Nicolson Street Edinburgh 1901

[meppy]

I'm doing some research for my friend , her grandmother was adopted in 1900 and on her birth certificate it says 51Nicolson Street. when I try to search the address it says it can't be found tho on Scotland Gro it says 45 people !were there but cannot access any names ! I would appreciate any help I have been told that there may have been a lying in hosp there.

[Little Nell]

In 1900-01, 51 Nicolson Street was apparently a tobacconist shop

https://archive.org/details/postofficeedinbu190001edi/page/562

The maps don't show any sign of a lying in hospital.

https://maps.nls.uk/view/74415767

Nicolson Street is the wide street running from north to south on the map towards the right hand side.  There was the Royal Blind Asylum nearby.

Nell

[Rosinish]

Not sure this will help but on the VRs 1905 there's 2 Proprietors, Gardner & Stirton & a Tenant Miss Mary Scott.

All 3 are no. 51 & all 3 are 'Shop'

What was the mother's occupation on the BC?

Add...1895 there are a lot more names with same address

Add...She may have been a Lodger at the address i.e. her name wouldn't appear on the VRs


Annie

[meppy]

Not sure this will help but on the VRs 1905 there's 2 Proprietors, Gardner & Stirton & a Tenant Miss Mary Scott.

All 3 are no. 51 & all 3 are 'Shop'

What was the mother's occupation on the BC?

Add...1895 there are a lot more names with same address

Add...She may have been a Lodger at the address i.e. her name wouldn't appear on the VRs


Annie

I'm doing some research for my friend , her grandmother was adopted in 1900 and on her birth certificate it says 51Nicolson Street. when I try to search the address it says it can't be found tho on Scotland Gro it says 45 people !were there but cannot access any names ! I would appreciate any help I have been told that there may have been a lying in hosp there.

In 1900-01, 51 Nicolson Street was apparently a tobacconist shop

https://archive.org/details/postofficeedinbu190001edi/page/562

The maps don't show any sign of a lying in hospital.

https://maps.nls.uk/view/74415767

Nicolson Street is the wide street running from north to south on the map towards the right hand side.  There was the Royal Blind Asylum nearby.

Nell

Thank you great help

[meppy]

Not sure this will help but on the VRs 1905 there's 2 Proprietors, Gardner & Stirton & a Tenant Miss Mary Scott.

All 3 are no. 51 & all 3 are 'Shop'

What was the mother's occupation on the BC?

Add...1895 there are a lot more names with same address

Add...She may have been a Lodger at the address i.e. her name wouldn't appear on the VRs
Thank You Annie I think Ive solvedit thanks for all your help

Annie

I'm doing some research for my friend , her grandmother was adopted in 1900 and on her birth certificate it says 51Nicolson Street. when I try to search the address it says it can't be found tho on Scotland Gro it says 45 people !were there but cannot access any names ! I would appreciate any help I have been told that there may have been a lying in hosp there.

In 1900-01, 51 Nicolson Street was apparently a tobacconist shop

https://archive.org/details/postofficeedinbu190001edi/page/562

The maps don't show any sign of a lying in hospital.

https://maps.nls.uk/view/74415767

Nicolson Street is the wide street running from north to south on the map towards the right hand side.  There was the Royal Blind Asylum nearby.

Nell

Thank you great help

[Rosinish]

At reply #4 you added your message within my quote i.e. very difficult to spot.

Add...She may have been a Lodger at the address i.e. her name wouldn't appear on the VRs

"Thank You Annie I think Ive solvedit thanks for all your help"

Glad to have been a help.

Annie

[Skoosh]

I know Nicolson Street a bit, is this a tenement with shops on the ground floor?

Skoosh.

[ADP]

In modern terms, 51, 51a and 53 Nicolson Street form a tenement building. 51 and 53 are ground-floor shops. 51a is a tenement over the shops, with one house on each of three storeys. It is possible that 51a was originally 51 (same as the shop).

See 1940s OS map:
https://maps.nls.uk/view/102734390

And Google streetview:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.9457629,-3.1848766,3a,90y,244.22h,101.31t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s-qfgpk0YfyNYYcWh0_WIFw!2e0!5s20170601T000000!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

ADP

[Hibee]

The following were listed on the 1895 Valuation Rolls.

BRADFIELD
MARY ANN
MRS
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE NO 51 NICOLSON STREET
EDINBURGH
1895


CRAWFORD
THOMAS
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE NO 51 NICOLSON STREET
EDINBURGH
1895


GARDNER
JOHN KAY
Proprietor
HOUSE NO 51 NICOLSON STREET
EDINBURGH
1895

GREINER
CHARLES FIDELA
Tenant Occupier
STORE NO 51 NICOLSON STREET
EDINBURGH
1895

MACKIE
JOHN
Proprietor
HOUSE NO 51 NICOLSON STREET
EDINBURGH
1895


MOFFAT
HENRY
Proprietor
HOUSE NO 51 NICOLSON STREET
EDINBURGH
1895

SMITH
WILLIAM
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE NO 51 NICOLSON STREET
EDINBURGH
1895

THOMSON
HELEN
MRS
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE NO 51 NICOLSON STREET

Hibee