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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| GILLESPIE'S HOSPITAL | Gillespie's Hospital | See Name Book Sheet 29 | [Situation] Near the north end of Bruntsfield Place For Descriptive Remarks See Name Book for Sheet 29 |
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| GILLESPIE'S FREE SCHOOL | Gillespie's Free School Gillespie's Free School |
John Patterson GateKeeper Gillespie's Hospital James Lindsay Toll Collector |
[Situation] At the north end of Bruntsfield Place A School house of a modest Size founded by James Gillespie the founder of the Hospital which bears his name It was erected about the year 1801 and was expected at that time to educate about 1000 boys (no girls are admitted) the children of poor tradesmen whose income or earning does not exceed £1 per week. The number of boys at present attending school is about 300. - 6 pence per month is charged in name of fees but book & all the school requisites are provided gratis for the boys in return besides being taught free. The teacher is Revd. [Reverend] D. Henderson. |
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 42OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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