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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANSE [parish] | Manse (Ph.) [Parish] Manse (Ph.) [Parish] |
Revd. [Reverend] John Burns Minister Denino David Tennent Schoolmaster Denino |
012 | [situation] In Dunino About 1 mile S.S.E. [South South East] from Woodend. The parish manse of Denino is a plain building two stories high and in good repair, there is a large garden attached, and a glebe of about 23 acres of arable; there are also offices which are in good repair. |
| SCHOOL [parish, S of Woodend] | School (Ph.) [Parish] School (Ph.) [Parish] |
Revd. [Reverend] John Burns Minister Denino David Tennent Schoolmaster Denino | 012 | The school room and the schoolmasters residence are each one story high and in good repair there is a large garden attached. This school was built to afford accommodation for about 100 scholars, the average number of scholars is about 20, the branches taught are English, Latin, Navigation and Arithmetic. David Tennent is the present schoolmaster, his salary is the maximum allowed by government and what he gets by school fees. The poet "Tennant" was schoolmaster of this parish for a long time, who gave it up to his brother the present schoolmaster, and became Professor of Oriental Languages in the College of St. Andrews. |
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[Page] 38 -- Parish of Denino-- Plan 12D -- Trace 8[signed] P. McHugh Pte. RS&M [Private, Royal Sappers and Miners]
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