Jane Aitchison was resident at No. 5 from about 1868 to 1883. She was born at Earlston, Berwickshire c.1827, the daughter of Robert Swan, land steward, and Isabella Burnett. Jane Swan married James Aitchison on 27 March 1848, in Edinburgh. James Aitchison was born at Lilliesleaf in 1808, and died about 1870. His widow died…
Kenneth McLeay RSA lived at No. 3 from about 1868 to 1879. He was born in Oban, in 1802. He studied at the Trustees’ Academy in Edinburgh. He was a Foundation Associate Member of the Scottish Academy – and became RSA from 1839 He was a chiefly a watercolour portrait painter, producing both miniature and…
George Trimble and his family lived at No. 7 for about ten years, between 1868 and 1879. He was a civil engineer and later partner in the firm of Trimble and Peddie Ltd. which played a big role in the development of Edinburgh’s suburban railways. George Trimble was born in 1828 at Curthwaite in the…