LEITH, Jones & Farquharson marriage

[MonicaL]

This is the section from the 1859 marriage cert for Edward and Margaret:

[MonicaL]

Leith Fort, overlooking the beach, is the Headquarters of the Royal Artillery of Scotland

www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/MLN/Leith/Gaz1868.html

Monica

[SOFEE]

Leith Fort, overlooking the beach, is the Headquarters of the Royal Artillery of Scotland

www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/MLN/Leith/Gaz1868.html

Monica

  your cooking on full gas tonight Monica....lol thats very interesting.....my friend who this is for  stays not far from Leith so he can go look for himself and get some photo's etc........

sheena

[Little Nell]

Not much left of Leith Fort now - demolished in the 1950s and replaced by housing.

The guardhouse is left though. 

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/moregpix7844.html

Nell

[SOFEE]

Not much left of Leith Fort now - demolished in the 1950s and replaced by housing.

The guardhouse is left though. 

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/moregpix7844.html

Nell

Thanks for that info Nell......I'll let him know ... at least where it was

[MonicaL]

I'm still banging my head with possibilities for Doyannah....

My tip for the top is a variant for Diana: other less common forms include Dyannah, Dayanna etc.

Monica 

[SOFEE]

I'm still banging my head with possibilities for Doyannah....

My tip for the top is a variant for Diana: other less common forms include Dyannah, Dayanna etc.

Monica 

sounds feasible Monica........we'll go with that .....till something better comes up

[tidybooks]

I'll email SP now and see what comes back on the image. Also can't make out what is under Edwards Occupation - Col. 5:

Shoeing Smith R.A., Leith Fort, Bachelor, xxxxxxxxx.

Monica

I think XXXXXXXXX is "No Relationship"

Tom

[SOFEE]

I'll email SP now and see what comes back on the image. Also can't make out what is under Edwards Occupation - Col. 5:

Shoeing Smith R.A., Leith Fort, Bachelor, xxxxxxxxx.

Monica

I think XXXXXXXXX is "No Relationship"

Tom

It just might be Tom.thanks .......fancy taking a guess at John Jones wife in the box next to the above xxxxxxxxx

cheers
sheena