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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLVEND SCHOOL | Colvend School Colvend School |
John Johnson ns Lochend Rev. [Reverend] James Fraser ns. Manse Colvend |
A parochial school one story high and in good repair, the officiating Schoolmaster is John Johnson who teaches the following branches comprised in a literary education. Grammer writing, Reading, arithmetic, spelling Geography, &c. those of classics Latin Greek and French -------- There are two schools in the United Parishes between which the sum of 52 is divided, given by the heritors and to which is added the School fees which differ from 1/- to 3/- per Quarter The average number of Scholars throughout the year is 60. |
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P 46.C List of Names collected by John E. Daveran RSM [Royal Sappers and Miners] 1st Examiner
Trace No. 5
Parish: Colvend
Object:
Colvend School - House
[signed] John E. Daveran
Sept. [September] 6th
Transcriber's notes
Details of Signature not visible due to fold at spine.
Not sure whether the number of scholars is 50 or 60.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 139 - Parishes of Buittle and Colvend and Southwick, OS1/20/139
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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