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Volume contents
- 1 - Dunse , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Dunse , page 10
- 20 - Dunse , page 20
- 30 - Dunse , page 30
- 40 - Dunse , page 40
- 50 - Dunse , page 50
- 60 - Dunse , page 60
- 70 - Dunse , page 70
- 80 - Dunse , page 80
- 90 - Dunse , page 90
- 100 - Dunse , page 100
- 110 - Dunse , page 110
- 112 - Dunse , page 112 (end)
- 113 - Dunse , title page
- 114 - Dunse , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNSE (Town) | Dunse (Town) | Map of Berwickshire Map of Scotland New Statistical Acct [Account] of Berwickshire |
016.07 | Continued A subscription library, two circul [circulating] libraries, a news-room, two bookselle [booksellers] and a printing-Office, seem to indicate [the] presence of literary taste; and two friendly societies and a savings bank intimate la [large] concern for the interests of the poor. The town is the seat of a Justice-of-Peace [Court] on the first monday of every month; and it has branch-Offices of the British linen bank, and the bank of Scotland. Dunse is of considerable antiquity, and appe [appears to] have been at one time a free burgh-of-barony, whose burgesses had power to cho [choose] magistrates, and create corporations. In 1670, Sir James Cockburn of Cockburn, who ha [had purchased] the estate of Dunse from Hume of Ayton, obtained from Charles II. a charter, ere [erecting] it under him into a burgh-of-barony; and since that date, he and his successors in claims nominated a baillie to its government, without consulting its fuars and inhabita [inhabitants.] The baronial right of Superiority was subsequently acquired, and continues to be [possessed] by Hay of Drummelzier. The south part of the town stands on the barony of Cru [Crumstane] belonging to the same Superior. Yet the inhabitants of Dunse are a private associat [association] who manage the police and the common good, and are called "the fuars of Dunse", in the way that inhabitants of royal burghs are called burgesses. The common good or proper [property of] the fuars consists of the town-house, which draws rent from the county of Berwick, and parties occasionally using it and which is fitted up in the lower floors in shops; 10 acres of land on a neighbouring-muir, which contain a Whin [Whinstone] quarry; and the proceeds of the manure of the town, and the weighing-machine or steel-yard. The annual revenue from these sources is £123.15.0; and the anual expenditure for the year 1833, was £140.5.11. Six corporations or crafts formerly existed, and exclusive privileges; but during the last 27 years they have practically ceased. During 120 years after the cession of Berwick-upon-Tw [Tweed to] England, Dunse shared with Lauder the privilege of being the county-town; and not even in favor of Greenlaw, was it wholly [deprived] of that privilige till the year 1696. There were within the burgh, in 1833, 148 householders, whose rent were £10. and upw [upwards] and 84 whose rents amounted to £5, but were under £10. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 4 Dunse Parish
Dunse Continued
(Town)
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold of page.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 15 - Parish of Duns (Dunse), OS1/5/15
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Duns (Dunse).
Ordnance Survey - Berwick 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 Berwick, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.