Help with Places.....

Post by **Pandabean** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:19 am

Can anyone help locate any information on the following places and also help to make out the street name in the 1861 census.

Whitson 1861 - entry 4
http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-563

I am unable to make out this street name. Originally I thought it looked like Grant Street

Whitson 1871
http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-564
I think I can make out the place name as being Summerfield Mains?

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:21 am

Hi

Whitson 1861 - entry 4
I am unable to make out this street name. Originally I thought it looked like Grant Street

- I think it says Court Street. Both census took place in Haddington. (East Lothian) Summerfield Mains seems to be it.

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- so thats one to check for Haddington once it is back up again.

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **Pandabean** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:26 am

Thanks. Is there anywhere I can get any old maps of this area to find these places? Or is there any info on the net about the places itself?

LesleyB wrote:Hi
- I think it says Court Street. Both census took place in Haddington. (Edinburgh area) Summerfield Mains seems to be it.

Best wishes
Lesley

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:29 am

See above re. maps site - - I added it later, you didn't miss it!!

Summerfield Mains sounds like it will be a farm, so may be visible on the map.

Court street can be seen here

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:36 am

Court street is illustrated on this page:
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/h ... addington/

and a Google for Haddington will bring up lots of interesting sites. It is an interesting town - well worth a visit if you are in the area.

Best wishes
Lesley
JJ

Post by **Pandabean** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:37 am

LesleyB wrote:See above re. maps site - - I added it later, you didn't miss it!!
Summerfield Mains sounds like it will be a farm, so may be visible on the map.

Ok thanks.

Any chance of transcribing this name?

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-565

Lilias Johnston (bottom Entry) I cant make out the place of death. "Something" Cottage.

Thanks again

Post by **Pandabean** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:39 am

LesleyB wrote:Court street is illustrated on this page:
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/h ... addington/

and a Google for Haddington will bring up lots of interesting sites. It is an interesting town - well worth a visit if you are in the area.

Best wishes
Lesley

Yeh I have been through there a couple of times. I still have relatives living out there. I can't remember going through the actual town centre though.

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:40 am

For Lilias' place of death, I'd say its Pilmour Cottage, St Andrews

Pilmour Cottage which is now Pilmour House, headquarters of St Andrews Links Trust,

see pic - here

Post by **Pandabean** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:46 am

Thank you again. I still cant understand why she is away up in St Andrews when she had been living in the Edinburgh area (Inveresk roughly) previously.

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:46 am

first glance looked like Primrose cottage or Pimous.
but a look at the informant
a neighbour - same address looks more likePILMOURCottage.

Doing a 'google' on that brings up some interesting information [ if you like golf]