Tag: 1872

John Buchanan lived at No. 4 from 1872 to 1883, and then at No. 7 from 1883 to 1890. He was a civil engineer, born in Edinburgh about 1838, son of John Buchanan, a quarryman, and Janet Gray. The 1841 census recorded the family at 7 Bedford Street. He first appears in the Edinburgh Post…

Edward Owen Crichton, R.N., lived at No. 8 in 1872-73. He was born on 24 April 1824 and baptised in South Leith parish on 20 May 1824, son of George Crichton and Gifford Allan. George Crichton was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy before becoming a ship-owner, operating the route between Edinburgh and London. He…