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Midlothian / Re: Temple Village Midlothian
« on: Saturday 14 November 15 13:32 GMT (UK)  »
It was not unusual to have more than one child in the same family with the same Christian name. If a child died in infancy it was quite common to name  the next child born after a child that had died and this can lead to a lot of confusion when looking up dates of births on census records.

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Roxburghshire / Ronaldson's
« on: Saturday 14 November 15 13:20 GMT (UK)  »
Don't know if this might help, but there are large numbers of Ronaldson's listed as 'Haddingtonshire' [now East Lothian] which adjoins the county's of  Roxburgh & Selkirk. They were mostly farmers , but also portrait painters & medical doctors. You will also find 'The Ronaldson's' around Borthwick Castle in Mid Lothian [buried both inside and outside the church]. Ronaldson's Wharf & Ronaldson Buildings in Leith [port of Edinburgh] was also owned by the greater Ronaldson family.

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Midlothian / Re: Still looking for help with finding mygrt granfather's mother
« on: Saturday 14 November 15 12:56 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry Marcie,
I ment Clermiston  House , not clerwood

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Midlothian / Re: Still looking for help with finding mygrt granfather's mother
« on: Saturday 14 November 15 12:55 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Marcie, The Village of Colinton is situated to the South West of what is now greater Edinburgh, whereas Clerwood House is to the North west about 6 miles apart as the crow fly s. However the Poor House at Greenbank [listed as 144 Comiston Road] could also be entered from  Colinton Road along a public footpath that still exists and runs through the middle of Firrhill High School.

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Midlothian / Re: poorhouses around edinburgh
« on: Saturday 14 November 15 12:42 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Marcie,
One of Edinburgh's  poor houses was in the 'Greenbank' area of what is now greater Edinburgh. It was situated opposite what was 'The City [fever] Hospital'
The difficulty when searching records is that when a birth or death happened there, was the address is listed as '144 Comiston Road' [quite a salubrious part of Edinburgh then and now] because the Lodge house was situated at 144 Comiston Road about 300 yards south of what is South Morningside School.  The actual Poor House as about 1 mile west of Comiston road at the end of a very long drive, so the gentile lady's of Edinburgh would not be offended by seeing the Poor. only found this out when trying to trace the death of a relative who I knew was of very limited meens and found that they died 144 Comiston Road an then doing more research. The buildings are all still there and are now part of an upmarket development called 'The Steils'.

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Midlothian / Re: Ronaldsons Buildings
« on: Saturday 14 November 15 11:40 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much for the map showing Ronaldson Buildings. I think I was searching on maps too early. I am curious as to why someone with such a non Scottish Name has such interest in Edinburgh? I know large numbers of Scots left during the 17-1800's. Is that your connection?

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Midlothian / Re: Ronaldsons Buildings
« on: Tuesday 10 November 15 19:22 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Nicola,
I know you posted this back in 2007 but wondered if you found out any more information.
What I do know is that Ronaldsons Wharf and Ronaldson Buildings are not the same thing. What information I have is from a post office directory of around 1830's that Ronaldson Buildings was around Leith Walk [main road to Edinburgh] whereas Ronaldsons Wharf is still on the side of the Water of Leith about 1 mile away.
Are you related to the Ronaldson's?  Brock, Philips, Martine,  family's We are and have fairly good records back to 1800.

Regards,
Mike Boyle-Ronaldson

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