OS1/10/40/104
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK BURN | Kirk Burn Kirk Burn Kirk Burn |
William Maxwell Esqr. Mr. John Leach Revd. [Reverend] John Murray |
022 | [Situation] In Morton Wood running S.E. [South East] A small rivulet which takes is rise in morton wood running in a S. [South] Easterly direction to its junction with the Cample water. The Authorities Write it in two words |
| UNION WORKHOUSE | Upper Nithsdale Combination Poor House Union Workhouse |
William Maxwell Esqr. Mr. John Leach Revd. [Reverend] John Murray William Brydon |
022 | [Situation] About 1¾ mile N. E. [North East] from Thornhill, A new Poor House the building of which is now complete but the wall by which it is to be enclosed is not. His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch & the Heritors of Nine Parishes have been at the expense of the building hence the name It will hold 126 inmates |
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[Page] 104.Parish of Morton -- Plan 22-16. Trace 2
[Signed] Hugh Doherty Civil assistant
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