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NameSamuel Devin
OccupationLabourer
ResidenceStranraer
Year1865
Age72
Estimated Birth Year1793
BirthplaceIreland
SexM
RegisterStranraer General Register of Poor
CountyWigtownshire
NRS ReferenceCO4/45/10 p. 14


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Source Citation
Stranraer General Register of Poor, Wigtownshire, NRS Reference CO4/45/10 p. 14; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/poorentry.aspx?poorid=451001401: accessed 10 Aug 2025); Original Source: Poor Relief Registers, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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