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Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 20 - Parish of Culross, OS1/25/20

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Parish of Culross -- Sheet 142 No. 4 Trace 6

This School was founded in 1822 and built the Same year, this funer gave £2000 by way of endowment which was invested in land property by way of Mortgage but part of this money was subsequently lost through "bankruptcy; to make good this loss Miss Davidson the successor
of the late P Geddes gave £25 a year as a donation to the School and is at present at her own expense, to which the school is to be removed as soon as it is completed.

Note The Trustees and other trusted in the School wishes the name of the founder to be written some form on the Ordnance plan as indicting that P. Geddes founded as endorsed the school. Some call it "Geddes's Institution," others again would call it "Geddes's School," etc. J.C.

Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 20 - Parish of Culross, OS1/25/20

This volume contains information found in the parish of Culross.

Ordnance Survey - Perth 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 Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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