ALLOA  , a municipal and See also:

• POLICE (Fr. police, government, civil administration, a police force, Gr. sroXumeia, constitution, condition of a state, roars, city, state)

police See also:

• BURGH [BOURKE, BURKE]
• BURGH, HUBERT DE (d. 1243)

burgh and seaport of See also:

• CLACKMANNANSHIRE

Clackmannanshire, See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland . It is situated on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north See also:

• BANK

bank of the Forth, 32 M. from See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh by the North See also:

• BRITISH

British railway via the Forth See also:

• BRIDGE

Bridge, and 28 m. from See also:

• LEITH

Leith by steamer . Pop . (1891) 12,643; (1901) 14,458 . The Caledonian railway enters the See also:

• TOWN

town from the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west by a bridge across the See also:

• RIVER

river, and also owns a See also:

• FERRY (from the same root as that of the verb " to fare," to journey or travel, common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. fahren; it is connected with the root of Gr. 7ropos, way, and Lat. portage, to carry)
• FERRY, JULES FRANCOIS CAMILLE (1832—1893)

ferry to South Alloa, on the opposite See also:

• SHORE

shore, in See also:

• STIRLING
• STIRLING, JAMES (1692-1770)
• STIRLING, JAMES HUTCHISON (182o-1909)
• STIRLING, MARY ANNE [FANNY] (1815-1895)
• STIRLING, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, (titular) EARL OF (1726—1783)
• STIRLING, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF (c. 1567-1640)

Stirling-See also:

• SHIRE

shire . Between Alloa and Stirling the stream forms the famous " links," the course being so sinuous that whereas by road the two towns are but 62 m. apart, the distance between them by river is nearly 12 m . For its See also:

• SIZE

size and See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population the town enjoys unusual prosperity, in consequence of its several flourishing See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries . Its manufactures of See also:

• YARN

yarn are on the largest See also:

• SCALE
• SCALE (1) A

scale, the See also:

• SPINNING (from O. Eng. spinnen, to spin, cf. Ger. spinnen, &c., the Teut. root is seen, to draw out, cf. span, spider)

spinning See also:

• MILLS, JOHN (d. 1736)
• MILLS, ROGER QUARLES (1832– )

mills often working See also:

• NIGHT

night and See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day for many months together . There are also numerous breweries, and Alloa See also:

• ALE

ale has always been famous . The See also:

• GREAT

great distillery at Carsebridge yields an immense See also:

• SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply of yeast as well as See also:

• WHISKY, or WHISKEY

whisky . Other thriving trades include the See also:

• GLASS
• GLASS (O.E. glees, cf. Ger. Glas, perhaps derived from an old Teutonic root gla-, a variant of glo-, having the general sense of shining, cf. " glare," " glow ")
• GLASS, STAINED

glass-See also:

• WORKS

works on the shore, pottery-works in the " auld toon," dye-works and a factory for the making of See also:

• ELECTRICAL
• ELECTRICAL (or ELECTROSTATIC) MACHINE

electrical appliances . There is a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• DEAL

deal of See also:

• SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding, some ironfounding and a See also:

• BRASS
• BRASS (O. Eng. braes)

brass foundry .

The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article of export is See also:

• COAL

coal from the neighbouring collieries, the other leading exports being ale, whisky, glass and manufactured goods . The imports comprise See also:

• TIMBER

timber, See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain, See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron, See also:

• LINSEED

linseed and See also:

• FLAX

flax . The docks, accessible only at high See also:

• WATER

water, include a wet See also:

• BASIN, or BASON (the older form bacin is found in many of the Romanic languages, from the Late Lat. baccinus or bacchinus, probably derived from bacca, a bowl)
• BASIN, THOMAS (1412—1491)

basin and a dry See also:

• DOCK

dock . Amongst the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal buildings are the See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church, with a See also:

• SPIRE

spire 200 ft. high; the town See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

hall, including the See also:

• FREE

free public library, from designs by See also:

• ALFRED

Alfred See also:

• WATERHOUSE, ALFRED (1830-1905)
• WATERHOUSE, JOHN WILLIAM (1847- )

Waterhouse, R.A., the See also:

• GIFT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. die Gift, gift, das Gift, poison, formed from the Teut. stem gab-, to give, cf. Dutch geven, Ger. geben; in O. Eng. the word appears with initial y, the guttural of later English is due to Scandinavian influence)

gift of Mr J . See also:

• THOMSON, JAMES (1822-1892)
• THOMSON, JAMES (1834-1882)
• THOMSON, JAMES (r700-1748)
• THOMSON, JOHN (1778-184o)
• THOMSON, JOSEPH (1858-1895)
• THOMSON, SIR CHARLES WYVILLE (1830-1882)
• THOMSON, THOMAS (1773-1852)
• THOMSON, WILLIAM (1819-189o)

Thomson See also:

• PATON, JOHN BROWN (1830- )
• PATON, SIR JOSEPH NOEL (1821-1901)

Paton; the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county and municipal buildings; See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand-some public See also:

• BATHS

baths and gymnasium, presented to the town by Mr See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David Thomson; the See also:

• ACCIDENT
• ACCIDENT (from Lat. accidere, to happen)

accident See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital; the See also:

• FEVER (Lat. febris, connected with fervere, to burn)

fever hospital; the museum of the Natural See also:

• SCIENCE (Lat. scientia, from scire; to learn, know)

Science and Archaeological Society; the See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

academy, the burgh school and a secondary school with the finest technical equipment in Scotland, given by Mr A . Forrester Paton . There is a public See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

park, besides See also:

• BOWLING (Lat. bulla, a globe, through O. Fr. boule, ball)

bowling-greens and See also:

• CRICKET
• CRICKET (Gryllidae)

cricket and See also:

• FOOTBALL

football See also:

• FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881)

fields . The old burying-ground was the kirkyard of the former parish church, the See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower of which still exists, but a See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• CEMETERY (Gr. Korrsnri7pwv, from Hoiµav, to sleep)

cemetery has been formed in Sunnyside . The town owns the water-supply, See also:

• GAS

gas-works and electric-See also:

• LIGHTING

lighting . Alloa Park, the seat of the See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• MAR, EARLDOM OF
• MAR, JOHN ERSKINE, 1ST OR 6TH EARL OF (d. 1572)
• MAR, JOHN ERSKINE, 2ND OR 7TH EARL
• MAR, JOHN ERSKINE, 6TH OR 11TH EARL OF (1675-1732)

Mar and Kellie, is in the immediate vicinity, and in its grounds stand the ruins of Alloa Tower, an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient structure 89 ft. high, with walls 11 ft. thick, which was built about 1315, and was once the See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of the powerful See also:

• FAMILY

family of See also:

• ERSKINE, EBENEZER (1680-1754)
• ERSKINE, HENRY (1746-1817)
• ERSKINE, JOHN
• ERSKINE, JOHN (1721-1803)
• ERSKINE, RALPH (1685-1752)
• ERSKINE, THOMAS
• ERSKINE, THOMAS ERSKINE, 1ST BARON (1750-1823)

Erskine, descendants of the earl of Mar . The earl who promoted the Jacobite rising in 1715 was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born here . Many of the Scots princes received their See also:

• EDUCATION

education as wards of the Lords Erskine and the earls of Mar, the last to be thus educated being See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry, the eldest son of See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James VI .