Mary Legarth wrote: > I must agree it was Skene Aberdeenshire, (don't know where my brain was ), > thankyou for the correction. > > However, what was Woodside ? Back in the early & mid 1800's was it a large > Farm, a Village , or Hamlet ? I have just replied to Sandra (or was it Bob?) about the status of Woodside, which will give you some of the answer. The village probably came into existence in the early 19th century. The original "Statistical Account" of 1796 mentions others of Aberdeen's satellite villages, but not Woodside. 50 years later, Lewis's "Topographical Dictionary of Scotland" states that the 'quoad sacra' parish (which he dates from 1834, earlier than other sources) contained three villages: Woodside, Cotton and Tanfield. These were reported as largely inhabited by (and one presumes were built specifically to house) the employees at the woollen and cotton mills which were established along the banks of the River Don. Gavin Bell

Thankyou yet again, Gavin, Mary I have just replied to Sandra (or was it Bob?) about the status of Woodside, which will give you some of the answer. The village probably came into existence in the early 19th century. The original "Statistical Account" of 1796 mentions others of Aberdeen's satellite villages, but not Woodside. 50 years later, Lewis's "Topographical Dictionary of Scotland" states that the 'quoad sacra' parish (which he dates from 1834, earlier than other sources) contained three villages: Woodside, Cotton and Tanfield. These were reported as largely inhabited by (and one presumes were built specifically to house) the employees at the woollen and cotton mills which were established along the banks of the River Don. Gavin Bell