OS1/1/1/443
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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THE INCHES | Inches Inches Inches |
Keith & Gibb's Map of the City Alexander Jopp Esq. Advocate Mr Adam, Aberdeen Salmon Co. [Company] |
075 | This name, popularly termed The Inches, applies to a large tract of land lying between the Harbor and the River Dee; made from the silt taken from the bottom of the harbor by means of dredging machines, it is occupied by Timber, Stone, and Shipbuilding Yards - This name likewise applies to the waste land on the south side of the Dee which is liable to be flooded by the river or by very high tides |
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[page] 443 City of AberdeenNote at Rake and Stell Fishing: See Page 486
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Raik and Stell Fishing scored out.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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