LiO« ABERDEEN CITY LIBRARIES Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/directoryforcity183940uns DIRECTORY i * CITY- F ABERDE E N, AND ITS VICINITY. 1839—40. ABERDEEN: *%'*<, GEO CLARK & SON, T. SPARK, AND D/ #YLL*E & SON. v a MDCCCXXXIX. * ! ABERDEEN PRINTED AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE, 42, CASTLE STREET, BY GEORGE CORNWALL. u Km«u C N T E N T 8. i . Page I Directory - - . - 5 ' Supplement to Directory - - - - 1 74 Alphabetical List of Streets, Squares, &c. - - i Carriers - - - - - - - xiii Principal Fairs - - - - . xix Mail Coaches - xxiii Stage Coaches - - - - - xxiv Shipping Companies ..... xxvi Steam Packets ------ xxvii List of the different Parishes in Aberdeen and Old Machar xxix Assessed Tax Tables for Scotland ... xxxii Weigh-house Dues - - - - - xxxvi Stamps and Taxes - xxxviii Commissioners of Police .... ib. Imperial Weights and Measures - - . xxxix Schedule of Fees ..... xl List of the Shore Porters .... xli Abstract of Population ----- xlii Bridewell Assessment, Rogue Money, and King's Subsidy ib. Corn Laws ....... ib. Magistrates and Incorporations - . - - xliv Stamp Duties ------ xlv Table of Duties on Grain .... xlvi Grain Table ....... xlviii Table of Appointments. 1839-40 - - - xlix ABEBDEEN DIRECTORY. 1839—40. Abel, John, blacksmith, 1, College-lane Peter, coal-broker, 4, Commerce-street Christian, poultry-shop, 76, hi Sutherland's court, 78, Shiprow Mrs. 50, VirginiarStreet Aberdeen Academy, 115, Union-street, and 1, Ragg's lane Apothecaries' Hall, 24, Union-street Banking Company, 53, Castle-street . Brick & Tile Co.'s Works, Clayhills—Office, 40, Union-street Carpet Warehouse (wholesale & retail), 1 , Lower Dee-street Coach Manufacturing Co. 7, Frederick-st. and 101, King-st. Commercial, Mathematical, and Nautical School, 10, Drum's lane—W. Elgen CommerciarCompany—Lime, Coal, Bone Manure, and Grain Merchants, Provost Blaikie's Quay, Inches—Alex. Milne,_ manager Constitutional Office, National Bank Court, 42, Castle-streeto ~ Eye and Ear Institution, 'J, Littlejohn-street ; open every' lawful morning, between 9 and 10 o'clock— G. Rainy, sur- geon, 27, Queen-street I Fire and Life Assurance Office, 89, Union-street—John Clark, — Foundry, 60, Loch-street [manaeer Gas Light Co.'s Office, Gas-street, near Trinity-street 1839—40 a — 6 ABE—ABE Aberdeen General Dispensary, Lying-in, and Vaccine Institution, 26, Castle-street—Medical attendants, Drs. Fraser, Camp- bell, Leslie, Harvey, and Templeton —— Herald Office, 7, Queen-street Horse Bazaar, 25, St. Andrew-street and Hull Shipping Company's Office, 56, Marischal-street Andrew Johnson, manager, h. Rosemount Terrace Humane Society —Alex. Gordon, advocate, treasurer, Record Office, 27, King-street. At the following stations sets of Apparatus are lodged, for finding bodies and restoring sus- pended animation — Cruives of Don ; Bridge of Don ; De- vanha Brewery ; Mowat's Baths, 10, Quay ; Watch-house, New Pier ; and the Baths on the Beach Hotel, 138, Union-street Bridge Journal Office, 25, Adelphi, Union-street Ladies' Working Society, 12, Marischal-street Leith, and Clyde Shipping Company's Office, 65, Quay Lime Company, 2, Inches, Provost Blaikie's. Quay —:— Mechanics' Library, 1, Long-acre Mechanics' Reading-room, 17, Queen-street Medical and Chirurgical Society's Hall, King-street Monthly Advertiser — office of Publication, 6, Union-lane Ophthalmic Institution for diseases of the Eye, 26, Castle-st. Open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 2 o'clock—John Cadenhead, surgeon Public Commercial and Mathematical School, 6, Correction wynd, and 42, Green Quill Manufactory, 3, Shoe-lane Rope and Sail Company's Office, Links, Footdee Salmon Company's Office, 2, Fish-street Salmon and Oyster Shop, 5, Netherkirkgate Salt Company, 38, Guestrow Savings Bank, 15, Guestrow—William Smith, treasurer Sea Insurance Company, 47, Marischal-street Seed Company, 10, Union-street Steam Navigation Company, Waterloo Quay Tape Company's Warehouse, 2, Exchequer-row 1839—40 ABE—ADA 7 Aberdeen Town and County Bank, 93, Union-street Aberdeenshire Canal Office—Alexander Jopp, advocate, manager, Jopp's-court, 31, Gallowgate Aberdein, Alexander, printer, h. Henderson's-court, 46, Broad-st. Aberdeen, William, R.N. 33, Victoria Place Abernethy, James, founder, h.