
1600's thru the early 1800's?  Further, I so far cannot find Pitferrn on 
any map. 

The Burt's lived in both places and inter-married.  I wonder if the two 
places might be close together.  I wonder if the Burt's at the two 
locations were already related [probably?], or just the name is in common 
[I do not think too likely].  I can supply much more complete lists of 
names and Birth Dates is that would help.  I just did not see cluttering 
the list with all of them. 

Thank you in advance for any help, 

Fred Farner in La Pine 

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