OS1/34/68/40
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENHILLS SCHOOL | Greenhills School Greehhills school |
Mr Thompson Teacher Mr William Giffen Crofthead School |
012 | [Situation] At the SW. [South West] Side of Greenburn A neat building one storey high and slated erected by the worKmen employed in the Ironmine of Mr Dixon of Govan, and used as a School house for the exclusive education of their children; there is about ½ acre of green attached and used as a playground for the scholars: the average attendance is 70 - 30 boys and 40 girls; plain education only is given and no school fee the teacher receiving a salary of £52 per annum with free house and garden, which is paid to him by the worKmen; who pay a certain sum weekly into a fund raised for the purpose of defraying the expenses of erecting the building, and for the teachers Salary: the ground is held in feu from Mr Dixon of Govan.Mr John Thompson Teacher. |
| GOWANBRAE | Gowan Brae Gowan Brae |
Mr John Thompson Teacher Greenhills School Mr W. Lamb Muir Alma Cottage |
012 | [Situation] At the NW. [North West] side of Greenburn A row of Houses one storey high, and slated in the village of Greenburn, occupied by Colliers and Miners: having vegetable gardens to the front; and the property of the occupiers, held in feu from Mr Waddell Crofthead House. |
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[Page] 40Parish of Whitburn
Sheet 12 No 9 Trace 4
This name [Gowanbrae] to be written as one word as usual in such names. -
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