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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON'S SCHOOL | Davidson's School [Endowed] Davidson's School [Endowed] Davidson's School [Endowed] |
Mr. Robertson Teacher Post Office Directory Mr. Hall Shipbuilder York Street |
075 | A School in York Place, for boys. and girls. where English reading, Writing & Arithmatic are taught. It is two Stories high the boys occupy the lower, and the girls the upper flat -- Average attendance, boys 100; girls 120. The School Master has a Salary of £30.: the Schoolmistress. £15 and the School fees -- |
| NEPTUNE TERRACE [Aberdeen] | Neptune Terrace Neptune Terrace Neptune Terrace |
Name board Mr. Hall Shipbuilder William Gill. Baker. Neptune Terrace |
075 | A row of dwelling houses on the east side of York Street. tenanted by Mechanics in the employ of Mr. Hall Shipbuilder. |
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[page] 452 Town of Aberdeen Sheet 75.12.16. Trace 2Notes added to Davidson's School entry:
Some years ago, the late Mr John Davidson, goldsmith in Aberdeen left a bequest of £1000 to certain trustees, for erecting another school, and establishing a schoolmaster and schoolmistress, the former to teach gratuitously, the male children of white fishers in Futtie, and of seafaring people in the neighborhood, reading, writing, arithmetic, bookeeping, and navigation. and the latter to teach the female children of such persons, reading writing, spinning, sewing and knitting. - Vide Kennedy's Annals Chap 3 page 61.
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