City of Aberdeen LIBRARY SERVICES v- Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/postofficeaberde187172uns POST-OFFICE ABERDEEN DIRECTORY. 1871-72. ABERDEEN: PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETOR BY ARTHUR KING & COMPANY, 3TEAM PRINTERS AND STEREOTYPERS, CLAKK'S COURT, TOP OP BROAD STREET. And Sold by the Letter Carriers. 18 71. COUNTING-HOUSE CALENDAR. 1871. Ittlg. August Styizmhtt. Su. ... 2 9 16 23 30 Su. .. 6 13 20 27 Su. ... 3 10 17 24 Mo. ... 3 10 17 24 31 Mo. ... 7 14 21 28 Mo. ... 4 11 18 25 Tu. ... 4 11 18 25 ... Tu. 1 8 15 22 29 Tu. ... 5 12 19 26 S 12 19 26 ... 9 16 23 30 Wed. 5 Wed.2 Wed. 6 13 20 27 \ Th. ... 6 13 20 27 ... Th. 3 10 17 24 31 Th. ... 7 14 21 28 Fri. ... 7 14 21 28 ... Fri. 4 11 18 25 ... Fri. 1 8 15 22 29 Sat. 1 8 15 22 29 ... Sat. 5 12 19 26 ... Sat. 2 9 16 23 30 ®dabzx. Istofambtr. Ipmmljjer. 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When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following is kept. CONTENTS. SECTION I. Page Aberdeen Mutual Assurance and Public Revenue Directory. Friendly — 24 Page Shipping Companies Aberdeen Steam Navigation 24 Post Office 5 and Clyde 24 Customs 5 Aberdeen, Leith, Aberdeen, Newcastle, and Hull Inland Eevenue (Stps, & Taxes) 6 Steam ... 25 Inland Eevenue (late Excise)... 6 Aberdeen and Newcastle' Trade 25 Valuation of Lands & Heritages, Railway Companies—' and Registration of Voters... 7 Caledonian 25 Great North of Scotland 26 SECTION II. Deeside 26 Municipal Directory. Aboyne and Braemar 27 Miscellaneous— Magistrates and Town Council 7 Foreign Consuls 27 GuiJdry, & Dean of Guild Court. 7 Mercantile Marine Board 27 Harbour Board 8 Aberdeen Corn Exchange Co 28 Police Board S Aberdeen Stock Exchange 28 Prison Establishment 9 Aberdeen Lime Company 28 City Tax and JBurgh Road Trust 9 Aberdeen Commercial Co 28 Incorporated Trades 9 Northern Co-operative Company parochial Board of St Nicholas (Limited)...... 29 or City Parish 10 Northern Agricultural Co 28 Parochial Board of Old Machar 11 Aberdeen Market Company 29 Gas Light Company 29 Aberdeen Music Hall Co 30 III. SECTION Aberdeen Property Invest. Co.. 30 Commercial Directory. Aberdeen Co-operative Property Investment Co, 30 Bon-Accord Property Invest. Co. 30 Banking Companies— Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Aberden Banking 11 Company and North of Scotland Trade Union of Scotland 11 Bank Protection Society 31 Aberdeen Town 13 & County Bank. Society of Accountants 31 N orth of Scotland Banking Co... 13 Bank of Scotland = 14 SECTION IV. British Linen Co 16 Commercial Bank of Scotland... 17 Legal Directory. National Bank of Scotland 18 Society of Advocates 31 Royal Bank of Scotland 19 Circuit Court of Justiciary 33 City of Glasgow Bank 20 Sheriff Court 33 National Security Savings' Bank 22 Commissary Court , 33 Assurance Companies— Sheriff Small Debt and Circuit The Scottish Provincial 22 Court 33 The Northern 23 Burgh or Baillie Court 33 Standard Life s 23 Justice of Peace Court 34 North British and Mercantile 23 Just, of Peace Small Debt Court.. 34 — . CONTENTS. Page SECTION VIII. Police Court 34 General Road Trustees 34 Miscellaneous Directory. Messengers-at-arms 35 Page Sheriff Officers 35 Public News-Rooms, Libraries, Clubs, &e 45 Mason Lodges... 47 SECTION V. Public Baths and Swimming Pond 48 Medical Directory. Home of the Aged and Infirm of both Sexes 4S Royal Infirmary 35 House of Refuge & Night Shelter 48 Royal Lunatic Asylum 36 Newspapers in Aberdeen 49 Medico-Chirurgical Society 36 Police Establishment 49 Aberdeen Dispensary, Lying-in, Registration of Births, Deaths, and Vaccine Institution 36 and Marriages 50 Ophthalmic Institution 36 Naval & Military Establishments 50 Hospital for the Relief of Per- sons labouring under Incur- SECTION IX. able Diseases 36 Postal Directory. SECTION VI. List of Post Towns in Scotland. 