edinburgh asylum??

[poppysmum]

Hi

I've just found a death certificate for an ancestor and the place of death looks like it says royal asylum.  The person who reported the death was a messanger and his wife or parents are not known.

his name was John reid blackie, 86, he was a watch and clock maker, born in inveresk 1819.

I can find him in all the censuses but 1901.

Has anyone headr of a royal asylum in edinburgh?

caroline

[Little Nell]

What is the parish reference?  And can you post that small section of the certificate for us to have a look at?

Nell

[poppysmum]

ok, i don't know how to

how do i save just the little bit 

[Little Nell]

There seems to have been a Royal Blind Asylum in Hill Place in 1881 and there was the Royal Blind Asylum and School at Cragmillar Park.  Any help?

Nell

[Little Nell]

To save a little bit you need to open the image in a graphics programme, select the part you would like to post and crop it from the rest.  Save that section as a new image (don't save any changes tothe original image) and then attach it to the post using the option under the reply box.

Let me know if that is insufficiently detailed and I'll go back a few steps!

Parish reference number might help - 693 or 685/5 or similar?

Nell

[poppysmum]

hmm it cuold be that,

i've saved the copy to my computer, i'll post it but it will probably be removed

[poppysmum]

i think the parish reference number is 685/060086

[poppysmum]

found him in 1901!!


john reid balckie, formerly watchmaker ,

[Little Nell]

685 is one for Edinburgh St Cuthberts or St George depending on the date.

John Reid Blackie baptised 20 Nov 1819 Inveresk with Musselburgh, parents George Blackie & Elizabeth Cumming.  Is this him?  Born 18 Nov the same year.

Nell