- Ferry hill James and Co. founders and machine-makers, Ferryhill Alexander, woollen spinner, 42, George-street Adam, Alexander, cart and plough wright, 60, Skene-street Alexander, shoemaker, 14, Constitution-street Alexander, wright, steps of Gilcomston and Anderson, advocates, 11, Union Buildings Benjamin, clerk (A. Milne, lime merchant), h. 54, Quay Donald, tailor, 21, East North-street George, tailor and clothier, 65, Shiprow James (editor of the Aberdeen Herald), h. 38, Skene-street James, flesher, 23, George-street market, h. 157, George-st. James, tailor and clothier, 18, Union-street, k. 58, Castle-st. John, hairdresser, 87, h. 86, Queen-street — Thomas (teller, National Bank), h. Polmuir — William, jun. advocate, 64, Broad-street, h. 60, Skene-street — William, advocate, h. 11, Union Buildings — William, town-sergeant, 85, Park-street — William, broker, 31, Castle-street Mrs. William, 2, Yeats-lane Adams, George, teacher (Trinity parish school), h. Skene Square Alex, hosier, (A. H. & S.), Marywell-street George, 34, Frederick-street George, provision merchant, 55, Causewayend John, 6, Woolmanhill Mrs. lodgings, 38, Longacre [ Mrs. vintner, 2, Canal-terrace Mrs. Tontine Tavern, 157, George-street Miss, grocer, 21, College-bounds, Old Aberdeen Adamson, Captain (Aberdeenshire Militia), h. Ferryhill Alexander, tinsmith, 17, Gallowgate [[Dee-st. — Henry, ship and insurance broker, 34, Marischal-street, h. 56, 1839—40 a 2 8 ADA—ALE Adamson, Robert, weaver, 81, Windmill-brae William, 6roker, 45, Gallowgate Mrs. Clarence-street, Cooperston-buildings Miss, dressmaker, 8, Carmelite-street Miss, dressmaker and milliner, 81, Windmill-brae Addison, George, vintner, Burnett's-close, 5, Exchequer-row Agnew, Peter, landscape and portrait painter, Jopp's-court, 40, Affleck, Andrew, 2, Affleck-place, Affleck-street [[Broad-st. Mrs. tavern keeper, Burnett's close, 5, Exchequer-row Aitken, Alexander, shoemaker, 52, Skene-street James, shipmaster, lodgings, Gilcomston Cottage William, shoemaker, 32, Marischal-street E. gardener, 40, East North-street Air, John, cart and plough wright, Whitehouse-street Airth, John, shoemaker, 28, Justice-street Aitken, Alexander, gardener, Strawberry-bank, Hardgate Rev. John (Original Antiburgher Church), h. 26, Skene William, of Auchintoul, h. Albyn Place [^Terrace Albiston, William, boiler maker (J. Duffus & Co.), Summer-lane Alexander, Alexander, shipmaster (Pursuit), 56, Queen-street Alexander, mason, 30, Gerrard-street Charles, manufacturer, Farmer's Hall, Gilcomston David and James, boot and shoemakers, 3, h. 4, Correction- John, shipmaster (Ann), 71 3 King-street [Jwynd John, grocer, tea and spirit dealer, 157, Gallowgate . John, writer (Messrs M'Hardy & Robison), h. Villafield Nathaniel George, shoemaker, 1, Correction- wynd Robert, superintendent of Police, h. 23, Castle-street Robert, shipmaster (Thistle), 11, Commerce-street Robert, teacher (of Dr. Bell's School, Old Aberdeen), h. King-street -— Stephen, grocer, tea and spirit dealer, Leadside, Gilcomston 1 William, Villafield Dye-works, Gilcomston William, surgeon, 17, Constitution-street William, jun. surgeon and apothecary, 73, Gallowgate, h. Mrs. 237, George-street [1, Spita] Miss, lodgings, 16, Blackfriars-street 1839—40 ALE—ALL 9 Alexander, Miss, Broadford All, William, overseer weaving department (A. H. & S.), k. 89, Allan, Alexander, cabinetmaker, 2, Trinity-street ^Green Alexander, shipmaster (Victoria), 37, Marischal-street —.— Alexander, advocate, N. P. M'Combie's-court, 52, Union-st h. Brickfield, Old Aberdeen Alexander, vintner, 3, Trinity-street Alexander, coffee and reading-room, 62, Castle-street Alexander, shipmaster, 8, Sugarhouse-lane Alexander, blacksmith, Mannofield Alexander, overseer (A. H. & S.), 12, Marywell-street David, shipmaster (Balcombie), York-street Francis, late of the customs, 69, Bon-Accord-street George, boatman, New Pier, h. Footdee George, shipmaster (Pilgrim), Links-street George, brick-kilns, Old Aberdeen George, writer, Links-street James, wine and spirit merchant, 52, Union-street, h. 4. Frederick-street James, cabinet-maker (of Allan & Macallan), h. 42, Dee-st. James, 2, Hanover-street James (late of Madras), 35, Union-place James, watch and clockmaker, Holburn-street James, baker, 17, North-street, h. above shop James, cook of the City of Aberdeen, h. 18, Constitution-st. James, grocer, tea and spirit dealer, Maberly-street —— John, & Co. clothiers and haberdashers, 7> Union Buildings. h. 56, Marischal-street John, hairdresser, 240, George-street, k. Thornton-place, 29. I Guestrow Rev. John (Union Church), h. 90, Bon-Accord-street '- John (of Allan & Johnston), h. 69, Bon-Accord-street e John, foreman (John Blaikie Sons), h. | & 2J, Young-street John, vintner, 3, Wales-street and Johnston, marble work, Crown-street — and Macallan, cabinet-makers and upholsterers, 121, Union- street—cabinet manufactory, 44, Dee-street 1839-40 /A 10 ALL—AND Allan,, Nathaniel, grocer, porter and spirit dealer, 34, k. 33, Park-st. Robert, shipmaster (Jean of Stockton), Ferryhill Buildings Robert, baker, 97, h. 99, High-street, Old Aberdeen Thomas, carpet-shoe manufacturer, M'Kay's-court, 80, Gal- William, bread and provision seller, 32, Spital