Hugh C. Grier was listed at No. 9 in electoral registers from 1959 to 1962, together with his wife Mary E. Grier. At the time Christopher Grier was The Scotsman’s music critic. He was born 04 December 1922 son of Alexander Roy MacGregor Grier, an Anglican priest and schoolmaster, and his wife Edith Mary Howes….
Charles E. Pirie was first listed in the Electoral Register at No. 9 in 1945. For the next three years he was at No. 4, and from 1951 to 1958 was again listed at No. 9, together with his wife Elizabeth. They then moved to 21 Pirniefield Gardens. Charles’ sister, Florence May Pirie, was married…
John Roberts Baillie lived at No. 9 between 1914 and 1936. He was born at Bathgate on 02 October 1866, son of Thomas Baillie, a candlemaker, and his wife Agnes Roberts. In the 1881 Census, when he was 14 years old, he was described as a stationer’s clerk. He worked for the West Lothian Courier…
Mrs Hogg was resident at No. 9 for about two years between 1839 and 1841. This appears to have been the Mrs Hogg who was listed in the PO Directory at 14 St Bernard’s Crescent in 1841-42 and enumerated there when the census was taken on 06 June 1841. She was Margaret Phillips, widow of…
Mrs Agnes Graham was resident at No. 9 from 1841 until her death there on 7 October 1859. She was the widow of Thomas Graham, Crown Chamberlain in Orkney, who died at Kirkwall on 25 April 1835. She was born Agnes Spears on 24 June 1771, at Kirkcaldy, daughter of the minister there, Rev. Alexander…
Alexander Somerville, a wine merchant, lived at No. 9 between 1821 and 1837. He was born at Govan on 16 March 1785, son of Neil Somerville, a merchant trading with the West Indies, and his wife Eleanora Scott. Before moving to the newly built No. 9, Alexander Somerville lived in Raeburn Place. During his time…