Stuart Lunn, a dentist, was at No. 2 between 1911 and 1913. He was born in Edinburgh on 3 June 1886, son of Robert Lunn and Mary Ann Courtneidge, who lived at No. 4 for many years. He was admitted Licentiate in Dental Surgery (LDS) in 1908. He was recorded in the 1911 census as…
Elizabeth Nicol lived at No. 2 from 1898 until 1906. She was the widow of John Nicol, and born about 1848, at Lasswade. She had five sons living with her in 1901: James S Nicol, an insurance clerk (aged 20); John L Nicol, a law apprentice (19); Robert C Nicol, a mercantile clerk (18); William…
George Storrar Brown lived at No. 2 for sixteen years, between 1882 to 1898. He was born at East Wemyss, Fife on 21 October 1840, son of brewer James Brown (1814-1888) and Isabella Storrar (1815-1891). He was described as a draper’s assistant in the 1891 Census, and as a shopkeeper (draper) in 1881 when he…
Robert Cuthbert Johnstone and his family were recorded at No. 2 in the census of 1881, when he was chaplain at Holy Trinity, Episcopal church. He was born 20 December 1857, at Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, son of Robert Johnstone and Sophia Wilson. He attended Edinburgh Theological College, and was ordained in 1880. In 1882 he became…
W N Dick was at No. 2 from 1876 to 1879.
James Dudgeon, a commission agent, was listed at No. 2 in 1875/76.
Margaret Burn and family lived at No. 2 from about 1870 to 1875. Margaret Balfour Wright was born in Edinburgh on 24 March 1819, daughter of seedsman Alexander Wright and Margaret Balfour. She married Thomas Burn on 2 June 1846, at Liberton. He was a native of Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, where they moved to live….