Hi, One of my ancestors was a Fireman in the Gorebridge area and I have been told that he could have been tending a furnace at a brickworks or may have been a safety officer in a mine. Regards, Jan Hill Interests: HILL (Leith, Edinburgh), MORRIS (Dunfermline, Newbattle), MACKAY(or variation)(Edinburgh, Leith, Newhaven), WRIGHT ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart Lorimer <slorimer@email.msn.com> To: <SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [EDB] FIREMEN > The title Fireman has two definitions 1.a Firefighter, 2. a Stoker on a > steam engine, or Train > Stuart > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sue Adamson <mosessue@tpg.com.au> > To: <SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 6:15 PM > Subject: [EDB] FIREMEN > > > > Dear Listers, > > > > l believe that an ancestor of my husbands [ James ADAMSON ]was a fireman > in Edinburgh c 1850. > > > > Does anyone know if there are any archives available for this profession > and whether the fire brigade of the time was a paying job or was it > voluntary. > > > > Regards > > Sue > > > > > > ==== SCT-EDINBURGH Mailing List ==== > > Need mail list help? Contact Carol Hepburn at chepburn@uswest.net > > >