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 between 1870 and 1873. She was the wife of Richard Hardress Waller, a land agent who was resident in Londonderry. Sarah Skipton married Richard H. Waller on 20 October 1853, at Greencastle, Donegal, Ireland. She was born about 1828 at Londonderry, daughter of landowner Pitt…