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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAIL | Gaol Gaol Gaol |
Mr Kilgour Town Clerk Mr Soutar Writer Mr Gillespie Governor of Gaol) |
035 | [Situation] About 5 chains S.W. [South West] from the Poorshouse A substantial Stone building erected in 1844, It is fitted up for the confinement of 20 prisoners on the seperate system, & is superinteded [superintended] by a Governor (£70 per annum), Matron (£20 per annum) & 1 Warder. The prisoners are employed at maKing Mats & various other duties. CranK labor is resorted to for the refractory. It is a County Gaol |
| POORHOUSE | Poorhouse Poorhouse Poorhouse Poorhouse Poors house |
Mr Hay Architect Mr Kilgour Town clerk Mr Morris (albany cottage) Mr Ross Governor New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
035 | [Situation] About 5 chains N.E. [North East] from the Jail A substantial stone building to which considerable additions are now being made, The original building comprised only the S E [South East] face with a few outbuildings, A great number of worKmen are now employed maKing additional buildings on the N North] & N [North] East sides of the present buildings, It was originally intended Continued [on Page 7] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Sheet 3 -- Trace 6
[Note Jail] -- Jail [Initialled] J.B.
[Notes Poorhouse] -- Trace 7
Poor's House with the word Poor in the genitive
could be correct but as the word Poor is both
irregular and plural, Poorhouse: not
Poorshouse should be used in the Compound word -- O,M O
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 120 - Town of Dunfermline, OS1/13/120
This volume contains information on the place names found in the town of Dunfermline.
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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