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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CHANCELOT Chancelot
Chancelot
James Tod occupier
P.O. [Post Office] Directory
[situation] About 15 chains N.N.E. [North North East] from East Warriston House
A good cottage two storeys high with out offices occupied by James Tod, Farmer & Gardener. There is a marKet garden attached of about 20 acres and a farm of about Same extent.
EDINBURGH CEMETERY Edinburgh Cemetery
Edinburgh Cemetery
Edinburgh Cemetery
Francis Rennie care taKer
Sign Board
Mr. Bonnar
[situation] about 8 chains S.S.W. [South South West] from East Warriston House
A large cemetery consisting about 14 acres It is the property of a Joint StocK Company called the Edinburgh Cemetery Company. This Cemetery was opened in 1843. It is laid in gravel walKs shrubbery &c. with many handsome monuments to the memory of the dead Part of the ground is consecrated by a bishop of the episcopal church and is marKed by being fenced round by a chain &c. posts
CHAPEL (Episcopal) [Edinburgh Cemetery] Chapel (Episcopal)
Chapel (Episcopal)
Francis Rennie
Mr. Bonnar
[situation] In the Edinburgh Cemetery
"this latter portion is a small neat chapel for celebrating the burial service for members of the Episcopal church it is of the Gothic style under it are burial vaults and south side of it are a range of vaults. This chapel is an Episcopal chapel as no other denomination of christians celebrate a burial service here.

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Parish of St Cuthbert

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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 15
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

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