Brian & Dianne Dixon wrote: > Hello there Elaine, > In an answer to the Edinburgh rootsweb site recently regarding brewerys, you mention that you were born in a pub in Thistle Street, Edinburgh. > > My 3xGreat grandfather Robert Rutherford and his wife Elizabeth (Betsy) Oliver and some of their family are recorded as living at 29 Thistle Street, Edinburgh in the Scottish 1861 Census. > > My question is - Does this street still survive today and is it as it was back in 1861 ? > In particular does no 29 Thistle street still survive? > > Many thanks, > Dianne Dixon, Christchurch, new Zealand. > > ==== SCT-EDINBURGH Mailing List ==== > Need mail list help? Contact Carol Hepburn at chepburn@uswest.net Hello, all, I have a similar query. The address I am interested in is 11 East Thistle St, Edinburgh. My G-G-Grandfather, Lewis Matthew Gregory JOHNSTON, was a teacher of fencing and gymnastics and held classes at that address, according to the Post Office Directory from 1830's to about 1850's. In 1998 a friend took a photo for me of a building in Thistle St, but didn't know at the time that there might be an East or West Thistle St. Any help would be most gratefully received. Dornie in Melbourne, Australia.

I have not been able to find William born 1857, at Woodhall, Pencaitland. His Mother was Janet DAVIDSON unmarried, & father not mentioned. He has half sister Georgina LAMB, & half brother & sister, with the surname MONTGOMERY. It is possible that the younger three, share the same Father, Peter. Janet DAVIDSON married Thomas LIVINGSTON , of Broomrig, in 1859, but the 1861 census shows William as DAVIDSON. By now he has another half sister Susan LIVINGSTON. Peter MONTGOMERY the brother, ( ? half,) of William , moved with his family, to Edinburgh after 1891. Does anyone have a record of a William DAVIDSON, could he have moved there with Peter. ? Or, does anyone have a William with mother Janet DAVIDSON, ( & unmarried to the Father, ) but with the possibility that William became known by the name of his Father who could of course be anyone. However possibles being MONTGOMERY, LIVINGSTON. Janet may have been a free spirit but she has caused me a lot of problems. Mary

Hi, I have just found my 3 times great grandmother on the 1881 census which states she was born in Stanage and the county was CUL. Please can anyone tell me where this place is. Thanks. Brenda. brtj@optusnet.com.au Western Australia.

Hello List, would like to get in touch with any decendants of, robert james ABRAHAMS & francis helen WYBURN married 17 june 1895 edinburgh. regards, jim abrahams. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Hilda Could be you mean Wm.Younger & Sons. I have no written down info, but there is a brewery internet site I found when this came up before. Most of the breweries now seem to have headquarters in England now but the 1891 Ordnance Survey map showed a cluster of about seven in the Holyrood, Abbeyhill area. What I think I remember from 60 years ago is the above name and it may have included ' ,Holyrood Brewery'. My Great Uncle had a picture of an old gent with tophat and tail coat and a piece about getting Younger every day. Jim McArthur Invercargill NZ

Thank you to Sheila, Jim and John for your replies. Much appreciated, Hilda in Australia.

Sorry I missed the original request. John Young of Musselburgh opened his Ladywell Brewery in Fisherrow in 1830 before moving to Musselburgh around 1890 (still Ladywell Brewery). I can remember as a young man, in the 1960's, being in their office where the staff still sat on stools at high desks which had inkwells !! The firm was taken over by Whitbread Breweries in 1968. They were essentially a "local" brewery and has no connection whatever with the William Younger Brewer's. If who ever it was who posted the query gets in touch off list I can expsnd this for them. Regards. John D. Stevenson. A.M.I.Mar.E. Damp, dreich, 12C, Edinburgh.

I am looking for information on the family of William T. Mitchell and Mary McDonald they may have lived in Elgin Moray. They lived most of their married life at Turriff. Children were Dr. George Mitchell and daughter Margaret Mitchell school teacher at Elgin Moray Westend School. Margaret also lived at Edinburgh. If you have information about this family please contact: Rose Staples roses@nbnet.nb.ca

Hi! I am looking for information please on George Roland Halkett who was an artist,author and illustrator of books,including Rumpelstiltskin. George was born 1854 to Samuel Halkett and Caroline Sophia nee Roland, in Edinburgh, I believe he died either 1914 or 1918, don't know where, if anyone can supply me with any information at all,I would be grateful, I know in the 1881 census he was living in England.

Two wonderful and very interesting sites, from someone who was born in a pub on Thistle St Edinburgh. Thanks so much for the links.........Elaine In a message dated 10/22/01 2:49:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Sheila225@aol.com writes: > http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/sba/default.html > > > > http://www.scottish-newcastle.com/corporate/history.html > >

In a message dated 10/22/01 5:03:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, SCT-EDINBURGH-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Can anyone give me any information on the Young Brewery in Edinburgh. The Scottish Brewing Archive (Formerly held by Heriot-Watt University near Edinburgh) is now held by the University of Glasgow. See the following link: http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/sba/default.html And in the event that you may be referring to the "William Younger" Brewery that occupied facilities in Leith and (later) the Canongate area - the current Corporation (Scottish and Newcastle) has a general history page: http://www.scottish-newcastle.com/corporate/history.html Hope this helps, Sheila

Hi Listers, Can anyone give me any information on the Young Brewery in Edinburgh. Thanks Hilda in Australia.

