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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECKFORD [village] | Eckford Eckford Eckford |
Revd. [Reverend] J. Yair, Minister Mr. H.R. Laurie, Teacher Mr. Robert Church, Mosstower |
015.08 | A small village, a portion of which has lately been rebuilt There is a smithy and a wheelwrights shop in the village and the remainder of the cottages are occupied chiefly by labourers. His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch is superior. |
| SCHOOL [Eckford] | School, Ph. [Parish] School, Ph. [Parish] School, Ph. [Parish] |
Revd. [Reverend] J. Yair Mr. H.R. Laurie Mr. Robert Church |
015.08 | A commodious room with dwelling house and garden attached. The branches of education are the same as in the rest of the parish schools of Scotland. |
| STOREY'S WELL | Storey's Well Storey's Well Storey's Well |
Revd. [Reverend] J. Yair Mr. H.R. Laurie Mr. Robert Church |
015.08 | A good spring well near the village of Eckford and from which most of the inhabitants obtains a supply of water by carrying, it's supposed to have been enclosed by a person from which it derives it's name. |
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[Page] 28Sheets 15-8 Parish of Eckford
Collected by C.E. Hewitt Sapr. RE [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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