Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL | Local Day School Institution | Mr, Burnett Head Teacher Local Day School Institution Young St, Mr, John Anderson Young St, |
A tolerably sized building adjoining St. Luke's Church in Young St, it was founded in 1823 by a Mr. Thomson The average number of schollars amounts to about 120 who are educated in the ordinary branches of education taught in English schools including mathematics Classics &c. The School master is Mr, Burnett who keeps an assistant, and has a Salary of £130 per annum paid by the church session belonging to St. George's Parish, The school fees are from 4/ to 7/6 per quarter from each pupil and are paid to the above Church Session, who pays the Teachers Salary, and sees that the School is kept in Repair, |
Continued entries/extra info
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List of Names collected by David Hannay C/a [Civilian assistant] Decr [December] 15th 1850
Parish - St. George's Parish
Object
St George's School - A, School
[Signed] D. Hannay C/a, [Civilian assistant]
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 28
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 98 - Parish of St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/98
This volume contains place name information from the parish of St Cuthberts, and The City of Edinburgh
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.