Scotland > 1882-1915 - Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland > 1903, Part 1 - Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland ... (Royal National Directory of Scotland.) With ... map, etc

DIRECTORY.]
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, Rev. Maunsell Donald B.D
Clerk. George Martin
Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages,
George Martin, Douglastown School house
Established â– â– Church, Her. Maunsell Donald
B.D
"United Free Church, Rev. John Brace
Wilson
School Board, James A.Fisher.elerk.Glamis
Board School, Douglastown, George Martin
master; Miss Grace Duff, mistress
Kinnettles.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS
Arnot Patrick, West Ingliston
Baxter Mrs. Invereighty house
Donald Eev. Maunsell" B.D. (Established
Church)
Douglas William, Brigton
Grimond Mrs. Kinnettles house
Scott James, Mains of Briuton
Wilson Eev. John Bruce (Free Church)
COMMERCIAL.
Beverley .William. miller.Mill of Kinnettles
Skea Kobert, blacksmith, Leckaway
Wilkie William, boot maker, Kirkton
FARMERS.
Allerdyce George, Tarwhappie
Beverley George, North Mains of Kinnettles
Chalmers George, Carterhaugh
Davidson John, Invereighty mill
Duncan James, Mains of Kinnettles
Easton David, Spittalburn
Gardner William, Brighton
Gellatly Peter. Foffarty
Grant David, East Ingliston
Martin David, Muiry Knowes
Paterson James, North Mains, Invereighty
Pattullo James, Mid Ingliston
Rae David (Mrs.), North Leckaway
Robbie John, Foffarty
Roy George,, Foffarty & Kirkhill
KIRRIEMUIR is a town of considerable
antiquity, a burgh of barony, police burgli
and capital of its parish, 62 miles north
from Edinburgh, 18 north from Dundee 6
west-north-west from Forfar and 5 north
from Glamis; with a station which is
the terminus of a branch line of the
Caledonian railway from Forfar. The town
is situated neaf the foot of the braes of
Angus, on the south-west side of the hill,
along the northern brow of a glen, through
which flows the Gairie burn. The prospect
from the lower part of the town is bounded
by the southern braes of the glen, but from
the higher part almost the whole of the Vale
of Strathmore is visible. The town has a
police commission, consisting of a provost,
two bailies and nine commissioners; a jus-
tice of peace court is held when required,
and a sheriff's court six times a year, for re-
covery of small debts. The date of the
barony of Kirriemuir is unknown, and it
is only certain that the jurisdiction of its
bailie once extended over a large tract
of country. The Earl of Home K.T., V.D.,
A.D.C. is superior of the burgh. 'For a
long period Kirriemuir has been~the seat of.
considerable manufactures, comprising
about twenty varieties of linen, and it is
celebrated for the excellent fabric. Some
idea may be formed of the importance of
this trade from the fact that the looms of
Kirriemuir have furnished in one year up-
wards of 100,000 pieces, varying from 100
to. 170 yards, giving employment to 1,500
persons. There are branches here of the
British Linen Company, the National Bank
of Scotland Limited, the Union Bank of
Scotland Limited and the Bank of Scotland.
The principal hotels are the Roval and the
Airlie Arms. The library belonging to
the Young Men's Christian Association
contains about 3.000 volumes, and is open
to the public. There are places of worship
for the Established Church, United Free
Church, Original Seceders and Episco-
palians. The endowed seminary, erected
and endowed from a bequest made in 1829
by Mr. John Webster, writer and banker,
is now a public school, with a secondary
department. Two newspapers, "The
Kirriemuir Observer," and "The Kirrie-
muir Free Press," are published weekly
on Fridays. A little to the east of the
town is the cemetery, situated on the
sloping side of an eminence. Three miles
to the north-east, within the boundary of
the parish, over the small river Carity,
stands the Castle of Inverquarity, formerly
a stronghold of the Ogilvies, and still in
FORFARSHIRE.
Scott James, Mains of BrSgton
Toung George, South Leckaway
Doug-lastown.
