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Fartjh of Holy-wood, from Sir John Sinclair's Jiatijiicat 

 ■Account of Scotland, concluded from page 318. 



Population — On the la ft day of the year 1700, there 

 were living in the pariih of Holywood 736 perfons, of whom 

 there were, 



Under ten years of age, 



Between ten and twenty, 



Above twenty unmairied, 



Widowers or widows, 



Married, - . _ _ 



Out of the 736 perfons, 11 w^ere between 80 and 90 

 years old, which is an uncommon number among fo few in- 

 habitants. The return to Dr. Webiler of the population of 

 Holywood, about forty years ago, was 612 fouls j the inha- 

 bitants have therefore increafed 124 ilnce that period. 



Alflracl of the Baptifms, Marriages and Burials for the 

 lajl ten Years. 



Burials. 



— 10 



z \^- 



— II 

 _ 8 



— 14 



— II 



— 8 

 _ 8 



— 10 



162 48 108 



Yearly average • — — ■ 



nearly, 16 5 11 



The great number of deaths in 1782, was owing to an 

 infectious fever in the weft part of the pariili, where the 

 valley is narroweft j and the large number in 17S6, wae 

 owinq: to the ravages of the nc;tural fmall pox. 



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