OS1/35/53/20
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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THE WILDERNESS | The Wilderness The Wilderness |
John Murdoch Esqr. Rev. [Reverend] Andrew Urquhart |
021 | [Situation] Near the N W [North West] side of the town of Port Patrick about 23 chains W S W [West South West] of the Parish Church. This name applies to a small portion of hollow ground near to the north side of Portpatrick harbour it is surrounded by steep precipices on the N. [North] East. North West & South W[est] There are three persons who had committed Suicide buried in the place |
PARISH SCHOOL | Parochial School Parochial School |
John Murdoch Esq. Rev. [Reverend] Andrew Urquhart |
021 | [Situation] At the N W [North West] Side of the town of Port Patrick; about 13 chains S W by W [South West by West] of the Parish Church A small house one story high [slated] & in middling repair occupied as the Ph. [Parish] School house. The school master is Hugh Gibson his salary is £[30] annually besides school fees The [Branches] taught are English reading, writing, arithmetic, Bookkeeping, [mensuration] and navigation; The school fees vary from 2/- [shillings] to 3/- [shillings] per quarter |
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[Page] 20Parish of Port Patrick
Form 136
Page 102 - The Wilderness
102 - Parochial School
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