James Hay, who worked for the North British Railway, lived at No. 4 from about 1892 to 1895. He was born in Edinburgh on 08 July 1842, son of Alexander Hay, artist and portrait painter, and his wife Jean Mitchell. He spent most of his working life with the North British Railway Company, progressing from…
Robert Somerville, bookseller, publisher and stationer, lived at No. 7 from 1892 to 1897. The business premises of R & H Somerville were at 9 and 10 Spring Gardens. Robert Somerville was born at Newlands, Peebles on 17 May 1831, son of Hugh Somerville and Ann Laidlaw. He was described as a shopman in 1852,…
George Hamilton was resident at No. 7 between 1892 to 1897, living with his mother and step-father Robert Somerville. He was born at Duddingston on 08 August 1862, the second son of James Clarkson Hamilton and Helen Anderson. His father, clerk to the Colonial Life Assurance company, died in 1866. His mother remarried in 1871….