Trinty Collage

[Suzy W]

Just a couple of quick questions.  According to a 1841 census there were a group of children at this Collage, could they of been orphaned?  And if so, would they take children from Dundee?

Suzy W

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There was an almshouse adjacent to Trinity College Kirk.     The buildings were demolished in 1848.    Although the choir was reconstructed under the name Trinity Apse and did hold a Brass Rubbing Centre which no doubt allowed the production of Collages.

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Looking at your list of surnames and the 1841 census for the parish of Trinity College, there was a William Lyall aged 10 listed at Carrubbers Close along with others of around this age.    Is this the person you were looking for?

The 1851 census has him along with a similar named individual from 1841, both blind, and basket makers.

[Suzy W]

Thanks for that. 
So it won't be my man then as he turns up married by 1851.  A process of elimination.  He is extremely hard to trace in 1841 census.  Dundee records are not giving me much luck, including birth records, so thought I would look at other areas as well.

Suzy W