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DIRECTORY
HADDINGTONSHIRE
TRANENT,
CLADSMtUR WITH PENSTON, ORMISTON, AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.
TPRANKNT, a town and post village in the parish of that name, is 10
X miles E. from Edinburgh, 18 w. from Dunbar, and 7 w. from Had-
dington ; situated on the main road from the latter town to the Scottish
metropolis, at the head of elevated ground ; the North British railway
passes about a mile to the north. The town consists of a street running
from the west to east along the line of the public road, with another
-diverging from about the middle of it. Many of the inhabitants are
•engaged in the adjacent collieries, which have been wrought in this
quarter from the very first discovery of coal in Scotland, whilst others
are occupied in agriculture. A branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland
is established in the town. The church , which stands at the foot of the
town, is a plain edifice with a square tower ; Colonel Gardiner, who fell
in the battle of Prestonpaus, was interred in it. There are also a Free
church, erected in 1S14, a United Presbyterian church, built in 1S2G, and
handsome public schools. Near the southern boundary of the parish is
Elphinston Tower, once a baronial residence ; and in other parts of the
parish are the ruins of "Waterfall side Castle, Seton Castle, and the re-
mains of a once collegiate church. Acreage of the parish, 5,919. Popu-
lation in 1881, 5,198, of which the village contained 2,235.
Gladsmuir is a beautiful arable parish, rising in a gentle acclivity
from the south shore of the Firth of Forth. The parish church and
school stand on the main road between Haddington and Tranent nearly
four miles west from the former town and three east from the latter.
The district abounds in coal, and several pits are wrought at Penston,
which is the principal village in the parish, and chiefly inhabited by
colliers. George Heriot, the founder of the hospital at Edinburgh, is
said to have been a native of this parish, and Dr. Robinson was its
clergyman, while engaged in writing the " History of Scotland." From
the proximity of the hamlet of Gladsmuir to the scene of the battle of
Prestonpaus, that conflict was called by the Jacobite party " the battle
of Gladsmuir." The population of the parish, the acreage of which is
7,043, was in 1881, 1,747.
The parish of Ormiston lies in the western past of the county ; it is
chiefly level, under the best state of cultivation, and well enclosed and
planted. The village is situated in the northern part of the parish, at
the distance of two miles and a half north of Tranent, and consists of
one spacious street, with a cross in the centre. A monument to the
memory of the late Dr. Moffat, missionary to South Africa, had recently
been erected in this his native village at a cost of upwards of £200,
which was raised by public subscription. The parish church stands a
mile and a half to the south-west, and Ormiston Hall one mile south of
the village. One mile further, on the summit of an ancient eminence
called Dodridge Law, are traces of a Danish camp. Acreage of the
parish 3,444. Population in 1881, 1,026.
POST OFFICE, High Street, Tranent, John Forsyth, Post Master. —Letters from all parts arrive (from Edinburgh) at 8 a.m. and 7 50 p.m.,
tind are despatched thereto at 7 a.m., 12 20 noon, and 3 45 and 7 26 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Gladsmuir, David Bain, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Mac-merry and Tranent) at 8 45 a.m., and are des-
patched (to Tranent) and 1 p.m. No despatch on Sundays. The nearest Money Order Office is at Tranent.
Post Office, Longniddry, David Edmond, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Edinburgh) at 7 50 a.m., and 2 40 and 7 10
p.m., and are despatched thereto at 7 30 a.m., and 2 20 and 6 20 p.m. The nearest Money Order Office is at Tranent.
Post Office, Macmerry, James Gracie, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Edinburgh) at 8 15 a.m. and 5 45 p.m., and are
despatched thereto at 1 25 and 5 45 p.m. The nearest Money Order Office is at Tranent.
Post Office, Ormiston, John Donaldson, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Edinburgh) at 8 15 a.m. and 5 45 p.m., and e
despatched thereto at 7 30 a.m. and 5 30 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
GENTRY & CLERGY.