Cattanach Margaret (Mrs.), grocer
Martin George, clerk to Parish Council, in-
spector of poor & collector of rates, &
registrar of births, deaths & marriages,
Schoolhouse
Ramsay Robert, joiner
Thomson John, blacksmith
Whyte Jane (Miss), postmistress
EIBKDEN is a parish of irregular shape
about 7 miles by 2, bounded on the north bv
the parishes of Roscobie and Guthrie, on the
east by Kinnell and Inverkeilor, on the
south by Carmylie and on the west by Dun-
nichen ; it is in the small debt court district
of Arbroath, from which town it lies 7 miles
north-west. The village of Friockheim in
this parish (given separately), has a sta-
tion on the Dundee, Arbroath and Forfar
section of the joint line of the Caledonian
and North British railways. Gardyne Castle
is the residence of Alex. Lyell esq. J.P.
Sir Leonard Lyell bart. J.P. Kinnordy,
and John Sharp Callender Brodie esq. "of
Idvies House, Alex. Lyell esq", and Miss
Gardyne are the principal landowners.
The area comprises 5,405 acres; rateable
value, about £11,000; the population in
1891 was 1,488, and in 1901, 1,491, 991
being in the village of Friockheim, which
see. Population of ecclesiastical parish in
1901, 426.
Letters should be addressed Kirkden,
Friockheim R.S.O. Forfarshire
PARISH COUNCIL.
Chairman, Alexander Lyell, of Gardyne
Clerk, Alex. Spark, Friockheim
Inspector of Poor & Registrar of Births,
Deaths & Marriages for Kirkden, Alex.
Spark, Friockheim
Collector of Rates for Kirkden, Robert
Reid, Friockheim
Established Church, Rev. John Boyle B.D
KIRRIEMUIR.
a good state of preservation; 2 miles
west are the ruins of Castle Balfour,
erected by Cardinal Beaton. The principal
stats are Kinnordy, the residence of Sir
Leonard Lyell bart. J.P. ; Logie, the
residence of Maj.-Gen. Alexander A. A.
Kinloch C.B. Fairs are held on the second
Wednesday after the 26th May, the 24th
July or the Wednesday after, the 19th
October or the Wednesday after, the second
Wednesday after the 22nd November, and
on the first Friday after the 28th of Mav
and the 28th November. Sir Leonard Lvell
bart. is the principal landowner. The area
of the parish (reduced by transfer of 20,573
acres to Cortachy and Clova parish) com-
prises 14,998 acres; rateable value,
£29,883; the population in 1891 was 6,090,
and in 1901, 5,902, of whom 4,096 are
within the burgh. Area of the burgh, 316
acres. The population of the ecclesiastical
parish (parish church) in 1901 was 3,547,
and of South Church ecclesiastical parish,
2,355.
Post, T. & M. O. O., T. M. 0. & S. B.
Kirriemuir; David Buchanan, post-
master. Deliveries, 7.30 & 10 a.m. &
5.55 p.m.; on Sunday (to callers), 12.30
to 1.15 p.m.; dispatches, 10.30 a.m.
(south) & 12.45 (Aberdeen & the north
only), 1.30, 3.30 (south), 5.40, 6.45 & 10
p.m.; on sunday, 1.15 p.m
Town Sub-Post, M. O., S. B., A. & I. 0.
Newtown; Charles W. Low, postmaster-
dispatches 6.10 a.m. 12.15 , 3.55 & 8 p.m
Post Office, Padanaram ; Mrs. Betsy Logan,
postmistress. Letters arrive from Forfar
at 8 a.m. & are dispatched at 8.20 a.m.
Postal orders are issued & paid. Nearest
money order & telegraph office is at
Forfar
Wall Boxes : West Muir, cleared at 3 p.m. ;
Maryton, cleared at 12.45 a.m
MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS.
