Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANONGATE POOR HOUSE | Canongate Charity Workhouse Canongate Charity Workhouse Canongate Poor House Canongate Poor House Canongate Poor House |
Mr Colquhoun Clerk James Hunter Session Clerk New Street Church Mr Downie Mr Smith Governor Mr Blyth |
[Situation] On South side of North Back of Canongate A long plain building four stories high erected A.D. 1761 as a poor house for the needy inhabitants of the Parish of Canongate. The institution is managed by a board of directors, chosen annually from amongst the Ministers Magistrates Heritors, Kirk session and from the incorporations. These are called the extraordinary managers because they hold stated meetings once a quarter only, although they may be brought together by the treasurer or by the clerk on a requisition signed by six of their [number] from whom fifteen is selected, any five amongst [them] can transact the business of the house. |
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Parish of Canongate
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 30
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 100 - Parishes of St Cuthberts, South Leith, Canongate and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/100
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of St Cuthberts, South Leith, Canongate, and The City of Edinburgh.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.