Wind S.W. + strongish: dull in the morning + at night but fair betw sunny in between. Cycled to Sunderland Hall Lodge and General’s Bridge. Completed the returns for Scott. Board of Health1. Baptie2 took Tom Alexander3 for a run to Walkerburn + back by Ashiestiel4 to Fairnilee5 where he had tea. Stewart, Louisa + Tim6 came up to say goodbye. Nancy takes the boys to Moffat today + Louisa to Brampton tomorrow7.
1 The Scottish Board of Health; Dr Muir was the Medical Officer of Health from 1877 onwards
2 Thomas Baptie (1860-1929), driver and handyman for Dr Muir
3 Tom Alexander is not identified
4 Ashiestiel, Caddonfoot, grid reference NGR NT427,352
5 Fairnilee, Caddonfoot, NT457,330
6 Nancy, Stewart Muir ‘Little Stewart’ Roberts (1908-2003), Louisa Jane ‘Louise’ Roberts, later Rutherford (1906-1982) and George Edward ‘Tim’ Roberts (1911-2005)
7 The boys appear to have been at St Ninian’s Preparatory School for boys and Louisa was at a school at Brampton, Cumberland
[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/24, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1921]
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