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Midlothian / Re: Edingburgh: Burial place of Russian Family
« on: Sunday 24 January 16 09:42 GMT (UK) »
Yes - The Grange Ceremony is correct. The actual location is very close to the street entrance off Beaufort Road. I was at Ir(in)a's funeral in the Orthodox Chapel in Edinburgh and assisted at the burial as light snow fell at the start of the New Millennium. An Orthodox priest ('Father John') lived above the Prehns for years.
Eric's family had originally been English traders in Moscow, while Ira's family origins are a matter of discussion amongst her own family - 'Gartier' or 'Hartier'. Her father was a professor and Ira's sister was Reader in Russian at Edinburgh University. The Prehns after escaping from Russia lived in Riga before finally coming to the UK. They spent most summers in Florence and/or Rome researching and writing studies on early Italian Renaissance painting.
Eric's family had originally been English traders in Moscow, while Ira's family origins are a matter of discussion amongst her own family - 'Gartier' or 'Hartier'. Her father was a professor and Ira's sister was Reader in Russian at Edinburgh University. The Prehns after escaping from Russia lived in Riga before finally coming to the UK. They spent most summers in Florence and/or Rome researching and writing studies on early Italian Renaissance painting.