▁had ▁a ▁rent ▁value ▁of ▁£ 5 8 ▁ 1 8 s ▁ 2 d , ▁while ▁another ▁part ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁Mrs ▁Gib son ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁£ 2 0 ▁ 0 s ▁ 0 d . ▁A it ken ' s ▁map ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁shows ▁an ▁R . ▁Sp ier , ▁Es quire , ▁as ▁resident ▁at ▁" M ars he y land ". ▁Andrew ▁Sp ier , ▁John ' s ▁brother , ▁is ▁called ▁" of ▁Marshall and " ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁his ▁un tim ely ▁death . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Sp ier ▁owned ▁the ▁C uff ▁estate , ▁and ▁through ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Margaret ▁Gib son ▁acquired ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Marshall and . ▁John ▁Sp ier ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Robert ▁Sp ier , ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁W riter ▁and ▁bank ▁agent ▁in ▁Be ith , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Marshall and ▁and ▁C uff ▁est ates , ▁which ▁included ▁Bog stone , ▁Bell cra ig , ▁East end ▁of ▁Sh utter flat , ▁and ▁L ug ton ▁R idge ▁far ms . ▁Robert ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁S pi ers ▁of ▁K ers land ▁Mill , ▁which ▁he ▁bought ▁from ▁his ▁elder ▁brother . ▁Through ▁good ▁business ▁ac umen , ▁he ▁accum ulated ▁a ▁considerable ▁fortune ▁of ▁£ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁land ▁and ▁money , ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁later ▁built ▁shows