The Edinburgh Almanac of 1838 describes 'the division of the city of Edinburgh into nine parishes. This is followed by a further set of five parishes 'in the Extended Royalty'. St Mary's is one of these. This was the area covered: "St Mary's Parish comprehends those portions of the Extended Royalty to the east of a line drawn from the northern boundary of said Royalty through the centre of Pitt Street and Dundas Street to a point in the centre of Queen Street opposite to Hanover Street, and on (sic) the north of a line from that point eastwards through the centre of Queen Street, York Place and Picardy Place, and Leith Walk, to the boundary of said Royalty at a point in Leith Walk opposite to Union Street. N.B-The lands of Logie-green, Broughton Park, Blandfield, and Park of Powderhall, being within the Extended Royalty, will fall to be added to St Mary's Parish when feued and built upon. They are included in this description." I'm afraid I dont know the exact extent of the Extended Royalty, but I think this description gives you a good idea of the area involved anyway.You will see I have written 'sic' - I think the description would make better sense if it read 'TO the north of a line...'etc. The next section of the book describes the Municipal Wards of the city and is dated 1835. So I could not be sure that the parish boundary given would apply to an event in 1830. Elsewhere in the book the minister of St Mary's parish is given as Henry GREY AM, who was ordained in 1801 and 'admitted to the city' * in 1820. (*Don't know what this means, but all the parishes with an 'admitted to the city' date are those which had the Town Council as their patron.) If Henry GREY is the minister named in the OPR then I think you have a result. the Scottish Episcopal Communion had six places of worship in the city in c1838: St John Evangelist, Princes Street St Paul's, York Place St Peter's, Roxburgh Place, St Paul's Carrubber's Close St George's, York Place St James', Broughton Place So I think you have a choice of Episcopalian churches WITHIN the boundaries of St Mary's parish, because I suspect at least one of the York Place churches was/is to the north of the boundary line. I think I am right in saying that marriage banns were read in the parish church even for those who married in other denominations? So if you found a marriage record at St Mary's but knew your family were Anglican, you might assume that St Mary's was an Anglican church, when in fact your ancestors were attending another church close by. Hope this helps Judy ---------- >From: "Mary & Andy McKinlay" <wexray@tassie.net.au> >To: SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [EDB] Burial Ground >Date: Sat, Oct 27, 2001, 9:15 am > > Hello, > Would anyone please know what Burial Ground would be used (around 1830) if > the family attended St. Mary's Parish Church (Anglican) Edinburgh,possibly > Broughton Street? > > Thanking you, Mary from Tasmania > >