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TitleBurgh of Milngavie

ReferenceBM

Date1875-1975

Archive creatorBurgh of Milngavie; 1875-1975

Scope and ContentCouncil and Committees 1875-1975; Town Clerk's records 1911-1975; Burgh Treasurer's records 1888-1975; Burgh Chamberlain's records 1928-1975; Burgh Surveyor's records 1908-1974; Dean of Guild records 1895-1975; Police Court records 1939-1975; Licensing Court records 1938-1975; Diaries 1939-1975; photographs.

Extentc 50m

LanguageEnglish

Persons keywordBurgh of Milngavie; 1875-1975

SubjectLocal Government - Milngavie

Level of descriptionfonds

Admin history/BiographyMilngavie was created a police burgh on 10th May 1875 under the General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict., c.101). Burgh administration was carried out by police commissioners who were responsible for the cleansing, lighting, policing and public health of the burgh. Under the Town Councils (Scotland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. C.49) the police commissioners were abolished in favour of the older term of 'provost, bailies and councillors'. The burgh boundaries were extended in 1901 and 1921, 1934 and again in 1945 with the last extension taking place in 1963. Milngavie Burgh was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.65), and its powers were assumed by Strathclyde Regional Council and Strathkelvin District Council. These in turn were replaced by East Dunbartonshire Council in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).

Provosts:
1875-1876 Robert Crawford
1876-1879 James Watt
1879-1880 James McAulay
1880-1883 John Woodburn
1883-1886 Francis Higgins
1886-1892 Colonel J Birrell
1892-1898 Major Walter Drew
1898-1900 John Woodburn
1900-1901 Alexander McMillan
1901-1903 Joseph Fairlie
1903-1906 John Martin
1906-1909 Dr John Reid
1909-1912 Thomas Fields
1912-1924 David H Ferguson
1924-1927 Peter Tait
1927-1930 Robert Learmont
1930-1936 James Paterson
1936-1939 William R Hunter
1939-1942 William Shaw
1942-1945 John A Breadie
1945-1949 George Habbick
1949-1952 I F G Kinnear
1952-1955 A G Fleming
1955-1958 John McPherson
1958-1964 Robert Kennedy
1964-1965 John L Park
1965-1968 John M Buchanan
1968-1971 Alex F Buchanan
1971-1974 John G Breckenbridge
1974-1975 Mary L H Blacklock

Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Bearsden

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