Hello again Meg The nearest Churches (all Church of Scotland) to Tipperlinn Road were Candlish, John Ker Memorial, Morningside Parish, Morningside High and South Morningside. Most of them are no longer in existence, but records will be held both at Register House, and some at the church offices at 121, George Street, Edinburgh, EH2. Tel: 0131-225-5722. Doreen

Hullo Meg, There are currently 3 persons wih the name Halcro in the public telephone listing for Edinburgh. None of them is resident in or near Tipperlinn Road. There are also several Halcrows in the directory. Tipperlinn road is in a quiet residential area (Morningside) on the southside of Edinburgh. It is near George Watson's College and The Royal Edinburgh Hospital. You should be able to find it on an online map. You mentioned that "Certainly he was involved in some kind of community or church activity". I suggest that you give some details of that as it might be helpful in getting closer to what you want to find. Eunice Smith Edinburgh, Scotland

REPOST...and SKS help requested please. If you are looking for data, please do not request lookups unless you know exactly, that you directly connect with this sequence and groupings of family names. Then and only then will sharing of info occur. Bracketed dates are specific. Dates with a ? are specific within a year or two. No living data exchanged, aside from names. 1. Alan Dempster [living family] 2. James Dempster [1921-1969] [living wife and children not mounted][wife remarried] 3. Lauchlan John Dempster[Edin.] [1887-1947]+Kattie Fraser[Nairn][1888-1911][m.-1911] [John, Alan, James, Ernest, Alexander, George] Data needed on the following parents' children's siblings and mates...etc. 4. Lauchlan John Dempster[Glas.] [1863-1890?]+Georgina Mills[Edin.][1867-1890?][m.-1884] [Cecilia, James, Lachlan, Lizzy, Janet] 5. Lachlan Dempster[Edin.][1838-1871]+Cecilia Lindsay[Edin.] [1843-1881?][m.1-1863] [m2-James Kemp] [1840?-1879?] [m.2-1875] [m.1=Lachlan, James, William, Thomas, Janet Ann Baird] [m.2=Cecilia, George] 6. Lachlan Dempster[Edin.?][1811?-?]+Mary Cummings[Edin.][1814?-1838?][m.-1835] [Lachlan, ?] 7. ????????????? Thanks in advance...Al Dempster

Hello Meg, I can send you the postal address of a researcher for HALCROW from 1720-1965 in Fetlar, Yell, and Northmavine in Shetland. He lives in the Shetland Isles. Any use to you ? Not the same spelling I admit, but may be useful ? ? Best wishes, Genny. ----- Original Message ----- From: Meg Greenwood <scotquester@bartnet.net> To: <SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 7:23 AM Subject: [EDB] Obituary sought for HALCRO death 1948 > Can someone offer me advice on finding an obituary for a family member > who died in 1948 ? James HALCRO died in Edinburgh on July 13, 1948. <This was the last family member for me to > find of a family of 10 from Orkney, Scotland. <snip> > Any assistance gratefully received - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma, USA > > ______________________________

Hi all! I have good news to tell. I have been posting messages and information for 2 years. I have been doing manual research for almost 10 years. I had discovered my grandmother was a family of 10. All born late 1800s. I could not find information on 2 brothers that emigrated 1920, to Australia. I posted on New Zealand, Australia most British sites. Everywhere I could. 2 months ago I received a reply from a New Zealand site. The posting was one of my original. The reply was not from my relation. BUT from someone who "thinks" that he might know the grandson of one of the brothers. Contact was made. YES! It was the grandson. We have already met. He came over to UK last week. He did not know that he had any relatives in UK. We are constantly e-mailing. There is almost 80 years of news to catch up on. So my message is don't just delete an e-mail because it has no connection with you. You may know the family. And NEVER NEVER give up. Regards to all who read this to the end. Rena McKenzie researching:- Clark, McCulloch,Sinclair,Fernie,Noble,Cathie,Kyle,Souter and Watters. All Edinburgh.

Genny, we are all here, reading your post and wishing we could help! Don't give up on us! I'm looking for1600s, early 1700s, Richard or Nichlas Crich (crichton), Isaac Sterling (Stirling) and John Thompson (Thomson), all believed to be from the Edinburgh area. No news yet on them but I keep on hoping! I believe everyone on this List reads our letters, just don't know any answers at the moment but may know somethting later! Keep checking! Sincerely, Leola Starling (USA)

Looking for any further info for Robert Pratt born in Leith about 1810. I know he married Isabella Robertson in 1833 in Dundee, and they had 12 children. Would like to know parents names and birth date. If anyone else is researching this name please contact me by email. Mike Pratt Researching Pratt, Robertson, Pattison, Cosgrove, Wright, Small, Lindsay, Ritchie, Campbell

Can someone offer me advice on finding an obituary for a family member who died in 1948 ? James HALCRO died in Edinburgh on July 13, 1948. Was astounded to see he was single, so there are no descendants for me to locate and ask about him. This was the last family member for me to find of a family of 10 from Orkney, Scotland. Edinburgh is large, would someone be more likely to be buried in a cemetery near their home? I have no clue as to where he was buried. Certainly he was involved in some kind of community or church activity. He was a 'general labourer', so that won't help with any sort of professional group. He died at 15 Tippertinin Road, aged 79. The witness was Jenny L EBINDLE, listed as Occupier. Can someone clarify that term ? There were no other family members in Edinburgh, I have not found any one now living that even knew of his existence, including a great-nephew in Edinburgh, born a few years before his death. Might there be hospital records, the death certificate shows Cardiac failure 6 months ? Is there someone on this List that perhaps knows what is/was at this address ? Any assistance gratefully received - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma, USA