OS1/13/125/10
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERT PIT | Mr. David Kerr colliery engineer coaltown T.Bywater Esqre. J. Bywater |
032 | A recent pit sunk 45 fathoms by which 3 seams of coal are worked. Situate abt. midway between Coaltown + E. Wemyss on the S.side of the Road. | |
| COALTOWN | Estate Maps Rate Book Fraser's County map Mr. Campbell schoolmaster John Bywater Esqre. T. Bywater Esqre. |
032 | A small village of 313 inhabitants 1 mile S.W. of East Wemyss built expressly for the convenience of the miners employed in the Wemyss Colliery | |
| SCHOOL [Coaltown] | Mr. K. Campbell master T. Bywater Esqre. Mr. James Robertson East Wemyss |
032 | A small neat building on the N.side of the village of Coaltown chiefly supported by the Coalworks that people with large families might educate their children at a trifling expense. Every man engaged on the works has to pay 1d per week + lads 1/2. And Mr. Wemyss gives all books stationary (?) also finds schoolroom, House + Garden, Coals in for the master each pupil pays 2d per week to the master but if more than 3 at one family attend the others are educated gratuatously. At present there are 60 Boys + 49 girls daily attending school |
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