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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Midlothian => Topic started by: hereford on Monday 05 September 22 04:16 BST (UK)
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I have the 1841 census for my family the Curruthers. The address is Ironside court old physic gardens and the civil parish is Edinburgh Trinity college The occupation of William the father is a comb maker. I have googled this address, and all I can find are articles on Botanical gardens and Trinity church. I'm curious as to the history of this address and did it offer accommodation (which I am assuming it did as the family were living there )and if there are other sites to go on to get a better look at that area around the 1800s onwards Thanks Hereford
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Can you post a snip of the address please with surrounding text for letter comparison as 'physic' seems odd (at least to me)?
Annie
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This Post Office directory lists the address with the entry from 69 Abbeyhill :-\
https://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/archive/85565970?mode=transcription
Kay
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I have the information from Ancestry. All the names are correct for the census but that is the address in the information supplied Hereford
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Hi Kay99 not sure how to read the directory information. Hereford
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Sorry - Scroll down the page. Hopefully attaching an extract. My understandin - which might be wrong :-\ - is that it was accessed via Abbey Hil
Kay
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A map of about the time which includes part of Abbey Hill north of Holyrood Palace and gardens https://maps.nls.uk/view/74415462#zoom=5&lat=7983&lon=4330&layers=BT
Kay
Added - and a slightly later map https://maps.nls.uk/view/74426700#zoom=8&lat=3672&lon=10849&layers=BT
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Hi Kay, 99 That would make sense that it's the entrance. I couldn't understand why they would be living in the gardens . Hereford
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I have the information from Ancestry. All the names are correct for the census but that is the address in the information supplied Hereford
Have you viewed the original document to check that there are no errors in the transcription?
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Can you post a snip of the address please with surrounding text for letter comparison as 'physic' seems odd (at least to me)?
Not odd at all. It's a garden where medicinal plants are grown for use by physicians.
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I must admit to checking the original before I looked at maps. Neighbouring properties are just listed Old Physic Gardens
Kay
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And just to show how completely wrong my previous suggested location was :-\ - I think this shows both Ironstone Court and Physic Gardens https://maps.nls.uk/view/74415446#zoom=5&lat=1587&lon=3341&layers=BT
Kay
Added - Larger map https://maps.nls.uk/view/117745395#zoom=6&lat=3743&lon=3636&layers=BT
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There is a plaque on the wall in Waverley Station referring to the Physic Garden. The Physic Garden and Trinity College Church were two of the places that were cleared to make way for the Waverley Station (or its predecessors in the 1840s) when it was built in the 1860s.
https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/lost-garden-platform-11
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2274136
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