Ainslie Mr. Archibald, Doddridge, Ormiston
Ainslie Mr. Robert, Gladsmuir
Aitken Miss Mary, Church st
Baird Mrs. A. M. E. Bridge st
Brodie Rev. James, Ormiston
Brotherston Rev. Alexander, m.a., U. P. Manse
Cresar Rev. William, d.d. The Manse
â– Clark Mr. James, Ormiston
Dempster George, Esq. J.P. Ormiston Hall
Dickson Mrs. Margaret, Ormiston
Dods Mr. James, Rennoch House, Ormiston rd
Drummond Miss Helen, High st
Drmnmond Mrs. Henrietta, High st
Durie Mr. John, Dunloe Villa, Bridge st
<Greig Mr. George, Bankhead House
•Grieve Mr. C. Bank Park, Bridge st
Harrower Mrs. — , Beech House, Ormiston [ton
Harrower Mr. Alexander, Beech House, Ormis-
Hutchison Misses — , Sefton Lodge, Church st
Johnston Rev. William, b.d. The Manse,
Ormiston
Kent Rev. Jacob, Bridge st
Marr Miss Mary, Church st
Maxwell Mrs. Hall, Seton Castle, Longniddry
Paterson Rev. John, b.a. Free Church Manse
Raeburn Mr William, Redcolc House, Long-
niddry
Ritchie Mr. Daniel, m.D. Bridge st
.Stewart Mr. Hugh, Rosebank Cottage
•Turnbull Rev. William, Gladsmuir
'Wilson Mr. Andrew, Glen Park House
"Wilson Mr. Robert, The Lodge, Church st
SCHOOLS.
Public Schools: —
Churoh st — Robert Home, head master ; R.
Ritchie, assistant ; Mary Walker, infants'
mistress
Elphingstone — Arthur Gaw, master
Gladsmuir — James Winton, master
Longniddry — Andrew Purves, master
Macmerry — George Waitt, master
Ormiston — Robert Henderson, master
BAKERS.
Forsyth John, High st
Johnston David, Ormiston
Sanderson D. Ormiston
Sanderson William, High st
Smith Mary, Church st
Steele M. & C. High st
BANK.
Royal Bank of Scotland (Branch)— draws on
London Branch, Coutts and Co. and Bank of
England, London — James Edie, agent ; R. C.
Belfield, accountant
BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS & NEWS-
AGENTS.
Black James, High st
M'Neill Peter, High st
Naysmith David, Ormiston
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS.
Baptie William, Bridge st
Charles John, Bridge st
Smith Thomas, High st
BRICK & TILE MAKERS.
Grieve J. & C. Bank Park [ton
White Andrew, Ormiston Hall Colliery, Ormxs-
BUILDERS.
Bryson David, High st
M'Walter Thomas, Bridge st
M'Walter Thomas, jun. Church st
Wilson Andrew, Glen Park House
Wilson John, Church st
CARTWRIGHTS & JOINERS.
Anderson G. D. (& cabinet maker), Church st
Bain David, Gladsmuir
Craise George, New row
Dickson Walter (& cabinet maker), High st
Edmond David S. Longniddry
Gihb Janet (& cabinet maker), Church st
Henry Andrew, Gladsmuir
Johnston Alexander, Samuelston, Gladsmuir
M'Walter Thomas, Bridge st
M'Walter Thomas, jun. Church st
Robertson James, Ormiston
Wight James, Elphingstone
COAL MASTERS.
Deans & Moore, Penston, Carberry, Bellyford
& St. Germain's Collieries ; office, Smeaton
Park, Inveresk
Durie R. & J. Elphingstone Colliery; office,
High st [managing partner
Ormiston Coal Co. Ormiston — James Clark,
Waldie James & Son, Tranent Collieries; office,
High st [ton
White Andrew, Ormiston Hall Colliery, Ormis-
FARMERS.
