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Main Place Details

Reference No.:
 PN008316
Building No.:
 
Building Name:
 
Location:
 
Town/Village:
 GARMOUTH.
Parish:
 URQUHART
More Details:
 

Ordance Survey Details

1st Edition OS Ref.:
 ELGINSHIRE SHEETS IX/5 & 9
2nd Edition OS Ref.:
 ELGINSHIRE SHEETS IX/5 & 9
3rd Edition OS Ref.:
 
4th Edition OS Ref.:
 NJ 33 64

Census 1841-1901 Details

Census 1841:
 2,2
Census 1851:
 
Census 1861:
 7,4
Census 1871:
 7,7
Census 1881:
 
Census 1891:
 
Census 1901:
 

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper
Description
 Date
 Page/Column
AJ
advertisement by Earl of Fife for boat crew of white fishers to settle in the town
09/05/1763
3/2
AJ
share of a sloop and household furniture for sale by public roup
01 DEC 1819
1/2
AJ
houses in Garmouth and plot of land at Mill of Garmouth for sale
01 DEC 1819
1/6
COURANT
notes on village
03/01/1867
5/4-5
COURANT
state of trade
17/01/1867
6/3-4
COURANT
statistics
25/10/1888
4/6
BA
discovery of records of Garmouth barony court
17/09/1890
3/1
COURANT
description of village
22/02/1892
6/2-4
COURANT
description of village
25/02/1892
6/2-3
BA
details of landing of King Charles II at village in 1650
13/06/1895
3/4-5
COURANT
barony court books of Garmouth 1684-1686
2/6/1896
6/2-3
COURANT
history of village
02/04/1901
7/1-2
COURANT
history of village
05/04/1901
6/2-3
COURANT
history of village
09/04/1901
7/2-3
NS
local review
28/12/1901
3/2
COURANT
new recreation ground
26/5/1905
4/5
BA
vanishing ship industry
01/11/1906
6/5
COURANT
industrial history
14/08/1914
6/4-5
BA
visit by French fleet in 1708
04/09/1924
7/1-3
COURANT
history of village
19/06/1931
6/2-3
COURANT
description of village
04/03/1949
7/3-5
NS
flooding in village
09/02/1990
1/8-9
NS
flooding in village
09/02/1990
11/4-11
NS
flooding in village
29/01/1993
1/3-8
NS
flooding in village
05/02/1993
1/10
NS
public meeting about flood relief
01/04/1994
11/1-4

Miscellaneous Articles

Date
Description
Reference
General
1860
history of town in "Speyside : its pictuesque scenery and antiquities : with occasional notices of its geology and botany" by John Longmuir
L 941.223 SPE
1884
description of town in "Journal of the excursions of the Elgin and Morayshire Literary and Scientific Association" p22-29
LMisc576
1887
"The history of Garmouth and Maggie Fair" by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney
L 941.223 GAR
Miscellaneous
1599
copy suspension of letters of lawburrows & horning by Elgin Town Council against Robert Innes of that ilk for molesting & troubling "thame in wssing and possessing" of "the fairis and mercattis of our said brughe and within four myillis about"
ZBEL A37/1/6
1636
extract of suspension of letters of horning & charges by Elgin Town Council against burgesses & inhabitants of Garmouth for "vsing of the tred and ?traffique of merchandice within the bpoundis" of Garmouth
ZBEL A37/1/7
1588
summons of exhibition & delivery of writs to inhabitants of Garmouth to exhibit a "gift of libertie and charter of erectioun" of Garmouth as a burgh of barony
ZBEL A37/1/4
1588
extract of summons of exhibition by by Lords of Council & Session over charter erecting Garmouth as burgh of barony
ZBEL A37/1/3
1593
letters of loosing arrestment of "tymmer daillis gestis sparis" & other goods & gear owned by Elgin Town Council arrested at the port of Spey
ZBEL A37/1/5
1939
transcription of radio broadcast about Garmouth & Kingston with reminiscences by locals
LMisc111
1588
summons of exhibition & delivery of writs over exhibtion of "gift of Libertie and chairtour of erectioun ... of garmothe" as a burgh of barony
ZBEL A37/1/2
1587
copy charter by James VI to Robert Innes of that ilk for the erection of free burgh of barony to be called Garmouth
ZBEL A37/1/1
Photographs & Illustrations
1911
views of town in "Northern Scot Christmas number" p5
L 079
Plans & Maps
1895
runrig lands around Garmouth with owners' names
Map 554 [RHP 1420]
1788
ground in dispute between Mr Innes & feuars of Garmouth
Map 250 [RHP 669]
c. 1810
port of Kingston showing commonty of Garmouth
Map 248 [RHP 2436]
1870
acreages of fields & position of water wells
DAW P1335