William George Cuthbertson, a stationery wholesaler, lived at No. 1 between 1882 and 1886. He was born in Edinburgh on 21 May 1857, son of William Fairbairn Cuthbertson and his wife Mary Tait. William Cuthbertson senior (1821-1883) was a bookseller and stationer, later a stationery wholesaler, with business premises at 4 Albany Street. William Cuthbertson…
Alex Wood & Son, photo-lithographic artists and zincotypers, were listed at No. 1 from 1882 to 1884. This may have been a business or studio address, as Alexander Wood and his family were recorded living nearby at 6 St Bernard’s Row in 1881 and 1891. The St Bernard’s Row address was also listed 1882 to…
George Storrar Brown lived at No. 2 for sixteen years, between 1882 and 1898. He was born at East Wemyss, Fife on 21 October 1840, son of brewer James Brown and Isabella Storrar. He was described as a shopkeeper (draper) in 1881, when he lived at 1 Pembroke Place, Edinburgh and as a draper’s assistant…