James Denholm was listed at No. 1 from 1870 to 1873. He was described as a writer in the post office directories, and as a clerk in the 1871 census. By 1881, when he was living in London Street, he was in the printing business, employing 14 men, 12 boys and 3 girls. The printers…
Henri Van Laun, the French master at Edinburgh Academy, lived at No. 8 for about a year, in 1870/71. He was born on 13 December 1819 at Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. About 1848 he moved to England and embarked on a brief career in journalism, before turning to teaching. He was French master successively at…
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….
Sarah Waller and her family were at No. 1 from about 1870 to 1873. She was the wife of Richard Hardress Waller (1822-1927), a landed estate agent who was resident in Londonderry at the time. Sarah Skipton married Richard H Waller on 20 October 1853, in Ireland. She was born about 1838 at Londonderry, daughter…