The marble idea was neat but - Craigleith was I think the quarry for the New Town. Sandstone or limestone probably. http://silberstern.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page6.html From the 1861 census entry, I wonder if Margaret was some kind of curator for the exhibition - was she still taking the sixpences. Her address might be something like National Monument Cottage - referring perhaps to that acropolis thingy up on Calton Hill? Judy On 12 Jan 2007, at 13:09, Cci wrote: > Hi Dorothy, > 1851 > parish no. 685/1 > parish St. Andrew, Edinburgh > address Calton Hill > Robert Forrest, head, mar, 60, Sculptor Arbul, brn Carluke Lanarkshire > Margaret Forrest, wife, mar, 49, brn Carluke Lanarkshire > Ann Doberty, general servant, 18, brn Ireland > > 1861 > parish Greenside, Edinburgh > no. 685/2 > address Nationdmon Cottage > occupation Coachibilog of Statuary > Margaret Forrest, head, 55, brn Carluke Lanarkshire > Marion Mayne, general servant, 19, brn Greenside Edinburgh > > If you don't have the 1881 census, get back to me and we'll see if > she's > still alive or remarried, etc. > > from > Catherine > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dorothy Stewart" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:53 PM > Subject: [SCT-EDINBURGH] 1851 CENSUS LOOK UP PLEASE > > >> I am looking for a possible family connection and was hoping >> someone might >> have the 1851 census of EDINBURGH and could check please and see >> if there >> is >> a listing for a ROBERT FORREST, SCULPTOR approx age 40 and his wife >> MARGARET >> approx age 45. I THINK he died at CARLTON HILL, EDINBURGH as >> there is a >> listing on the free part of SP for an INVENTORY & SETTLEMEMT in >> 1853. I >> found the 1841 census info on FreeCen and although the 1851 is also >> supposed >> to be there I could not find them. Thank you >> >> Dorothy >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/622 - Release Date: >> 1/10/2007 >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-EDINBURGH- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message