51 63 Directory. Post-Office Telegraphs Ecclesiastical Money Order Office, Government Insurance & Annuity Office, Established Church of Scotland 37 & Post Office Savings Bank... 64 FreeChurch of Scotland 37 Episcopalian, United Presbyte- Aberdeen Mail Arrangements— rian, &c 38 When Letters can be posted, and when Deliveries commence.. 69 Collections at Receiving House SECTION VII. and Pillar Letter Boxes 70 Inland Postage Regulations 70 Educational Directory. Rates of Postage of Foreign and Colonial Letters 74 University of Aberdeen 39 Free Church College 39 Carriers to and from Aberdeen... 79 Town's Public Schools Coaches and Omnibuses 80 Grammar School 40 Aberdeen Shipping 81 Schools in Little Belmont st.. 40 Stamp Duties ,. 84 Dr. Andrew Bell' s Schools 40 Footdee Public School 41 Directory. Academies, &c 41 Aberdeen Ladies' Boarding & Day Schools. 41 General Directory 85 Estab. Chur. of Scotland do. 41 Cottages, Mansions, and Places Scotland Free Church of do. 41 in the Suburbs of Aberdeen. 239 Other Denominations do. 42 Trades' & Professions' Directory 247 Endowed do. 42 Agents for Insurance Companies 291 Charity do. 42 Street Directory 293 School of Science and Art 42 Robert Gordon's Hospital 43 Boys' and Girls' Hospital 43 Old Aberdeen Directory. Institution for the Education of Council ... 362 and 43 Magistrates and Town the Deaf Dumb 362 Abdn. Female Orphan Asylum... 44 Incorporations of Learning 362 Hospital for Orphan and Desti- Seminaries 363 tute Female Children 44 List of Names Sheriff Watson's Female Indus- trial School 44 Woodside Directory. Aberdeen Female School of In- dustry 44 Churches, Post Office, &c 369 Industrial School Association .... 44 List of Names 370 Industrial Asylum and Reforma- Alterations and Additions 376 tory for Girls 45 Oldmill Reformatory 45 Asylum for the Blind 45 Advertisements POST-OFFICE ABERDEEN DIRECTORY SECTION I — PUBLIC REVENUE DIRECTORY. Post- Office. Postmaster—WILLIAM MITCHELL. Circulation Department— Chief Clerks. $ George Wood. \ Accounts—Dun. Collie. Clerks—Robert dimming, Robert Fraser, Lawrence Jaffray, Alexander Bisset, and John Garden. Sorters—Andrew Stuart and Francis Ross. It Stampers—Fred. R. C. Watt, Robert Cruickshank, Robert Ingram, and David W. Paterson. Letter Carriers—William Salmond, Jas. Fraser, Robert Ritchie, Isaac Forsyth, James Mutch, James Abercrombie, James Pirie, Alex. Scott, John Cameron, James A. Marnoch, and Hugh Dey. TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. Clerk in Charge—James M'Cormack. Clerks—John Ward, James Strachan, James Forsyth, John Taylor, William Kennedy, Frank Blair, James Murray, James Brown,' William Scott, Geo. Watt, Alexander Duncan, John Youngson, Frank Lamb, John Griffin, William B. Leith, John Gordon, Peter Tait, William Thomson, William Mathieson, and Henry Sinclair. Messengers—A. Rice, J. Craig, A. Fraser, D. Anderson, W. Brown, J. Milne, J. Cay, J. Findlay, A.Leiper, T.Rollo, W. Summerfield, D. M'Gregor, J. Black! ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT. Superintendent—James Gibson. Clerks—Wm. H. Greig and John Alfred Boyes. Inspector—Alex. Johnston. Mechanic—S. J. Pugh. Customs. Collector and Landing Surveyor—Robert Smith. Clerks—Alexander Macfarlane, William Whitecross, James N. Justice, Wm Gregor, David A. Davidson. Examining Officers—George M. Thomson, George Johnston, Alexander Taylor Robert Clarke. ' 1 PUBLIC REVENUE DIRECTORY. Gut-Boor Officers—1st Class— William Gibb, James Collie, Wm.