Hello Janette All these addresses are in the same bit of Edinburgh. The Vulcan (or something like that) rubber factory was very well known locally. There is a book called "By the three great roads" which is all about this area of Tollcross, and was put together as part of a community project. Unfortunately my copy went to a relative who hasnt returned it so I cant give you more details other than I think it was published in the 1980s. Riego Street led off the Tollcross junction, up by where Goldbergs department store used to be. I dont think the name is there now but there is a bit of pedestrianised street along more or less the same line. Its next to a huge new office building. Fountainbridge is still there of course, but I think the Court may be under the primary school car park. This was the one of the most industrialised bits of Edinburgh in the 19thC. Judy ---------- >From: "janette robertson" <janette@janette96.freeserve.co.uk> >To: SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [EDB] Lithgow death Newspaper articles, Blainfield; Tarvit Street >Date: Sun, Jan 13, 2002, 8:16 pm > > Hi thanks to everyone who have responded to my posting. > > on 1881 census it has their children Isabella Lithgow Annie,and Kate all as > Vulcante workers so might of worked at one of those factorys Living at 27 > Riego street > >> "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" > > Their father George Lithgow died 1873 of Typhoid Fever address given as > Fountain Court, 81 Fountain Bridge, Edinburgh. >