Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| SOUTH LEITH POOR HOUSE | South Leith Poor House South Leith Poor House South Leith Poor House South Leith Poor's House |
Mr William Smith Doctor Doig Doctor Williamson P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Near the North End of Gt. [Great] Junction St. A large Poorhouse, erected at the joint expense of the Parishes of South Leith, and North Leith, for the reception of the poor of both Parishes. It is Constructed on the same principal as those in the City of Edinbro' [Edinburgh]. It is governed by a committee of 16 men from amongst whom a President is selected. The buildings are pretty extensive, are partly in the Elizabethan Style of architecture, and well arranged for the purpose it was built, |
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| PAROCHIAL OFFICES | Parochial Offices Parochial Offices South Leith Parochial Office |
Doctor Doig Mr William Smith P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] At the S. [South] side of Leith Poor House. at the entrance from Junction Street is situated the Parochial offices for the transaction of business relative to the Poor House, |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of South Leith
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 16
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 87 - Parishes of North Leith, South Leith and St Cuthberts, OS1/11/87
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of North Leith, South Leith, and St Cuthberts.
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.