OS1/20/55/55
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL [Balmaclellan] | Balmaclellan School Balmaclellan School Balmaclellan Balmaclellan Balmaclellan |
Rev. [Reverend] William Wilson John Baird Ainslies Map Val: [Valuation] Roll (1819) p [page] 7 Val: [Valuation] 1819 (Ant) [Ancient] p [page] 6 |
024 | [Situation] In Balmaclellan Village A house of the Modern Style of Architicture used as a Parochial School. It is Sufficient to accommodate about 70 or 80 Schollars, the average number of attendance is about 50 which are chiefly taught free of any fees, in consequence of a Gentleman leaving a considerable legacy , a portion of land was purchased with it, and the yearly rent of which is defrayed in teaching a Number of poor children belonging to the parish. There are three Schools in the this parish which respectively receives £17. 2. 2. from the above legacy. besides a good dwelling house Garden &. a small farm of land granted by the heritors of the parish. The ordinary branches of education is taught in this School Such as. English. Reading. Writing Grammar Geography Arithmetic Mathematics BooKkeeping & Oriental languages. |
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Parish of Balmaclellan -- [Page] 55 -- Trace 3To avoid the Repetition of the word Balmaclellan School only is written. As it is Situated in the village of Balmaclellan
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Molly Miller
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