Waldie Coal Merchants

[TunjiLees]

I don't know if you know, but the index to the St Cuthbert's Parochial Board Paupers' Claims 1850-1852 are indexed and on the Edinburgh City Archives website: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/428/archives/240/information_preserved_at_edinburgh_city_archives/2

Mary Laing is listed:
Mary Waldie, Widow, Female, 57, admitted 1849, 1 child dependant, 2 children working, Damside Water of Leith

See link for full details

This means John Waldie probably died before 1849. There are several John Waldie deaths in the 1840s St Cuthbert's death records. I think one of them is likely to be him.
I also found a Laing Waldie, died 12 Aug 1849 St Cuthbert's

[mrs magoo]

Sounds good Tunjilees,
I have my 3x grandfather who married Mary Laing died 7 aug 1842 due to decline,Edinburgh Scotland.
Mary parents were John and Jean Laing nee cook
John Waldie's John and Janet nee Todd like you have.
Laing Waldie is brother of my 2x grandfather David Waldie .

John and Mary Waldie nee Laing had 9 children,
Jean married Matthews and came to New Zealand
john(have more for him
David(my gg)
Laing
Mary
William(came to New Zealand and worked for his sister Jean)
Alexander died age 1
janet died age 4
Andrew died young
I would love to share what I have I do have a tree on ancestry.com which you can see on Mundia website,jacobs/beaver tree

[Ray09]

I'm interested in the family of James Alexander WALDIE (1832-1915) and Catherine Charlotte (nee Brown) (1840-1922) coal merchants of Edinburgh.  Their daughter Roberta m. William Greer at Edinburgh in 1907.  Is this the same family?
Ray

[mrs magoo]

ok who were James Alexanders parents

[mrs magoo]

I see I will have to read all the past posts again lol,it has been awhile when we posted,but then I havn't looked at the dates either yet since I posted

[Ray09]

James's parents were James and Margaret nee PATTERSON.

[TunjiLees]

Hi Ray
I don't think yours is the same family. From the 1851 census your James snr was born in Roxburgh whereas our Waldies were from Ratho before St Cuthberts.

Karen, do you actually have any coal merchants on your side of the family?

[Ray09]

Thanks.

[mrs magoo]

at first I thought I did have coal merchants that were Waldies,but although could be cousins to my waldies they are not direct link as far as I know Tunji,will sort my tree for you and e-mail when I can .