Adamson David, South Elphingstone
Ainslie Archibald, Dodridge, Ormiston
Belfrage James, Samuelston, East Mains
Binnie E. Seton Mains
Black Jane, Seton Hill, Longniddry
Blair Thomas, Hoprig Mains, Gladsmuir
Brown John (trustees of), Murrays, Ormiston
Burnet James, Seton, Tranent
Cunningham J. S. Adniston
Dickson Charles, Hodges, Gladsmuir
Dickson George, West Byres, Ormiston
Ferine George, Rigginhead
Gaukroger George, Southfield
Jackson Alexander, Westbank
Johnston Alex. North Mains, Ormiston
Kemp Robert, Brickfields, Gladsmuir
Melvin Charles, Penston
Pace Robert, Ormiston Mains
Russell James M. Greendykes, Gladsmuir
Seton James B. Seton House, Longniddry
Simpson John, Samuelston
Simpson Robert, Inn Lands, Gladsmuir
Smith David, North Elphingstone
Stenhouse Andrew, West Windygoul
Stenhouse James, Myles
Stevenson Joseph, West Mill, Samuelston
Taylor Peter, Bankton
Thomson William, Ormiston
Todrick Archibald, Spittle, Longniddry
Turnbull Walter, Tynemont
Tweedie Alexander, Coats
Watt David, East Windygoul
Wilson William, Ormiston
Wood John, Chester Hall, Longniddry
Wyllie William, Tranent Mains
FIRE, &c. OFFICE AGENTS.
Fire Insurance Association— James Black,
High st [Hign st
Insurance Co. of Scotland— J. R. Wilson,
Lancashire — John Charlton, Ormiston
Life Association of Scotland — James C.
Edie, High st
Prudential— James Fraser, Church st
FLESHERS.
Bald Robert C. H. Ormiston
Dickson David, High st
Henderson George, High st
Pow Archibald, High st
Pow Thomas, Church st
FURNITURE BROKERS.
Dickson Walter, High st
Gibb Janet, Church st
Tranent Co-operative Society, Limited,
Bridge st— Thomas Cornwall, manager
GARDENERS.
Allan Peter, Longniddry
Brander Robert, Ormiston
Dickson Andrew, Ormiston
Dickson George, Ormiston
Dickson James, Church st
Finlayson- William, Red House, Longniddry
Gray J. & W. Dolphingston
Hadden George, Longniddry
M'Neill James, Tranent
Mitchell George, Longniddry
Pearson A. Tranent
Scrymgeour James, Church st
Wilson William, Ormiston
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HADDINGTONSHIRE
TRANENT,
CLADSMtUR WITH PENSTON, ORMISTON, AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.
TPRANKNT, a town and post village in the parish of that name, is 10
X miles E. from Edinburgh, 18 w. from Dunbar, and 7 w. from Had-
dington ; situated on the main road from the latter town to the Scottish
metropolis, at the head of elevated ground ; the North British railway
passes about a mile to the north. The town consists of a street running
from the west to east along the line of the public road, with another
-diverging from about the middle of it. Many of the inhabitants are
•engaged in the adjacent collieries, which have been wrought in this
quarter from the very first discovery of coal in Scotland, whilst others
are occupied in agriculture. A branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland
is established in the town. The church , which stands at the foot of the
town, is a plain edifice with a square tower ; Colonel Gardiner, who fell
in the battle of Prestonpaus, was interred in it. There are also a Free
church, erected in 1S14, a United Presbyterian church, built in 1S2G, and
handsome public schools. Near the southern boundary of the parish is
Elphinston Tower, once a baronial residence ; and in other parts of the
parish are the ruins of "Waterfall side Castle, Seton Castle, and the re-
mains of a once collegiate church. Acreage of the parish, 5,919. Popu-
lation in 1881, 5,198, of which the village contained 2,235.
Gladsmuir is a beautiful arable parish, rising in a gentle acclivity
from the south shore of the Firth of Forth. The parish church and
school stand on the main road between Haddington and Tranent nearly
four miles west from the former town and three east from the latter.
The district abounds in coal, and several pits are wrought at Penston,
which is the principal village in the parish, and chiefly inhabited by
colliers. George Heriot, the founder of the hospital at Edinburgh, is
said to have been a native of this parish, and Dr. Robinson was its
clergyman, while engaged in writing the " History of Scotland." From
the proximity of the hamlet of Gladsmuir to the scene of the battle of
Prestonpaus, that conflict was called by the Jacobite party " the battle
of Gladsmuir." The population of the parish, the acreage of which is
7,043, was in 1881, 1,747.
