Volume contents
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- 180 - Jonhstone , Title Page
- 181 - Jonhstone , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL [nr parish church] | Johnstone School (Parochial) | J. J. H. Johnstone Esqr. C Stewart Esqr. Mr Graham |
033 | [Situation] 1/4 mile N N, W [North North, West] from Church The school is situated in the immediate vicinity of the Church. Besides the usual branches, Latin, Greek and French are taught. The legal Salary is £25-13- 3 beside £8.12s [Shillings] - the interest of £172 bequeathed by the late John Aitken farmer in Kirkbank - now lent out on a Heritable Bond. The Parochial Teacher is insane, and at present in the Cryghton Asylum. A substitute teaches the School, having £7-8-2 of Salary together with the Aitken fund, and the Fees of the School -- there is attached the legal accommodation in houses and land - The general expense of education for children under 12 years of age may be 10/- [£0.10.0] annually for children above that age 12/- [£0.12.0] and for Latin and Greek 20/- [£1.0.0] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 138 -- Ph. [Parish] of Johnstone -- Sheet 33 No. 12 T. [Trace] 2
[Signed]
Thomas Watson 2nd Corp : RE [Corporal Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county, OS Name Books - Dumfries county - Volume 28 - Parish of Johnstone, OS1/10/28
This volume contains information on place names found in the Dumfriesshire parish of Johnstone.
Ordnance Survey - Dumfries county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dumfries, which is in the south west of Scotland.