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Thread #159779   Message #3791168
Posted By: Steve Gardham
19-May-16 - 04:26 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Bramble Briar/Bruton Town/MerchantDaughtr
Subject: RE: Origins: Bramble Briar/Bruton Town/MerchantDaughtr
Brian,
Have a look at the many versions in Greig-Duncan, Vol 5, p554 >.

Like the names of the people mentioned the names of the places vary greatly and these are just the Scottish ones. The only way you can put any weight on the proper nouns is if you go to the earliest broadside, and even that's not guaranteed.