19 January 1904 diary of Dr John Stewart Muir (1845-1938) of Selkirk

Very mild calm + foggy : any slight wind there was, was E. Rose at 5 and wrote several letters +c. Drove to Firs +c + Broadmeadows + after lunch to Knowepark, Dandswall + Broomhill. Called at Wellwood to see Baby.¹ Jack + Nancy² have given me for a Xmas present an ever ready [sic] electric torch.³

¹ Baby was Dr Muir’s first grandchild, Andrina Barbara Roberts, born 1902.

² John ‘Jack’ Roberts junior (1876-1966) and Agnes Amelia ‘Nancy’ Roberts née Muir (1878-1948), Dr Muir’s second daughter.

³ This is a curious statement, because Everready and Ever-Ready trademarks were not adopted until 1905.

[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/7, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1904]