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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH [Lower Largo] | United Presbyterian Church | Mr. Thomas Wood Largo Rev. [Reverend] Thomas Sommerville U.P. [United Presbyterian] Manse Largo |
025 | [situation] In the village of Lower Largo] A plain building near the Centre of the Village of Lower Largo, it was erected in the 1770, and contains about 750 sittings, the Communicants amount to about 210. the present Minister Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Sommerville receives annually £95. with £5 for Communion elements. |
| BIRTHPLACE OF ALEXANDER SELKIRK (Robinson Crusoe) | Birthplace of Alexander Selkirk Birthplace of Alexander Selkirk |
Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Sommerville U.P. [United Presbyterian] Manse Largo Mr. Thomas Wood Largo. |
025 | [situation] In the village of Lower Largo This remarkable individual Was born here in the year 1676, went to Sea in the year 1703 on board the Cinque Ports, bound for the South Sea having quarrelled with the Captain, he put him ashore on the uninhabited Island of Juan Fernandez, where he remained in Solitude for the Space of 4 years & 4 months until discovered and brought back to England by Capt. [Captain] W. Rogers he then returned to Largo where he remained 9 months, he again went Sea and was lost on the Coast of Africa. His grand Nice still occupies the Cottage and displays the Chest & Cup he used when on the Island, from this incident Daniel Defoe wrote the remarkable romance of Robinson Crusoe. |
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