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The following appear as names for Fort William. Follow the links for what the author actually said:
Name | Author | Source |
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FITZWILLIAM | George Head | A Home Tour through various parts of the United Kingdom (London: John Murray, 1837). |
FORT FITZWILLIAM | George Head | A Home Tour through various parts of the United Kingdom (London: John Murray, 1837). |
FORT WILLIAM | John Bartholomew | Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). |
GORDONSBURGH | John Bartholomew | Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). |
MARYBURGH | John Bartholomew | Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). |
WILLIAM FORT | F.H. Groome | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4). |
NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers:
These names were used for units associated with Fort William. Click on the links for details of the units and their names:
Name | Unit Type | Source |
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FORT WILLIAM | Scottish Burgh/District (Burgh) | 1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'. |
Urban Labour Market | Great Britain Historical GIS Project | |
GORDONSBURGH | Scottish Burgh/District (Burgh) | The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer |
MARYBURGH | Scottish Burgh/District (Burgh) | The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer |
S771695 | Scottish Burgh/District (Burgh) |
NB: These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with Fort William, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. They may well include the names of other locations or areas:
Every name listed here is linked to the particular historical source in which it appears, but we cannot claim that these are all the historical names of Fort William, or that our references are to the first usage of the names. Similarly, we have tried to ensure that names included here are not transcription errors by ourselves, but it is possible they are the result of errors made when the historical sources were printed, or the result of visiting authors or census officials mis-hearing local names.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fort William, in Highland and Inverness Shire | Place names, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17415/names
Date accessed: 29th September 2024