The parish of Ormiston lies in the western past of the county ; it is
chiefly level, under the best state of cultivation, and well enclosed and
planted. The village is situated in the northern part of the parish, at
the distance of two miles and a half north of Tranent, and consists of
one spacious street, with a cross in the centre. A monument to the
memory of the late Dr. Moffat, missionary to South Africa, had recently
been erected in this his native village at a cost of upwards of £200,
which was raised by public subscription. The parish church stands a
mile and a half to the south-west, and Ormiston Hall one mile south of
the village. One mile further, on the summit of an ancient eminence
called Dodridge Law, are traces of a Danish camp. Acreage of the
parish 3,444. Population in 1881, 1,026.
POST OFFICE, High Street, Tranent, John Forsyth, Post Master. —Letters from all parts arrive (from Edinburgh) at 8 a.m. and 7 50 p.m.,
tind are despatched thereto at 7 a.m., 12 20 noon, and 3 45 and 7 26 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Gladsmuir, David Bain, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Mac-merry and Tranent) at 8 45 a.m., and are des-
patched (to Tranent) and 1 p.m. No despatch on Sundays. The nearest Money Order Office is at Tranent.
Post Office, Longniddry, David Edmond, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Edinburgh) at 7 50 a.m., and 2 40 and 7 10
p.m., and are despatched thereto at 7 30 a.m., and 2 20 and 6 20 p.m. The nearest Money Order Office is at Tranent.
Post Office, Macmerry, James Gracie, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Edinburgh) at 8 15 a.m. and 5 45 p.m., and are
despatched thereto at 1 25 and 5 45 p.m. The nearest Money Order Office is at Tranent.
Post Office, Ormiston, John Donaldson, Post Master. — Letters from all parts arrive (from Edinburgh) at 8 15 a.m. and 5 45 p.m., and e
despatched thereto at 7 30 a.m. and 5 30 p.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
GENTRY & CLERGY.
Ainslie Mr. Archibald, Doddridge, Ormiston
Ainslie Mr. Robert, Gladsmuir
Aitken Miss Mary, Church st
Baird Mrs. A. M. E. Bridge st
Brodie Rev. James, Ormiston
Brotherston Rev. Alexander, m.a., U. P. Manse
Cresar Rev. William, d.d. The Manse
â– Clark Mr. James, Ormiston
Dempster George, Esq. J.P. Ormiston Hall
Dickson Mrs. Margaret, Ormiston
Dods Mr. James, Rennoch House, Ormiston rd
Drummond Miss Helen, High st
Drmnmond Mrs. Henrietta, High st
Durie Mr. John, Dunloe Villa, Bridge st
<Greig Mr. George, Bankhead House
•Grieve Mr. C. Bank Park, Bridge st
Harrower Mrs. — , Beech House, Ormiston [ton
Harrower Mr. Alexander, Beech House, Ormis-
Hutchison Misses — , Sefton Lodge, Church st
Johnston Rev. William, b.d. The Manse,
Ormiston
Kent Rev. Jacob, Bridge st
Marr Miss Mary, Church st
Maxwell Mrs. Hall, Seton Castle, Longniddry
Paterson Rev. John, b.a. Free Church Manse
Raeburn Mr William, Redcolc House, Long-
niddry
Ritchie Mr. Daniel, m.D. Bridge st
.Stewart Mr. Hugh, Rosebank Cottage
•Turnbull Rev. William, Gladsmuir
'Wilson Mr. Andrew, Glen Park House
"Wilson Mr. Robert, The Lodge, Church st
SCHOOLS.
Public Schools: —
Churoh st — Robert Home, head master ; R.
Ritchie, assistant ; Mary Walker, infants'
mistress
Elphingstone — Arthur Gaw, master
Gladsmuir — James Winton, master
Longniddry — Andrew Purves, master
Macmerry — George Waitt, master
Ormiston — Robert Henderson, master
BAKERS.
Forsyth John, High st
Johnston David, Ormiston
Sanderson D. Ormiston
Sanderson William, High st
Smith Mary, Church st
Steele M. & C. High st
BANK.
Royal Bank of Scotland (Branch)— draws on
London Branch, Coutts and Co. and Bank of
England, London — James Edie, agent ; R. C.
