The village schoolmaster

We meet all the adult male inhabitants of Bannockrig in one schedule. The list features 52 names, many of them related. For instance, the first three entries cite Andrew, John and Robert Philip. So we can assume that there were ca 25 households in the village (now known as Bonnyrigg).

The Schoolmaster, Robert Burnston, may have had at least 40 pupils to teach. Indeed, Bonnyrigg boasts an old schoolhouse, possibly on the site of Mr Burnston’s classroom.

With no other details to go by, we can assume that these men (with the exception of Mr Pollard who was infirm), would have turned out for training in arms when the sergeant arrived.