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Richard & Millie moved to Edinburgh in 1849 and lived at No 2 The Mound (just below & to the left of Edinburgh Castle as you look at it from Princes Street). That building is now a hall of residence for Edinburgh Uni. They had four sons - Walter, Richard, Frank & Henry but Millie died from cancer in her early 50's. Richard was a butcher with premises in the city's infamous Rose Street. .... Richard & Sophia moved to a tenement flat in Edina Street. Walter also became a butcher, and Frank ran off to England where he became an engineer. My great grandfather Richard died at a very young age as did his son George (my grandfather), and as did his son Richard (my dad). And I'm another Richard ... 
....... Two of Richard's sons (Walter & Richard) married sisters called Taylor and they lived at 369 High Street (the Royal Mile) just opposite St Giles Cathedral....... but Henry and Richard are two names which run through John's line rather often ... Hope this is of some use to you both .... 

    Again quoting from Auntie Connie's letter -
"The Saxty family were an Edinburgh family, but all I know is my grandfather was one of a family of boys, my father used to ask me to get in touch with his cousins of whom one lived in Lothian Rd. Edinburgh.    One of Dads Uncles was was called Walter, my grandad was Henry, & another Frank.    One was a butcher, another kept a shoes shop.    I remember once meeting Uncle Walter when he came down to Consett from Edin. for my grandad’s 70th birthday party.    I don’t know if Grandad had any sisters as my Dad never spoke of any, it was always his Uncle’s he mentioned.   They were a well known musical family, & up to the 1960, one of Dad’s cousins (Peggy) formed a ladies orchestra & travelled to far & wide over Scotland.   She will be dead now.     Peggy married her Cousin Richard so never changed her name when she married.    Marion & I once called to see them when we were on holiday in Scotland & liked both Peggy & Richard who made us very welcome.    By their home & its beautiful furnishings & silver etc. they seemed in very good circumstances.   They only had one daughter but unfortunately she died of cancer & left no children either although she was only young & had only been married about two years when she died in Canada.    I believe my fathers Uncles lived in Lothian Rd. Edin.  there could even be some of the family still there.
However as I say I just don’t know how to start tracing them all.    My Gt.Grandfather I understand was concerned in shipping & married a Buckinghamshire lady.   She died in middle age.
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   So all the names Richard, Walter, Frank, Henry match and so do the Butcher and Shoes Shops.

   It really has paid typing out all those letters and keeping them on file.

    Malcolm

   I've found this paragraph in one of Auntie Connie's letters she wrote to me in 1984.   Hopefully it will help no end in tracing them back in Scotland.

"The Saxty family were an Edinburgh family, but all I know is my grandfather was one of a family of boys, my father used to ask me to get in touch with his cousins of whom one lived in Lothian Rd. Edinburgh.    One of Dads Uncles was was called Walter, my grandad was Henry, & another Frank.    One was a butcher, another kept a shoes shop.    I remember once meeting Uncle Walter when he came down to Consett from Edin. for my grandad’s 70th birthday party.    I don’t know if Grandad had any sisters as my Dad never spoke of any, it was always his Uncle’s he mentioned.   They were a well known musical family, & up to the 1960, one of Dad’s cousins (Peggy) formed a ladies orchestra & travelled to far & wide over Scotland.   She will be dead now.     Peggy married her Cousin Richard so never changed her name when she married.    Marion & I once called to see them when we were on holiday in Scotland & liked both Peggy & Richard who made us very welcome.    By their home & its beautiful furnishings & silver etc. they seemed in very good circumstances.   They only had one daughter but unfortunately she died of cancer & left no children either although she was only young & had only been married about two years when she died in Canada.    I believe my fathers Uncles lived in Lothian Rd. Edin.  there could even be some of the family still there.
However as I say I just don’t know how to start tracing them all.    My Gt.Grandfather I understand was concerned in shipping & married a Buckinghamshire lady.   She died in middle age."

Malcolm

    I wonder if there is a connection here with my cousin Marion's mother who was Connie Hutton Nee Saxty - born in Consett Co.Durham so not too far from Newcastle, but who lived nearly all of her married life at 309 Fagley Road, Eccleshill?    Aunt Connie is now deceased but did tell me once that she had great trouble finding the Saxty's and thought they came from Lothian Road in Edinburgh.  There was a Walter, a Henry and a Frank.
   Malcolm Hutton Melbourne