Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE HOUSE (Private Lunatic Asylum) | Whitehouse | Mrs Thomson, Whitehouse Inveresk Dr [Doctor] Thomson, Shepherd House Inveresk |
A large and commodious dwelling house with offices and a large ornamental garden attached and at present used as a private Lunatic Asylum. It is the property of Mrs Thomson and is under her Superintendence The average number of patients is about twenty and are chiefly people of property. |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by John McDiarmid
13. 5.
[Parish] Inveresk
[Signed] J McDiarmid 21st May 185[2]
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Musselburgh 1853 - Sheet 12
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 135 - Parish of Inveresk, OS1/11/135
This volume contains place name information from the parish of Inveresk.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian 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 Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.