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Directory for the City of Aberdeen ABERDEEN CITY LIBRARIES Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/directoryforcity185556uns mxUij €i% of ^krtimt \ 1855-56. TO WHICH tS AI)DEI< [THE NAMES OF THE PRINCIPAL INHABITAxnTs OLD ABERDEEN AND WOODSIDE. %httim : WILLIAM BENNETT, PRINTER, 42, Castle Street. 185 : <t A 2 8S. CONTENTS. PAGE. Kalendar for 1855-56 . 5 Agents.for Insurance Companies . 6 Section I.-- Municipal Institutions 9 Establishments 12 ,, II. — Commercial ,, III. — Revenue Department 24 . 42 ,, IV.—Legal Department Department ,, V.—Ecclesiastical 47 „ VI. — Educational Department . 49 „ VII.— Miscellaneous Registration of Births, Death?, and Marri 51 Billeting of Soldiers .... 51: The Northern Club .... Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society . Police Officers, &c Conveyances from Aberdeen Stamp Duties Aberdeen Shipping General Directory of the Inhabitants of the City of Aberd 1 Streets, Squares, Lanes, Courts, &c 124 Trades, Professions, &c 1.97 Cottages, Mansions, and Places in the Suburbs Append ix i Old Aberdeen x Woodside BANK HOLIDAYS. Prince Albert's Birthday, . Aug. 26 New Year's Day, Jan 1 | Friday, Prince of Birthday, Nov. 9 Good April 6 | Wales' Queen's Birthday, . Christmas Day, . Dec. 25 May 24 | Queen's Coronation, June 28 And the Sacramental Fasts. When a Holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following is leapt, AGENTS FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES. OFFICES. AGENTS Aberd. Mutual Assurance & Fiieudly Society Alexander Yeats, 47 Schoolhill Do Marine Insurance Association R. Connon, 58 Marischal Street Accidental Death Insurance Co.~~.~~., , A Masson, 4 Queen Street Insurance Age Co,^.^,^.^.—.^,.M, . Alex. Hunter, 61 St. Nicholas Street Agriculturist Cattle Insurance Co.-~,.,„..,,„ . A. Duthie, 1231 Union Street Albion Assurance Co.~~.~~...,~~~...~..,...., James Paull, 12 King Street Alfred Life Assurance Association.,~~~~~~. William Gordon, 5 King street Alliance Life and Fire Assurance Office, . James Black & Co., 23 King Street Argus Life Assurance Co,^ ~^„.»,. ™ J. Brebner, Advocates' Buildings Asylum Life Cfl.—vm-™...™.^.^™.-.-^. Atlas Fire and Life Office~~. ~~.~~.~~.~~. J. Blaikie, 245 King street British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Co.~— Lauchlan IVl'Kinnon, 83 Union Street British Empire Fire and Life Society, — J. A. Wilson, 92 Broad Street }John Bank of Caledonian Insurance Co,™, ^.™ Taggart, Scotland and Alexander Henderson, Advocate County Fire Office and Provident Life Office Wm. Smith, jun., 106 Union Street Eagle and Life Insurance~~.~~.~~...~.,,..^ Arthur Thomson, Bank of Scotland Edinburgh Life Assurance.~~.~-.~v.—„~» James Murray, 50 Schoolhill European Life Assurance and Annuity Co.~~. A. Davidson, 1 Bun-Accord Street Experience Life Assurance Co ~~. George Marquis, 147 Union street Farmeis' and Graziers' Mutual Ass. Co.~~.„ . Benjamin Reid, 94 Union Street General Fire and Life Assurance Co.~~.~~., . George Allan, 1 Marischal Street Globe Fire, Life. & Annuity Insurance„~... R. Dyce, 3 King Street Guardian Fiie, Life. & Annuity Assurance- i A. Chivas, National Bank Hercules Insurance G) ^,. John Duncan, 8 Castle Street Imperial Fire Assurance ~~.~~.~~.~~.~~. William Smith, 142 King Street (Fire),..~,.~. Insurance Co. of Scotland ,.._.. William Skinner, 201 Union street Kent Mutual Fire Insurance Co ~~,„~.~~... W. P. Booth, 56 Marischal Street Law Property and Trust Society~~.~~.~~~ . G. Wood, Rettie's Court, 26 Broad-St. Leeds and Yorkshire Assurance Co.„~.„~.„ . J.hn Bruce, 26 Marischal Street Leeds & Yorkshire Fire & Life Assurance Co. John B Bannerman, 8 Tiinity quay Life Association of Scotland~~.~~.~~.~~.~~. Liverpool and London Fire and Life Ins. Co. John Sheed, 44 Marischal Street London Mutual Assurance ™.„~. G. Wood, Rettie's Court, 26 Broad- St. London Mutual Life and Guarantee Society J A. Wilson, 92 Broad Street London Union Ass. Fire Offices and Aunuities James Collie, 38 Castle Street London Indisputable Policy Co,. Janoes Warrack, 34 Marischal Street & Do Union Free Assurance Co.~™„~. f James Skinner, National Bank Maritime Passengers' Assurance Co.~~.~~.~~. John Sheed, 44 Marischal Street Mariners' General Life Assurance Co.~~.~~. George Allan, 1 Marischal Street Michigan Investment Co. ~~.~~.~~.~~. ~» Murray and M'Combie, 103 Union-St. Minerva Life Assurance Co ~~. „~, William Maitland, 83 Union Street Mutual Accumulation Society ~~.~~...~.~~.,.~, A. Duthie, 123£ Union Street National Fire and Life Assurance Co Allardyce and Jopp, 13 Maiket Street N. Burnett, Record Office, King-St. North British Fire and Life Assurance~~. ) Andrew Murray, 103 Union Street Wm. Paul, 97 Union Street William Chalmers, 3 King Street," and Notthern Assurance Co (Fire and Life)~~.