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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILSTON | Gilston Gilston Gilston Gilston |
John Balfour Rent Receipts Andrew Stoddart William Paterson |
022 | A farm house with offices including a thrashing machine having a farm attached. Occupied by John Balfour, the property of Robert Brown Esqr. of Mussleburgh |
| GILSTON PEEL (Remains of) | Gilston Peel Gilston Peel Gilston Peel Gilston Peel Gilston Tower (Ruins of) Gilston Peel Gilston Peel |
John Balfour Andrew Stoddart William Paterson John Henderson Johnstons Co. [County] Map Mr. Anderson Soutra Mains Mr. Jones Gilston |
022 | A cottage a little North of the farm house of Gilston Occupied by Agricultural labourers It is said to be very old, and that James VI [Sixth] had passed a night in it. It is now modernized. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 10Parish of Fala & Soutra
[For Gilston the form 136 page number is given as] 18 [and the Situation as] About 1/2 mile E. by S. [East by South] from Brotherstone Hill
[For Gilston Peel the form 136 page number is given as] 18 [and the Situation as] About 5/8 of a mile E [East] from Brotherstone Hill
[Note] This place appears to have been originally a Small peel house and for some years a ruin and was of late years fitted up as a dwelling house it is just now unoccupied but yet in an inhabitable state.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Nora Edwards, MaxInSpain , Douglas Montgomery
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