Belfield, accountant
BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS & NEWS-
AGENTS.
Black James, High st
M'Neill Peter, High st
Naysmith David, Ormiston
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS.
Baptie William, Bridge st
Charles John, Bridge st
Smith Thomas, High st
BRICK & TILE MAKERS.
Grieve J. & C. Bank Park [ton
White Andrew, Ormiston Hall Colliery, Ormxs-
BUILDERS.
Bryson David, High st
M'Walter Thomas, Bridge st
M'Walter Thomas, jun. Church st
Wilson Andrew, Glen Park House
Wilson John, Church st
CARTWRIGHTS & JOINERS.
Anderson G. D. (& cabinet maker), Church st
Bain David, Gladsmuir
Craise George, New row
Dickson Walter (& cabinet maker), High st
Edmond David S. Longniddry
Gihb Janet (& cabinet maker), Church st
Henry Andrew, Gladsmuir
Johnston Alexander, Samuelston, Gladsmuir
M'Walter Thomas, Bridge st
M'Walter Thomas, jun. Church st
Robertson James, Ormiston
Wight James, Elphingstone
COAL MASTERS.
Deans & Moore, Penston, Carberry, Bellyford
& St. Germain's Collieries ; office, Smeaton
Park, Inveresk
Durie R. & J. Elphingstone Colliery; office,
High st [managing partner
Ormiston Coal Co. Ormiston — James Clark,
Waldie James & Son, Tranent Collieries; office,
High st [ton
White Andrew, Ormiston Hall Colliery, Ormis-
FARMERS.
Adamson David, South Elphingstone
Ainslie Archibald, Dodridge, Ormiston
Belfrage James, Samuelston, East Mains
Binnie E. Seton Mains
Black Jane, Seton Hill, Longniddry
Blair Thomas, Hoprig Mains, Gladsmuir
Brown John (trustees of), Murrays, Ormiston
Burnet James, Seton, Tranent
Cunningham J. S. Adniston
Dickson Charles, Hodges, Gladsmuir
Dickson George, West Byres, Ormiston
Ferine George, Rigginhead
Gaukroger George, Southfield
Jackson Alexander, Westbank
Johnston Alex. North Mains, Ormiston
Kemp Robert, Brickfields, Gladsmuir
Melvin Charles, Penston
Pace Robert, Ormiston Mains
Russell James M. Greendykes, Gladsmuir
Seton James B. Seton House, Longniddry
Simpson John, Samuelston
Simpson Robert, Inn Lands, Gladsmuir
Smith David, North Elphingstone
Stenhouse Andrew, West Windygoul
Stenhouse James, Myles
Stevenson Joseph, West Mill, Samuelston
Taylor Peter, Bankton
Thomson William, Ormiston
Todrick Archibald, Spittle, Longniddry
Turnbull Walter, Tynemont
Tweedie Alexander, Coats
Watt David, East Windygoul
Wilson William, Ormiston
Wood John, Chester Hall, Longniddry
Wyllie William, Tranent Mains
FIRE, &c. OFFICE AGENTS.
Fire Insurance Association— James Black,
High st [Hign st
Insurance Co. of Scotland— J. R. Wilson,
Lancashire — John Charlton, Ormiston
Life Association of Scotland — James C.
Edie, High st
Prudential— James Fraser, Church st
FLESHERS.
Bald Robert C. H. Ormiston
Dickson David, High st
Henderson George, High st
Pow Archibald, High st
Pow Thomas, Church st
FURNITURE BROKERS.
Dickson Walter, High st
Gibb Janet, Church st
Tranent Co-operative Society, Limited,
Bridge st— Thomas Cornwall, manager
GARDENERS.
Allan Peter, Longniddry
Brander Robert, Ormiston
Dickson Andrew, Ormiston
Dickson George, Ormiston
Dickson James, Church st
Finlayson- William, Red House, Longniddry
Gray J. & W. Dolphingston
Hadden George, Longniddry
M'Neill James, Tranent
Mitchell George, Longniddry
Pearson A. Tranent
Scrymgeour James, Church st
Wilson William, Ormiston
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