OS1/11/98/51
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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WATER OF LEITH [village] | Water of Leith Village | Mr. Gordon Schoolmaster Water of Leith village David Todd Water of Leith village McDowalls Guide Book, thro the city, |
An Old and very irregular built village, situated on the Water of Leith a little West of Dean Bridge, The houses are badly built one or two stories high and covered with tile, It consists of a number of small Lanes or streets none of which are known by any names, In it is a Distillery a Skinnery, and a number of large Flour Mills belonging to the corporation of Bakers, and dating as far back as the time of David I. |
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[Page] 51List of Names collected by David Hannay c/a [civilian assistant] Jany [January] 17th 1851
Object
Water of Leith Village - A Village
[signed] David Hannay C/a [Civilian assistant]
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 28OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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