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grandma
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Davidsons land
« on: Saturday 21 February 09 15:06 UTC (UK) »
What  and where is "Davidsons land"

I have a marriage from 1823 where it states the groom was from Whitehorse Close, Canongate, Davidsons land.

Can anybody explain to me what this is.
Many thanks.

Mary
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hume
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Re: Davidsons land
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 22 February 09 04:24 UTC (UK) »
Hi Mary,

Mr. Davidson would either have owned the close's buildings or just part of it. Likely the groom stayed in one of these buildings.

Two links I found through Google; may give you some extra info. Smiley

http://www.rootschat.com/links/05nh/
http://www.rootschat.com/links/05ni/

hume
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Re: Davidsons land
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 22 February 09 07:52 UTC (UK) »
Hi Hume.

Thanks for your reply. Answers my question. I,ve skimmed through the two links you sent and very interesting reading. I,ll get my tea and then go through it thoroughly. A lot of Edinborgh history there.

I noticed a name, David Hume, one of yours?

Once again, thanks a lot.

Mary
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Re: Davidsons land
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 22 February 09 18:15 UTC (UK) »
Thank you Mary, for referring me to hume's response, and to the sites he listed.  And especially, thank you Hume! What great information about Edinburgh - those sites will be very useful.   I had wondered why there were two Whitehorse Closes - given that someone on our tree had been born at one and it appeared to be far away from everywhere else the families lived - now I know I was thinking of the wrong one.   

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Re: Davidsons land
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 22 February 09 20:06 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: grandma on Sunday 22 February 09 07:52 UTC (UK)
I noticed a name, David Hume, one of yours?

If the family stories are right, perhaps. Wink Certainly I have been told we descend from the same Humes of Chirnside and Coldingham.

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Re: Davidsons land
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 10 June 09 13:31 UTC (UK) »
Interesting! I have a Davidson somewhere in Edinburgh. Ran out of time at the RO looking at the relative census (years ago now), but I also got interested in David Hume of Chirnside "Father of modern philosophy" when looking up other ancestors in Chirnside. I shall look up this website you gave us, Hume.

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