Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEY COURT HOUSE AND JAIL | Abbey Court House & Jail Abbey Court House & Jail |
Mr Hutchison Name on door |
[Situation] South Side of Abbey A small house in which is a court room in which the Bailie of Holyrood sometimes holds a court the cases before this court is always for debt. Its jurisdiction being over those residing within the sanctuary. The protection of the sanctuary is here obtained for debtors by application to the Bailie of Holyrood who is commissioned by the Duke of Hamilton the form of application is by petition & paying £2..2 as fees, formerly many availed themselves of the protection of the sanctuary but since a late alteration of the laws of debtors & Creditors there are but very few who apply for it. A House keeper resides here who is also clerk to the Bailie. This house is on the site of an old residence of the Duke of Hamilton. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Canongate
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Transcriber's notes
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.