Causeyside, Edinburgh

[sonofthom]

Can anyone confirm whether the street that was known as Causeyside in the 1850s is the same street now known as Causewayside?

[RJ_Paton]

The 1849 and the 1876 maps at the NLS shows Causewayside used then and now.

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/

[Templar75]

The former is the Edinburgh slang the latter is the proper pronunciation.

Cheers.

Archie.

[sonofthom]

Thanks for the replies. This confirms what I suspected, although I am always wary of jumping to conclusions. Incidentally the Causeyside spelling is taken from Post Office directories of the 1850s when my wife's ancestors lived there. Prompted by your replies I looked at 1840's directories and strangely they have the more "polite" Causewayside spellings! Alex.