OS1/13/106/25
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| CHURCH [Abbotshall parish] | Church (Parish) Church (Parish) Church (Parish) |
James Turner (Elder) William Birrell William Short |
[situation] West of the Railway. A substantial stone edifice erected (1788) on an eminence on the S. [South] West side of the town, & stands in an angle formed by the Railway & Turnpike road (No3). It contains sittings for 825 persons none of which are free. The present Ministers (Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Backie) stipend is £200 per annum with a Manse & Glebe. |
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| NEWTOWN | Newtown Newtown Newtown |
Mr. J. Wilson (Editor of Fifeshire Advertiser) William Short Mr. James Bremner |
[situation] S. [South] of the Municipal boundary. A locality extending from the Ph. Boundy. [Parish boundary] southwards to the s. [South] side of Nichol Street, & from where the Ph.Bn [Parish Boundary] abuts on the S [South] end of High Street westwards to the 6 inch work. |
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| NICOL STREET | Nichol Street Nichol Street Nichol Street Nicol Street Nicol Street |
Mr. Short Mr. John Sang Mr. Robert Lockhart Corner Ticket See name Book for Sheet 6 |
[situation] Crossing the S. [South] edge of sheet. A long street in the locality called Newtown, extending from the S. [South] end of High Street, in a N [North] Westerly to 6 inch work & intersects the SW [Southwest] corner of sheet. It is principally inhabited by weavers. |
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| FREE CHURCH MANSE | Free Church Manse Free Church Manse Free Church Manse |
James Burt (Elder) Mr. John Sang. Mr. Robert Lockhart |
[situation] On the N. [North] side of Nicol Street. A comfortable dwelling house on the N. [North] side of Nichol Street. The residence of the Minister of Abbotshall Free Ch. [Church] |
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25 Parish of Abbotshall Sheet 4 Trace 9[Note - Newtown] Trace 11
[Note - Nicol Street] See Name Book for Sheet 6
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