Tag: 1869

John Hill, a builder, and his family were resident at No. 1 between 1869 and 1881. This was also the address of his business, John Hill & Sons. He was born at Lasswade in 1815. Around 1847 he leased land at Juniper Green, and built a house there which he named Hillmount. In 1851 he…

Thomas Wishart and his family lived at No. 4 between 1869 and 1871. He was born about 1830at Abbotshall, Fife, son of James Wishart, a bootmaker, who was at No. 4 in 1871. Thomas Wishart was a shopman in the glass trade. He married Mary Anne Taylor at Stirling on 18 September 1865. They had…