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Oh, that's very interesting, thanks so much, and makes much more sense than the twins notion.

According to the tree, Ann BAGEHOT was daughter of Rev Watson BAGEHOT, Rector of Langport, so it looks as though the batch baptisms happened even with close links to the ministry.

Great stuff, especially from Avril. Thanks!

If anyone else is interested in this, there is a report from the St Ronan's Standard of April 16 1913 by Dr Gunn of Peebles.  I have only taken notes, but they might be of interest as they cover the type of treatment. Note that 1913 was a particularly hard winter round Peebles.

Consumptive patients, 27 at present, living simple life among the mountains of Manor in shelters 810’ above sea at lowest, 7’ snow, hurricanes. Patients cut their own paths, Lady Superintendant and Nursing Sister and probationer. All patients did well. Treatment was simple: emulsion of cod liver oil to support combustion within, Guycose (?) to kill germs and build up body waste, Muthu’s Inhalant as a respiratory germicide.

Graduated exercise on hill slopes, share of camp and lavatory work, served to inflate lungs etc. weighed once a week, medical examination 3 times a week, 4 meals a day including ¾ lb lean meat. Steady and rapid increase in weight, some a stone in a month.

Admin block which is a farmhouse and buildings faces South, standing high where 3 watersheds meet. Nothing more trying than last winter but results achieved confirm the benefits of the simple life sanatorium.

Thanks very much to both of you for replying. I tried searching the www.imuseum.im index, Frances, but no joy. Thanks very much for the tip.

Voirrey M - I actually got the info from a photo we have of the grave, but I had no idea where it was until I found a death notice in The Scotsman archive which mentioned Port St Mary. It would be nice to have the death certificate (thanks for the Vol info), but I don't think it will tell me why he is buried there. I still think a holiday is the most likely and I suppose it might have been too expensive to try to get his body back from the Isle of Man to the Scottish Borders... I might try that 24 hr access but perhaps it would not be the sort of thing that would be reported.

Help very much appreciated

Jo

Thanks very much to both of you. I live near Edinburgh where it is easy to find all the Scottish parish records in one place, so wasn't sure how to go about it for the English ones. Looks like there is an LDS centre in Edinburgh though, so that's probably my best bet.

Ah yes, thanks Geoff. The other bit looks like more initials? Could be Xy as in a shortened form of a longer word - maybe m y as in monthly??