OS1/11/17/105
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERTON | LIberton | Rev Dr [Rverend Doctor] Begg, Alnwickhill former minister of Liberton and author for compile the statistical account Rev [Reverend] J. Stewart, Liberton George Taylor, Schoolmaster Liberton |
006 | This name applies to a parish situate 1 mile South of Edinburgh; its shape is very irregular, being 7 miles long while its breadth does not exceed 4. The etymology of this name is very obscure, but according to our best authority "Chambers" (author of the celebrated Caledonia) it seems to be from a Hospital which contained those afflicted with leprosy, hence the name leper-town, now "Liberton" |
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[Page] 105List of names collected by Pte [Private] John E Darnan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st Examiner
[Object] Parish
[Signed] W James Cap. RE [Captain Royal Engineers] 3rd April 1852
[Signed] J Darnan Nov [November] 11th 1851
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