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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH 1545 | Church Church Church |
Rev. [Reverend] John Christison Mr James Morrison Mr Robert Glen |
034.09 | The parish church, which was collegiate, and founded by Malcolm Lord Fleming, in 1545, who liberally endowed it for a provost, eight prebends, four singing boys, and six poor men. It is in the form of a cross, with a square tower in the middle, but the steeple was never finished. Situated in the middle of the grave yard & is in good repair. |
| SCHOOL [Biggar] | School School School |
Rev [Reverend] John Christison Mr James Morrison Mr Robert Glen |
034.09 | The parish school, a neat one storey slated building in a good repair. In 1767 William Law, Biggar, mortified £41 and in 1817 William Nisbett, Biggar, mortified £40, the interest of both sums to be applied in educating poor children. Education afforded - English, writing, arithmetic, geography, Greek, Latin, French, & mathematics. Average attendance 180 |
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