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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ROYAL-OAK [Dumfries] Royaloak
Royaloak
Royal Oak
Royal Oak
Mr Sharp
Mr Allan
J H Bell
R Bell
055 [Situation] 1 mile E. [East] of Dumfries. A house two storeys high in middling repair. The origin of its name is from a large Oak Tree which formerly grew here.
GASSTOWN Gastown
Gastown
Mr Wilson
Mr Allan
055 [Situation] 1¼ mile East of Dumfries. A small village situated on the road side leading from Dumfries to Annan, and about 1¼ mile from the former. In it is a Parochial School, one public house and a few small grocers shops. The houses are all one storey in height and in tolerably good repair, chiefly Occupied by working people, population about 250.

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Parish of Dumfries

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Beneath the Description of "Gastown" are the words "Query Gasstown" in a Different script.

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