Ann Anderson Thomson, John Edward Vernon’ sister-in-law, lived at No. 4 between 1865 and 1872. She was born in Edinburgh on 5 September 1819, daughter of Edward Thomson and Marion Laidlaw. Edward Thomson was Inspector of the Poor for Canongate parish. In the 1871 census, Ann Thomson was described as living on houses, dividends and…
James Forman Henderson, who worked for the Bank of Scotland, lived at No. 4 from about 1855 to 1865. James Henderson was born at Muckart, Perthshire and baptised there on 16 June 1811, son of Alexander Henderson and Grizel Forman. He was a clerk and dealer of shares in Edinburgh when his estate was sequestered…
James Lawson, W.S., lived at No. 4 from about 1845 to 1853. He was born in Edinburgh on 02 June 1794, eldest son of Peter Lawson, a seed merchant, and Patricia Grant. He was a legal apprentice to James Laidlaw and admitted W.S. on 19 June 1818. The census of 1851, when he was living…
William Napier, a music teacher, lived with his family at No. 4 from about 1837 to 1844. Born in Midlothian about 1800, he was listed in directories as a teacher of music and, in the 1841 census, his occupation was given as professor of music. William Napier was listed a professor of music in Glasgow,…
Mrs James Walker occupied No. 4 from 1832 to 1837. This was probably the same Mrs James Walker listed at 29 St Bernard’s Crescent from 1837 to 1841. She was Jane Somerville, who married James Walker, a farmer, at Athelstaneford, East Lothian on 21 October 1828. She was widowed before 1841. Jane Somerville was born…
Thomas Scott Melville was at No. 4 in 1895-96, before moving next door to No. 5 where he remained until 1907. He was born in Glasgow on 03 March 1851, son of Thomas Melville, cap and hat manufacturer, and Jane Scott. His father died soon after and his mother remarried in 1855, to Robert Kennedy…
Alexander Smart, coal merchant, lived at No. 5 from 1891 to 1895. He was born at Hawick on 27 November 1838, son of Alexander Smart, a baker, and Agnes Prest. He served in the Royal Navy before settling in Edinburgh as a coal merchant. Alexander Smart served as an engineer between May 1859 and July…
John Kerr Craig, minister at the Dean Street United Presbyterian Church, lived at No. 5 from about 1883 to 1887. He was born at Lochwinnoch and baptised there on 22 September 1844, son of Robert Craig and Mary Howie. Robert Craig, a miller, was originally from Ayrshire. John Kerr Craig was ordained at Ramsbottom, Lancashire…
Mrs Jane Aitchison was resident at No. 5 from 1868 to 1883. She was a draper, with business premises at 38 Queen Street. Jane Swan or Aitchison was born at Earlston, Berwickshire about 1826, the daughter of Robert Swan, land steward, and Isabella Burnett. She married James Aitchison on 27 March 1848, in Edinburgh. James…
Samuel Bough, a landscape painter who established watercolour as a significant medium in Scottish art, was resident at No. 5 from 1856 to 1867. He was born on 8 January 1822 at Carlisle, the son of James Bough, a shoemaker, and Lucy Walker. He moved from Malta Terrace to 7 Jordan Bank, Edinburgh, where he…