3 June 1923 diary of Dr John Stewart Muir (1845-1938) of Selkirk

Fair in forenoon : some big [?] showers in afternoon. Was not at church. Saw a dozen cases in town motoring. Did some writing + loafing. Jack1, Nancy2, John Roberts3, Barb.4 + Mrs Mack5 came to supper. Wind slight N.W. Also called for Miss Scott, Bridgelands.6

1 John ‘Jack’ Roberts junior (1876-1966), mill owner and Provost of Selkirk, and Dr Muir’s son-in-law.

2 Agnes Amelia ‘Nancy’ Roberts née Muir (1878-1948), Dr Muir’s daughter and Jack Roberts’ wife.

3 John ‘Jock’ Roberts (1904-1950), Dr Muir’s grandson.

4 Andrina Henderson ‘Barbara’ Roberts, later Twhigg (1902-1996).

5 Agnes Mackintosh née Watson, formerly Harper (1859-1946), of Elm Park, Selkirk.

6 Assume Agnes Cockburn Scott (1868-1946), recorded living at Bridgelands, Selkirk (1921 Census) with her brother William (1861-1930) and sister-in-law Isabella Scott née Dodds (about 1869-1930). The siblings were the children of John Scott, farm servant, and Agnes Scott née Scott and were both born at Coldstream, Berwickshire. Agnes died 17 April 1946 at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, usual residence Ashton Cottage, Bowden, Roxburghshire at which time she was described as a ‘fundholder’.

[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/26, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1923]

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Archivist, interests include Dr John Stewart Muir 1845-1938) of Selkirk, general practitioner, and Seton Paul Gordon (1886–1977), naturalist, author and photographer

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