OS1/11/23/55
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELLSQUARRY | Bellsquarry | Thomas Bauchope Jr [Junior ?] Mid Calder James Wallace, Joiner Mid Calder |
010 | A Small village or Clachan in the Parish of Mid Calder and on the toad from Edinburgh to Lanark and two miles west of the village of Mid Calder. Bellsquarry consists of about 30 houses and owes its origin to a Limestone Quarry in the vicinity wrought about 25 years ago by a person named Bell. The Houses are well built in good repair and Chiefly occupied by Laborers [Labourers] There are two public Houses two Grocers Shops A School A Smithy and joiners Shop And is erected on Land fued from the estate of Alderstone |
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[Page] 55List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] William Rogers RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
[Object] A Village
[Parish] Mid Calder
[Signed] William Rogers 2nd Corpl [Corporal] RS & M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
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