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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| BURGH SCHOOL | Burgh School Burgh School Burgh School Burgh School |
Henry Beveridge Esqr. Mr. B. Ronald (Burgh Chamberlain) Mr. James Birrell (Burgh Treasurer) Mr. Lockhart (Schoolmaster) |
[situation] on the N.W. [Northwest] side of Wemyss Place. A large & handsome stone building erected (in 1843) & supported by the Burgh Funds. Cost of erection £2500. Average number of scholars 250. The branches taught are a general English education. Latin. Greek. French, & Mathematics. The Master receives £80 per annum from the Burgh funds, besides fees from the scholars. There are two assistants who are paid by the Master. |
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| SCHOOL [Whyte's Causeway] | School (private) School (private) School (private) |
Mr. John Sang Mr. Ireland Mr. Lockhart |
[situation] 5 chains w. [West] of Free Church Manse. A private girls school established & supported by Miss Fergus, daughter of John Fergus Esqr. M.P. [Member of Parliament] for the Co. [County] of Fife. The scholars are taught Reading, Writing, Sewing & Knitting & pay 1/6 per Qr. [One shilling and sixpence per Quarter Year] for Books etc. 5 Ch. nw [5 Chains Northwest] from w [West] end of Whyte's Causeway. |
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| SCHOOL [Thistle Street] | School (private) School (private) School (private) |
George Wyse (schoolmaster) Mr. Bremner Mr. James Birrell |
[situation] On the W. [West] side of Thistle Street. A building situate on the west side of Thistle street, rented by the schoolmaster from the trustees of Robert Philp Esqr. Previous to the erection of the new school now called the Philp's School, this building was used for the education of the scholars under Philp's Trust. The number of scholars attending the school is 21. A general English Education taught. |
Continued entries/extra info
5 Ph. [Parish] of Kirkcaldy Sheet 4 Trace 2
[Note - School Whyte's Causeway] Trace 6
[Note - School Thistle Street] Trace 13
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 106 - Parish of Abbotshall and the town of Kirkcaldy, OS1/13/106
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parish of Abbotshall, and the town of Kirkcaldy.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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 counties of Fife in the east of Scotland and Kinross in central Scotland. The boundaries of these counties were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.
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