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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CHURCH [SW of Tankerness Hall] | Church Church Church |
Revd. [Reverend] Oliver Scott, Parish Minister Simon Leitch, Factor, Tankerness John Taylor, Schoolmaster |
109 | Applies to a substantial structure, built in 1801, and enlarged in 1827, and contains about 420 sittings, situate about 5 miles S.E. [South East] of Kirkwall and about 1½ miles S.W. [South West] of Tankerness Hall, |
SCHOOL [nr Tankerness Hall] | School School School |
John Taylor, Schoolmaster Simon Leitch, Factor Revd. [Reverend] O. Scott, Parish Minister |
109 | Applies to a substantial Public School situate on the S. [South] side of the County Road leading from Kirkwall to Tankerness, 5 miles from the former and 1 mile from the latter, with an average attendance of about 60, mixed, |
NETHERHILL | Netherhill Netherhill Netherhill |
S. Leitch, Factor James Smith, Cockle Hall Kenneth Hay, Tenant |
109 | Applies to a small farm steading with dwelling house attached about ⅛ of a mile S.W. [South West] of the Church, and about ½ a mile S. [South] of the School, The property of Dr. [Doctor] Baikie Esqr. of Tankerness, |
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