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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH [Lesmahagow] | (Established) Church (Established) Church (Established) Church |
Rev A McNaughton Mr D. Campbell Mr J Blair |
031.08 | The Ph [Parish] church, large & plain, built about 30 years ago upon the site of an abbey founded by King David 1st in 1140. 1500 sittings. There are two officiating Ministers attached. The first has a glebe, value £40, with a stipend of sixteen chalders - half oatmeal, half barley. The second minister has a manse and garden, but no glebe he has the stipend as the first. "A monastery was founded in this parish by David I in 1140. It was dependent on the Abbey of Kelso ** The remains of an old abbey were pulled down about thirty years ago, to make room for a modern church" From Old Statistical Account (1841) |
| MANSE [parish, 1st charge, Lesmahagow] | (Established church) Manse (Established church) Manse (Established church) Manse |
Rev A. McNaughton Mr D. Campbell Mr J Blair |
031.08 | The manse of the first minister is a plain two storey building near the church. |
| MANSE [parish, 2nd charge, Lesmahagow] | Established Church Manse Established Church Manse Established Church Manse |
Rev A. McNaughton Mr D. Campbell Mr J Blair |
031.08 | The manse of the second minister is a farmsteading nearly half a mile from the village in good repair The second minister rents a small farm from the patron, on which the heritors have built his house and the requisite accommodations. Statistical Account (1841) |
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Transcriber's notes
Church. The portion under Description, beginning "A monastery was founded" is spread across several columns and written in red ink, but appears intended as a part of the Description.Manse 2nd charge. The portion of Description beginning "The second minister rents" spreads across several columns and written in red ink, but appears intended as a part of the Description.
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