Excerpts from a series of
articles published in the Stonehaven Journal of 1897 entitled Stonehaven
Sixty Years Ago. It represents a unique snapshot of that time and
place which I am pleased to share with you.
Let go back in time now and learn about that market town and the
people who lived there...
EARTHENWARE DEALERS - William Milne, Allardice Street;
William Ogilivie, High Street.
FLAX SPINNERS AND DRESSERS - David Burness, Love Lane;
Joseph Craig, Carron Mill.
FLESHERS - George Barrie, Market Square; John Bell,
Allardice Street; John Duncan, Allardice Street; Alexander
Morgan, Shore.
GROCERS AND SPIRIT DEALERS - William Fotheringham, Evan
Street; David Hunter, Barclay Street; George Machar,
Ann Street; William Mackie, Barclay Street; George Napier,
Evan Street' John Napier, Barclay Street; Alexander
Robertson, Bridge End; James Ross, Market Square; Alexander
Sheret, Barclay Street.
GENERAL DEALERS AND SHOPKEEPERS - George Beverley, Market
Square; William Bowman, High Street; Robert Bruce, Barclay
Street; David Campbell, Barclay Street; Cameron Duguid, High
Street; Robert Duncan, High Street; John Forbes, High
Street; James Goodfellow, High Street; Thomas Leger,
Allardice Street; James Mathieson, Barclay Street; Elspeth
Melven, Back Street; George Melvin, Evan Street; William
Milne, Allardice Street; Janet Mitchell, High Street;
William Moncur, Allardice Street; Thomas Monro, Allardice
Street; Isabella Robertson, Barclay Street; Joseph Scorgie,
Barclay Street; John Sheret, Allardice Street; William
Shinnie, High Street; Elizabeth Simpson, Barclay Street;
James Valentine, Barclay Street; Christian Wood, Back Wynd.
GUNMAKERS - James Troup, High Street; Andrew Wood, Ann
Street.
HAIRCUTTERS - George Findlay, Market Square; Robert
M'Ewen, Market Square; John Willox, Allardice Street.
INNS AND POSTING HOUSES - Mill Inn, John Collins; New
Inn, William Cruikshank; Union Inn, George Falconer.
IRONMONGERS - Alexander Brebner, Allardice Street;
Robert Glegg, Allardice Street; James Law, Evan Street.
LINEN AND WOOLLEN DRAPERS - John Chapman, Evan Street;
George Burnett, Market Square; James Hogg, Barclay Street;
Alexander Officer, Market Square; Peter Robertson, Evan
Street; John Thomson, Market Square; Robert Yule, Allardice
Street.
PAINTERS - Thomas Barron, Barclay Street; Edward Green,
Cameron Street; Robert Tindal, High Street.
PORK CURERS - John Bell, Allardice Street; James Shever,
David Street; Thomas Smith, Robert Street.
SADDLERS - John Davidson, Allardice Street; James Knox,
Allardice Street.
SHIP OWNERS - Thomas Barclay Armstrong, Evan Street;
James Greig, Market Square; George Jack, High Street; Mearns
Shipping Coy., Thomas Smith, Manager.
TAILORS - Alexander Burley, Love Lane; David Forbes,
Evan Street; William Forbes, jun., Allardice Street; John
Hunter, Evan Street; Andrew Melville, Barclay Street;
William Napier, Ann Street; David Shepherd, Market Square;
George Youngson, Allardice Street; Alexander Forbes, Barclay
Street.
TINSMITHS - Peter Glegg, Allardice Street; Robert
Murray, Barclay Street.
VINTNERS - James Burnett, Cameron Street; John Charles,
David Street; James Collie, Ship Inn; Christian Donaldson,
Back Wynd; Andrew Duthie, Market Square; Ann Fullerton,
Allardice Street; Alexander Glennie, George Inn; David
Knight, Star Inn; George Mackie, Allardice Street; Andrew
Massie, Allardice Street; Alexander Moir, New Ship Inn;
Alexander Morgan, Britannia Inn; William Mowat, Crown Inn;
Alexander Murray, Plough Inn; Christiana Robertson, Arbuthnot
Street; James Souttar, Market Square; Sarah Thomson, High
Street; Alexander Torry, Allardice Street; George Turner,
Back Wynd; John Walker, David Street.
WATCH AND CLOCK MAKERS - Alexander Collison, Market
Square; David Greig, Allardice Street; Alexander Glennie (jeweller)
Old Town;
WOOLLEN AND WORSTED MANUFACTURERS - Henry France, Mill of
Cowie; John Thomson, Market Square.
WRITERS - Brand & Burnett, Cameron Street; Alexander
Brown, Barclay Street; Burness and Kinnear, Barclay Street;
Peter Christian (chief Magistrate) High Street; John Falconer,
Barclay Street; John Humphreys, Arbuthnot Street; Arthur
Wellesley Kinnear, Barclay Street; Charles Monro & son,
Allardice Street; Alex and John Smart, Market Square; James
Tindal, Arbuthnot Street; George Tindal, Arbuthnot Street;
William Stewart (Sherriff Clerk) High Street.
MISCELLANEOUS - James Allan, millwright, Barclay Street;
Peter Christie, rope-maker, David Street; Charles Duncan,
Bookbinder, High Street; Alexander Glegg, trumpmaker, David
Street; Nicholas Gregory, wood turner, Allardice Street;
David Knight, auctioneer, Allardice Street; James M'Donald,
messenger-at-arms, Barclay Street; Wm. Murray, linen manufacturer,
Rodney Street; David Robertson, nailmaker, Mary Street;
James Sherriffs, fishcurer, David Street; William Thomson, slater,
Old Town; Stamp Office, Cameron Street; News Room, Barclay
Street; Dispensary, Market House; Bellman, William
Bowman; County Jail, High Street.
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