John E Vernon, jeweller, lived at No. 4 from 1865 to 1869. His business premises – jewellers, watchmaker and opticians – was at 54 Leith Street. He was born c1821, in Edinburgh, and died in 1899. He married Elizabeth Shepherd Thomson (1823-1873) and had 12 children. The family moved to Lothian Road about 1870.
Ann Anderson Thomson lived at No. 4 from 1865 to 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 interest. She died, unmarried,…
The PO Directory lists Mrs J. F. Carmichael at No. 3 from 1865 to 1868. This was Christina Brown Graham, widow of James Ferrier Carmichael. Christina (or Christian) Brown Graham was born c.1815, daughter of John Graham, grocer, and Charlotte Brown. She married James Ferrier Carmichael at St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh on 6 July 1837. J….