Hello Alistair, Many thanks for your response. It now looks like the correct spelling was Pirrie's Close. However, I just want to say how much I appreciated your taking the time to look this up for me. Kind regards Mike Morris Toronto Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alistair Cameron" <acameron@hinet.net.au> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 12:22 AM Subject: Re: [MLN] Fw: 1871 Edinburgh census ATKIN family > > > Mike Morris wrote: > > > > Just trying my request again. :)) > > > > Please can I ask the List members a favour? Is it possible a kind soul can > > track down a John ATKIN in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the 1871 census? > > > > I have the following address from a birth record dated 21 March 1871 in > > Scotland. > > Parents residing at (what looks like) 6 Prisies Close, District Cannongate, > > Burgh of Edinburgh, Scotland. > > > Is Prisies Close the correct name for this street? > > Maybe it is extinct now. The current map shows poor matching > of these which all connect at Canongate- > > Paisley Close > Byers " > Lyons " > Fife's " > Bishop's " > > etc etc I chose those with a sibilant sound. <snip> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.3 - Release Date: 3/15/05