Folk owing money to William Smith in 1869.

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These people  owed William Smith, Merchant of Whitsome, money when he died on 14 April, 1869, according to the inventory of his estate.


James Herriot, farmer, Leetside
Balfour Balsillie, farmer, Dykethead
John Mitchell, labourer, Whitsome
Thomas Wright, shoe maker, Whitsome
Joseph Shepherd, farm servant, Leetside
John Tait, farmer, Langrigg
John Purves, farm servant, Langrigg
Patrick Webster, farmer, Hilton
James Purves, carter, Whitsome
Andrew Paterson, ditto
John Redin, Eaglehall
Adam Craw, tailor, Whitsome
Mrs Sked, Whitsome
John Webster, farmer, New Horndean
Edward Bone, Foleyhills
Alexander Hume, Whitsome
John Murray, farm servant, Dykegatehead
David Herriot, farmer, Whitelaw
James Craw, do, Whitsomehill
Revd John Robertson, Whitsome Manse
Revd Adam Spense, Free Church Manse, Houndswood

People who owed money but were unlikely to be able to pay up:

Widow Oliver, Middlestats
Walter Ainslie, Whitsome
William Paxton, farm servant, Broomdyke
Adam Porteous, labourer, Whitsome
William Turnbull
Mrs Wright, East end of Whitsome
Thomas Mabon, farm servant, Ramrigg
Thomas Weddell, do,do