-J Andrew Brand, 103 Union Street Norwich Fire, and Life, and Annuiiy Office„~v Charles Chalmers, 147 Union Street Palladium Life Assurance Society, „„. Norval Clyne, 245 Union Street People's Provt., Life, and Fidelity Guarantee A. Brand, 103 Union Str Perpetual In n'stinent Land & Building Sou J. \, Wilsuo, 92 Broad Street INSURANCE COMPANIES. 7 OFFICES. AGENTS Lutnsden Phoenix Fire Office , — . and Robertson, 3 Union-Ter. Professional Life Assurance Co.— Wm, P. Booth, 56 Marischal Street Promoter Life Assurance and Annuity Co..™. Protestant Fire and Life Ins. Asn , London George Grant, 10 King Street Rock Life Assurance Co ~™—~™ Thomas Ruston, 54 Union Street Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation.™™™ Alexander Jopp. 31 Gallowgate Royal Insurance Co (Fire, Life, and Annuities Andrew F. Boyd, 38 Castle Street Society Scottish Amicable Life Assutance —, John Jamieson, Waterloo Qnay Scottish Equitable Assurance Co —~—~™~ William Gordon, 14 Adelpbi William I ...,„ .j . T_»»;t...:«*i Skinner, 201 Union Street and Scottish Provident Institution ofn e Edinburghpu;„h.,r„t, J | A ^^ lpg ^.^ ^^ Scottish Provincial Assurance Co ^™»^. G. F. Griffith, 89 Union Street Scottish Sea Insurance Co _™—,~™.™. —. William Reid, 53 Marischal Street Scottish Union Fire and Life Assurance Co. Wm. Robison, 58 Castle Street Standard Life Assurance Co,«.~.-»~.^. Smith and Cochran, 96 Union Street United Kingdom Life Assurance Co.™™™ ™™ William Reid, 56 Maricchal Street United Kinngdom, &c, Life Assurance Soc. James Crombie, Back Wynd Wellington Reversionary Annuity and Life As. A. H. Boyle, N. Parish Sessional School Geo - Ca en head " uxter Row and West of England Fire and Life Office / ' » > 6 T | K c t Ja8 ' Asher, 115 Union Street Wisconsin Marine and Fire Assurance Co..™. Adam and Anderson, 75 Union Street lYork and London Fire, Life, and Annuity O. William Gordon, 14 Adelphi Cittj if Ikxhm. SECTION I.—MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS. MAGISTRATES AND TOWN COUNCIL. Thomas Blaikie, Merchant, Lord Provost. Baillies. G. Watson, leather merchant. John Leslie, manufacturer. Henderson, architect. Lewis Smith, bookseller. | Wm. Office-hearers. Alexander Nicol, merchant, Dean of Guild. Geo. Elmsly, coach manufacturer. Treasurer. Alexander Gibb, civil engineer, Master of Shore Works. James Laing, ironmonger, Master of Kirk and Bridge Works. Gftorge B. Botbwell, merchant, Master of Mortifications. John Duncan, advocate, Master of Guild Brethren's Hospital. Councillors. James Berry, watchmaker. Robert Williams, cooper. John Webster, advocate. Robert Ledingham, advocate. David M'Hardy, blacksmith. Wm. Gordon, sharebroker. John Blaikie, advocate. H. C. Oswald, sharebroker. James Simpson, advocate, Asses-or. John Angus, advocate, Town Clerk Depute- Clerk. Alexander Fraser, advocate, Chamberlain. George Cadenhead, advocate, Procurator-Fiscal. William Smith, architect, Superintendent of Works. Alexander Mellis, Inspector of Weights amd Measures City Rental —The estimated rental of heritage, within the bura;h and freedom of the City, taxed for certain purposes by the Board of Taxers, it £136,707 ; thus showing an increase was, in 1821, £74,869 , in 1852, was of nearly double. Corporation Funds.—The accounts of the Corporation for the year 10s and the ex- ending 15th Oct., 1854, show a total revenue of £22,771 ; penditure, £21,112 7s. Id., leaving a surplus of £1659 8s. lid. The amount Cr., 14s. lid. of Treasury stock, as at the last noted date, was— £237,608 ; balance, £63,705 16s. 8d. — this balance being, how- Dr., £173,902 18s. 3d. ; ever, subject to the surplus expenditure, on the Kirk charge, which amounts to between £1000 and £1100 yearly. Population.— By the census of 1851, the population of Aberdeen amounted to 71,973;—made up of the following items, viz. :— East Parish, ; West, 11,227 North, 6,167 5,403 (inclusive of 221 military in barracks) ; South, 4,548; Greyfriars, 6,654; St. Clements, 7,466-total of six city parishes, 41,465: Old Machar parish (part of), 30,503; Banchory-Deveni. k are (part of), 5—gross total as before, 71,973, of which number, 31,746 males, and 40,227 females. The returns state the number of inhabited houses at 5,839, with 17,356 separate occupiers. The population of the city and county, in the same year, was 214,658. A — 10 MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS- GUILDEY, AND DEAN OF GUILD COURT. Alexander Nicol, Merchant, Dean of Guild. Assessors. George Inglis Alex. Littlejolm I A. B. Whvte William Eeid George Davidson Henry Adamson I David Pirie John Roy Arthur Thomson Robert Catto James Horn Steph. Thompson Clerk, Alex. Fraser, advocate Dean of Guild's Officer, Alexander Mellia. THE HARBOUR. Commissioners under the Act, 6 and 7 Victoria, " For Improving and Maintaining the Harbour of Aberdeen," passed 12th July, 1843. The Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of the City of Aberdeen, Commissioners
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