Guvernor of Calton Goal, John Smith

[napier47]

  My great,great grandfather John Smith was guvernor of Edinburgh Prison for 35 years and died 06 Nov 1875.
 Any hints to where I can trace the abovementioned person. Prison archives, museum ect.

IŽll be thrilled to hear news.

Napier47

[jorose]

Probably there would be lots of records if you could get to Edinburgh and go to the local archives (e.g. http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/cityarchives ) but for the moment you can look at some of the newspaper records online which mention him:

http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22john%20smith%20governor%22

(you might have to try various searches)

[Skoosh]

Try the National Archives,    http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/

Skoosh.

[Joy Smith]

I am the Great Great Grand Neice of John Smith and Margaret Wilson.  I have spent thirty years searching the Smith family as a whole.

I would be interested in knowing where you fit into the family?

Regards
Joy

[napier47]

I am the Great Great Grand Neice of John Smith and Margaret Wilson.  I have spent thirty years searching the Smith family as a whole.

I would be interested in knowing where you fit into the family?

Regards
Joy

Hi Joy
My grandfather Norman Lennox Napier was son of James Brand Napier and Mary Cambell Smith. Mary was a daugther of John Smith and Margaret Wilson.
Send me your E-mail address and IŽll show you our tree.

Removed email address as is Rootschat policy, please use Personal Message (PM) to communicate.
Best regards Leif

[tidybooks]

Hi Napier47 & Joy Smith,

Glad to see you have made a connection, but for security reasons we do not allow email addresses on posts. You need to make 3 posts to be able to use the Personal Message system. If you can exchange posts publicly util you have 3 posts each, then you can exchange emails over the PM system.

Tom

[napier47]

Hi Napier47 & Joy Smith,

Glad to see you have made a connection, but for security reasons we do not allow email addresses on posts. You need to make 3 posts to be able to use the Personal Message system. If you can exchange posts publicly util you have 3 posts each, then you can exchange emails over the PM system.

Tom

How do we make contact - not sure how this works-
Leif

[Joy Smith]

Hi Leif,
Thanks for the reply, I have just transferred my Family History to a Mac laptop and the GEDcom has taken the spaces from my notes, so will update, and get back to you.

and I will send a couple more posts so as to avail myself of Tom's advise
regards
Joy

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