▁only ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁two ▁well s ▁and ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁the ▁Marshall and ▁farm , ▁with ▁its ▁tree - lined ▁h ed ger ows . ▁Tom ▁Pat erson ▁and ▁his ▁sister ▁far med ▁Marshall and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁people ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁Marshall and ▁were ▁David ▁and ▁Mary ▁K err , ▁before ▁the ▁fine ▁house ▁and ▁associated ▁farm ▁buildings ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁ ▁Margaret ▁Gib son ▁or ▁Sp ier , ▁of ▁Wh ang ▁House , ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Robert ▁Sp ier ▁of ▁Marshall and ▁and ▁C uff , ▁was ▁herself ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁family , ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁sons ▁who ▁prede ce ased ▁her . ▁John ▁Sp ier ▁of ▁C uff ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁in ▁L args , ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Andrew ▁Sp ier ▁of ▁Marshall and ▁had ▁died ▁before ▁him . ▁Before ▁he ▁died , ▁John ▁expressed ▁a ▁wish ▁for ▁a ▁school ▁to ▁be ▁founded ▁with ▁the ▁inheritance ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁his . ▁By ▁a ▁disposition ▁and ▁settlement ▁dated ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Margaret ▁Gib son ▁Sp ier ▁put ▁money ▁in ▁trust ▁for ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁a ▁" rag ged " ▁or ▁char itable ▁school ▁near ▁Glasgow , ▁and ▁gave ▁instructions ▁that ▁construction ▁was ▁to ▁begin ▁within ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁her ▁death . ▁She ▁st ip ulated