34 Chambers Street

[Dannemois]

I have a marriage certificate dated 1936 which states the ceremony took place at 34 Chambers Street, in the District of St. Giles - would that have been a registry office?

[Forfarian]

If you go to www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk you can look this address up in the 1935 Valuation Roll. It seems that the building at 34 Chambers Street contained an office and 3 dwellings.

[Dannemois]

possible council office?

[Forfarian]

I don't think so. The tenant was a Miss Barbara Todd. Take a look for yourself.

[dowdstree]

My parents were married in the Register Office in Chambers Street in 1945.

Not sure of the number but I will look out the certificate in the morning and get back to you.

Dorrie

[Forfarian]

Interesting to look at the large-scale map https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=55.94750&lon=-3.18990&layers=170&b=1

The numbering in Chambers Street starts at the east end of the north side of the street, and goes consecutively, both odd and even numbers, along the north side to No 32a, then No 33 is on the opposite corner at the west end of the south side, and No 34 is next door to it, outside Brown Square. Brown Square was demolished to make room for the extension to the National Museum, opened in 1998.

[Millmoor]

Searching 34 Chambers Street in the newspaper archive produces a number of adverts from the Edinburgh Evening News  from 1939.
 
"Marriages completed and registered. Write or Call for Particulars  Free - Only Address: Beatties 34 Chambers Street, Edinburgh. 'Phone 25348. Est 1889."

Further to Forfarian's post articles in the Scotsman in May 1934 show that Barbara Tod was connected to the marriage agency as she was charged with having prepared a petition to the Sheriff for warrant to register an irregular marriage. The case was to do with the right of marriage agents who were not qualified solicitors to carry through the proceedings in relation to irregular marriages. She was found guilty and admonished.

William

[Hibee]

My parents were married at 34 Chambers Street, in 1937.

The office had moved to 2 Hunter Square, by the 1970s.

Hibee

[Dannemois]

Thanks one and all for an interesting topic

Best Regards