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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON'S MORTIFICATION | Watsons Mortification | Mr Hutchison, Mr Speed, Mr Davidson, Mr Walker | 036 | An old house in Quality Street occupied by 3 widows, supported from lands mortified by a Captain Watson. A printed record of the Burgh of Burntisland has, "There are certain lands in the Parish mortified by a Mr Watson, and a house and garden in the burgh for behalf of the Schoolmaster and three poor widows the names of Bosswell, Watson or Orrock having the preference in the appointment - each of the widows has an allotment in the house and each a third part of the garden" - The house is at present times occupied, the widows receiving 3/4ths of the value of the mortified lands and the Schoolmaster 1/4th for which he has to educate a certain number of poor children recommended by the Burgh Magistrate |
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