hello all this didnt seem to bring in any answers. I know where the Union Canal is, and where Tarvit St is, but where is Bainfield? I suppose the widower could have been a ships carpenter working on the canal boats since if it was actual ships you would expect them to live in Leith. There probably would be an account of this in the local paper and since there is a date a copy might be obtained either from the national Library of Scotland or possibly from the Central Library, which is on 0131 242 8000. The Department you want is the Edinburgh Room, so they may give you a direct number to call. Judy ---------- >From: "janette robertson" <janette@janette96.freeserve.co.uk> >To: SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [EDB] Lithgow death Newspaper articles >Date: Mon, Dec 17, 2001, 11:49 pm > > Hi , would anyone know if their would be any newspaper articles on a > drowning or death notice who could do a lookup. have death cert below.her > name was Mary Ann but down as Ann on death cert. or does anyone have a > connection with any one listed.I do have more detail on the Lithgow family. > thank you Janette > 685/1 73 > > Ann Lithgow Married to George Lithgow, Ship Carpenter > > 15 January 1870 Found about 10 a.m. in Union Canal near Bainfield, > Edinburgh Aged 35 > > Peter McKay, Flesher (dec) & Alison Goodwin, formerly McKay M/s Nimmo > > Downing - reported to Procurator Fiscal > > Registered by G Lithgow, widower of 6 Tarvit St 17 January 1870 Edinburgh > > >

Hi Judy and all, this is the first reply i have had to my posting , Her Husband was a ship carpenter George Lithgow could you tell me where Tarvit st is i cannot think of it ,I used to live in Edinburgh . I will check up on the places you mentioned and see if they can help . thank you very much Janette ----- Original Message ----- From: "J A Olsen" <Copywriter@tesco.net> To: <SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [EDB] Lithgow death Newspaper articles > hello all > this didnt seem to bring in any answers. > > I know where the Union Canal is, and where Tarvit St is, but where is > Bainfield? > > I suppose the widower could have been a ships carpenter working on the canal > boats since if it was actual ships you would expect them to live in Leith. > > There probably would be an account of this in the local paper and since > there is a date a copy might be obtained either from the national Library of > Scotland or possibly from the Central Library, which is on 0131 242 8000. > The Department you want is the Edinburgh Room, so they may give you a direct > number to call. > > Judy > > > ---------- > >From: "janette robertson" <janette@janette96.freeserve.co.uk> > >To: SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [EDB] Lithgow death Newspaper articles > >Date: Mon, Dec 17, 2001, 11:49 pm > > > > > Hi , would anyone know if their would be any newspaper articles on a > > drowning or death notice who could do a lookup. have death cert below.her > > name was Mary Ann but down as Ann on death cert. or does anyone have a > > connection with any one listed.I do have more detail on the Lithgow family. > > thank you Janette > > 685/1 73 > > > > Ann Lithgow Married to George Lithgow, Ship Carpenter > > > > 15 January 1870 Found about 10 a.m. in Union Canal near Bainfield, > > Edinburgh Aged 35 > > > > Peter McKay, Flesher (dec) & Alison Goodwin, formerly McKay M/s Nimmo > > > > Downing - reported to Procurator Fiscal > > > > Registered by G Lithgow, widower of 6 Tarvit St 17 January 1870 Edinburgh > > > > > > > >

Judy I have cut & paste this info from the Bainfield Bowling Club web site I hope this helps. The name of the Club was taken from the house and surrounding fields owned by a James Bain who in 1729 is recorded as the Deacon of the Society & Fraternity of Gardeners in Gardeners Hall. He owned the lands surrounding his House (which stood until about 1882) now the site of the Fountainbridge Library. Prior to forming the team, Gibby and his friends would play football on these fields. The fields was situated in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh near Murdoch Terrace and the surrounding district was known as BAINSFIELD. Obviously, times change, and the site is now occupied by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries. Carol Edinburgh

Janette, Ref your messages about Blainfield and Tarvit Street the information below from Old and New Edinburgh' (1882, James Grant). ii, p219 should help you. " At the southern extremity of Fountainbridge stood, till within the last few years, an antique villa, a little way back from the road,named Blainfield, for years the residence of an old and well-known citizen, Bain Whyt, a W.S.. ... "North of Blainfield, in what is still called Gilmore Park, are two of the largest and finest manufactories of india-rubber in the world ... they stand near each other on the Western Bank of the Union Canal" Tarvit Street is the street which is a continuation of Gilmore Place. It leads through to Melville Drive and the Meadows area. The King's Theatre is on the right as you go through from Gilmore Place to the Meadows. Gimore Park is the street which is at right angles to Gilmore Place and leads over the canal. Have alook at a map of Edinburgh online. Eunice Smith Edinburgh, Scotland