OS1/10/16/28
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CHURCH [S of Craighaugh] | Parish Church Parish Church |
Revd. [Reverend] George Strathearn Minister William Ewart Shoemaker Churchplace Cottage |
026 | [Situation] About 10 Chains S.E. [South East] of Tom's Knowe The parish church of Eskdalemuir is a plain but commodious building having a square belfry at its south side and erected in 1826 it is furnished with a gallery and is seated for 400. The average number of communicants is 120 & the average attendance is 250. The Revd. [Reverend] George Strathearn is the present incumbent, his stipend is £250 per annum, with a manse and glebe of 23 acres. His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh is the patron |
CHURCHPLACE COTTAGE | Churchplace Cottage Churchplace Cottage |
William Ewart Shoemaker Churchplace Cottage Andrew Warwick Labourer Craighaugh |
026 | [Situation] Immediately S.E [South East] of the Church A small but neat cottage situated 52 yards south of the Church, one storey high & slated, it was erected the summer of the present year (1836) and is the post office it is occupied by Mr. Ewart, Shoemaker proprietor His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh |
POST OFFICE [Churchplace Cottage] | Post Office Post Office |
William Ewart Shoemaker Churchplace Cottage Andrew Warwick Labourer Craighaugh |
026 | [Situation] Churchplace Cottage A small but neat cottage situated 52 yards south of the Church, one storey high & slated, it was erected the summer of the present year (1836) and is the post office it is occupied by Mr. Ewart, Shoemaker proprietor His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh There is one delivery and one despatch daily, from this Post Office. |
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[Page] 28Parish of Eskdalemuir
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