Liddell family south Leith 1800s

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Liddell family Printers and engraver, Precision instrument makers, spirit level makers, opticians had businesses in Edinburgh in Charlotte st North Bridge st Nicholson st and shore st 1846-1861

[Thinlizy]

Hi there, hope you are still looking for this family. i have found them on both the 1841 and 1851 Scottish Census
1841 -
Janet Liddell 1793 48 yrs
John Liddell 1819 22 yrs Optician J
Peter Liddell 1820 21 yrs Lithographic Printer J
Robert Liddell 1826 15yrs Lithographic Printer App
Staying at Vittoria (Victoria?) Place Edin St Cuthberts

1851
Peter McPhun Liddell 1821 30yrs Head Lithographic Letter Printer (Employing 3 men)
Jessie 1821 30yrs b Edinburgh Wife ?ms Armstrong
William 1845 6yrs Son
Jane Grave 1848 3yrs Daughter
Peter McPhun 1850 1 Son
Also
Jemima Armstrong 1831 20 Sister in Law ?Jessie's Sister
John McLeod 1849 2 yrs Nephew
Charles Conmacha 1836 15yrs App Printer
Family staying at 62 Charlotte Street, S. Leith

Cannot find them in subsequent Census, Thinlizy

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Hi Lizzy,

Thank you so much for the info - well done  regards Debbie Australia

[Thinlizy]

Hi again 2nd installment!
found a catalogue held in the National Library of Scotland called Scottish Book Trade Index (SBTI) and found your Liddells there. use this link, then scroll down the page until you come to the Liddells. If you explore the site further and look up Armstrong I think you will find Jessie Liddell's (ms Armstrong) family too. there are also Davidson's. (see below)
1stly Found a marriage date on IGI for Peter and Jessie 31 Dec 1842 St Cuthberts Edinburgh, and Jessie's parents - Thomas Armstrong and Jane Grieve from her sister Jemima's birth record 6 Oct 1828.
2ndly Found various mems of family across several other census.
1851
Jan(n)et Liddell 1793(1) b Glasgow Peter's Mother
Robert age 24 1827(26) son Engraver and Printer (master employing 1 man and 2 other Allied)
Margaret 27 1824 daughter Shopkeeper & Plesher (pos flesher)
Jessie Ferguson Liddell 6 1845 ? daughter ?granddoughter.
Will put rest on another post, Thinlizy

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1861
Jessie 38 1823 Fundholder - she must hold the purse strings!!
William 16 1845 son Lithographer
Jane 13 1848
Peter 11 1850 Cabinet Maker
Jessie 9 1852
Robert 5 1856
James 3 1858
Wilhelmina 12m 1860 Lodger
Jemima 24 1837 ?ing this because think this is Jessie's sister
All at address 7 ? where. Also ? where Peter is.
1871
Jessie 47 1824 Head
John J 171854 son was some kind of apprentice but has not been transcribed properly so actual census return need a look.
Robert 15 1856 Clerk (Railway)
Also
Isabella Davidson 25 1846 lodger Gold Lacer
Marion Davidson 21 1850 lodger clockmaker
This family can also be found in SBTI catalogue

James Liddell 13 1858 is found on the 1871 census at school in Royal Crescent Edinburgh. There are there to be found, get back if you want more help, Thinlizy

[Thinlizy]

Sorry Just realised did not put address in for SBTI you might have to cut and paste -

www.nls.uk/catalogues/resources/sbti/lawson_locky.html

Also Jessie Liddel is a widow by 1861  but still cannot find Peter's basic Birth and Death registrations, brain tired after work!!! sorry, Thinlizy