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Would you consider emailing my daughter the photos aswell. I have photo of my gran - Catherine and birth certificates etc. If  we manage to scan will send what I can to your email addresses. Irene I will get my daughter to email you then you will have her address hope this is suitable. Will be after the weekend.

Regards

Rena

Hi Iain,

Georges parents George and Alison Banks were married on 1st October 1813, He was coal contractor/gas worker lived in Liberton. I think there was a John Swan born Dec 1815, think maybe Georges brother. He was born at Edgehead Liberton.We have George born on 9th March 1818. Possible christening date would be 5th April. He married Isobella Somerville in 1840. He was 19 and she 18. Had one son George, then one daughter who died before 1851. They lived in Little Jacks Close, canongate in 1841 census. 1851 census 42 Big Jocks Close- George 32, Jane 24, George 11, Phillip Clark (pattern Maker) 16 and Mary Clark (scholar)11 (both siblings to Jane).

George 42 and Jane 34, Living with them (22 St Johns Street) (married In 1850)  in 1861 census were:

George 21 (Son of Isabella Somerville and George)
Henrietta 9
William 8
Jane 6
John 5 (your line?)
Mary 1
Mary Clark -21 and Philip Clark - brother and sister of Jane Clark.
Serving Maid also.

In 1871 Census:
George and Mary Clark were Married and lived in 8 East Adams Street. Married in  Dec 1867. I think there first Daughter Jessie, was born in 21st October 1967 before they married. (On birth certificate down as illegitimate)

George 52
Mary 31
Henrietta 19
William 18
Jane 16
John 15
Mary 11
Margaret 9
Jessie 3
William 2
Euphameia 1
My granny was born in 1877 - 31 Albert Street -Catherine Banks.

George Swan (1818) was the last moderator of the High Constables of the Canongate which disbanded in1856. He died on the 9th April 1882 in the new RIE of its time, aged 64. He died of Carcinoma of the stomach, pleurasy, pneumonia (left side), cirrhosis of both kidneys, gangrenous left foot.   (My daughter added 'misuse of the groin region!') Mary Clark died 1886. Probably from exhaustion!!
George had at least 5 brothers, but haven't looked into this. I remember my mum saying he was the smallest of 6 brothers and he was 6' tall.

I have copies of the minutes of each meeting that Geoge attended of the high constables. Some entries suggested that he was often late and fined for behaviour unbecoming to a business man of the community!!

Hope this helps with your search. If not let me know if can help in any other way

Rena

George Swan of Liberton was my mother's grandfather. The info that you have is more or less correct - Mary and Jane Clark were definitely sisters who lived together with their brother Philip when Jane and George were married. He subsequently married Mary and had 5 more children. The youngest, Catherine Swan, was my grandmother. I have researched this part of the family in some depth so if you need further info I would be glad to provide it.

Rena