OS1/11/70/83
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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AMOS'S CLOSE [Dalkeith] | Amos's Close | Mr Welsh Druggist High St Dalkeith Mr Hombie Dalkeith William Porteous Draper Dalkeith |
An entry running off the High St in DalKeith into "Back St" these "closes" are inhabited by the poorest classes of Artisans and Laborers, and take their names from present or former proprietors. | |
WILSON'S CLOSE [Dalkeith] | Wilson's Close | Mr Welsh Druggist High St Dalkeith Mr Hombie Dalkeith William Porteous Draper Dalkeith |
A close off the High St in Dalkeith it does not communicate with any other street. | |
VINT'S CLOSE [Dalkeith] | Vint's Close | Mr Welsh Druggist High St Dalkeith Mr Hombie Dalkeith William Porteous Draper Dalkeith |
A "close" running from the High into "Back Street" like the others it takes its name from a proprietor. |
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Dalkeith 1852 - Sheet 2OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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[Page] 83List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] Mechan RSM [Royal Sappers & Miners] 19th June 1852
Trace 6
[Parish] Dalkeith
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