Alan asked ... 'Has any generous person(s) tried to compile and make available an index of known Edinburgh pre 1855 burials? If only ... they would be very popular, wouldn't they? The Scottish Genealogy Website at http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/ does have a selection of M.I.s for sale in it's 'shop' section. The site http://www.ancestor.abel.co.uk/inv/mi1857.html does have some Inveresk M.I. transcriptions. The Edinburgh cemeteries site at http://www.headstones.fsnet.co.uk/ doesn't have many transcriptions, but does have some nice cemetery photos, opening dates and links (including one to Mortonhall Crematorium - which is where many of the old burial registers are kept). The catalogue search engine at the NAS website http://www.nas.gov.uk is also worth looking at, to see what burial records are held there. I found the original register for South Leith Kirkyard at General Register House, ref. CH2/716-121, and finally found the burial details of my 2 x great grandfather John ROSS. This particular volume included such detail as cause of death, age at death, and marital status, so you can imagine that I was well pleased. Good luck in your searches Alan, and please let me know if you ever find the all inclusive resource that you are looking for. Duncan, Dundee