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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOTDEE | Footdee Square Footdee Square Footdee Square Fishers Square |
Mr. Alexander Gould Pilot Master Mr. William Smith Pilot Mr. John Davidson Pilot . |
075 | This is sometimes called Fish Town of Futtie, Fishers Square, and Footdee Square the latter appears to be the correct name. These houses were erected by the Corporation in the beginning of the present century, and are arranged in the form of two large quadrangles and are inhabited exclusively by fishermen and their families, The houses are neat and commodious and might be very comfortable. only they are kept in such filthy & dirty condition, so that the inhabitants are seldom free of some kind of disease. The place is divided for distinction into the North and South Squares. and again Subdivided into Pilot's Square. and Middle Row It has of late become customary to spell the name of this village Footdee, as if it were derived from the circumstance of its lying adjacent to the embouchure or foot of the Dee; but the uniform Spelling in old writings is Futtie, or sometimes, though seldom, Fottie; and it may be observed that etymological propriety would require that if the name had reference to the foot of the Dee, it should have been either "Dee-foot" (as "Elvan-foot," "Bog-foot," etc.) or "Foot-o-dee" (as Foot-o-hill. -- etc. --- (New. Stat. Act. [Statistical Account] P. 5) Futtie ----- New. Stat, Act. [Stastistical Account] P. 5-73. --- |
| ST CLEMENT'S FREE CHURCH SCHOOL | School (Free St. Clements) School (Free St. Clements) School (Free St .Clements) |
Mr. Alexander Gould Mr. William Smith Mr. John Davidson |
075 | This School has been established about ten years ago in connexion with Free St.Clements Church and by which it is supported and governed. The average number of boys & girls is about 86 and the teacher is Miss Murray |
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[page] 461 Town of AberdeenAn asterisk beside the place entry, Footdee, leads to an asterisk at the very foot of the page which reads:
This name also applies to a large District of Streets, Warehouses, foundries, Shipbuilding Yards and Storehouses as indicated by the character of the writing on Sheet LXXV [75]. 12.16
Note in red below entry for Footdee: It has of late become customary to spell the name of this village Footdee, as if it were derived from the circumstance of its lying adjacent to the embouchure or foot of the Dee; but the uniform Spelling in old writings is Futtie, or sometimes, though seldom, Fottie; and it may be observed that etymological propriety would require that if the name had reference to the foot of the Dee, it should have been either "Dee-foot" (as "Elvan-foot," "Bog-foot," etc.) or "Foot-o-dee" (as Foot-o-hill. -- etc. --- (New. Stat. Act. [Statistical Account] P. [Page] 5) Futtie ----- New. Stat, Act. [Stastistical Account] P. [Page] 5-73. ---
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