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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODHEAD LEAD MINES | Woodhead Lead Mines | Charles Wilson n.s. Woodhead James Weir n. Woodhead James Sloane n.s. Carsphairn |
004 | A Small Village on the Estate of Colonel Cathcart, the greater part the Houses are in good repair And all of them one Story high, it is wholly occupied by Miners employed at the lead mines. The mines are in the midst of the Village they formerly afforded a good supply of lead but for the last few years they have only yielded from 3 to 4000 bars of lead yearly where as in former years they have been Known to yield 20,000 bars in a year, The Sole proprietor is the [--] Colonel Cathcart, who takes a great interest in the works, the Machines for [working] & crushing the lead are on the most improved principles. Silver was extracted from the lead for a few times but owing to the Small quantity of it got, [it] discontinued, There is a libaray of some hundred Vols. [Volumes] belonging to the [--] Supported by contributions and an occasional grant from Colonel Cathcart, A School House for education of the miners Children is also Supported by Colonel Cathcart The Salary of the Master is [£--] & Mistress £28 yearly with a free house & garden the average number of attendance is about 40 & the branches taught are reading writing and arithmetic. The population is about 330 & the number employed at the mines is about 150 men and boys. The mines were first commenced in the year 1838. |
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[Page] 46List of names collected by David Mason Pte. RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st Examiner
Plan 4B Trace 5
Parish of Carsphairn
Object
Woodhead Lead Mines - Village
[Signed] David Mason 17th. October 1849
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