Hi Gretchen, Leith was once a separate town but is now a district of Edinburgh. It was divided into two Parishes - North Leith and South Leith. Hope this answers your question. Regards, Jim Mercer. ----- Original Message ----- From: <GBZMOM@aol.com> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:03 PM Subject: [MLN] Leith or South Leith > Hi listers, > > While looking for family in the IGI, I found what appears to be a family, > but the birth places are slightly different. One says South Leith, Midlothian, > Scotland and the other says Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Are > these one and the same or are their two places with similar names??? All help > appreciated. > > Thanks, > gretchen > Michigan USA >