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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| JEWS' BURIAL VAULT (Lyon's Family) | Lyon's Burial Vault Burying Place of The Jews |
Joseph Isaac 197 Pleasance KirKwood Map of Edinb. [Edinburgh] and Leith |
[Situation] On the N. E. [North East] Side of the Calton Hill A small vault on the Calton Hill, the entrance to its interior is from the N. W. [North West] end by a low iron grated door, this portion of ground was granted about 65 years ago by the Town Council to Dr. [Doctor] H. Lyon, (a Jew) as a place of internment, for him, his relations and descendents sbout 6 of the jewish persuasion have been buried here, it is 34 years since the last internment here. |
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| GILCHRIST ENTRY | Gilchrist Entry Gilchrist Entry |
John MacNab James Stewart |
[Situation] Extends from Greenside Row to Gilchrist Court A narrow entry leading from Greenside Row to Gilchrist Court, the houses are from 3 to four Stories high occupied as workshops and by trades people. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 59Parish of City of Edinburgh
Jews Burial Vault [note]
Can the entrance or
Doorway be Shown
on the Plan
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 30OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Bizzy- Moderator, Molly Miller
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