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

Another fine mild springlike [day]. Roads still very heavy. Rose at 5.45 5.45. Made out accounts against Town Council for /02 + /03 notification for attendance at Smallpox Hospital + for vaccinations amounting all together to £61. 4. 0. Cycled to Hospital +c, Firs + Broadmeadows. Jack¹ looked up [sic] at night. He had a great day with hounds which met at Haining, finishing at Eildon Hall.² Helen + Dora³ went to the meet with Fairy.⁴

¹ John ‘Jack’ Roberts junior (1876-1966), Dr Muir’s son-in-law.

² Eildon Hall, east of the Eildon Hills, grid reference NGR NT562,324, proprietor the Duke of Buccleuch. The Duke of Buccleuch’s Hunt, huntsman George Summers from 1902-1948, was nearby at St Boswells at this time.

³ Helen Frances ‘Mousey’ Muir (1880-1963) and Andrina Dorothy ‘Dora’ Muir (1882-1978), two of Dr Muir’s daughters.

⁴ Euphemia Cranston ‘Fairy’ Roberts née Greenwood (1877-1916) and Charles Henry Roberts (1877-), tweed manufacturer.

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