Superior of the Burgh,. Earl of Home
Baron Bailie, Thomas M. WilBon
Magistrates, David Wilkie (provost), David
Savage & William Toung (bailies)
Councillors, nine
Town Chamberlain & Collector to Town
Council, James Wilkie
Clerk to Town Council, Archibald Smith
Burgh Prosecutor, Chief Constable Birnie
Burgh Surveyor, James S. Bruce, 25
Glamis road
Inspector of Police, Alexander Henry
KIRRIEMUIR. §15
SCHOOL BOARD.
Chairman, Alexander Lyell, of Gardyne
Clerk & Treasurer, "Robert Reid
Boar! School, James Downs, master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Boyle Rev. John B.D. (Estab.), The Manse-
Brodie Mrs. Idvies house
Brodie Jn. Sharp Callender J.P. Idvies ho-
Donald Captain Charles, Dumbarrow cot
Douglas Mrs. J. M. Pitmuies
Lyell Alexander J.P. Gardyne castle
COMMERCIAL.
Black Wm. blacksmith, Dumbarrow bridge-
Craig James *fc David, blacksmiths, mill-
wrights & saw mill owners, Idvies miB.
Downs James, school master
Jack — , joiner
Whittet George, miller, Denton mill
FARMERS.
Boath David, Bridgend
Brown William, Gask
Cummine Mrs. Alexander, Pitmuies mill
Fleming James, Friock Mains
Garden Alex. & James, West Mains of
Gardyne
Goodfellow Thomas, Newton of Idvies
Gray David, the Blairs of Dumbarrow
Henderson William, East Cotton of Gardyne-
Henry George M. West Idvies
Irons Thomas, Bractullo mill
Leslie John, Knock hill
Lumgair Alexander, Hillhead, Ascurry
Ogilvie Robert, Ascurry mill
Paul Arthur, West Cotton of Gardyne
Ramsay Charles; Ascurry bank
Robertson George, Kinneries
Salmond Charles, Legaston
Scott James D. Ascurry
Spankie Joseph, Denton, Gardyne
Wighton John, East Idvies
Young William, Mains of Dumbarrow
COUNCIL.
13 Members.
Chairman, Robert Stewart
Clerk, Charles Samson, Maryw*-H street
Chairman of Landward Committee, John*
Duncan, Muirhouses
SHERIFF COURT.
Held on the third monday of every alternate-
month.
Sheriff, Henry Johnson Q.C
Sheriff Substitute. Bremner Patrick Lee
Sheriff Clerk Depute, James Davidson
Sheriff Officer, Wm. Watson Watt, Brechin.
JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT.
Held as required.
Clerk, James Davidson
Procurator Fiscal, James Forrest, jun
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR
KIRRIEMUIR.
Adam James, Braideston
Annand David, Cotton of Craig
Annand William, Balfour
Black John, Cortacby house
Davidson James, Kirriemuir
Duncan John, Muirhouses
Fenton Thomas, Foldend
Findlay Charles, Kingoldrum
Japp William, Broomhall
Japp W. B. jun. Broomhall
Kinloch Major-Gen. A. A. A., C.B. Logie
Lindsay Stewart, Crawford house
Lyell Sir L. bart. Kinnordy
Lyell Charles H. Kinnordy
McPherson Rev. J. G. Ruthven
Macbride Rev. Neil, Glenisla
Maclagan J. A. Sinclair, GleDquiech
Martin Robert, Baldovie
Menzies Alex. LL.D. Newtown
Mill Arthur J. M. King, Kirriemuir
Munro Sir C. bart. Lindertis
Munro H. S. Drumleys
Neish G. W. Sannadice
Nicoll T. M. Littleton
Ogilvy Robert F. Kirriemuir
Ogilvy John D. B. lnshewan
Ogilvy William, Kirriemuir
Shaw David, Anchinleish
Smith Archibald, Kirriemuir
Stewart Robert, Kirriemuir
Turnbull George, Baldoukie
Whvte Archibald, Inverquharity
Whyte William, Spott
Wilkie David, Kirriemuir
Wilkie James (solicitor), Kirriemuir
Wilkie James (manufacturer), Kirriemuir