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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Boldside Boldside
Boldside
Boldside
Mr A Dun, Ferryman
Mr R Geddes, Fisherman
Mr W. Brydone, Netherbarns
008.10 Two dwellings - one storey in height, occupied by the ferryman, and a fisherman, And the property of Hugh Scott, Esq.
There is a ferry at this place,which is widely known as, Boldside ferry, but since the opening of the Selkirk Railway, there is a wayside station, known as 'Abbotsford Ferry' - being so named as an advertisement to tourists intending Visiting Abbotsford, (1½ a miles distant), as it is the only public ferry proximate to it.
Boldside and Abbotsford Ferry Station Boldside and Abbotsford Ferry Station
Boldside and Abbotsford Ferry Station
Boldside and Abbotsford Ferry Station
Mr A Dun, Stationmaster
Mr R Geddes, Boldside
Railway Co's [Company's] Directory.
008.10 A Small wooden house at Boldside, on the Selkirk Railway, for the convenience of the ferry passengers for Abbotsford &c , Andrew Dun, Stationmaster and ferryman.

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